AUDITION / REGISTRATION
SUMMER 2016
REGISTRATION FEE: $200
(includes 2 comp. tickets per run)
AGES: 7-16
Saturday, March 26 REGISTRATION -­ Drop-­in Anytime Between 10 a.m.-­3:30 p.m. Thibodaux Playhouse, Inc. Rehearsal Hall "Temple" (1120 Caroline Street in Thibodaux) CD and lines to be practiced for audition date will be given out at the time of registration. Saturday, April 9 AUDITIONS - ONLY 65 cast members will be selected.* Thibodaux Playhouse, Inc. Rehearsal Hall "Temple" at 1120 Caroline Street in Thibodaux (by appointment) Sunday, April 10 CALL BACKS (by appointment) If a call back is requested, expect to be notified Sat., April 9 by 9 p.m. -­ same location as auditions above WEEK 1: May 31-­June 3 WEEK 2: June 6-­10 WEEK 3: June 13-­16 (no rehearsal June 17) WEEK 4: DRESS REHEARSAL June 20 (10 a.m.-­3:30p.m.) PERFORMANCES June 21-­24 (7 p.m.) & June 25-­26 (2 p.m.) TPI, JR. REHEARSALS -­ (10 AM-­3:30 PM, Monday-­Friday) at Jean Lafitte Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center (314 St. Mary Street, Thibodaux) * CAST ANNOUNCED VIA E-­MAIL on Monday, April 11 by 10 p.m. REQUIREMENTS:
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rehearsals at Jean Lafitte – St. Mary Street, Thibodaux – Parents, guardians, or other drivers are
asked to park on the grass area across form the parking lot (Farmer’s Market area) and to wait
outside the theater for children to be dismissed. NO car line is to be formed around the circle
as parking for library workers and park service will be blocked.
Parents/Guardians and other family and friends of participants are NOT allowed at rehearsals,
or backstage at performances.
Cast/crew are expected to be at rehearsals at least five (5) minutes before start time.
Cast/crew are to be available for and will attend all rehearsals and performances. Exceptions
allowed are sickness and/or emergency or after speaking to the director(s), Mrs. Erica Annis
and/or Mrs. Amy Good, regarding an absence prior to the rehearsal in question. If you know
you and your family will be out of town for some of the rehearsals or for other reasons for
absentee, you MAY NOT be eligible for a speaking/soloist role; however, you may be in the
chorus. Each situation is conditional and is left up to the discretion of the director(s).
Dress casually for rehearsals, in loose-fitting clothing, with shorts/pants and tennis shoes or other
soft-sole shoes. Avoid hats, dresses/skirts, flip-flops, crocs, and heeled shoes.
Participants are responsible for collecting their own belongings and other items, as well as
disposing of all trash.
Cast/crew agree NOT to bring electronic devices. Cell phones are to be given to director(s)or
interns upon arrival to rehearsals daily. The phone will be returned to its owner upon dismissal.
Cast/crew agree NOT to bring valuables to rehearsal.
Cast/crew agree to bring a book to read or other quiet activity to engage in when not actively
engaged “on stage” during rehearsals.
Cast/crew agree to bring script and pencil(s)/highlighter(s) to each rehearsal for note-taking
as directions are given by the play’s director(s)/stage manager(s).
Cast/crew understand and agree to NOT eat nor drink, other than water, in the theatre. Please
label bottles with cast member name.
Cast members are to brink a bag lunch daily.
Refrigeration and microwave is NOT available.
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, IMPROPER LANGUAGE, BULLYING, DISRESPECT FOR OTHERS, FAILURE TO
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS, A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE THAT WORKS AGAINST THE GOOD OF THE OVERALL
SHOW AND ALL INVOLVED, or ANY OTHER UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR will be grounds for
dismissal from the workshop.
To ensure the success of the experience for you and to insure a successful performance, this
audition/registration form, when completed and signed, is considered a contract between
cast/crew member and Thibodaux Playhouse, Inc.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
• • • • • Cast Party Organizers (finger food, drinks, table cloths, paper plates, napkins, set-up, clean-up)
Clean Up After Each Performance (audience, stage, backstage, bathrooms, garbage)
Set Strike After Sunday Performance
Costume Collection & Organization After Sunday Performance
Children’s Raffle Organizer
Parent Meetings held at Jean Lafitte:
Monday, June 6
Monday, June 13
AUDITIONEE INFORMATION:
First Name: ______________________________
Address: _______________________________
Last Name: ______________________________
City: _______________ State: ______
Age: _____ Date of Birth: _________________
Grade as of August 2016: ______
Sex:
Weight: __________
Male
Female
Height: __________
CAST MEMBER T-shirt size (Circle One)
YOUTH
S
PARENT T-shirt size (If you wish to purchase a T-shirt):
Do you wear?
