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LyricsbyMar,nCharnin•MusicbyCharlesStrouse•BookbyThomasMeehan

PierceSchoolEdi,on,2017

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CHARACTERS(Inorderofappearance)

MOLLYPEPPERDUFFYJULYKATETESSIEANNIEMISSHANNIGANBUNDLESAPPLESELLERORPHANBOYDOGCATCHER1DOGCATCHER2OFFICERWARDSANDY(DOG)GRACEDRAKEMRS.PUGHMRS.GREERCECILLEOLIVERWARBUCKSSTAR-TO-BEROOSTERLILYBERTHEALYWACKYROOSEVELTICKESMORGANTHAUHULLPERKINSJUDGEBRANDEISCHAUFFERTHEATREUSHER

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ACT1,SCENE1:THEORPHANAGE(INT.)

(Thestageisnearlydark.Asleepinta4ereddormitorybedsaresixORPHANS–MOLLY,whois6,KATE,whois7,TESSIE,thecrybabywhois10,PEPPER,thetoughestwhois12,JULY,thequietestwhois13andDUFFY,thebiggest,whois13.)

MOLLY(Awakingfromadream,cryingout)

Mama!Mama!Mommyyyyyy!

PEPPER(siWngup)

Shutup!

(Mollygetsupand,half-asleep,beginswalking.)

DUFFYCan'tanybodygetanysleeparoundhere?

MOLLYMama?Mommy?

PEPPERIsaid,shutyourtrap,Molly!

(PEPPERshovesMOLLYtothefloor.)

JULYAhh,stopshovin'thepoorkid.Sheain'tdonenothin'toyou.

KATELetmegobacktosleep!

PEPPERShe'stheonekeepin'usawake,ain'tshe?

JULYNo,you'rekeepin'usawake!

PEPPERAmnot!

JULYAretoo!(Theybegintofight.)Ah!Thinkyou'reJackDempsey,doya?!

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PEPPERAndyou'relookin'foraknucklesandwich.

KATEKnockitoff!

TESSIE(whining)

Ohmygoodness,ohmygoodness,they'refigh,n'andIwon'tgetnosleepallnight.Ohmygoodness,ohmygoodness.

(ANNIE,whois11,runsinwithacleaningbucketandbreaksupthefight.)

ANNIEPipedown,allofya!(Amomentofsilence.)Nowgobacktosleep.

MOLLY(Rubbingeyes,s\llhalfasleep)

Mama,Mommy...

ANNIEIt'salright,Molly.Annie'shere.

MOLLYItwasmyMama,Annie.Wewasridin'ontheferryboat.Andshewasholdin'meandthenshewaswalkin'away,andthenIcouldn'tfindhernomore.

KATEStupiddream,that'sall.

(AnnieholdsahankyforMolly.)

ANNIEBlow.(Shedoes.)Yajustgobagobacktosleep.

MOLLYAnnie...readmeyournote.

ANNIEMynote?Again?

MOLLYPleeeease!

KATENooooo!

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ANNIE(ToKATE)Shhh!(ToMOLLY)Sure,Molly.

PEPPERHereitcomesagain.Aargh!

(ANNIEtakesacrumplednotefromherpocket,unfoldsitandreads.)

ANNIE"Pleasetakegoodcareofourlibledarling.HernameisAnnie."

(TheORPHANShaveheardthisahundred\mesbefore...)

DUFFY

"ShewasbornonOctober28fg.Wewillbebacktogethersoon."

PEPPER"Wehavelehhalfofasilverlocketaroundherneckandkepttheotherhalf..."

PEPPER,DUFFY&KATE"...sothatwhenwecomebackforheryouwillknowthatshe'sourbaby."

(Theyalllaugh.)

TESSIE(whining)

Ohmygoodness.Nowthey'relaughing.

ANNIEHey!Youwannasleepwithyourteethinsideyourmouth–orout?!

(ANNIElovinglyfoldsandputsthenotebackinherpocket.)

MOLLYIalwaysdreamabouthavingamommyanddaddyagain.Butyou'relucky,Annie.Youreallygot'em.

ANNIEIknow.

(ANNIEfingersthelocket.)

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SONG:MAYBE

ANNIEMAYBEFARAWAYORMAYBEREALNEARBYHEMAYBEPOURIN'HERCOFFEESHEMAYBESTRAIGHT'NINHISTIE!

MAYBEINAHOUSEALLHIDDENBYAHILL

MOLLYSHE'SSITTIN'PLAYIN'PIANO

TESSIEHE'SSITTIN'PAYIN'ABILL!

ANNIEBETCHATHEY'REYOUNGBETCHATHEY'RESMART

JULYBETTHEYCOLLECTTHINGSLIKE

DUFFYASHTRAYSANDART

KATEBETCHATHEY'REGOOD–

PEPPERWHYSHOULDN'TTHEYBE?

ANNIE&ORPHANSTHEIRONEMISTAKEWASGIVINGUPME

ANNIE&CHORUSSOMAYBENOWIT'STIMEANDMAYBEWHENIWAKETHEY'LLBETHERECALLIN'ME"BABY"MAYBE

(Musicunderdialogue)

KATEGoodnight,Annie.

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ANNIEGoodnight,Kate.

JULYGoodnight,Annie.

ANNIEGoodnight,July.

DUFFYGoodnight,Annie.

ANNIEGoodnight,Duffy.

TESSIEGoodnight,Annie.

ANNIEGoodnight,Tessie.

(Musiccon\nuesasANNIEcarriesMOLLY,whohasfallenasleep,backtobedandtucksherin.)

ANNIE,ORPHANS&CHILDREN'SCHORUSBETCHAHEREADSBETCHASHESEWSMAYBESHE'SMADEMEACLOSETOFCLOTHES

MAYBETHEY'RESTRICTASSTRAIGHTASALINEDON'TREALLYCAREASLONGASTHEY'REMINE

SO,MAYBENOWTHISPRAYER'STHELASTONEOFITSKIND

ANNIEWON'TYOUPLEASECOMEGETYOURBABYMAYBE.

(A]erthesong,silenceofnight,thenafarawaychurchbellchimes4:00AM,awakeningAnnie.Shegoesuptothewindow.)

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PEPPERNOWwhat?

DUFFYAnnie,whabyadoin'?

ANNIERunnin'away.

TESSIEOhmygoodness.

ANNIEMyfolksarenevercomin'forme.SoIgobagofind'em.

JULYAnnie,you'recrazy!MissHannigan'llcatchyou.

KATEAndlockyouinthecellaragain!

ANNIEIdon'tcare.I'mgeln'oubahere.Okay?Goin'now.Wishmeluck.

(ALLexceptPEPPERsay"Goodluck,""Okay,bye,"Seeyaaroundthen"orsimilar,then:)

PEPPERSolong,dumbbell.(Pause...)Andgoodluck.

(ANNIE\ptoesacrossthestagetowardthedoor.Asshearrives,MISSHANNIGAN,theheadoftheorphanage,flingsopenherdoorandturnsonaflashlight,bearingdownonANNIE,whofallsonthefloor.)

MISSHANNIGANAha!Caughtyou!Ihearya,brat!Ialwayshearya.Getup.ISAID,GETUP!

ANNIEYes,MissHannigan.

MISSHANNIGANThere!Now,whatdoyousay?

ANNIE(throughherteeth)

Iloveyou,MissHannigan.

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MISSHANNIGANRobenorphan.

ANNIEI'mnotanorphan!Mymotherandfatherlehanotesayingthey'recomingbackforme.

MISSHANNIGANThatwas1922.Thisis1933.(Shelaughs,evil.)Theymustagotstuck–intraffic!

(MISSHANNIGANturnsonthelightsintheorphanageandblowsherwhistle.)

MISSHANNIGANYouinhere!Getup.GETUP!!!

ORPHANSYes,MissHannigan...

MISSHANNIGANScrubthefloorandstripthembedsforthelaundryman.

TESSIE(whining)

Butit'sfouro'clockinthemorning.

MISSHANNIGANThat'sright!Andyou'llgetdownonyourknobbyliblekneesandcleanthisdumpun,litshineslikethetop'atheChryslerBuilding.YOUHEARME!?

ORPHANSYes,MissHannigan.

MISSHANNIGANGettowork.NOW!(Abeat...thenintoAnnie'sface)Whyanykidwouldwannabeanorphan,I'llneverknow.

(Sheslamsthedoorassheleaves,andtheORPHANSthrowdowntheirscrubbrushes.)

SONG:IT'STHEHARDKNOCKLIFE

(EnterENSEMBLEORPHANSwithbucketsandbrushes.)

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ALLORPHANSIT'STHEHARD-KNOCKLIFEFORUS!IT'STHEHARD-KNOCKLIFEFORUS!

ANNIE'STEADATREATED

ALLWEGETTRICKED

ANNIE'STEADAKISSES,

ALLWEGETKICKED!IT'STHEHARD-KNOCKLIFE!

GOTNOFOLKSTOSPEAKOF,SOIT'STHEHARD-KNOCKROWWEHOE!

ANNIECOTTONBLANKETS–

ALLSTEADAWOOL!

ANNIEEMPTYBELLIES–

ALL'STEADAFULL!IT'STHEHARDKNOCKLIFE!

ANNIE&MOLLYDON'TITFEELLIKETHEWINDISALWAYSHOWLIN'?

KATE&TESSIEDON'TITSEEMLIKETHERE'SNEVERANYLIGHT?

MOLLY&JULYONCEADAY,DON'TYOUWANTTOTHROWTHETOWELIN?

DUFFYIT'SEASIERTHANPUTTINGUPAFIGHT!

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ANNIENOONE'STHEREWHENYOURDREAMSATNIGHTGETCREEPY!

MOLLYNOONECARESIFYOUGROWORIFYOUSHRINK

TESSIENOONEDRIESWHENYOUREYESGETREDANDWEEPY...

ALLFROMTHECRYIN'YOUWOULDTHINKTHISPLACEWOULDSTINK!OHHHHHH!

ORPHANS&CHORUSEMPTYBELLYLIFE!ROTTEN,SMELLYLIFE!FULL'ASORROWLIFE!NOTOMORROWLIFE!

SANTACLAUSWENEVERSEESANTACLAUSWHAT'STHAT?WHO'SHE?NOONECARESFORYOUASMIDGEWHENYOU'REINANORPHANAGE!IT'SAHARD-KNOCKLIFE!

(MOLLYgrabsawhistle,blows,andimitatesMISSHANNIGAN.)

MOLLY(Whistle!Whistle!)You'llstayup',llthisdumpshineslikethetopoftheChryslerBuilding!

ORPHANS&CHORUSYANKTHEWHISKERSFROMHERCHIN!JABHERWITHASAFETYPIN!WHATAMESSWEALLAREIN!ILOVEYOUMISSHANNIGAN!

(ExitENSEMBLEORPHANS.ORPHANSfinishcleaningandbeginstrippingbeds,whichresultsinapileofsheetsforMOLLYtofallinto...)

PEPPER(Whistle!Whistle!)Gettowork!(Whistle!)Noooo!Stripthembeds!(Whistle!)Isaidgettowork!

ORPHANS&CHORUSIT'STHEHARD-KNOCKLIFEFORUS!

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MOLLY(asifdrunk)

MerryChristmas,ORPHANS!

ORPHANS&CHORUSIT'STHEHARD-KNOCKLIFEFORUS!

JULYCrazyrobenORPHANS!

ORPHANS&CHORUSNOONECARESFORYOUASMIDGE,

TESSIEIsaid,"Gettowork!"

ORPHANS&CHORUSWHENYOU'REINANORPHANAGE!

(MOLLYfallsintothelaundrypileandcoversherselfinsheets.HANNIGANentersduringlaststanza,seesMOLLYwithwhistle,takesitback.)

