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What song does Act I end with?

*kind of spoiler*
Also, do they cut some of the lyrics out of the OBCR, so it doesnt spoil the show? One example I can think of is when she said that the doctors told her "your child is _____" seems like they would say dead, but don't- any reason for this?

Updated On: 5/4/09 at 12:58 PM

*SPOILER ALERT*



Act I ends with the song "A Light in the Dark" and with Diana agreeing to the electroshock therapy and being wheeled away to begin it. The OBCR doesn't cut out lyrics. The example you give is actually the way the song goes. It is implied that dead should be there, but instead the character of Dan just begins singing. In my opinion, not actually saying the word is fitting and even more powerful because it shows how affected Diana still is about the whole thing. I think it's realistic that a parent would not actually want to say the word "dead" in reference to her son.

No, that's how the line is read in the show, too.

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