Glasses
What is your Vocal Range?
Contacts
Soprano
M
Zip: ______
Hair color: _____________
L XL
ADULT
S
M
L
XL
2XL
(Circle One)
ADULT
S
M
L
XL
2XL
Neither
Alto
Is this your first time auditioning at Thibodaux Playhouse?
Tenor
Yes
Bass
Not Sure
No
List your most recent Acting and/or Performing Experience in the chart below:
SHOW
ROLE & brief description
Do you take Lessons?
Vocal
Acting
Dance
If so, explain…how many years, which instrument, etc.
Instrumental
LOCATION
Other
NONE
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Do you have any special skills that may be of interest to the director?
Juggling
Gymnastics
Second Language
Other _______________________________
THE ACTOR’S EGO
First truth: All the roles must be filled
Not everyone can play the lead. Actors crave attention, and playing one of the bigger roles
in the show is a great way to get attention. But just because you’re not a lead doesn’t mean
you won’t be seen. Forget the leads and concentrate on your own part. Make it your own,
and you can shine.
One of the joys of having a smaller part is that you can really detail your performance. How
does your character walk? Talk? Blink? Roll the sleeves of your coat? You can endlessly
add details to character, and the more details you add, the more real the character. The
more real the character, the more memorable the character. Revel in the details of your
part. Commit to it fully. You may just be the person who steals the show!
Second truth: Loyalties must be honored
Ever hear the phrase, “Pay your dues”? Well, lots of student actors have done just that:
they’ve paid their dues by working hard and keeping at it. Rarely does the lead role go to a
new cast member no matter how good the audition. It’s the veteran cast members who
have taken the smaller roles in previous years and proven their work ethic and commitment
to teamwork, thus earning the coveted roles over time.
Is this always true? Of course not. Maybe a new cast member has professional acting
experience that can’t be ignored. Perhaps an incoming cast member has an older sibling
who taught him or her the ropes. There are always exceptions to the rule, but generally,
being cast in smaller roles provides you the opportunity to prove your commitment to the
overall success of the show. Being willing to stay positive and do whatever is needed to
make the production as good as possible will undoubtedly pay off in the future.
Third truth: Variety is good in theaters
Insulted because last year you had the lead and this year you are Spear Carrier Number
Three or Chorus? Consider this: you might be in a smaller part this time around precisely
because you had a larger part last time. Many directors try to be fair and share the wealth,
so to speak, by not always giving the lead to the one “star” in the cast. All the other parents
sure appreciate knowing they won’t keep seeing the same faces front and center in every
production.
Actors of any age can beat themselves up mercilessly or think the director doesn’t like them
(taking it personally) over not getting a part. The reality is that there are hundreds of
variables that go into casting a show, and the actor’s audition, though everything to the
actor, is just one piece of the casting process. Director(s) must take into consideration all skill
levels, abilities, talents, heights, personalities, experience, voice projections, stage presence,
behaviors, etc. and then use this information to cast a show with the right talent(s) for the
right role(s) in order for a production to be successful.
All auditioners will be treated with respect and appreciation. Each cast/crew member must
treat directors with this same respect and appreciation. Your directors recognize that all
actors take risks. Every audition presents the possibility of rejection, and it takes courage to
even try.
Thanks to all of you for your time and energy to audition. Mrs. Erica and Mrs. Amy are
grateful for your interest and efforts.
WHAT ROLE(s) DO YOU WISH TO PLAY? (List all that suit your interest.)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Are you willing to participate in this workshop by accepting any role other than those you
listed above, according to the discretion/decision of the director(s)?
(Circle One)
Yes
No
(Answer this above question TRUTHFULLY. If you are NOT willing to take a “lesser” role than
expected, this is your time to let your feelings be known. At NO other time will this be up for
discussion.)
COMMENTS: _____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Are you comfortable/able to memorize a lot of lines?