ORPHANS&CHORUSIT'STHEHARD-KNOCKLIFE!IT'STHEHARD-KNOCKLIFE!IT'STHEHARD-KNOCKLIFE!

(HANNIGANblowswhistletoendsong.ALLstandata4en\on.)

MISSHANNIGANGoodmorning,children.

ORPHANSGoodmorning,MissHannigan.

MISSHANNIGANWELL?

ORPHANSWeloveyouMissHannigan.

MOLLYMetoo.

MISSHANNIGANYou!Whatareyoudoinginthere?!

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MOLLYNothin'.

MISSHANNIGAN(ToANNIE)Getheroutofthere!(ToMOLLY)Yourdaysarenumbered!(ToALL)Allright!Breakfast!

TESSIEHotmush?

MISSHANNIGANNo.Youdon'tgethotmushthismorning.

(ORPHANSjumpandcheer.)

MISSHANNIGANYougetcoldmush!Andaherthat,you'llgotoyoursewingmachinesandworkstraightthroughtomidnight.

ORPHANS&ANNIEYes,MissHannigan.

MISSHANNIGANNowlineup!

(TheORPHANSlineupandMISSHANNIGANinspectsthem.Asshedoes,BUNDLESMcCLOSKEYenterscarryingaloadofcleansheets.)

BUNDLESLaundry!Laundryman!

ORPHANSMornin'Bundles.

BUNDLESMornin',kids.Cleansheetsonceamonthwhetheryouneed'emornot!

(Duringthefollowing,ANNIE–hiddenbytheORPHANS–sneaksintothelaundrybag.Thekidsthenfillthebagwithdirtysheets.)

MISSHANNIGANMornin',Bundles...

BUNDLES(tryingtoavoidher)

Hey,hey,hey,Aggie.Sorry,runnin'aliblelate.

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MISSHANNIGANDidja–getmeanythingforChristmas...?

BUNDLESWell–what'dIgetyoulastyear?

MISSHANNIGANNothin'.

BUNDLESWell,you'regelngitagain.

MISSHANNIGANGetoutofherewiththatlaundry!

(HecrossesandpicksupthelaundrybagwithANNIEinit.)

BUNDLESWell,solongkids!MerryChristmas.

ORPHANSMerryChristmas,Bundles!

BUNDLES(Tohimself,ashegoes)

HARKTHEHERALDANGELSSINGFALALALALAAAA,LALALALAAAAAA!

(BUNDLESexitsdraggingthebag.MISSHANNIGANinspects,thenno\cesthatAnnie'sbedisnotmade.)

MISSHANNIGANYoucallthisclean,Annie?Thisplaceislikeapigsty.Annie?ANNIE?!Whereisthatrobenorphan?

MOLLYAnnieain'there.

MISSHANNIGANWhatdoyoumean,"Annieain'there?"

TESSIEShejustwent.

JULY&PEPPERWithMr.Bundles.Inthelaundrybag.

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MISSHANNIGANBundles?(Runningout...)Police!Police!

(MISSHANNIGANexits.TheORPHANScheer.)

SONG:HARD-KNOCKLIFE(REPRISE)

DUFFYNomorehardknocklifeforAnnie!

ORPHANSLUCKYKIDSHE'SOUTTHEREFREE

KATERUNNIN'FREEINN–Y-C!

JULYBETSHEFINDSHERFOLKSLIKETHAT

PEPPERMOMANDDADRIGHTOFFTHEBAT!

ORPHANSNOMOREHARDKNOCKLIFENOMOREHARDKNOCKLIFE!

Blackout!

EndScene1.

MUSIC:setupScene2

SETCHANGE:toScene2

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SCENE2–STREETCORNER,EXT.

(AfewhourslateronadirtystreetcornerinManha4an.Thepooranddes\tuteareeithersiWngnearthegarbagecans,orpassingthroughtheset.AnAPPLESELLERenters.)

APPLESELLERApples,apples.Twoforadime.Applesanyone?Twofor–anickel?Apples.Apples.

(AnORPHANBOYenters.)

ORPHANBOYExcuseme,sir,couldyoudonateanappletotheOrphan'spicnic?

APPLESELLERAeh–whynot.Nobody'sbuying'emanyway.

ORPHANBOYGee.Thanks,Mister.

APPLESELLERSaykid,whenistheOrphan'spicnic?

ORPHANBOYSoonasItakeabite!

(TheORPHANBOYrunsoff,chasedbytheAPPLESELLER.)

APPLESELLERWhyIoughta...!

(Theyexit.ANNIEpeeksfrombehindacornerastwoDOGCATCHERSappear,oneofthemwithasmalldog.)

DOGCATCHER1Nabbedthismubbackthereinthealley.That'sfihycentsrightthere.

DOGCATCHER2

Good.There'ssupposedtobeawholebunchof'emrunnin'wildoveron14fgStreet.C'mon!

(Theyexit.ANNIEno\cesastraydogtheydidn'tsee.)

ANNIEHey,there'sonetheydidn'tget.

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(ANNIEfindsamorseloffoodfromagarbagecanandgetsdownonherhandsandkneescallingforthedog.SANDY,thedog,entersandcrossestoANNIE.)

ANNIEOh,poorboy.They'reaheryou,ain'tthey?Well,they'reaherme,too.Butdon'tworry.Iain'tgonnalet'emgeteitheroneofus.Andeverything'sgonnabefine.Ifnottoday,thenwell–

SONG:TOMORROW

THESUN'LLCOMEOUTTOMORROWBETYOURBOTTOMDOLLARTHATTOMORROWTHERE'LLBESUN!

JUSTTHINKIN'ABOUTTOMORROWCLEARSAWAYTHECOBWEBSANDTHESORROW'TILTHERE'SNONE!

WHENI'MSTUCKWITHADAYTHAT'SGREYANDLONELY,IJUSTSTICKUPMYCHINANDGRINANDSAY...

"OH,THESUN'LLCOMEOUTTOMORROWSOYAGOTTAHANGON'TILTOMORROWCOMEWHATMAY!"

(APoliceman,LT.WARD,enters)

TOMORROW!TOMORROW!ILOVEYA,TOMORROW!YOU'REALWAYSADAYAWAY!

WARDHeyyou...liblegirl.Comehere.

ANNIE(scared,buttryingtohideit)

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Yes,Officer?

WARDThatdogthere.Ain'tIseenhimrunnin'aroundtheneighborhood?Ain'theastray?

ANNIEAstray?Oh,no,Officer.He's–he'smydog.

WARDYourdog,huh?So,what'shisname?

ANNIEHisname.Hisname?It's–Sandy!Right,that'sit.Sandy.IcallhimSandy,'causeof,uh,hisnicesandycolor!

WARDSandycolor.Okay,let'sseehimanswertohisname.

ANNIEAnswer?Youmean–whenIcallhim

WARDThat'sright.Whenyoucallhim.Byhisname.Saaaaaannnndy.(Pause...)Callhim!

ANNIEOkay.Hereboy.Here–Sandy!

(SANDYignoresher.)Sandy!SANNNNNNNDDDDDYYYYY!

(SANDYcrossestoANNIE,standsandputshisfrontpawsonherchest.)GoodSandy!Goodol'Sandy!

WARDHmm.Well,maybeheisyourdog.Butnext,mehe'soutIwannaseealeashandalicense.Orelsehegoestothepound,yougotit?

ANNIEIgotit!Yessir!

(WARDexits.)

ANNIEWHENI'MSTUCKWITHADAYTHAT'SGREYANDLONELY,

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IJUSTSTICKUPMYCHINANDGRINANDSAY...OH–

TOMORROW!TOMORROW!ILOVEYA,TOMORROW!YOU'REALWAYSADAYAWAY

TOMORROW!TOMORROW!ILOVEYA,TOMORROW!YOU'REALWAYSADAY–A–––WAY!

(ANNIEexits,followedbySANDY.)

(Blackout.)

(MUSIC:transi\ontoScene3.)

(SET:transi\ontoScene3.)

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SCENE3–THEORPHANAGE,INT.

(TheORPHANSenterupstageright,withMISSHANNIGANblowingherwhistlebehindthem.Astheyenter,theygatheraroundKATEwhohassomethingwecan'tsee.MISSHANNIGANisthelasttoenter.)

MISSHANNIGANAlright!That'sallthefreshairyougetforthemonth.

DUFFYMissHannigan,MissHannigan,MissHannigan,MissHannigan!!!

MISSHANNIGANWhat?

DUFFYYouknowyourfavoriteshinysa,npillowfromConeyIsland?

MISSHANNIGANYeah?

DUFFY(Producingthepillowfrombehindherback)

Mollydrewapictureonit!

(ORPHANSlaugh.MISSHANNIGANtakesno\ceofthemsurroundingKATE.)

MISSHANNIGANWhabayagotoverthere?

ORPHANSNothing,MissHannigan.

MISSHANNIGANIsaid–whathaveyouGOTTHERE?!?

(KATEholdsupadeadmousedirectlyinfrontofMISSHANNIGAN'sface.MISSHANNIGANscreams.)

KATEIt'sadeadmouse.

MISSHANNIGANGettowork,allofya!

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(ORPHANSscamperoffstage.)

SONG:LITTLEGIRLS

LITTLEGIRLSLITTLEGIRLSEV'RYWHEREITURNICANSEETHEM

LITTLEGIRLSLITTLEGIRLSNIGHTANDDAYIEAT,SLEEPANDBREATHETHEM

I'MANORDINARYWOMANWITHFEELINGSCOULDALOVEDAWEALTHYMANANDBEENHISWIFEINSTEADOFPEARLSI'MRICHWITHGIRLSANDNOWTHEYGOTMERUNNIN'FORMYLIFE!

LITTLECHEEKSLITTLETEETHEVERYTHINGAROUNDMEISLITTLEIFIWRINGLITTLENECKSSURELYIWOULDGETANACQUITTAL!

SOMEWOMENAREDRIPPINGWITHDIAMONDSSOMEWOMENAREDRIPPINGWITHPEARLSLUCKYMELUCKYMELOOKATWHATI'MDRIPPINGWITH...LITTLEGIRLS!

(PEPPERandDUFFY–improvcrossbehindHANNIGAN–figh\ng,geWnglouderandlouderun\lMISSHANNIGANscreams...)

MISSHANNIGANShutup!

HOWIHATELITTLESHOESLITTLESOCKSANDEACHLITTLEBLOOMERI'DHAVECRACKEDYEARSAGO,IFITWEREN'TFOR

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MYSENSEOFHUMOR.

SOMEDAYI'LLSTEPONTHIERFRECKLESSOMENIGHTI'LLSTRAIGHTENTHEIRCURLSSENDAFLOODSENDTHEFLUANYTHINGTHATYOUCANDOTOLITTLEGIRLS.

(Musicunder.OFFICERWARDentersdraggingANNIE.)

WARDMiss,uh,Hannigan,isit?

MISSHANNIGANWho'sasking?

WARD

LieutenantWard,17fgPrecinct.Wefoundyourrunaway.

MISSHANNIGAN(puWngonanact)

Oh!ThankyousomuchOfficer!

WARDNoproblem.

MISSHANNIGANOh,poorpunkin,outinthefreezing'coldwithjustthatthinsweater.Ihopeyoudidn'tcatchtheflu.Thankyousomuch,Officer.

WARDAllinthelineofduty,Ma'am.(ToANNIE.)Andyou–don'tletmeeverhearthatyouranawayagain.Fromthisnicelady.

ANNIEButshe'snot–

(MISSHANNIGANclosesANNIE'smouthwithherhand)

WARDWell–goodahernoon!

MISSHANNIGANOfficer.

