All That Jazz Page #5

- Gideon and Jagger.

- Gideon and Jagger.

Give us our music, Joe.

ln an under-rehearsed tribute.

- Sit down, Joe, sit down.

- Sit down, Daddy.

And... go!

- l'm nervous.

- l'm nervous too.

Le's go, le's go.

When trumpets... were mellow

And everyone only had one fellow

No need to remember when

Cos everything old is new again

l said everything old is new again

Dancin'at your... Long lsland

jazz-age parties

Waiter, let me have some more Bacardis

Le's order now what they ordered then

Cos everything old is new again

- Get out your white suit, tap shoes and tails

- Scoop, scoop...

- Le's go backward when forward fails

- Strut.

Movie stars that you thought are long-dead

- Now are framed beside your bed

- Look familiar, Joe?

Don't throw the past away

You might need it some rainy day

Dreams can come true again

Cos everything old is new again

l said everything old is new again

Get out your white suit,

your tap shoes and tails

Le's go backward when forward fails

Leave Greta Garbo alone

- Go get him!

- Be a movie star on your own

And don't throw... don't throw the past away

Oh, we're all gonna need it some rainy day

Dreams can come true again

Well, everything old is new again

l said everything old is new again

- Pretty pictures.

- l might fall...

l might fall

- ln love...

- Watch your feet.

ln love

With...

You again!

- Can we do it again?

- l don't wanna.

l's showtime, folks.

And these two columns

revolve New York to LA.

And over here on the other side,

the same thing.

There's two staircases down here and

two more that come back into the orchestra.

Oh, yeah, and this centrepiece

moves out for the interior scenes,

and up there, tha's Stan.

You'll get familiar with it when we start.

OK, now, all l wanna do now

is to read easily through the script,

and, frankly, l'm not too

familiar with it myself.

So if we go through it, then you'll give Paul

and me some rough idea of what we've got.

OK, no acting.

Everyone just take it easy. Easy.

All right, lights up.

Audrey, you have your first number,

and then you begin reading on page two.

You see, Sammy, in California,

everybody needs a car.

l got a friend who bought a Mercedes

just to get to the bathroom.

l guess only in America can a 24-year-old girl

like me own a house like this in Beverly Hills.

Thank you all very much.

You've done a wonderful job.

Take an hour and a half for lunch.

Don't forget to sign the Boston hotel list.

Excuse me.

There's no use to panic till

we find out what it really is.

Do stop that.

Dr Ballinger is looking at him now.

Ballinger is the best there is, Audrey.

- Dr Hyman, we just left him. He seemed fine.

- Just fine.

Well, he called. He said he had

chest pains, his left arm was numb...

l'm a little bewildered myseIf.

l checked him about a month ago.

All right, who's in charge of this all-important

show that Mr Gideon keeps talking about?

l guess l am.

Mr Gideon is having attacks of angina

that could lead to a massive coronary.

Oh, sh*t! l gotta get to rehearsals.

l'm fine. What do doctors know?

About angina, a little more

than show people.

lf you wanna leave, fine,

but l think you'll die. Can l see you?

Dr Hyman.

The pain is gone. Nothing wrong

with me a rewrite wouldn't cure.

- Couple of good jokes is what l need.

- You can't leave now.

- Yes, l can.

- Damn it, Joe!

Didn't you hear what the doctorjust said?

Please, stay.

- Joey, l've been talking to Dr Ballinger...

- Jonesy, wait a minute.

Let me talk to the star here. lf l stay,

how much time are we talking about?

At least two or three weeks.

You've got to be kidding!

l got a show to put on.

Jonesy, for Chrissakes, will you talk to these

people? They don't understand anything.

- Oh, Jesus...

- Wha's wrong?

- Miss Collins. All right, easy.

- Damn it.

You guys are doin' this to me.

l wasn't sick until l got here.

- Wha's wrong with him?

- l's exhaustion.

You're lying to me.

Yes.

Uh, no. No, l'm not a member

of his immediate family.

l'm, uh... l'm his girIfriend.

Well, can l leave a message for him, please?

Could you tell him that K...? Hello?

lt was just simply exhaustion.

He just tried to do too much.

Anyway,

we've made a decision

to postpone the show for four months.

- The doctors assure us Joe will be fine.

- There goes my new apartment.

Therefore the show will

definitely be done. l promise.

Now, we're aware of the financial burdens...

l gave up a TV series. What a dummy.

We're prepared to try to get you

temporary jobs, or even lend you money.

Jonesy, Jonesy, easy on

the money, easy on the money.

All right, Larry, all right, OK.

We don't have a lot of cash available, but...

what l'd like to say to you is,

l... we... think of you all as family.

- Bullshit.

- And we want to do everything

we possibly can to keep you all together.

l was with him last night.

Already he's much better.

l just left him an hour ago.

He was in a great mood.

Making jokes, making passes

at all the nurses.

And he told me to tell all of you, he has

a terrific idea for a new hospital number.

Hold it, Audrey, hold it.

Hospital number, hospital number!

Just give me a minute.

Stanley, give me some room.

- How does the title "Hospital Hop" grab you?

- lt grabs me.

Great, great.

- l think l got it. l got it!

- l think he's got it. He's got it.

Stan, help me out, please.

Clap your hands.

Cheer up.

Le's go! Everybody.

And, Lucas, they are without question

an absolutely marvellous cast.

Now we gotta wait around for four months.

Maybe even lose them.

l can see where i'd be difficult to hold

a cast like that together. l's really a shame.

And, of course, even after

four months, a heart attack...

There's no guarantee

that he'll be able to work.

None.

Jules, i's still too bright.

- Take number seven down five.

- And he's the greatest.

And, Lucas, l think we have a sure hit.

A sure hit.

Reads like a dream.

- l'd love to read it sometime.

- l'll get a copy to you this afternoon.

Oh, l forgot. Wait a minute.

l've got one right here with me.

Dimmer five up to three.

Hold that, hold that. Tha's good.

Of course, l know you couldn't

care less about the money.

What do you think about this, Lucas?

ls it any better?

No. No, no. lt needs to be more... shadowy.

We talked about this, Jules.

l's a seduction scene.

All right, take the shadow lights to half.

How much... is Joe getting?

then he goes to 6%.

including a movie sale.

Well, of course

my schedule's impossible, but...

You know how l feel about you, Jonesy.

- You've been like a father to me.

- And you a son to me.

l always look for the worst in people.

- A piece of you in them?

- Yeah, a piece of me.

And, generally, l find it.

Well, it may take you years, but you'll find it.

Oh, you're cute. You are cute.

l's looking better. l think we'll move you

upstairs to a private room for a while.

Oh, yeah.

But you'd better rest.

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