Yes
No
Are there any rehearsal or performance dates/times you are unable to attend? Explain in
detail.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
I understand that members of the Thibodaux Playhouse Children’s Summer Musical Workshop are
expected to understand all requirements as listed above and behave in a cooperative manner, and if
my child or I show any unacceptable behavior to other members or adult staff or helpers, s/he and/or
I will be asked to leave.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Printed (Youth/Child)
Signed if know cursive (Youth/Child)
Date
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Printed (Parent)
Signed (Parent)
Date
PARENT / GUARDIAN INFORMATION:
First Name: ____________________________
Last Name: ____________________________
Relationship to youth/child registering: _______________________________________________
Address (if different from above): ______________________________________________________
City: _____________________
State: ____________________
Zip: _______________
Email Address: ______________________________________________________________________
Phone (home): _______________Phone (work): _______________Phone (cell): _____________
First Name: ____________________________
Last Name: ____________________________
Relationship to youth/child registering: _______________________________________________
Address (if different from above): ______________________________________________________
City: _____________________
State: ____________________
Zip: _______________
Email Address: ______________________________________________________________________
Phone (home): _______________Phone (work): _______________Phone (cell): _____________
Other emergency contacts:
Name: _________________________________
Phone: _________________________________
Name: _________________________________
Phone: _________________________________
Child’s Medical Conditions:
Please list any medical conditions, e.g. asthma, allergies, recent injuries or illnesses, etc.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
TICKET SALES:
• Thibodaux Playhouse Plus Members Season Ticket Holders will have already pre-ordered seats. These
members have until one week before general admission ticket sales begin to designate which dates they
are choosing to attend the show. Parents of cast members who are Plus subscribers will be able to get
their Plus tickets first, then their cast member tickets (a maximum of 8 per child). Toddlers who can
sit on a parent's lap do NOT need a ticket. All Tickets are reserved seating and are NON-REFUNDABLE.
• Ticket sales for Parents of Cast Members will begin on Monday, June 6 at 8 a.m. (FIRST COME, FIRST
SERVE BASIS) You must go to www.thibodauxplayhouse.com to order your tickets. A maximum of 8
tickets per child in the cast can be ordered beginning on Monday, June 6 at 8 a.m. and ending on
Thursday, June 11 at 8 a.m. These 8 tickets include the 2 complimentary tickets per child that were
guaranteed to you at the time you registered your child. We are setting this limit so that the
general public has an opportunity to see the show as well. Ticket prices are $18 adults / $12 children (age
13 & Under). Toddlers who can sit on a parent's lap do NOT need a ticket. All Tickets are reserved seating
and are NON-REFUNDABLE.
• General ticket sales begin on Friday, June 10 at 8 a.m. ONLY through
www.thibodauxplayhouse.com. General ticket sales will be the only other opportunity
parents of the cast and family members have to order additional tickets.
General public tickets are $18 adults / $12 children (age 13 & under).
• Tickets are sent electronically through e-mail via Thibodaux Playhouse/Vendini; there are no paper tickets.
Online ticket sale end one hour before each show. The ticket booth is open 1 hour before each show and
will close promptly at the time each show is scheduled to begin.
• General admission tickets may either be printed from your e-mail and brought to the ticket booth OR you
may give the name of the ticket holder at the ticket booth when you arrive (not earlier than one hour prior
to each show).
LINES:
Each cast member hopeful will be expected to read lines for up to 3
characters from the play. These lines should be from the 3 roles you wish
to play as marked on your registration packet. Please understand that you
may NOT be asked to read for all 3 prepared roles, as the judges may NOT
require additional readings – but be prepared just in case.
SONGS:
v YOU MUST – Sing a song from any Disney or musical theater show / NO RADIO
SONGS – Prepare for only about 1 minute of the song.
v IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO SING – You WILL NOT be considered for a role.
v IF YOU ARE NOT TRYING OUT FOR ANY CERTAIN ROLE: We will give you lines
to read during auditions.
A cast of up to 65 members will be chosen. Should more than 65 children
audition, some children may be unable to participate. This means that it all
comes down to how you perform during auditions. Bring your “A-game.”
Practice, practice, practice!
• Be yourself.
• Add movement.
• Add gestures with arms, hands, head, legs, feet, etc.
• Use emotion.
• Project your voice loud enough for the back row to hear you.
• Appear confident.