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(WARDleaves.MISSHANNIGANgrabsANNIEbythearmandtwistsheruncomfortably.)

MISSHANNIGANNext,meyouwalkoutofthatdoor,it'llbe1953.Gladtobeback,areya?HUH?

ANNIEYes,MissHannigan.

MISSHANNIGANLIAR!What'stheonethingIalwaystellyou?Nevertellalie.Right?

ANNIENevertellalie,MissHannigan.

MISSHANNIGANYourunnin'offlikethat–nextthingyouknowwegottheBoardofOrphanss,ckin'theirnosesinhere.Youwillpayforthis–Ipromise.

(Thereisaknockatthedoor.)Whoisit?(Pause...)Well?Comein!

(GRACE,awell-dressedyoungwomanenters.)

GRACEGoodahernoon,MissHannigan?

MISSHANNIGANYeah.

GRACE(extendingherhand)

Oh,good.I'mGraceFarrell.

MISSHANNIGAN(looksatherhand)

So?

GRACEAndtheNewYorkCityBoardofOrphanssuggestedthat–

MISSHANNIGANWait!Holdit!Icanexplaineverything!Itwasn'tmyfault.Itwas–Annie!Yousee...?ShegotintoBundles'laundrybag,and–

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GRACE(overthetopofHANNIGAN'Slines)

–MissHannigan–MissHannigan,I–

MISSHANNIGANAndsure–IknowIshouldhavecalledMr.Donatelliinsteadofthecops,but–

GRACEMissHannigan,Ihaven'ttheslightestideawhatyou'retalkingabout.

MISSHANNIGANWaitaminute.Holdit,sister.Igetit.(LookssteelyintoGrace'seyes...)You'resellingsomething,aren'tyou?

GRACEMissHannigan,I'mnotsellinganything.I'mtheprivatesecretarytoOliverWarbucks.

MISSHANNIGANOliverWarbucks?THEOliverWarbucks?

GRACETHEOliverWarbucks.

MISSHANNIGANLovethehat!SoIreadinWinchell'scolumnthatOliverWarlocksistheworld'srichestunmarriedman.

(ANNIEposi\onsherselfbehindMISSHANNIGANsuchthatshecanmaintaineye-contactwithGRACE.)

GRACEMissHannigan,Mr.WarbuckshasdecidedtoinviteanorphantospendtheChristmasholidaysathishome.

MISSHANNIGANAnOrphan?Yousurehewouldn'tratherhavealady?'CauseIgottwoweekscomin'!

GRACEMmm,yes.Anorphan.Sheshouldbefriendly.

(UnseentoHANNIGAN,ANNIEwavestoGRACE.)

And–intelligent.

(ANNIEwavesagain.)

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ANNIEMississippi.CapitalM–I–double–S–I–double–S–I–P–P–I!

GRACEAndcheerful.

(ANNIElaughsabiglaugh.)

MISSHANNIGAN(ToAnnie.)Youshutup!(ToGRACE.)Andhowold?

GRACEOh,agedoesn'treallymaber.Say,eightornine.

(ANNIEindicatesanupwardgesture.)Ten.

(ANNIEgesturess\llhigher.)Eleven...?

(ANNIEgesturesforGRACEtosortandthenpointstoherredhair.)

AND,Mr.Warbucksprefersred-headedchildren.

MISSHANNIGANEleven.Andared-head.NO,I'mafraidwedon'thaveanyorphanslikethataroundhere.

GRACEWhataboutthischildrighthere?

MISSHANNIGANNO!Imean,Annie?Oh,no,youwouldn'twant–

GRACEAnnie,wouldyouliketospendthenexttwoweeksatMr.Warbucks'house?

ANNIECanmydogcometoo?

MISSHANNIGANHoldit!

(SHEblowsherwhistle.ORPHANSrunonstageandstandlookingatGRACE.Thensternly...)

Youcanhaveanyorphanhere,lady–justnotAnnie.

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GRACEIassume,MissHannigan,thishassomethingtodowiththelaundrybagandthepolice.PerhapsIshouldcalltheBoardofOrphans,andaskthemabout–

(MISSHANNIGANlaughs.)

MISSHANNIGANJustkidding!

(GRACEholdsoutanofficial-lookingdocument.)

GRACESignit.

(SHEdoes.)

MISSHANNIGANIfit'sAnnieyouwant–it'sAnnieyouget.

ANNIEOhboy!

GRACEIfyou'llfetchhercoat,I'lltakeheralongrightnow.

MISSHANNIGANCoat?Shedon'thavenocoat.

GRACEAllright.Thenwe'llbuyherone.

ANNIEOhBOY!!!

GRACEWe'llgotoBergdorf's.

ANNIEI'mgelngacoat!

ORPHANSShe'sgelngacoat?

GRACEComealong,dear.Mr.Warbucks'limousineiswai,ngoutside.

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ANNIEOhboy!Icanhardlybelieveit!

MISSHANNIGANIcanhardlybelieveit.

ANNIEHey,kids!I'llwritetoya!

ORPHANSByeAnnie!

GRACEGoodahernoon,MissHannigan.Andseason'sgree,ngs.

(GRACEandANNIEexit.)

MISSHANNIGANSeason'sgree,ngs.

ORPHANSYAY!!!

(ORPHANSexit.)

SONG:LITTLEGIRLS–REPRISE

SOMEDAYI'LLLANDINTHENUTHOUSEWITHALLTHENUTSANDTHESQUIRRELSTHEREI'LLSTAYTUCKEDAWAY'TILTHEPROHIBITIONOFLITTLEGIRLS.

(Blackout.)

(Endofscene.)

(MUSIC:transi\ontoScene4.)

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SCENE4–WARBUCKSHOUSE,INT.

(ThelivingroomofOliverWarbucks'well-appointedmansion,acoupleofhourslater.Theservantsarebustlingabout.DRAKE,theEnglishbutler,issupervisingANNETTE,amaid;MRSGREER,thehousekeeperandMRS.PUGH,thecook,arestandingwithpadandpenwri\ngoutamenu.Therearefouraddi\onalSERVANTS.

(GRACEandANNIEenter.ANNIEiswearinganewhatandfur-collaredcoat.)

DRAKEAh,goodahernoon,MissFarrell.

GRACEGoodahernoonDrake,everyone.

SERVANTS(bowingorcurtsying)

Goodahernoon,Miss.

GRACEHasMr.Warbucksarrivedyet?

DRAKENo,Miss.Hisplanelandedatthree-thirty.We'reexpec,nghimanyminute.

ANNIEDoyoureallylivehere,oristhisatrainsta,on?

GRACEWereallylivehere.

ANNIEOhboy!

GRACEMrs.Greer–

MRS.GREERYes,Miss.

GRACEHasthecarpetbeenputdowninthediningroom?

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MRS.GREERYes,Miss.

GRACEAndhastheSteinwaybeentuned?

MRS.GREERYes,Miss.

DRAKEEverythingisinorder,Miss.(Poin\ngtoMrs.Pugh.)Includinghisfavoritedinner.

MRS.PUGH(readingfromamenu)

NewEnglandClamChowder...

GRACEWonderful.

MRS.PUGHSouthernfriedchicken...

GRACEWonderful.

MRS.PUGHIdahopotatoes...

GRACEAnd...?

MRS.PUGHBakedAlaska!

GRACEFine.Now,everyone–thisisAnnie.She'llbewithusforthenexttwoweeks.

SERVANTSMiss.

GRACEAnnie–thisiseveryone.

ANNIEHi,everyone.

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DRAKEMayItakeyourcoat,Miss?

ANNIE(makingafist)

WillIgetitback?

GRACEOfcourse,dear.

ANNIECausegee,Ireallylovemynewcoat,MissFarrell.

GRACEI'mglad,dear.Now,Annie,whatdoyouwanttodofirst?

ANNIE(lookingaround,sherollsuphersleeves)

Ummm...thefloors.I'llscrub'emdown,thenI'llgettothewindows.

GRACEAnnie,youwon'thavetodoanycleaningwhileyou'rehere.

ANNIEIwon't?

SONG:IKNOWI'MGONNALIKEITHERE

GRACEOfcoursenot.You'reourguest,andforthenexttwoweeks,you'regoingtohaveaswell,me.Now–

CECILLEWILLPICKOUTALLYOURCLOTHES

CECILLEGreenisherbestcolor–noblue,Ithink.

GRACEYOURBATHISDRAWNBYMRS.GREER

MRS.GREERBubbles...no,soap,Ithink.

GRACEANNETTECOMESINTOMAKEYOURBED

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ANNETTEThesilk...no,thesa,nsheets.

ANNIEITHINKI'MGONNALIKEITHERE!

GRACETHESWIMMINGPOOLISTOTHELEFT

ANNIEInsidethehouse?Ohboy!

GRACETHETENNISCOURTISINTHEREAR

ANNIEIneverevenpickeduparacket!

GRACEHAVEANINSTRUCTORHEREBYNOON

AndgetthatDanBudgefellowifhe'savailable.

DRAKEYes,Miss.

ANNIEITHINKI'MGONNALIKEITHERE!

GRACE&ALLSERVANTSWHENYOUWAKERINGFORDRAKEDRAKEWILLBRINGYOURTRAYWHENYOU'RETHROUGHMRS.PUGHCOMESTOTAKEITAWAY!

NONEEDTOPICKUPANYTOYS

ANNIEThat'sokay–Ihaven'tgotany!

GRACENOFINGERWILLYOULIFTMYDEAR

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GRACE&ALLSERVANTSWEHAVEBUTONEREQUEST,PLEASEPUTUSTOTHETEST

ANNIEIKNOWI'MGONNALIKEITHERE!

(AllEnsembleDanceBreak!)

USEDTOROOMINATOMBWHEREI'DSITANDFREEZEGETMENOW,HOLYCOWCOULDSOMEONEPINCHMEPLEASE!

DRAKEIfyousayso.

(DRAKEpinchesANNIE)

ANNIEOw!

GRACEShedidn'tmeanit.

DRAKEOh–goodheavens!

GRACEWENEVERHADALITTLEGIRL

SERVANTSWENEVERHADALITTLEGIRL!

ANNIEI'MVERYGLADTOVOLUNTEER

GRACE&ALLSERVANTSYOU'REGONNALIKEITHERE!

WEHOPEYOUUNDERSTANDYOURWISHISOURCOMMANDWEKNOWYOU'REGONNALIKEITHERE!

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ANNIEIKNOWI'MGONNALIKEITHERE!

GRACE&ALLSERVANTSWelcome!

(Musicends.Avoiceisheardfromoffstage...)

WARBUCKSBeenawaysixweeks–whereiseverybody?

(EnterOLIVERWARBUCKS,carryingabriefcase,trailedbyaCHAUFFEUR,whocarriestwosuitcases.WARBUCKStakesoffhiscoatandhandsittoDRAKE.)

Hello!

SERVANTSSir.

GRACEWelcomehome,Mr.Warbucks.

DRAKEWelcomehome,Sir.

WARBUCKSIt'sgoodtobehome.

DRAKEAndhowwasyourflightfromChicago?

WARBUCKSNotbad.Onlyelevenhours.Now,firstthingsfirst–hasthenewpain,ngarrivedfromParis?

GRACEYessir.It'sinthefoyer.

(TheSERVANTSenterwithapain\ngcoveredinadropcloth.Theytakeoffthevelvetclothandrevealthatthepain\ngistheMonaLisa.)

WARBUCKSExcellent,andwhataboutthe

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GRACEYes,sir?

WARBUCKSAndanymessages?

GRACEYes,sir.PresidentRoosevelt.HewantsyoutocallhimattheWhiteHouse.

WARBUCKSI'llgetbacktohimtomorrow.Anythingelse?

