The Next Ten Minutes

#1

The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/2/06 at 6:48pm

Does anybody know whats going on in this song? I can't seem to figure it out! I know that they're on a boat, but what are they looking at in the beginning when Jamie sings:

"No, that one's Jerry Seinfeld
That one's John Lennon there
No, the Dakota
The San Remo is up a few blocks
Have you been inside the Museum?
We should go
Meet the dinosaurs"

Thanks for your help!

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#2

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/2/06 at 7:05pm

Aren't they the buildings that the celebrities live in that he's pointing out to her. She sings at the end "Is that one John Lennon" implying his apt/condo where he was killed and it's tied with the beginning of "No that one's Jerry Seinfeld..." But I could be mistaken...it's been a while since I saw the show.

Cheers,

Christopher

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#3

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/2/06 at 7:08pm

Christopher's correct. Jamie is pointing out celebrity's houses to Cathy. Seeing as how Cathy's story is going backwards she asks the questions at the end, and he's answering them at the beginning.

#4

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/2/06 at 7:15pm

Oh! Well that's just plain brillant then. I've been listening to the show for like 2 yrs and I never got that she was asking the questions to the answers he gave in the begining. Damn that JRB! Where are they at? Like some lake in california or something?

#5

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/2/06 at 7:18pm

They're in a boat on the lake in Central Park, looking at the building on the West Side. In addition to Jerry Seinfeld and John Lennon's apartments, they also make reference to the Museum of Natural History (the dinosaurs).

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#6

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/2/06 at 7:37pm

I was never sure which side of the park it was on; I'm not all that familiar with the west side; my family lives on the east and I usually am only there to sleep when I visit. But I think JRB was extremely brilliant in the story line with the way that the answers are from jamie and cathy is asking them later...I really love the way that this musical is formed.

Cheers,

Christopher

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#7

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/2/06 at 8:03pm

I really love it too - I seriously need to see this performed someday...

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"If you start from a place of joy and charm, you can get away with a lot in the second act. It may be that that's my life. I'm not sure." ~Roger Bart

#8

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/2/06 at 9:17pm

I agree Producers, so do I.

#9

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 12:01am

this is by far my favorite song in the show because the lyrics are soo gentle and the music fits perfectly with the emotion but it doesn't feel forced...it is a PERFECT song

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#10

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 12:09am

I love it and all, but "I want to bear your child" makes me cringe every time.

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#11

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 12:11am

WHHHHHHHHYYYY shesamarshmallow WHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYY!!!!!

#12

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 1:22am

The "bear your child" line makes me cringe too. Something about the wording makes it seem over the top. Even though I know it is something nonsexual (it's a vote of confidence for Jamie) it's a bit too much.

#13

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 1:26am

Weird... I feel the same. Damn that line

#14

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 1:30am

I thought that line is one of the greatest lines in that song. I want to be your wife, i want to bear your child, i want to die knowing i had a long full life in your arms. (maybe it is my girliness) but i love that line.

#15

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Posted: 5/3/06 at 1:46am

Best lyric in the song, totally making up for cringeworthy-ness of previous lyrics:

"Till there's no one left who has ever known us apart"

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#16

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 1:50am

I think it's one of the best songs in the show. It's basically the exact middle of the show -- half way through the song, when they both sing, that's the ONLY time they're in the same place. And that same place is being in love with each other. The song is beauitful, but you realize how painful and tragic it is when you remember how it all ends.

~Sam

#17

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 2:22am

Honestly, about the bear your child lines, I think it matters who sings it.

I've heard it sound sincere and almost heartbreaking because of my knowledge of the utter demise. But when some sing it I roll my eyes. It all depends on how the actor has taken on the character.

For example, Sherie's meek voice does make it laughable. Just a little bit. Like a little kid begging for a baby herself. My two cents!!!! Take it for what it's worth.


AND to be clear, I LOVE SHERIE and everything she does, so I'm not trying to bash her at all.

Updated On: 5/3/06 at 02:22 AM

#18

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 9:13am

this is my favorite cast recording ever.

and marshmallow, that's my favorite line too

#19

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 10:23am

I just saw a production in Chicago two weeks ago and the actress playing Cathy was BRILLIANT and not "cringe-worthy" at all. I actually think its a very powerful line.

#20

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 10:33am

which line tells us they're in a boat? I always missed that. And the production I saw didn't have them in a boat, hmm.

Updated On: 5/3/06 at 10:33 AM

#21

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 10:57am

I don't think there is a line that gives that away. but that is how Daisy Prince staged it off-broadway.

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#22

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 11:24am

They don't necessarily have to be in a boat, but the lyrics set them inside Central Park. They could really be anywhere in that general vicinity, I'd think.

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"If you start from a place of joy and charm, you can get away with a lot in the second act. It may be that that's my life. I'm not sure." ~Roger Bart

#23

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 12:16pm

Don't you recall all the Norbert fans snickering at that part because they were in a boat, as they were in Thou Shalt Not?

#24

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 12:18pm

There's nothing in the script (having worked on the show) about it taking place in a boat. It may have orginally been staged like that, however, it's up to interruptation.

~Sam

#25

re: The Next Ten Minutes

Posted: 5/3/06 at 12:35pm

The script that MTI sends out states clearly at the top of Scene 8:

JAMIE on a boat on the lake in Central Park, pointing to the apartment buildings on the Upper West Side.

Sorry, guys, it's not remotely up to interpretation. It's right there on page 18.