* If you cannot make one of the assigned times due to an emergency,
contact Mrs. Erica Annis at [email protected].
Here are some things Mrs. Erica Annis (Director/Producer) and Mrs. Amy Good (Vocal Coach/ Choreographer) want you to consider: • There are only 65 spots to fill;; 65 + have registered to audition. This means some children will not be cast in the show. • Why only 65? The stage is ONLY so big. Backstage can ONLY handle so many people. Things must remain orderly. • There is only one of each of the following roles: Aladdin, Jasmine, Abu, Iago, Razul, Jafar, Sultan;; all other roles will be Magic Carpet, Narrators, Dancing & Gymnastics Group, Shopkeepers, Chidren, Princes, Royal Guards (good guys), Jafar’s Guards (bad guys), and Attendants. This means that only 7 out of 65 children will be cast in a main/named role. • Disappointment is inevitable, but it does not mean that you weren't good enough, only that there was an abundance of talent. • Getting "cut" is never personal. From the bottom of our hearts, we do not want to let anyone go from a theater opportunity. If we had our way, we'd build a large enough stage for everyone. Since that is not possible, no one should audition thinking, "I'm a shoe in for this role. There's no way they won't pick me for this role. I'm definitely IN!" Everyone should prepare for the what if of not getting picked or for not getting the role of your first, second, or even third choice. • Once you've had a main role, we know you would really like to be one again. It's hard to give up the limelight. Each play is different, so calls for different personalities and technique;; the person who best personifies the role according to the visions of the adults in charge of auditions, will get the part. • Why does someone who is new to TPI get a main role, but I have been passed over several times? Don't I deserve a main role since I have been with TPI for some time now? What is fair to you may not be fair to our audiences. Audiences deserve to see new faces so that Thibodaux Playhouse can continue to grow. Someone who truly brings the character to life is truly deserving of the role. • Consider the following...If Mrs. Erica added up all of the different children who have done plays since Suessical, it would be more than 100+ different people. So let's just say that ONLY these people tried out. We'd still have to cut some of them, even though they have been with TPI for a while. • Attitude is everything! Do not think, "The directors know me. They know my talent." Think of this...what about the people we do not know who probably would be great on stage but didn't do as well at auditions because they were nervous or sick. We have to go by scores and value the judges' opinions. So, pretend your directors are seeing you for the first time. Knock our socks off, every time! • If someone gets the part you were "born to play" or "was meant to be yours", be happy for them. Embrace the role that was chosen for you because we selected it specially for you based on your talent and personality. We promise to make you shine in that role if you promise to give 100% effort. • There will be outside judges besides Mrs. Erica and Mrs. Amy. • You will be judged on a point system as follows: SINGING 1-­7, ACTING 1-­5, PERSONALITY 1-­3. Memorizing your song and lines gives you one bonus point. So, the highest total score one can receive is 16. • The key is to be yourself, show personality, be entertaining, and look like you are having fun. Audiences are entertained only if you are willing to give 100% effort to your role. • There is something to be said for how you handle being rejected (in the play, and in life). You simply will not be chosen for everything you audition for, interview for, or sign up to do. This is a part of life, no matter how fair or unfair it seems. It is a tough life lesson, but also an unavoidable one. • Remember, you are good enough! Talent is abundant in our community! • Concentrate on and put all of your energy into being part of a team, making new friends, revisiting with old friends, and helping to bring the entire community together (over 1,000 people) to laugh at your jokes or get teary eyed because of your acting and singing. YOU are who makes the MAGIC of theater come alive! LINES:
NARRATORS
Arabian Nights
Reprise (#50)
1: Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment!
2: Where every beggar has a story and every
camel has a tail!
3: The big day has finally arrived and you’re all
just in time to join the festivities.
4: Yes, friends, this is the day when we finally
find out who Princess Jasmine’s future
husband will be!
5: While we wait for the Royal Family to take
their places in the Royal Box, let’s get the
mood on the street.
SONG:
1: Worthy friends, we resume with Jafar in his
room:
2: the advisor to Sultan Hamed.
3: Watch him gloat by the hour
4: as visions of pow’r race around in his evil
head.
5: Though he’s charming and slick,
1: he’s unspeakably sick, this despicable
parasite.
2: What a villain –
3: Boo!
ALL: Hiss!
4: who will scheme through all this
ALL: and through every Arabian night.