GRACEYessir.I'dlikeyoutomeettheorphan.ThisisAnnie.

WARBUCKSTheorphan?Ithoughtorphanswereboys.

GRACEI'msorrysir,youjustsaid,"orphan,"soIchoseagirl.

WARBUCKSWell,Isupposeshe'llhavetodo.(ToANNIE,assessingher.)Annie,huh?Anniewhat?(Pause...)What'syourlastname,child?

ANNIEOh,I'mjustAnnie,sir.Mr.Warbucks,Imean.Nolastname,notthatIknowofanyways.

WARBUCKSSo,just–Annie,huh?

ANNIEI'msorryI'mnotaboy.

WARBUCKSWell,finethen.Gladyou'llbespendingsome,mewithus.(PullsGRACEaside.)SoGrace,whatarewesupposedtodowiththischild?

GRACEWell,somethingIhope.Itisherfirstnighthere,sir.

WARBUCKSSo,uh,Annie–hmm–wouldyouliketogotoamovie?

ANNIEGosh,sure,Mr.Warbucks,I'dloveto.Imean,I'veneverbeentoone.

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WARBUCKSNever?

ANNIENo,sir.

WARBUCKSThenyou'llgototheRoxy.Thenforanice-creamsodaatRumplemeyer'sandahansomcabridearoundCentralpark.

ANNIEGolly.

WARBUCKSGrace,you'retakingAnnietothemovies!

GRACEOh.Uh,yes,sir.

ANNIEAw,gee.

WARBUCKSSomethingthemaber,Annie?

ANNIENo,sir,it'sjust...Ithoughtyouweregoingtotakeme.

WARBUCKS(chuckles)

Oh,no.I'mafraidI'mfartobusytonightto–

ANNIE(turningonthecharm)

Aw,gee...

WARBUCKSAmanlikeme,beenawayforweeks,Irunabigcompanysee,and,well–

ANNIEOh.Wellthat'sokay,sir.Iunderstand.

(WARBUCKSfinallyseesherdisappointment)

WARBUCKSDrake!

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DRAKEYes,sir!

WARBUCKSGetourcoats.Grace,you'llcometoo,ofcourse.

(DRAKEfetchescoat,hatandscarfforWARBUCKS)

GRACEYes,sir!

DRAKEWillyoubewan,ngtheBentley,sir,ortheDüssenberg?

WARBUCKSTheDüssenberg!No,wait.Thischild'sbeencoopedupinanorphanage.We'llwalk.

GRACETotheRoxy?

WARBUCKSWhynot?It'sonly45blocks.

GRACEYes,sir!

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SCENE5:NEWYORKCITY,EXT.,NIGHT

(NYENSEMBLEenters)

WARBUCKSAh,smellthat!NoairliketheairofNewYork.Likethemansays,"AherNewYork,everyotherplaceisjust–Bridgeport!"

ANNIE(toGRACE)

What'sBridgeport?

SONG:N.Y.C

NYCWHATISITABOUTYOU?YOU'REBIG,YOU'RELOUD,YOU'RETOUGH.

NYCIGOYEARSWITHOUTYOUTHENICAN'TGETENOUGHENOUGHOFCABDRIVERSANSWERINGBACKINLANGUAGEFARFROMPUREENOUGHOFFRANKFURTERSANSWERINGBACKBROTHER,YOUKNOWYOU'RE...

INNYCTOOBUSY,TOOCRAZY

GRACETOOHOT

WARBUCKSTOOCOLD

GRACETOOLATE

WARBUCKSI'MSOLDAGAINONNYC

Comeon,youslowpokes!WegobagettotheRoxybeforethepriceschange.

ALLNYC

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GRACETHESHADOWSATSUNDOWNTHEROOFSTHATSCRAPETHEYSKY.

ALLNYC

WARBUCKS&GRACETHERICHANDTHERUNDOWNTHEBIGPARADEGOESBY.

GRACEWHATOTHERTOWNHASTHEEMPIRESTATEANDAMAYORFIVEFOOTTWO?

WARBUCKSNOOTHERTOWNINTHEWHOLEFORTY-EIGHTCANHALFCOMPARETOYOU

ALLNYC

WARBUCKSYOUMAKE'EMALLPOSTCARDS

ALLYOUCROWD,YOUCRAMPYOU'RESTILLTHECHAMPAMENFORNYC

GRACENYCTHESHIMMEROFTIMESSQUARETHEPULSE,THEBEAT,THEDRIVE

WARBUCKSTHECITY'SBRIGHTASAPENNYARCADEITBLINKS,ITTITLS,ITRINGS

ANNIETOTHINKTHATI'VELIVEHEREALLOFMYLIFEANDNEVERSEENTHESETHINGS...

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STARTOBENYCJUSTGOTHERETHISMORNINGTHREEBUCKS,TWOBAGS,ONEMENYCIGIVEYOUFAIRWARNINGUPTHEREINLIGHTSI'LLBE

ALLGOASKTHEGERSHWINSORKAUFMANANDHARTTHEPLACETHEYLOVETHEBESTTHOUGHCALIFORNIAPAYSBIGFORTHEIRARTTHEIRFANMAILCOMESADDRESSED

TONYC

STARTOBETOMORORWAPENTHOUSETHAT'SWAYUPHIGHTONIGHT,THE"Y"

(16Bardancebreak)

ALLWHYNOT?IT'SNYC

NYCYOU'RESTANDINGROOMONLYYOUCROWD,YOUCRAMPYOU'RESTILLTHECHAMPAMEN!FORN–Y–C!!!

(AllexitexceptWARBUCKS,ANNIEandGRACE,whoareshowntotheirtheatreseatsbyanUSHERwhobringsthempopcorn.WithANNIEinthemiddle,lightsfadetosimulatemoviestar\ngandtheyareinspot.)

WARBUCKSPopcorn,whatdoyousaytothat?!Ihaven'thadpopcornsince–oh,Idon'tknow!

(ButANNIEisfallingasleeponhisshoulder.)

ANNIEPopcorn?

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(Shecloseshereyesandisout.)

WARBUCKSGIVEIN,DON'TFIGHTGOODGIRL...

ANNIEGoodnight.

GRACESLEEPTIGHT...

GRACE&WARBUCKSINNYC.

(Fadetoblackout.)

(Endofscene.)

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SCENE6:THEORPHANAGE(INT.)

(MISSHANNIGAN,seatednexttoatable-modelPhilcoradio,isbrushingMOLLY'shairroughly.ORPHANSareabout,workingonsewingprojects.)

MOLLYOuch!

MISSHANNIGANSits,ll!

(Fromtheradio,anANNOUNCER.)

BERTHEALY"Andnow,CBSRadiobringsyoutheMaPerkinsShow.Ma'sdaughter,Fay,issettomarryCarl,butonFriday,CarlwentbacktoChicago."

MISSHANNIGANOh,Carl!Don'tgobacktoChicago.

BERTHEALY(SFX)"AndnosoonerhadCarllehtownthatDr.Andrewcameforavisit..."

(Aknockatthedoor.)

MISSHANNIGAN(distracted)

Dr.Andrew?

(Anotherknockatthedoor.HANNIGANgetsuptoanswerdoor,GRACEburststhrough.)

GRACEGoodahernoon,MissHannigan.

MISSHANNIGANOh.MissFarrell.(Lookingherover.)Whatsamaber?WarbucksfedupwithAnniealready?

GRACEOh,no.Onthecontrary,Mr.WarbucksisdelightedwithAnnie.Andshe'shavingthe,meofherlife.

MISSHANNIGANHownice.

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GRACEThey'vebecomeprac,callyinseparable!Theygoeverywhere–totheRoxy,thestockexchange...oh,andguesswheretheyhadlunchyesterday?

MISSHANNIGAN(sarcas\c)

TheWaldorf.

GRACEYes,theWaldorf!(Takingoutasheetofpaper.)Now,MissHannigan,Iknowyou'rebusy,butthishastobesignedandreturnedtoMr.DonatelliattheBoardofOrphans.Today.

MISSHANNIGANWhat'sthis?

GRACEMr.WarbucksissotakenwithAnnie–hewantstoadopther!

MOLLYAdopther?

(ORPHANSreactnoisilytothisgoodnews.HANNIGANblowsawhistleandtheystopimmediately.)

MISSHANNIGANAnnie?Daughterofamillionaire?!

GRACEOh,no,no,no.Thedaughterofabillionaire!

(Abeat.)

MISSHANNIGANWillyou...excusemeplease?

(MISSHANNIGANstepssomewhereoffstageandletsoutachillingscream,thenreturns.)

Andyouwantmetosignthis?

GRACEOrIcanaskMr.Donatellitosignit,butI'msurehe'llhaveques\ons.

(HANNIGANreluctantlysigns.)

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MISSHANNIGANYagotanymorewonderfulnews?

GRACENo,Ithinkthat'sit.Goodday,MissHannigan.(ToORPHANS.)Girls.MerryChristmas,everyone!

ORPHANS(Adlib.)MerryChristmas!

(AsGRACEisabouttoexit,ROOSTERopensthedoor.)

ROOSTEROops,pardonmesweetheart.

(GRACEtakesagoodlookathisfaceassheexits–itneedstobeobviousenoughthathereactstobeingseenlikethis.Then,toHANNIGAN.)

Hi-yasis!Long,menosee.

MISSHANNIGANRooster?Ohgod,whenitrains,itpours.(Sheblowsherwhistle.)Girls!Scram!

(TheORPHANShurryout.ToROOSTER.)

Sowhat?TheyfinallyletyououbaSing-Sing?

ROOSTERSixmonthsforgoodbehavior.

MISSHANNIGANI'llbet.Andwhatwasitthis,me?

ROOSTERSomeoldgeezersaidIswindledhimoubatwelvehundredbucks!

MISSHANNIGANOhyeah?Andwhy'dhesaythat?

(EnterLILY.)

LILYBecausetheRoosterswindledhimoubatwelvehundredbucks.

ROOSTERAh,Lily.

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LILYIt'strue!

MISSHANNIGANWhat'sthis?

ROOSTERSis,I'dlikeyatomeetafriendofmine,from–

LILYJerseyCity!

ROOSTERJerseyCity.MissLilySt.Regis.Namedaherthehotel.

MISSHANNIGANUhhuh.Say,Rooster,domeafavor.

ROOSTERAnything.

MISSHANNIGANGetoubahereandtaketheSt.Regiswithyou.

LILYHey!

MISSHANNIGANDon't'hey'me.He'sjustlookin'foranotherhandout.Ain'tya,Rooster?

ROOSTERAw,c'mon,sis!Igoteightybuckscomin'inthemailonThursday.

LILYWejustneedtentoholdusover.

MISSHANNIGANYouthinkIgotten?Me,livin'hereinBuckinghamPalace?Right.

ROOSTERAw,sis.Iguessyou'rejustdoin'likeI'mdoin'.

MISSHANNIGANLousy.

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ROOSTERHow'dtheHannigankidsenduplikethis?

MISSHANNIGANOntheskids.

SONG:EASYSTREET

ROOSTERIREMEMBERTHEWAYOURSAINTEDMOTHERWOULDSITANDCROONUSALULLABY

MISSHANNIGANSHE'DSAY,"KIDS,THERE'SAPLACETHAT'SLIKENOOTHER.YOUGOTTAGETTHEREBEFOREYOUDIE.

ROOSTERYOUDON'TGETTHEREBYPLAYINGFROMTHERULEBOOK

MISSHANNIGANYOUSTACKTHEACES

ROOSTERYouloadthedice!

HANNIGAN&ROOSTERMOTHERDEAR,OH,WEKNOWYOU'RE...DOWNTHERELISTENINGHOWCANWEFOLLOWYOURSWEETADVICETO...

