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them. And I don't wanna be.

You want girls who've

been starving themselves,

and look like they're 11

and have so little body fat

they can't even get a period

to dance parts for real women.

And that sucks!

You're part of a machinery of

oppression, Ms. Kraft. Just admit it.

Hey! First of all, don't

speak to me like that.

Don't speak to any teacher

like that. It's very rude.

It's also very ugly.

And second of all,

you know that's not true.

I want my dancers

to be healthy,

and I talk to you all

about that all the time.

You don't have

a good technique,

and you're not working

toward a technique.

And yet,

I wanna keep you here.

Sh*t.

Jenny! Guess what.

What?

I got a job.

You're kidding!

I've been trying to find you to tell

you that it's the best show ever,

and I'm only

semi-regular at first,

but then they said

I could get a lead,

and it's so amazing

you won't believe it.

Yay! Okay.

So what show is it?

Sesame Street.

Holy sh*t.

That show's still on?

I'm gonna

get paid to act.

That's incredible!

You b*tch.

I wonder if they need any hot,

young, new, macho director types.

I mean, I know they're always

looking for new talent on that show.

I don't think so.

But if you're really nice

and give me back rubs,

I might let you be

part of my entourage.

Ooh, back rubs.

You mean like...

Oh, I'm sorry, did that hurt? I'm sorry.

Yeah. You know what?

Singing in front of all of

your friends in the classroom

is one thing,

but now we're here.

And you guys

are gonna sing

in front of this lovely

group of total strangers,

who actually are sort of hoping

that you'll be really bad.

It's gonna be great.

Also, try to have fun, because

it's part of your grade.

I get knocked

down But I get up again

You're never

gonna keep me down

I get knocked down

But I get up again

You're never

gonna keep me down

Pissing the night away

I have a tendency

to wear my mind on my sleeve

I have a history

of losing my shirt

It's been one week

since you looked at me

Cocked your head to the

side and said, "I'm sorry"

Five days since

you laughed at me

Three days since

the living room

It'll still be two days

till we say we're sorry

Two days till... Sorry

All right! wow. Thank

you. You guys are awesome.

So tonight, I would

love to donate my time.

I'm gonna do a little

something special.

I'm gonna give my time over to

someone very important to us.

Our teacher and hero...

No.

...Ms. Fran Rowan!

No!

Yes! It's all you.

You brought us here.

That's our teacher!

Yeah, thank you.

Shake it.

Oh, God.

How did this happen?

Okay, you're expelled.

Hope it was worth it.

Oh, no. All right,

I don't even know...

Do you have You Took Advantage

of Me by Rodgers and Hart?

Say no. Please say no.

Yep. we have it!

They have it!

Good. Perfect!

Yeah, Rodgers and Hart.

A mental deficient

You will grade me

I've given you

plenty of data

You came, you saw,

you slayed me

And that-a is that-a!

I'm a sentimental sap,

that's all

What's the use of

trying not to fall?

I have no will

You've made your kill

'Cause you took

advantage of me

She's amazing!

Of course she is.

I'm so hot and bothered,

that I don't know

My elbow from my ear

I suffer something awful

every time you go

It's worse

when you're near

Here am I with all

my bridges burned

Just a babe in arms

where you're concerned

So lock the doors

Lock that door!

And call me yours

Because you took

You took advantage of me

Oh, my God,

that was amazing!

Why are you guys

so boring in class

and so great at

karaoke tonight?

Why didn't you ever bring us

there before? That was so much fun.

I know. I should've

done it before.

You know, that was so great,

because it's not about you.

It's about the audience, and I

really saw that. It was great.

I know. You know what else is great?

That girl gave me her

number. That was a guy, Neil.

Irregardless,

I was flattered.

Joy, you were on fire. It

was unbelievable. Thank you.

I mean,

it was so cute and good.

And completely

ambushed by Kevin.

Hat's off.

Wait, one thing.

How come you never sang in

front of us until tonight?

Oh, my God. Because I'm

the teacher. Seriously.

You should more often,

because you were stellar, man.

I mean, I'm inspired.

Speaking of...

So do you ever perform,

ever? Like...

Do I what?

Recently, any of these

days, do you ever perform?

No, no. No, no, no.

You should.

Yeah.

Gosh.

Especially for your

students. Well, why...

No, no. Too much.

Can't...

Why did you quit?

Huh?

Why did you quit?

It's... Why did I...

Um...

She's like, "What..."

It's not a good... It's a boring

story. It's long and boring.

No, really.

Why did you quit?

Um... Well, let's see.

You know, I went to college and I

was a little, happy theater major

and all bright and

shiny and everything.

And graduated from college

and moved to the big city

and started getting out there and

auditioning, and I did the whole thing.

You know, I did all the cattle

calls and the whole nine yards.

I don't know, after a while I

just kind of started feeling like

it really wasn't

meant to be.

But, you know, I mean,

sometimes when I go see

a Broadway musical,

I just kind of

sit there and think,

"You know,

I could've done that.

"I totally could've

done that."

I think. I think.

I think I could've.

Now, look, man, you said there was

something interesting about it, though.

Yes. There is.

Her.

Look, you don't come across

a voice like that every day.

Hold up, man. She

didn't even want to sing!

Look, you need to find

different producers.

You know? Work with

Pharrell, Ronson, Timbaland.

No, look, I'm the producer, man.

I make the tracks, right? Me.

And I found her. She wouldn't

even be here if it wasn't for me.

Look, guys, I'm sorry. That's

just the way this business works.

Look, you're young.

All right, you're

just getting started,

but right now this is her time to shine.

Look. Give me an opportunity

to do this for you.

We're doing 360 deals

that will blow your mind.

We just joint ventured

with Live Nation.

Clear Channel's giving us 1,000

spins of anybody that we want.

Listen, I worked on

Alicia Keys' record.

I worked on

Lauryn Hill's record.

I know what to do for you. But

you gotta trust me. Let's do this.

Come on, let's go.

This is bullshit.

And you know it.

Wait, wait.

Hold, hold on.

Now, you were born to

do this. You know that.

You know what, thank you,

but I can't. I just can't...

I know they're

your friends.

But what I'm trying to do

for you could make you a star.

Look. Just take my card and

think about it, all right?

Denise!

You coming?

So, this is all I've been able

to come up with for the moment,

'cause my financiers

were slightly shallow...

Don't worry about the money. I

mean, we'll shoot some scenes.

Okay.

We'll cut a mini-trailer.

We'll use that

to get more money.

I'm feeling it. I mean, I've already

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