RAZUL
(NO SINGING
FROM CD – only
your prepared
piece)
LINES:
My, my, my. Who’s your pretty young friend?
Princess Jasmine!
Your Highness, what are you doing outside the
palace? And with this riff-raff?
My orders come only from Jafar.
Princess, if you want to have this street rat
released, you better take it up with Jafar. In
the meantime, he stays in my custody. If I were
you, I’d get back to the Palace. It’s not safe for
you to be here alone. Good day, Princess.
IAGO
Why Me (#51)
LINES:
Narrator 1: Believe me folks, this bird’s verbal skilla are
off the chart.
IAGO: Verbal, schmerbal. A parrot never gets any
respect.
Jafar: Not now, Iago. Not here.
IAGO: Sure, fine, whatever. Man, the only thing worse
than being treated like a parrot is being
treated like a kid.
Jasmine: Every father should know that no girl wants
one of the most important decisions of her
life made for her.
IAGO: You tell him, sister.
Sultan: I’m not just your father, Jasmine. I am Sultan.
And we all have rules to obey.
IAGO: He has a point.
(aside…feeling under appreciated)
“Thank you, Iago. That was brilliant!” Aw, shucks,
Boss, just doin’ my job.
“Good job, Iago!” “Way to go, Iago.” “Thanks
for finding the lamp!” Nothing. I get nothing
here!
SONG:
Jafar: In my formative and hungry years I was
unappreciated by my peers. As their slings and
arrows flew, I would ponder wouldn’t you? Why
me? Why me?
Iago: For a man of your charisma and mystique, you
have taken far too long to reach your peak.
Jafar: Why is my status always quo?
Iago: Why does no one want to know?
Jafar: Poor me? Why me? Why am I so unable to
fulfill my true potential,
Iago: Kept down by those you know are small fry
inconsequential
Both: What does it take to catch a break!
Jafar: Though it’s agony to bide my time, I’ve got
years a years and years before my prime.
Iago: Plus, there’s no one on the scene as resourceful
or as mean
Jafar: (tee-hee) as me!
Iago: Who’s the victor?
Jafar: Who’s alone?
Iago: Who will overthrow the throne?
Jafar: Who knows what to do and just how bad to be?
Iago: Who’s he?
Jafar: M – E !
ALADDIN
One Jump Ahead
(#46)
&
Whole New World
(#63)
LINES:
Jasmine: I don’t understand. Why would anybody
steal a loaf of bread?
Aladdin: Gee, I dunno. Acute hunger pangs?
Lightness of head? Rude growling noises
from the stomach? All of the above?
Jasmine: Hunger pangs? What’s that?
Aladdin: You’re not from around here, are you?
So you don’t want to tell me where you’re
from. Fine. But I bet wherever it is, it’s – well,
it’s gotta be –
Jasmine: Boring?
Aladdin: Beautiful.
(changing the subject)
Wow! The Palace looks amazing from here,
doesn’t it?
Jasmine: (bored) Oh, yes, it’s wonderful. Always
perfectly wonderful.
Aladdin: Cool!
Jasmine: “Cool?” Someone always watching you?
Telling you where to go and who to see?
(covering)
Well, anyway, that’s how I imagine it
would be. The Sult – uh, my father will force
me to get married.
Aladdin: Force you? Whoa.
Jasmine: And to someone I don’t even know!
Aladdin: You shouldn’t have to do that!
Jasmine: Exactly!
Aladdin: Exactly!
BOTH: (smile at one another)
SONGS:
Aladdin: One jump ahead of the bread line,
One swing ahead of the sword.
I steal only what I can’t afford.
One jump ahead of the law men.
That’s all and that’s no joke.
Most guys don’t appreciate I’m broke.
Shopkeepers: Riff raff! Street rat! Scoundrel!
Take that!
Aladdin: Just a little snack, guys?
Townspeople: Rip him open, take it back, guys!
Aladdin: I can take a hit, gotta face the facts.
Now you can see what I go through!
Harem Girls: Ooh! Oh, it’s sad Aladdin’s hit the bottom.
He’s become a one man rise in crime.
Matron: I’d blame his parents except he hasn’t got ‘em.
Aladdin: Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat, tell you
all about it when I got the time!
Aladdin: I can show you the world,
shining, shimmering, splendid.
Tell me, Princess, now when did you last let
your heart decide?