EASYSTREETEASYSTREETWHEREYASLEEP'TILNOON.

MISSHANNIGANYEAH,YEAH,YEAH

ROOSTERSHE'DREPEATEASYSTREET

HANNIGAN&ROOSTERBETTERGETTHERESOON.

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ROOSTERSo,sis.Whowasthehottomatojustleavin'asIwalkedin?Thegirlwiththefancycaroutthere!

MISSHANNIGANPersonalsecretarytoOliverWarbucks.

LILYTHEOliverWarbucks?ThemillionaireOliverWarbucks?

MISSHANNIGANThebillionaire.HelivesuponFihhAvenue.

ROOSTERNaw!Warbucksdon'tliveonFihhAvenue.

MISSHANNIGANHedon't?Wheredoeshelive?

ROOSTERIthinkyouknowwherehelives,sis...

HANNIGAN,ROOSTER&LILYEASYSTREETEASYSTREETWHERETHERICHFOLKSPLAY–WHERETHEYPLAY,PLAYALLDAY!

MOVETHEMFEETTOEASYSTREETWHENYOUGETTHERE,STAY!

LILYSowhat'dtheladywant?

MISSHANNIGANToldmeWarbucksitgonnaadoptAnnie,thisrobenorphanIdespise.Nowshe'sgonnahaveeverything.AndI'mstuckhere.

LILYWellthatain'tfair.

MISSHANNIGANNah,itain'tfairatall.

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ROOSTERITAIN'TFAIRHOWWESCROUNGEFORTHREEORFOURBUCKSWHILESHEGETSWARBUCKS

LILYThatliblebrat!

MISSHANNIGANITAIN'TFAIRTHISHERELIFEISDRIVINGMENUTSWHILEWEGETPEANUTSSHE'SLIVIN'FAT!

ROOSTERMAYBESHEHOLDSTHEKEYTHISLITTLELADY

LILYTOGETTIN'MOREBUCKS

MISSHANNIGANINSTEADOFLESS

ROOSTERMAYBEWEFIXTHEGAMEWITHSOMETHINGSHADY

LILYSowherewouldthatputus?

MISSHANNIGANOh,tellher...!

ROOSTERGiveyouoneguess.

HANNIGAN,ROOSTER&LILYEASYSTREETEASYSTREETANNIEISTHEKEY!YES,SIRREEYES,SIRREEYES,SIRREE

EASYSTREET

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EASYSTREETTHAT'SWHEREWE'REGONNABE!!!

(EndofScene)

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SCENE7:WARBUCKSHOUSE,INT.

(WARBUCKSistalkingonthephone.GRACEstandsbywithastenopad.SANDYisbythefireplace.)

WARBUCKSYes,yes...yes,Mr.President.No,I'mnotaskingforyourhelp,I'veneveraskedforanyman'shelp,but–butI'mtellingyou,you'vegottodosomething.Allright,we'lltalkaboutiton–(LooksupatGRACE)

GRACEFriday.

WARBUCKSFriday!AttheWhiteHouse?No,listen.Let'sburythehatchetandhaveyouherewithMrs.RooseveltforChristmasEvesupper?(Pause.)Oh,really?Well–I'mdelightedthen.Thankyou,MisterPresident.

(Hehangsupthephone)

Grace,ifIthoughthewasgoingtosay'yes,'Ineverwouldhaveaskedhim.CallAlSmithandfindoutwhatDemocratseat.

GRACEYes,sir.

WARBUCKSSo.ThepackagefromTiffany's?

GRACEYes,sir.Arrivedthismorning.

(GRACEtakesoutali4leblueTiffanybox.)

WARBUCKSWell,finethen.Whereisshe?

GRACE(Callingoffstage)Oh,Annie?

(EnterANNIE,dressedforthefirst\meinhersignaturereddresswithhaircurls.)

ANNIEHello.Didyoucallforme?

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WARBUCKSAnnie.Howareyoutoday?

ANNIEFine,thankyou.Howareyou,sir?

WARBUCKSAnnie–the,mehascomeforthetwoofustohaveaveryseriousdiscussion.Aman-to-mantalk.

ANNIEAreyousendingmebacktotheorphanageearly?

WARBUCKSOfcoursenot.Yousee,Iwasbornintoaverypoorfamily.BothmyparentsdiedbeforeIwasten.AndImadeapromisetomyselfthatsomeday,somehow,Iwasgoingtobeveryrich.

ANNIEThatwasagoodidea.

WARBUCKSAndsincethen,makingmoneywasallI'veevercaredabout.Notaboutotherpeople,that'sforsure.Butlately–well–I'verealizedthatasrichasIam,I'vegotnoonetosharemylifewith.Insteadofbeingrich,I'mactuallybrokeinside.DoyouunderstandwhatI'msaying?

ANNIESure.

WARBUCKSGood.

ANNIEKindof.

WARBUCKSKindof.

ANNIENotreally.

WARBUCKSYes.Okay,then.(GRACEhandshimthebox.)IwasinTiffany'syesterdayandpickedupthisthingforyou.

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ANNIEForme?Gee,thanks,Mr.Warbucks!

(GRACEopenstheboxveryquietlyandANNIEtakesoutthenewlocket)

WARBUCKSIhaditengraved.

ANNIEOh.Gee.

GRACEIt'slovely!

(GRACEmovesbehindANNIEtotrytounfastenherlocket.)

WARBUCKSIt'sasilverlocket,Annie.Ino,cedthisold,brokenoneyoualwayswearandIthoughtyoumightlikeanewone.Becausewhat'dI'dreallylike,Annie,isto–

(ANNIE,suddenlyhysterical,runsfromWARBUCKS.)

ANNIENo!No,pleasedon'tmakemetakemylocketoff!Idon'twantanewone!

GRACEAnnie,whatisit?

ANNIEMymomanddadlehthisonewithmewhentheylehmeattheorphanage.Andtherewasanote,too!Andthey'recomingbackformesomeday.And–IknowI'mrealluckybeingherewithyouatChristmasandall,but–

WARBUCKSOh,Annie...

ANNIE(s\llpre4yworkedup)

Andthey'reoutthere.Mymotherandfatherare,andthey'recomingback.AndsomedayI'llbelikeotherkids,withfolksofmyown.

WARBUCKSWell,then–I'llfindthemforyou.That'sright,Annie,I'llfindyourparentsforyou.

GRACE(holdingANNIE)

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Hush,now,sweetheart.(ToWARBUCKS.)Whatshallwedo?

WARBUCKS(flustered)

I'll–I'llgetherabrandy!

(WARBUCKSexits.)

GRACEAnnie,ifthere'sanyonewhocanfindyourparents,it'sMr.Warbucks.He'llpulleverystringthereis–uptoandincluding–theWhiteHouse!

SONG:YOUWON'TBEANORPHANFORLONG

(DRAKEentersduringfirststanza)

GRACEIFHESHOULDNEEDTHEFBITHENHEWILLHAVETHEFBIWITHALLTHEFAVORSTHATHE'SDONEJ.EDGARHOOVEROWESHIMONE

DRAKEANDTHENTHEMIDNIGHTOILGETSBURNED'TILLNOTASTONEISLEFTUNTURNED

(WARBUCKSreturnsandgoestothetelephone.Therestofthestaff,MRS.PUGH,MRS.GREERandCECILLEenterfrombothsides.)

GRACE&DRAKEHEWILLSEARCHEVERYWHEREANDHE'LLFINDTHEM,ISWEAROH,YOUWON'TBEANORPHANFORLONG!

WARBUCKSJ.Edgar?Warbuckshere.IwantfihyofyourbestG-men.Well,pull'emofftheCaponecase,'causethisisimportant!WhencanIhavethem?Tomorrowmorning?Good.Andwhateverittakes.I'llpaythecosts!

DRAKEHiphip!

ALLHooray!

(WARBUCKShangsup,oneoftheservantstakesthephoneoffstage.)

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ALLWHEREOTHERMENWOULDCALLITQUITSHE'LLUSEHISFORTUNEANDHISWITSANDEVERYCORNEROFTHEGLOBEWILLBEINCLUDEDINHISPROBE

WARBUCKSTOMORROWMORNINGITBEGINSYOU'REWITHAMANWHOALWAYSWINS

ALLTRUSTINHIMANDHE'LLPROVEMOUNTAINSEASILYMOVEOH,YOUWON'TBEANORPHANFORLONG!

WARBUCKSAnnie!Thatlocketisourbestclue,andtheFBIisgoingtoneedsomethingtogoon.CanIhaveit–please?

ANNIEBut–!

GRACEAnnie,dear,Ipromiseyou'llgetitback.

(GRACEtakesoffthelocket.)

ANNIE(Pullsoutnote,handsittoWARBUCKS.)

Maybetheyshouldhavemynote,too.

WARBUCKSAnote?Excellent!Youwatch,Annie.Youjustwatch!

(EnterNYCENSEMBLE,dancebreakthen:)

ALLTOMORROWMORINGITBEGINS(HOORAY!)WE'REWITHTHEGUYWHOALWAYSWINS(HOORAY!)ABUSINESSMANANDMASTERMINDNEWYORKHASNEVERSEENHISKIND

WARBUCKS&GRACECAUSEIFTHEY'REOUTTHEREYOUWILLSEE

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ANNIE(handingthelockettoWARBUCKS)

HEWILLBRINGTHEMBACKTOME!

ALLCROSSTHESTREET,CROSSTHESEAANNIEWEGUARANTEETHATYOUWON'TBEANORPHANYOUWON'TBEANORPHANNOYOUWON'TBEANORPHANFORLONG!

(ALLexceptANNIEandWARBUCKSexitasmusicdrawsdown.)

ANNIEOhgee!Igobagowritealebertothekidsaboutthis!

(ShehugsWARBUCKSandexits.)

WARBUCKSWHATATHINGTOOCCURFINDINGTHEM–LOSINGHEROHSHEWON'TBEANORPHANFORLONG.

(Musicconcludes.Blackout.)

(EndofACT1)

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ACT2,SCENE1,NBCRADIOSTUDIO,INT.

(CHILDREN'SCHORUSispresetatstagele]/rightdoors,outside.

(LightsupontheNBCRadioStudio.Preset:alargevintage-stylemicrophoneonastand,centerstage,wherestandsANNIE.StandingjustbehindherandreadytotakeoverisBERTHEALY,theshow'shost,welldressedandsophis\cated.AlsoonstageisWACKY,hisclown-facedsidekick,atthereadywithcuecardsfortheaudience.ButALLactorsarefrozeninplaceasWarbucksenters...)

SONG:SOMETHINGWASMISSING/MAYBE

WARBUCKSI'VEMADEMEAFORTUNETHATFORTUNEMADETENBEENHEADLINEDANDPROFILEDAGAINANDAGAINBUTSOMETHINGWASMISSINGINEVERQUIETKNEWTHATSOMETHINGWASSOMEONE,BUTWHO?

MYSPEECHESAREGREETEDWITHTHUNDEROUSACCLAIMATTWOUNIVERSITIESBEARINGMYNAMEYETSOMETHINGWASMISSINGEACHTIMEIGOTTHROUGHTHATSOMETHINGWASSOMEONE,BUTWHO?

WHOWOULDTHATSOMEONEBE?HOWWOULDSHEMAKEITKNOWN?WHOWOULDNEEDMEFORMENEEDMEFORME,ALONE

THEWORLDWASMYOYSTERBUTWHEREWASTHEPEARL?WHODREAMEDICOULDFINDITINONELITTLEGIRL?YES,SOMETHINGWASMISSINGBUTDREAMSCANCOMETRUETHATSOMETHINGISNOONEBUTYOU

(WARBUCKSexits.Transi\ondirectlytoANNIE,andtherestofthecastcomestolife.)

