DOUBLE FEATURE

Two of the world's best-loved musicals
have more in common than "The Dance."






    The chance to dance
  • "At the Ballet"
  • The Dance at the Gym



    Asked and answered
  • "God, I hope I get it."
  • "They're gonna get it tonight."



    Heart and Soul
  • "So I dug right down to the bottom of my soul..."
  • "But my heart, Anita, but my heart..."



    "Promise her anything--"
  • "You don’t want even a fist fight? There won’t be any fight."
  • "I can do that."



    Great minds in synch
  • "One" [Title of ACL’s signature showstopper and blockbuster finale]
  • "One" [Original title of WSS’s "One Hand, One Heart"}



    "Nothing" doing
  • "...nothing...I’m feeling nothing..."
  • "When I look at Chino, nothing happens."



    The loneliest number?
  • "One singular sensation..."
  • "I love him, we’re one..."



    Name Game
  • "I’m Robert Charles Joseph Henry Mills III."
  • "Anita Josefina Teresita Beatriz del Carmen, etc., etc., etc."



    Island transportation
  • "They don’t have bobsleds in San Juan."
  • "I’ll drive a Buick through San Juan."



    Playing it cool?
  • "My hands are cold."
  • "Feel the chill"



    Any questions?
  • "Turn, turn, out, in, step, step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch."
  • "That’s how it’s done, buddy boy."



    Thoughts shared, souls bared
  • "Take him to a headshrinker."
  • "What shall I say? / What can I tell him?"



    If music be the food of love…
  • "Play me the music."
  • "Say it loud and there’s music playing."



    Discrimination
  • "...I caught on – I saw what they were hiring..."
  • "And Chino makes half what the Polack makes."



    That old-time religion
  • "Santa Maria, send me guidance."
  • "Madre de Dios, make it not be true."



    Here’s the story / Of a man named Brady…
  • "How’s the action on your mother’s mattress, Action?"
  • "Let’s face it, my family scene was—ah...not good."



    Career plans
  • Richie: Kindergarten teacher
  • Anybodys: Call girl



    Momma’s got the stuff
  • "She is plump, no doubt."
  • "Mother: Fat..."


  • "...always in the kitchen cooking all the time"
  • "She lives in the kitchen."



    Great expectations
  • "There’s something due any day."
  • "I’m almost ready—but what for?"



    Case closed.
  • "I Feel Pretty"
  • "'Pretty' is what it's about."



    On the other hand…
  • "You are not so cute."
  • "Dance: Ten; Looks: Three"



    Boys and girls together
  • "Boys on the outside, girls on the inside."
  • "How many boys? How many girls?"



    Peeling the onion
  • "I think it would be better if I knew something about you—about your personalities."
  • "In my opinion, this child does not need to have his head shrunk at all."



    Attitude adjustments
  • "Just bring it down"
  • "Just play it cool"



    Terpsichore and me
  • "I used to dance around the living room..."
  • "Feel like running and dancing for joy."



    The awkward age
  • "Too young to take over...too old to ignore..."
  • "You was never my age, none of you!"



    Now hear this
  • "You cannot come by...my Mama..."
  • "Listen to your mother."



    Employment opportunities (1.)
  • "...and he works!"
  • "I need this job..."



    "Say 'A-aahhhh'"
  • Doctor Sidney Rhodes
  • Doc



    "And don’t call me 'Shirley.'"
  • "We have many pretty names at home."
  • "And then everybody started calling me 'Twinkle-Toes.'"



    Growing pains
  • "I was the kind of kid who was always getting slammed into lockers."
  • "Listen, jail bait, I licked you twice and I can do it again."



    Whatever works
  • "Does anybody have a Darvon or a Valium?"
  • "Don’t you people keep aspirin around?"



    So much for "The glass is half-full."
  • "It’s bad."   "Very bad?"
  • "It’s a mess. It’s a mess."



    Ignorance = bliss
  • "There’s a lot I am not certain of"
  • "I don’t know why it’s so. I don’t want to know.”



    Conspicuous Consumption
  • "I’m going back with a Cadillac."
  • "And she’d drive up in her big pink Cadillac convertible."



    Employment opportunities (2.)
  • "free to wait tables..."
  • "I don’t want to wait on tables..."



    Well, think again, honey
  • "You would think that by now I’m allowed."
  • "We’re hangin’ a sign –says 'Visitors forbidden.'"



    Sitting one out
  • "Don’t wear it and don’t come with us to the dance."
  • "Don’t dance!"



    Assimilation
  • "People say, 'You don’t look Puerto Rican.'"
  • "I am an American girl now."



    Make up your mind
  • "See the pretty girl in that mirror there."
  • "Face AWAY from the mirror."



    Crossing the threshold
  • "Tonight is the real beginning of my life as a young lady of America."
  • "And now life really begins."



    Going steady
  • "For I belong to him alone, to him alone..."
  • "Suddenly nobody else will do"



    She’s the one
  • "Oooo—sigh—Give her your attention..."
  • "A committee should be organized to honor me."



    Nightie Night
  • "Kiss Today Goodbye..."
  • "...and make this endless day endless night"








Crossing the Line

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