I can open your eyes,
take you wonder by wonder
Over, side-ways and under on a magic
carpet ride.
Jasmine: A whole new world,
a new fantastic point of view.
No one to tell us “no” or where to go
or say we’re only dreaming.
Aladdin: A whole new world,
a dazzling place I never knew.
But when I’m way up here, it’s crystal clear
That now I’m in a whole new world with…
Jasmine: That now I’m in a whole new world with you.
Aladdin: Now, I’m in a whole new world with you.
Jasmine: Unbelievable sights, indescribable feeling.
Soaring, tumbling, free wheeling through an
endless diamond sky.
A whole new world, a hundred thousand
things to see.
I’m like a shooting star.
I’ve come so far, I can’t go back to where I
used to be.
Aladdin: Don’t you dare close your eyes.
Hold your breath, it gets better!
A whole new world with new horizons to
pursue.
I’ll chase them anywhere,
there's time to spare.
BOTH: Let me share this whole new world with you.
JASMINE
One Jump Ahead
Reprise (#49)
&
Whole New World
(#63)
LINES:
Jasmine: I don’t understand. Why would anybody
steal a loaf of bread?
Aladdin: Gee, I dunno. Acute hunger pangs?
Lightness of head? Rude growling noises
from the stomach? All of the above?
Jasmine: Hunger pangs? What’s that?
Aladdin: You’re not from around here, are you?
So you don’t want to tell me where you’re
from. Fine. But I bet wherever it is, it’s – well,
it’s gotta be –
Jasmine: Boring?
Aladdin: Beautiful.
(changing the subject)
Wow! The Palace looks amazing from here,
doesn’t it?
Jasmine: (bored) Oh, yes, it’s wonderful. Always
perfectly wonderful.
Aladdin: Cool!
Jasmine: “Cool?” Someone always watching you?
Telling you where to go and who to see?
(covering)
Well, anyway, that’s how I imagine it
would be. The Sult – uh, my father will force
me to get married.
Aladdin: Force you? Whoa.
Jasmine: And to someone I don’t even know!
Aladdin: You shouldn’t have to do that!
Jasmine: Exactly!
Aladdin: Exactly!
BOTH: (smile at one another)
SONGS:
“Riff raff,”
“Street Rat,”
I don’t buy that!
If only they’d look closer,
would they see a poor boy?
No sir-ree!
He’s a prince!
At least he was to me!
Aladdin: I can show you the world,
shining, shimmering, splendid.
Tell me, Princess, now when did you last let
your heart decide?
I can open your eyes,
take you wonder by wonder
Over, side-ways and under on a magic
carpet ride.
Jasmine: A whole new world,
a new fantastic point of view.
No one to tell us “no” or where to go
or say we’re only dreaming.
Aladdin: A whole new world,
a dazzling place I never knew.
But when I’m way up here, it’s crystal clear
That now I’m in a whole new world with…
Jasmine: That now I’m in a whole new world with you.
Aladdin: Now, I’m in a whole new world with you.
Jasmine: Unbelievable sights, indescribable feeling.
Soaring, tumbling, free wheeling through an
endless diamond sky.
A whole new world, a hundred thousand
things to see.
I’m like a shooting star.
I’ve come so far, I can’t go back to where I
used to be.
Aladdin: Don’t you dare close your eyes.
Hold your breath, it gets better!
A whole new world with new horizons to
pursue.
I’ll chase them anywhere,
there's time to spare.
BOTH: Let me share this whole new world with you.
JAFAR’S
GUARDS
Why Me Reprise
(#66)
LINES:
1: Hey, Boss? How come we had to drag him all the
way out here to this cave?
2: Okay, street rat, you’re going on a little trip…
(laughing) over the cliff!
1: (laughing) Yeah, over the cliff! This is the last time
you make us look stupid.
2: Yeah, stupid!
Both: (celebrate with high-fives…but Aladdin has been
freed by Genie’s spell…GUARDS freeze)
1: Uh, sorry, Boss.
2: (dumbfounded) All he did was rub a lamp and
then…
SONG:
Guards: This sandy little land will be the first of your
dominions.
Jafar: Soon all the world will scrape and bow to me
Yes, sir! and your opinions Jafar the First!
Oh, I could burst!
Guards: Go, Jafar! Go, Jafar! Go, Jafar! Go, Jafar!
You’ll be power! You’ll be clout personified!