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ANNIESOMAYBENOWTHISPRAYER'STHELASTONEOFITSKINDWON'TYOUPLEASECOMEANDGETYOURBABYMAYBE...

(WACKYraiseshis"Applause"cardtotheaudience.BERTstepsforward.)

BERTHEALYThankyou!Thankyou,everyone,andthankyoulibleAnnie.OnAmerica'sfavoriteradioprogram,theOxydentHourofSmiles,starringme–youroldsohy–BertHealy.

(WACKY:"Applause"sign.)

Andrememberfolks(NudgesANNIE...maybepointstoanindexcardthatheholds.)

ANNIESmile,darnya,smile!

(WACKY:"Applause":sign.)

BERTHEALYThat'sright.Smile,darnya,withabig,fresh,OxydentSmile!

WACKYHey,Bert–she'sprebygood!

(Heblowsanoise-maker.)

BERTHEALYYouknow,Wacky,withtalentlikethis–wemightnotneedyouanylonger!

(WACKYholdsupasignthatsays"Boo")

WACKYFaceit,Bert...theylovemeoutthereinradioland!

(Anothernoisemakerand"Laughter!"sign.)

BERTHEALYHey,Wacky–whojustwalkedintoourstudiohere?

WACKYWhyit'snoneotherthanthatwealthy,wise,wondrous,winnerofWallStreet–OliverWarbucks!

(ApplausesignasWARBUCKSenters.)

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BERTHEALYOliverWarbucks!IunderstandyouhavesomethingtotellthefolksathomeaboutourwonderfullibleAnnie,here.

WARBUCKSGoodevening,Bert!I'mconduc,ngana,onwidesearchforAnnie'sparents.SomeonelehheronthestepsoftheNewYorkCityOrphanageonOctober28,1922,andwewanttofindthosepeople.

BERTHEALYAndMr.Warbucks,didyousaysomethingaboutareward?!

WARBUCKSFihythousanddollars,BertHealy!ToanypersonswhocanprovetheyareAnnie'sparents.

ANNIEWow!

WACKYWoweeezowee!

(WACKYtootsahornorsomething...)

ANNIEIjustwanttosayhowluckyIamtohaveMr.Warbucks'help.He'sdonemoreformethananygrown-up–anywhere!

BERTHEALYWell,isn'tthatsweet!Say,our,meisnearlyupontheOxydentHourofSmilesradioshow,butbeforewego–andinhonorofourbraveliblegirlAnnie,joinmeinwelcomingtheOxydentKidsChorustosingusout!

(WACKYholdshisapplausesignup,honkshishorn.)

SONG:YOU'RENEVERFULLYDRESSEDWITHOUTASMILE

(AsBERTsings,ANNIEandWARBUCKSexithelpingtostrikeWACKY'ssta\onandheexits.TheCHILDREN'SCHORUSentersfromthewingsforitsfeature.)

BERTHEALYHEY,HOBOMANHEY,DAPPERDANYOU'VEBOTHGOTYOURSTYLEBUTBROTHER

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YOU'RENEVERFULLYDRESSEDWITHOUTASMILE!

(CHILDRENbeginsingingalongastheygetintoplaces)

YOURCLOTHESMAYBEBEAUBRUMMELLYTHEYSTANDOUTAMILEBUTROTHERYOU'RENEVERFULLYDRESSEDWITHOUTASMILE!

(BERTexits,CHILDRENtakeoverandsingtheen\resongastheirfeature.Atsong'send,theyreturntorisers.)

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SCENE2:ORPHANAGE,INT.

(MISSHANNIGANandORPHANSintheOrphanage,siWngaroundherPhilcoradio.SFX:arecordingofANNIEastheylisten.)

ANNIE(SFX)"Mr.Healy.IjustwanttosayhowluckyIamtohaveMr.Warbucks'help.He'sdonemoreformethananygrown-up–anywhere!"

MISSHANNIGANBrat!Turnitoff!

(KATEjumpsupandturnsofftheradio.)

DUFFYHolycow.Anniewasontheradio!

MOLLYShe'sfamous.

PEPPER,DUFFY&KATE(standing,waving)

Thankyou,thankyou!

KATEIwishIwasontheradio!

MISSHANNIGANThat'senough!Annie.Ontheradio.Nextthingyouknow–they'llmakeamusicalabouther!(Poin\ngoffstage.)Nowgocleanupthatmessoutthere!

ORPHANSYes,MissHannigan.

(ORPHANSexit.)

MISSHANNIGANFihy-thousanddollarreward!WhatIcouldn'tdowithfihythousanddollars.Ihatehersomuch...you'dthinkIwashermother!

(Aknockatthedoor.)

Whoisit?!

(ROOSTERandLILY,indisguiseasRALPHandSHIRLEYMUDGE,enter,usingfakeaccentsandtryingnottorevealtheirfaces.)

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ROOSTERExcuseus,Ma'am,areyoutheladywhorunstheorphanage?

MISSHANNIGANYeah.

LILYOh,Ralph...I'mscared.Somethin'couldahappenedtoheralready.

ROOSTERHush,Shirley.It'sgonnabeallright.She'sgonnabehereandshe'llbeoursagain.

MISSHANNIGANWhabayawant?

ROOSTERWell,wehadsuchterribletroublesbackthen.OnourwaytoCanada.Wehadtoleaveourbabyonthefrontstoop.

LILYOurliblegirl.Our–Annie.

MISSHANNIGANYou'reAnnie'sparents?

ROOSTERIsurehopenothin'shappenedtoher.

LILYPoorchild!

MISSHANNIGANAndwhereyousayyoucomefrom?

ROOSTERAliblefarmupinCanada.Withlotsofchickens–

LILYAndducks–

ROOSTERAndgeese–

LILYOh,youshouldseeallthegeese!

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ROOSTERAnd–(revealinghimself)–ROOSTERS!Ha!Wegotcha,Sis!

(LILYandROOSTERlaugh.)

MISSHANNIGANOh,God,Rooster.Ineverwouldaknownitwasyouinahundredyears.

ROOSTERFooledya.Andwe'regonnafoololdWarbucks,too.

LILYGetourselvesfihythousandbigones.

MISSHANNIGANYouthinkso,huh?

ROOSTERSis–IknowaguyoutinQueenswhocanmakefakepapers.Birthcer,ficates,hospitalrecords,anythingyouwant.Wejustneedsomedetailstopullthisthingoff.

LILYYeah,details.Like,herbirthday,and,and,whatwasshewearin'an'all.

MISSHANNIGANWaitaminute.So,what'sinitforme?

ROOSTERAthreewaysplit.

MISSHANNIGANHalf.

LILYHalf?

MISSHANNIGANHalf.

ROOSTER(pointstoeachofthemandhimself)

Okay,half,half,half.Twenty-fivegrandeach!Butwegobamovefast.Getin,getthemoney,getthekid,getoubatown.

MISSHANNIGANWhat'rewegonnadowiththekidaherwards?

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ROOSTERNoproblem!

LILYNotfortheRoosteritain't.

ROOSTERWhenIwantsomethingtodisappear...itjust...disappears.

MISSHANNIGANRooster!

ROOSTERComeon,Sis!Wegetthefihygrandandblowthiscrummytown–thenLilyandI'llmeetupwithya.

MISSHANNIGANWherewegonnameetup?

LILYAsifyouhadtoask!

SONG:EASYSTREETREPRISE

ROOSTER,LILY&HANNIGANEASYSTREETEASYSTREETANNIEISTHEKEYYESSIRREE,YESSIRREE,YESSIRREEEEEEEEASYSTREETEASYSTREETTHAT'SWHEREWE'REGON–NABE!

ROOSTER(GrabbingLily'sarm)

Let'sgo,kid!

(ROOSTERandLILYexit,HANNIGANlookstothesky)

MISSHANNIGANWe'recomin',Mama!

(Sheexits,musicends.)

(Endofscene)

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SCENE3,WARBUCKS'HOUSE,INT.

(PRESIDENTROOSEVELTinamee\ngwithafewmembersofhiscabinet,HAROLDICKES,FRANCESPERKINS,HENRYMORGANTHAUandCORDELLHULL)

ROOSEVELTIsay,myfriends,theonlythingwehavetofear–isfearitself!

ICKESMr.President,you'vealreadybeenelected.

MORGANTHAUDidanyonereadtheWashingtonPostthismorning?

PERKINS(holdingupanewspaper)

"High-flowntalkandnoac,on!Withpoverty,miseryandunemployment,it'sdeedswewantfromtheWhiteHouse,notwords.Andenoughwiththefiresidechats."

HULLWe'dbebercomeupwithaplan.Andquickly.

ROOSEVELTMaybewejustneedanewline.Howabout:"Everycloudhasasilverlining!"

(Silence)

Or–"You'reneverfullydressedwithout..."Hmm.Whatcouldtherestofthatonebe?

MORGANTHAUMr.President,peoplearesleepingonFihhAvenue,rightoutsidethiswindow.Andyou'vechosentobeupherediningwithabillionaire!

ROOSEVELTHe'safriendofmine,Henry.

ICKESWell,personally,I'mgelngscared.

HULLThePresidentispullingoutallthestopshere,Harold!Don'tbesuchachicken!

ROOSEVELT(distracted)

Hooveralreadyhadthat"chickenineverypot"line–sono,weshouldstayawayfrom

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chickens,Ithink.

(DRAKEenters.)

DRAKEMr.President,mayIpresentOliverWarbucksandAnnie.

(WARBUCKSandANNIEenter,DRAKEexits.)

ROOSEVELTOliver!Thankyousomuchforhos,ngustoday.

WARBUCKSOfcourse,Mr.President.Mrs.Pughispreparingquiteamealforlater.

ROOSEVELTAndwhoisthishere?

WARBUCKSMr.President,thisismygoodfriendAnnie.

ROOSEVELTAnnie.Theliblegirlwhosangsobeau,fullyontheradiolastnight!

ANNIEAw,gee.

OLIVERAnnie,thisisPresidentRoosevelt.

ANNIEHowdoyoudo,PresidentRoosevelt?

WARBUCKSAnnie,whydon'tyouwaitoutsideun,lwe're–

ROOSEVELTOhno,Oliver,letherstay.Maybethatwaywe'llremainonourbestbehavior.

HULLMr.President,achild?

ROOSEVELTNow,Oliver,you'reanindustrialist.Whatdoyouthinkweshouldbedoing?

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WARBUCKSWell,sir,inthewordsofCalvinCoolidge,"Thebusinessofthiscountryisbusiness!"Perhapsifthegovernmentwouldinvestinfactorieslikemine...

ICKESMr.President,wecan'tjustgiveOliverWarbucksfederalmoney!

MORGANTHAUAndlook,thebiggestproblemmaynotevenbeunemployment–

HULLGermanyisarming.Therecouldbewar.

PERKINSWarnothing!Lookoutthere,peoplearestarving!

ICKESStrikesandriots.

MORGANTHAUFloodsandduststorms.

ROOSEVELT(resigned)

AndtheFBIs,llhasn'tcaughtAlCapone.Iknow,Iknow.

(ANNIEhasmovedtoacorneroftheroomandbeginssingingquietlytoherself,unaccompanied.)

ANNIETHESUN'LLCOMEOUTTOMORROW

ICKESIt'sbadandgelngworse.

ANNIEBETYOURBOTTOMDOLLARTHATTOMORROW

WARBUCKS(nearwhisper)

Annie!Stopthat!

ANNIETHERE'LLBESUN

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MORGANTHAUSir,whyisthatchildsinging?

ANNIEJUSTTHINKINGABOUTTOMORROWCLEARSAWAYTHECOBWEBSANDTHESORROW'TILLTHERE'SNONE

ROOSEVELTIdon'tknowwhy,butthere'ssomethingIlikeaboutit.Harold,standup.