With a genie and sheer magic by your side.
Jafar: It’s a combination which works me up to fever
pitch!
Guards: Big “G”…
Jafar: And me!
Guards: Who’s the Titan? Who’s the champ? Who’s
the master of the lamp?
Jafar: Who’s the one who’ll take up pages in Who’s Who?
Guards: Who?
Jafar: Why me!
GENERAL
AUDITIONS
(Sultan, Princes,
Royal Guards,
Shopkeepers,
Children, Magic
Carpet, Abu,
Attendants)
Prince Ali (#59)
LINES:
SULTAN: (talking to himself; not realizing that Jasmine
has slipped away) You see, Jasmine?
Outside the palace it’s a different world, and
that’s precisely why you must marry
someone who…Jasmine? Where is Princess
Jasmine? The Princess is missing!
BAKER: Thief! Thief! Someone has stolen my bread!
TOWNSPERSON: Someone stole his bread!
Narrator 4: Ah, the main event. The moment we’ve all
been waiting for. There’s the Sultan: ruler of
all he surveys…and anything else that
happens to be lying around.
Narrator 5: And next to him, for a very special, very
limited engagement, the beautiful Princess
Jasmine!
Narrator 1: Bachelor Number One: Prince Baba of
Ganoush!
Narrator 2: And next we have the very handsome, the
very charming…Prince Dahdu Rahn-Rahn!
Narrator 3: And our final contestant is…The Prince
formerly known as “The Artist!”
SONG:
Make way for Prince Ali!
Say hey, it’s Prince Ali!
Hey! Clear the way in the ol’ bazaar!
Hey you! Let us through! It’s a bright new star!
Oh come! Be the first on your block to meet his eye!
Make way, here he comes, ring bells, bang the drums!
Are you gonna love this guy!
Prince Ali! Fabulous he! Ali Ababwa!
Genuflect! Show some respect! Down on one knee!
Now try your best to stay calm.
Brush up your Sunday salaam.
Then come and meet his spectacular coterie!
GENIE
Friend Like Me
(#73)
LINES:
Oy! Ten thousand years in a tin can’ll give you such a
crick in the neck!
(cracks his neck)
Okay, that’s better!
Now then, “Your wish is my command,” yadda,
yadda, you know the drill, so shoot…
C’mon kid, what’s it gonna be?
Cash, camels, Casbahs?
You must want something…
Hey! What’d you say your name was?
“Aladdin.” He speaks! Okay! This is gonna be a snap!
May I call you “Al?” You know, Al, you’re a lot smaller
than my last master. Either that, or I’m getting bigger.
Do these harem pants make me look fat?
But no wishing for more wishes, okay?
‘Cuz that is just so yesterday.
But otherwise, you’re the boss. This is your luck day.
All your dreams are coming true.
Maybe I should explain? Fine.
Maestro? What key are we in?
(ready to break into song)
…It’s a musical!
SONG:
Mister Aladdin, sir, have you a wish or two or three.
I’m on the job, you big nabob.
You ain’t never had a friend, never had a friend.
You ain’t never had a friend, never had a friend.
You ain’t never had a friend like me.
Like me. Like me. You ain’t never had a friend like
me!
JAFAR
Why Me (#51)
LINES:
He who is in possession of the lamp is the genie’s
master. That would be me. And now, you miserable
wretches, bow before my awesome power!
Here’s my wish, slave! I wish to be the most powerful
genie of all time!
At last! Absolute power is…mine!
SONG:
Jafar: In my formative and hungry years I was
unappreciated by my peers. As their slings and
arrows flew, I would ponder wouldn’t you? Why
me? Why me?
Iago: For a man of your charisma and mystique, you
have taken far too long to reach your peak.
Jafar: Why is my status always quo?
Iago: Why does no one want to know?
Jafar: Poor me? Why me? Why am I so unable to
fulfill my true potential,
Iago: Kept down by those you know are small fry
inconsequential
Both: What does it take to catch a break!
Jafar: Though it’s agony to bide my time, I’ve got
years a years and years before my prime.
Iago: Plus, there’s no one on the scene as resourceful
or as mean
Jafar: (tee-hee) as me!
Iago: Who’s the victor?
Jafar: Who’s alone?
Iago: Who will overthrow the throne?
Jafar: Who knows what to do and just how bad to be?
Iago: Who’s he?
Jafar: M – E!