ANNIEWHENI'MSTUCKWITHADAY

ICKESSir?

ROOSEVELTGoon,Harold–sing!

ANNIETHAT'SGRAYANDCLOUDY

(ICKESreluctantlyjoinsin...andhe'sreallybad!)

ANNIE&ICKESIJUSTSTICKOUTMYCHINANDGRINANDSAY

ROOSEVELTOh,singintune,Harold!

ANNIE&ICKESTHESUN'LLCOMEOUTTOMORROWSOYAGOTTAHANGON'TILLTOMORROW

ROOSEVELTEveryone!

ANNIE&ALLCOMEWHATMAY!

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TOMORROW,TOMORROWILOVEYA,TOMORROWYOU'REONLYADAYAWAYTOMORROW,TOMORROWILOVEYA,TOMORROW

(theystop.)

ANNIEYOU'REALWAYSADAYAWAY...

ROOSEVELTHarold!Cordell!Ifthisadministra,on'sgoingtobeanything,ithastobeop\mis\c!LikeAnnie,believingherparentsares,lloutthere?Ibelieveprosperityiss\lloutthere!

PERKINSButMr.President,wecan'tjustsaywe'rehappyandthenjust–

ROOSEVELTBEhappy?Ofcoursewecan!Wecanalsobuilddams,roads,highways–It'llbesomethingnew.Anew–approach!No,no...anew–concept!No,that'snotit.Anew–

ANNIE(outofnowhere,adeckofcards...)

Deal!

ROOSEVELTWell,wouldyoulookatthat.

(DRAKEenters.)

DRAKEMr.President,Mr.Warbucks–thereare,rightnow,hundredsofpeoplejammingthestreetsoutside.They'reallclaimingtobeAnnie'sparents!

ANNIEOhboy!

ROOSEVELTLookslikeyou'vegotworktodo,Oliver.

WARBUCKSYes,Mr.President.

ROOSEVELTGentlemen,let'sleavethesepeopletotheirwork.We'llgetbacktothehotelandtalk

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aboutours.Sorryaboutdinner,Oliver.ButIthinkwe'reontosomethingbighere.

WARBUCKSThankyou,Mr.President.MayIsuggestabackexit?AnnieandIwilltakeyou.

(ROOSEVELTandCABINETMEMBERS,ledbyWARBUCKSandANNIE,exitstageright.DRAKEremain,GRACEenterswithalargestackofpapers.)

GRACEDrake,lookatthis.I'vetalkedtoover617womenclaimingtobeAnnie'smother,andanother619mensayingthey'reherfather.Thatmakes–

DRAKETwelvehundred,thirty-six.

GRACEDrake,IneverknewthereweresomaydishonestpeopleoutthereinManhaban.

DRAKEI'msuresomeofthemwerefromtheBronx,Miss.

WARBUCKS(Fromoffstage)

Grace,we'reback!

ANNIE(Runningon)

Wherearethey,MissFarrell?Mymomanddad?

GRACEI'msorry,Annie,buttheywereallliarsandfakes,ahernothingbutthefihythousanddollars.

WARBUCKSAreyousure?

GRACENoneofthemknewaboutthelocket.I'msosorry.

(MRS.GREERenters.)

MRS.GREERSir,wordcamefromtheFBI.Theybelievethey'velocatedthemanufacturerofAnnie'slocket.

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ANNIEOhboy!

MRS.GREERWell,sir...

WARBUCKSGoon,goon.

MRS.GREERItwasmadesome,mebetween1918and1924.Thisone–andoverninetythousandothers.

(MRS.GREERhandsthelocketbacktoANNIE.)

ANNIENinetythousand.

WARBUCKSAnnie,I'mafraidthere'snotmuchhopeinfindingyourparentsthisway.I'msorry.

(GRACEhelpsANNIEputthelocketbackon.)

ANNIEThat'sokay.Imean,gee,youdidthebestyoucould.Iguessakidcangetalongwithoutparents.Youdidn'tturnoutsobad,right?Imean,yougotthatDüssenberg,andthatpooloutside.Right?

WARBUCKS(seizingthemoment)

Grace!

GRACEYes,sir?

WARBUCKSDoyouhavethoselegalpapersfromtheotherday?

GRACERighthere,sir!

WARBUCKSAnnie–aDüssenbergisonlyacar,apoolisjustabigbathtub,andbeingrichisn'tanygoodifthere'snoonetoshareitwith.Annie,doyouunderstandwhatI'msaying?

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ANNIENo,sir.

WARBUCKSIwanttoadoptyou.

ANNIEAdoptme?

WARBUCKSYes.

ANNIEOh.Gee.Well,ifIcan'thavemyrealmotherandfather–thenIwantyou,Mr.Warbucks!Yes!

WARBUCKSDrake!

DRAKEYes,sir!

WARBUCKSCallinthestaff!

DRAKERightaway,sir!

(Hegoesoutbrieflyandreturnswiththeotherhousestaff:MRS.GREER,CECILLEandthe4SERVANTS.)

WARBUCKSGrace,haveJudgeBrandeiscomerightawayandlet'ssignthosepapers!

GRACEHe'salreadybeencalled,sir!

WARBUCKSWe'regoingtohaveaparty.Tomorrow–acelebra,on!Andyoucanhaveanyoneintheworldcometoit!

ANNIEOhboy!

WARBUCKSWhowouldyoulike?BabeRuth?JohnnyRockefeller?CharlieChaplinisalotoffun!

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GRACEMr.Warbucks,maybeAnniehassomeideas.Annie?

ANNIEWell–(LookingattheHOUSESTAFF)–allofyou,ofcourse.Andthekidsfromtheorphanage.

WARBUCKSOfcourse,thekids!

ANNIEAndMissHannigan?

WARBUCKSOh–whynot?Annie,I'mtheluckiestmanintheworld!

ANNIEAndI'mtheluckiestkid!

SONG:IDON'TNEEDANYTHINGBUTYOU

WARBUCKS&ANNIETOGETHERATLASTTOGETHERFOREVERWE'RETYINGAKNOTTHEYNEVERCANSEVER

WARBUCKSIDON'TNEEDSUNSHINENOWTOTURNMYSKIESTOBLUE

WARBUCKS&ANNIEIDON'TNEEDANYTHINGBUTYOU!

GRACEYOU'VEWRAPPEDMEAROUNDTHATCUTELITTLEFINGERYOU'VEMADELIFEASONGYOU'VEMADEMETHESINGER

ANNIEANDWHAT'STHATBATHTUBSONGYOUALWAYS"BU-BU-BOO!?"

WARBUCKS&GRACEBU-BU-BUANYTHINGBUTYOU

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ANNIEYESTERDAYWASPLAINAWFUL

ALLAwful!

WARBUCKSYOUCANSAYTHATAGAIN

ALLAgain!

ANNIEYESTERDAYWASPLAINAWFUL

WARBUCKSBUTTHAT'S–

ANNIENOTNOW,

WARBUCKS&ANNIETHAT'STHEN!

MRS.GREERSHE'SPOORASAMOUSE

DRAKEHE'SRICHERTHANMIDAS

WARBUCKS&ANNIEBUTNOTHINGONEARTHCOULDEVERDIVIDEUS!

ALLANDIFTOMORROWI'MANAPPLESELLERTOOIDONT'NEEDANYTHINGBUTYOU!

HAMLETNEEDEDHISMOTHERWOOLWORTHNEEDEDHISSHOPORVILLENEEDEDHISBROTHERORELSEHE'DGOKER-PLOP!

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(JUDGEBRANDEIShasarrivedwithasatchelofpapers.)

WARBUCKSJudgeBrandeis!She'sgoingtobemydaughter!

ALLTHEY'RETWOOFAKINDTHEHAPPIESTPAIRNOWTHERE'SNOTHINGTODREADTHEY'REFLOATINGONAIRNOWANDWHAT'STHETITLEOFTHEDREAMTHATJUSTCAMETRUE?

IDON'TNEEDANYTHINGANYTHING,ANYTHINGIDON'TNEEDANYTHINGBUTYOU!

(Atsong'send,allareassembledaroundJUDGEBRANDEIS,perhapsseatedatadesk,withaquillpen,lookingveryofficial.)

BRANDEISOliver,Annie–accordingtotheadop,onlawsoftheStateofNewYork...

(CECILLEenterswithROOSTERandLILYdisguisedastheMUDGES)

CECILLEExcuseme,sir.

WARBUCKSWhatisit?

CECILLESir,Mr.andMrs.Mudge.

(Anuncomfortablesilence...)

ROOSTERExcuseus,folks...wedon'tmeantointerrupt.Shirley,look!There'sourAnnie.

LILYLookather.

ANNIEWhoareyou?

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LILYHoney,we'reyourMomandDad.

(Disbelieffromthecrowd.)

ROOSTERMudge.RalphMudgeisthename,andthishere'smywife,Shirley.

LILYYouneverknewit,dear,butyou'reourlibleAnnieMudge.

WARBUCKSAnnie"Mudge?"

ROOSTERWewassickandbroke,honey,anddidn'tknowwhichwaytoturn.

LILYHadtogotoCanadatoworkonafarm.

ROOSTERButwecouldn'tbringalongnobaby.

GRACE(notbuyingit)

Mr.Mudge,uh,we'veseenagreatnumberofpeoplewho'veclaimedtobe–

ROOSTERProof!Iexpectyou'llbewan,n'proofofus.So–here'sourdriver'slicensesandAnnie'sbirthcer,ficate.

(HehandspaperstoGRACE.)

GRACEBabygirl,AnnElizabethMudge,borntoRalphandShirleyMudge,NewYork,NewYork,

October28fg,1922.

ANNIEThat'smybirthday.

LILYOh,Annie,alltheyearsIdreamedofholdin'youinmyarmsagain!

GRACEMr.Mudge,onthenightAnniewaslehattheorphanage,canyou–

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LILYAndRalph,look!She'swearingthenecklace!

(ROOSTERtakesoutasilverlockethalfthatappearstomatchANNIE'Slocket.)

ROOSTERSheis!Lookiehere!Welehahalfofasilverlocketherourbaby,andkepttheotherhalfso'soneday–ha!Andlook.Itfitsperfectly.

LILYThankGod,Ralph!It'sourAnnie!

ROOSTERSheis,sheis!

WARBUCKS(dejected)

Shedoesseemtobe.

ROOSTERWell,ifyou'llgetAnnie'sthingstogether,we'llbetakingheralong.

WARBUCKSTakeher?

GRACENo.

WARBUCKSAndbesides,Mr.Mudge–whataboutthemoney?

ROOSTERWell,yaknow–weain'tgotmuch,butwe'dbegladtogiveyouwhateverwecan.

WARBUCKS(pullingacheckfromhiscoatpocket)

Youhaven'theardthatI'veofferedacer,fiedcheckforfihythousanddollarstoanyonewhocanprovethey'reAnnie'sparents?

LILYFihy–thousand–dollars?

ROOSTERNo,sir.Wedon'tknownothin'aboutnocheck.Anyway,wedon'twantnomoney.

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LILYO'course,Ralph,withfihythousanddollars,wecouldaffordtobringAnnieupright.YourememberthatpigfarminNewJersey?She'dbelivinginthecountry,Ralph!

ROOSTER(crossestoWarbuckstogetthecheck)

Freshair,fresheggs,freshham!So–acer,fiedcheck?Andall'sIgobadoismakeitouttomyself?

(Avisibleac\onfromGRACEtoWARBUCKSexpressinghermisgivingsaboutthis.)

WARBUCKS(pullingthecheckaway)

Yes.Tomorrowmorning.

LILYTomorrow?

WARBUCKSAnniewillstayhereonemorenightwithustosaygoodbye.Thenyoucancomegether–andthecheck–inthemorning.

ROOSTERWhateveryousay!SoAnnie–un,ltomorrowmorning.Andthenyou'llbespendingtherestofyourlifewithus.

LILYGoodbye,Annie...darling.

ROOSTERAndgoodbyeall.

(AsROOSTERandLILYstepbacktowardthedoor,hebumpsintoGRACEwho,likebefore,getsagoodlookathisface.)

Oops,pardonme,sweetheart.

(Theyexit.)

BRANDEISWell,isn'tthatafascina,ngturnofevents.

(Hebeginstopackhispapersbackintohissatchel.)

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WARBUCKS(Reluctant,butsignalingforALLtoadlibtheirjoy)

It's–wonderfulnews.

ALLYes/wonderful/congratula,ons/etc.

GRACEYou'resolucky,Annie.

ANNIEYeah.Justthink–apigfarm.

WARBUCKS(half-hearted)

ToAnnieMudge!

ALLToAnnieMudge...

(ANNIE'Semo\onsgetthebestofher.Shestartscryingandrunsout.Asshedoes,ROOSEVELTenters,beingpushedbyICKES.)

ROOSEVELTHelloagain,everyone!

(Nooneresponds.)

Iseemtohavethiseffectonpeoplelately,Harold.

GRACEGree,ngs,Mr.President.

ROOSEVELTWheredidthatlibleonego,Oliver?

WARBUCKSI'velosther,Mr.President.

ROOSEVELTFranklin.Please.

GRACE(toWARBUCKS)

Sir–thatman.Mr.Mudge.I'veseenhimbefore,andI'mprebysurehe'snotwhohesaysheis.

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WARBUCKSFranklin–Ineedyourhelp!

(Lightsdim,musicunder,castexits)

(EndofScene)

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SCENE4,WARBUCKSHOUSE,EARLYMORNING,INT.

SONG:MAYBE,REPRISE

(ANNIEandSANDYenter.ANNIEcarriesasuitcase.Lightsverydim.)

ANNIESILLYTOCRYNOTHINGTOFEARBETCHANEWJERSEY'SNICEASRIGHTHERE.BETCHAMYLIFEISGONNABESWELLLOOKIN'ATTHEMIT'SEASYTOTELLANDMAYBEI'LLFORGETHOWNICEHEWASTOMEANDHOWIWASALMOSTHISBABY...

Maybe.

(ANNIEsitsglumlyonhersuitcaseasWARBUCKSandGRACEenter.)

WARBUCKSGoodmorning,Annie.

ANNIEGoodmorning,Mr.Warbucks.AndMissFarrell.

GRACEHello,dear.

WARBUCKSYou'reupearly.

ANNIEWell,myfolksarecomin'forme,soIthoughI'djustwaitfor'emhere.Willyoucomeseemesome,mes?Outinthecountry?

WARBUCKSAnnie,I'vegotsomethingverydifficulttotellyou.Somethingwe'vejustlearned.

GRACEWe'vebeenupallnightlongtryingtofigurethingsout.

(EnterROOSEVELT,pushedbyICKES.)

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ROOSEVELTWellgoodmorning,Annie.

ANNIEGoodmorning,Mr.President.

ROOSEVELTPlease–it'sFranklin.(ToIckes.)Harold,tellherwhatweknow.

ICKESAnnie,earlythismorning,theF.B.I.telephoneduswithsomeverysadnews.Theyhaveinfacttracedtheiden,tyofyourparents.

ANNIEYes,Ialreadyknow–Mr.AndMrs.Mudge.

WARBUCKSNo,dear.YourparentswereDavidandMargaretBenneb.

ICKESAndtheypassedawayalong,long,meago,I'mafraid.

GRACE(concerned)

Annie?

ANNIEYoumean–they'redead?

WARBUCKSYes,dear.

ANNIEOh.SoI'manorphanaherall.Liketheotherkids.

GRACEAreyouallright,Annie?

ANNIEIguessIalwaysknewmyfolksweredead.BecauseIknewtheylovedme,soiftheywerealive–they–

(Shecan'tcon\nue.)

WARBUCKSWell,Iloveyou,AnnieBenneb.

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ANNIEAndIloveyou,too.

(ANNIErunsandhugsWARBUCKS,thenbreaksaway,rollinghersleevesup,readyforba4le.)

NowwhointheheckareRalphandShirleyMudge?

WARBUCKSThat'sright.Whointheheckarethey?!

GRACEThebirthcer,ficatecouldhavebeenforged.Butsomehowtheyknewaboutthelocket.

ROOSEVELTIthinkthatlocketisthekeytothiswholedarnthing.

ICKESTheques,onis,whoevenknewaboutit?

WARBUCKSWell–us,andtheFBI,ofcourse.

ANNIE(casually)

Andthekids,andMissHannigan...

WARBUCKS&GRACEMissHannigan!

(DRAKEenters.)

DRAKEMissHannigan,sir,andthechildrenfromtheorphanage.

(ORPHANSandMISSHANNIGANenter.)

ANNIEHiguys!

ORPHANSHi!/Annie!/Wow!/Etc...

WARBUCKSMissHannigan!I'mdelightedtomeetyou.

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MISSHANNIGANIt'sapleasure.

WARBUCKSLet'ssee,youknowMissFarrell,ofcourse.

MISSHANNIGANSure.

WARBUCKSAndthisisthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.

MISSHANNIGANOhyeah.Sureitis.

WARBUCKSAndmybutler,Drake.

(MISSHANNIGANdoesadoubletakeassherealizesitisthepresident,thengoestohimandbowsasifhewereroyalty.MRS.GREERenterswithanenvelope,whichshehandstoWARBUCKS.)

MRS.GREERMr.Warbucks,thishasjustcomefromtheFBI.

(Heopenstheenvelope,pullsoutapieceofpaper.)

WARBUCKSAh-ha!Comesthedawn.

(HehandsittoGRACE.)

GRACEWell,ofcourse.

(ShehandsittoROOSEVELT.)

ROOSEVELTAndnow,itallfitstogether.

(Enter,MRS.PUGH,whomakes"Mudge"soundlikesewerwaste.)

MRS.PUGHSir,Mr.AndMrs.–Mudge.

(ROOSTERandLILYenter.)

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ROOSTERTheresheis,Shirley!

LILYThereyouare,baby!

ROOSTERShirleyandIcouldn'tsleepallnightjus'thinkin'aboutourlibleAnnie.

ANNIE(playingalong)

Hi,Mom.Hi,Dad.

LILYShe'ssosweet.

ROOSTERWell,wedon'twannabotheranyone'sfun.WejustcomebytopickupAnnieandbeonourway.

WARBUCKSOfcourse.Let'ssee,where'sthatsuitcase?

ROOSTEROh,andthe,uh,thecheck.

WARBUCKSAh,yes.Thecheck.I'dalmostforgoben.Grace?

GRACE(ToROOSTER)

Hereitis,Mr.Mudge.Fihythousanddollars,cer,fied.

ROOSTER(takingthecheck,justali4letoojoyful)

PaytotheorderofRalphMudge!

WARBUCKSReadit.

ROOSTERPaytotheorderof–"TheJigisUp?"

(WARBUCKStakesthecheck.SECRETSERVICEAGENTSenter.)

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ROOSEVELTYes,I'mafraidthejigisup,DanielFrancisHannigan.Alsoknownas...

GRACERoosterHannigan.

CECILLEAlsoknownasRalphMudge.

MRS.PUGHAlsoknownasDannytheDip.

(LILYa4emptstosneakoutbutistrappedbythesecretservice.)

WARBUCKSFranklin,Ibelievefraudisafederaloffenseandyouragentshavethepowertoarrest.

(TheSECRETSERVICEAGENTSgrabROOSTERandLILYfrombehindasiftohandcuffthem.)

ROOSEVELTThat'sright,Oliver.

(Then,toROOSTER&LILY,imita\ngAnnie)Bye,Mom!Bye,Dad!

MISSHANNIGAN(hurriedly,toORPHANS)

Well,wegobabegeln'back,girls.Packitup!

ICKES(poin\ngtoHANNIGAN)

Arresthertoo.

(SECRETSERVICEAGENTmovestosecureHANNIGAN)

MISSHANNIGANMe?Why–Ineverhadnothin'todowiththem!

LILYAw,comeoffit.

ROOSTERYeah,sis.Ifwe'sgoin'down,soareyou.

MISSHANNIGANMr.Warbucks.Sir.Iain'tneverdonenothin'toyou.(ToAnnie.)Annie.Annie,tell'em

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howgoodandniceIalwayswastoyou.

ANNIEAw,gee,MissHannigan.Rememberthatonethingyoualwaystaughtme–nevertellalie!

MISSHANNIGANBrat!Ineverdidlikeyou.(ToORPHANS)Ineverlikedanyofyous,either.(ToROOSEVELT)AndIain'tnevervoted–foryou!

ROOSEVELTTake'emallaway,boys!

(ORPHANScheer!AGENTSexitwithHANNIGAN,ROOSTERandLILY.)

ANNIEHeykids!ThisisOliverWarbucks–mynewdad!Hip,hip!

ORPHANS&ALLHooray!

ANNIEHip,hip!

ORPHANS&ALLHooray!

ANNIEHip,hip!

ORPHANS&ALLHooray!

ANNIEAndthis–isthepresident.

ROOSEVELTHigirls!

ORPHANS(So]ly.)

Hello.

ROOSEVELT(toIckes)

I'ms,llnotpollingwellwiththekids,amI,Harold?

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ICKESNo,sir.

(JUDGEBRANDEISenters.)

BRANDEISCanwefinallygetthisshowontheroad,Oliver!?

WARBUCKSYes,Judge,Ithinkwecan.Annie–nowwillyoubemydaughter?

ANNIEAw,gee!

SONG:TOMORROW,REPRISE

ANNIETHESUN'LLCOMEOUTTOMORROWBETYOURBOTTOMDOLLARTHATTOMORROWTHERE'LLBESUN

ALL&CHILDREN'SCHORUSJUSTTHINKIN'ABOUTTOMORROWCLEARSAWAYTHECOBWEBSANDTHESORROW'TILTHERE'SNONE!

WHENI'MSTUCKWITHADAYTHAT'SGREYANDLONELY,IJUSTSTICKUPMYCHINANDGRINANDSAY...

"OH,THESUN'LLCOMEOUTTOMORROW"SOYAGOTTAHANGON'TILTOMORROWCOMEWHATMAY!

TOMORROW!TOMORROW!ILOVEYA,TOMORROW!YOU'REALWAYSADAYAWAY!

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TOMORROW!TOMORROW!ILOVEYA,TOMORROW!YOU'REALWAYSADAYA–WAY!

(EndAct2)

BOWS

IDON'TNEEDANYTHINGBUTYOU,REPRISE

TOGETHERATLASTTOGETHERFOREVERWE'RETYINGAKNOTTHEYNEVERCANSEVERIDON'TNEEDSUNSHINENOWTOTURNMYSKIESTOBLUEIDON'TNEEDANYTHINGBUTYOU!

YESTERDAYWASPLAINAWFULYOUCANSAYTHATAGAINYESTERDAYWASPLAINAWFULBUTTHAT'S–NOTNOW,THAT'STHEN!

WE'RETWOOFAKINDTHEHAPPIESTPAIRNOWTHERE'SNOTHINGTODREADWE'REFLOATINGONAIRNOWANDWHAT'STHETITLEOFTHEDREAMTHATJUSTCAMETRUE?

IDON'TNEEDANYTHINGANYTHING,ANYTHINGIDON'TNEEDANYTHINGBUTYOU!