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[mellow music]

[footsteps approaching]

[mic feedbacks]

[director] What's your name?

- Shelly Gardner.
- [director] Just need the first.

Oh, sorry.

[director] How tall are you?

- 5'7".
- [director] Age?

Oh, a gentleman never asks
a lady her age. [giggles]

36?

Sorry, I lied.

I'm 42.

But this house is huge.

I mean, distance helps.

- [director] Oh.
- Oh, gosh, I'm sorry.

I'm so nervous.

I've been on the Razzle-Dazzle

for so very long and...

[sighs] I just
haven't auditioned in a while.

But it's exciting.

[director] Yeah.

You have an act prepared?

I do. I'm a dancer.

[director] Music?

Yeah.

I gave it to the maestro.

[director] Okay.

Okay.

[mellow music]

[loud footsteps]

Did someone raid a cemetery
for this fuckin' audience?

[Jodie] Oh, shh.

- Oh!
- [Mary-Anne] Oh, shit!

- [Jodie] Go!
- Did that just rip?

- Shit.
- [Jodie] Go, go, go, go, go!

When did they install
that new door handle?

- Like, three months ago.
- Oh, God,

that thing is asking
for ripped costumes.

Are you sure?
Is it really ripped?

Yeah, it's ripped.

I have, like, 20/20 vision.

Good for fuckin' you, Jodie.

[indistinct chatter]

[showgirl] Okay. Yeah, bye.

That's good as wow!

[indistinct chatter]

I caught my wing
on that door handle!

[Mary-Anne] It's a trap.
They're so desperate for money,

they're tryin' to squeeze it
back out of us.

[Jodie] Paranoid.

Oh, God, but you know,
they have to change that.

I mean,
look at this gaping hole.

Okay, let's keep it movin',
Shelly.

I will, I just--look at that.

Oh, gosh.

I mean, I love that darn wing.

You know, of all the wings
in the entire show,

that's the oldest wing.

- Ida is gonna kill me.
- Oh, whatever.

That old Russian bitch has
hated me for, like, nine years.

[Jodie] Because you keep losing
rhinestones and feathers.

[Mary-Anne] Oh, I'm not tryin'
to be a klutz out there, Jesus.

I'm tryin' fuckin' dancing.
Like, what am I supposed to do?

I am dancing.

It's just so disappointing,
you know.

Lemons, and now this.

Lemons?

[Shelly] They've just recently
been so expensive.

[Jodie] Clip-ons, Shelly.
Clip-ons?

Okay, can you please
put them on?

Okay, well, I am. I mean,

gosh, they're 89 cents apiece.

You know,
lemons are not even really food,

you know,
they're like a garnish.

They're more like herbs.

They're like accessories.

- Who needs lemons?
- [Jodie] Let's go!

[Shelly] Okay. Okay, okay.

[Jodie] Let's go!

The music's about to change.

Well, I'm buying some nice
salmon steaks for dinner

because I'm entertaining
tomorrow evening.

Music's changing.

I got this beautiful
salmon steak idea

from Ina Rosenberg's cookbook.

She has beautiful lemon slices
on the salmon.

[Mary-Anne] Oh! [shrieks]

[Shelly] What? So I need them.
I need the lemons.

Shells, you've got
the wrong clip-ons.

Oh, my God.
I mean, when did they put

that door handle on anyway?

Like, two weeks ago?

It was, like, three months ago.

Oh, my God, I keep forgetting
that it's there.

[Jodie] Well, yeah,
because you're old.

I mean, I'm older.

I'm not that old.

[Jodie] Okay, come on.

Come on!

Let's go!

Come on!

Fuck you, door handle.

...I could go back in time,
you know,

and see the door handle,
say to myself--

[Eddie] You ladies mind
moving a little faster?

Everyone else is out there.

You're the only ones acting
like you're at fuckin' brunch.

Oh, like anyone gives
a flying shit, Eddie.

What are there, 12 people?

Excuse me.
You know who gives a shit?

I do. I give a shit.

It's my job to get you on stage.

Have we ever not made it
on the stage, Eddie?

- [Jodie] Shell!
- [Shelly] Jesus.

Cue 453, go.

[mellow music]

[scanner beeps]

[Annette] So, who's the guy?

[Shelly] Rick. He saw me
leaving the parking lot.

[laughs] Oh, a stage door
Johnny situation, huh?

Paging stage door Johnny!

- Shh! Shh!
- Aisle four!

No, he recognized me
in the parking lot.

[Annette] Uh-huh.

Does he think
you're a escort on the side?

Annette, no!

What? Guys think that.

Well, they do.

Well, Rick is nice. He likes me.

- He doesn't think that.
- [machine buzzes]

[machine]
Please scan your item again.

Please scan your item again.

[Shelly] Well, it's on there.

- It's right there!
- Wait, wait.

[machine]
Please scan your item again.

No, it's telling you
to scan it again.

[machine]
Please scan your item again.

[Annette] Put it in the bag.

[machine]
Please scan your item again.

[phone chimes]

- Oh, no.
- What?

Oh. Have to cancel tonight.

Workin' late.

Yeah, rain check.

Sorry.

You wanna return the fish?

No. It's okay.

[mellow music]

[Shelly] Shit.

- Fuckin' hell.
- [horn honks]

[Shelly shrieks]

She's open.

[laughs]

Good. But then I won!

So what the fuck does it matter
if I previously lost, you know?

Oh, really, you're gonna have
an orange right before dinner?

Well, there's only enough fish
for, like, two people, Annette.

I'm tryin' to get it
where I can.

[Shelly] Oh, gosh,
I'm sorry guys.

A little impromptu soiree.

But I got enough.
Men like to be fed.

Shelly, who is this guy anyway?

[Annette] Oh, Rick the dick!

I bet you he was married.

Well, he was divorced.
Didn't have a ring.

[Annette] Uh-huh.
Did you check his pockets?

- He liked me. He--
- [Annette] Uh-huh.

That's why
we're eating his fish.

Look, girls, you don't have
to worry about me.

I am a very lucky person.

I mean, I am. I have luck.

It's in me.
You know what I mean?

I mean, it's in me.
Not everybody has that.

[Mary-Anne] [chuckles] Sure.

You gonna save your winnings
for when you retire?

[laughs]

What? Retire?

Are you crazy?
Like, bankers retire.

I--What do you think
I have a 501k?

No, I'm not gonna retire.

I'm not gonna retire.
I'm gonna work.

And then,
I'm gonna work some more.

And then I'm gonna die.

I'll probably die in my uniform.

- That's my plan.
- [Jodie] You don't wanna retire?

You know--you know,
it's not an option, Jodie.

[Jodie] Yeah,
isn't it like a requirement?

[Annette] No!

Esme Rodriguez is 83.

She is still cocktailing.

Oh, my God, she's 83?

[Annette] 83!

I know because I was invited
to the party.

I didn't go
'cause I don't like soft foods.

[Jodie] [chuckles]
Well, I can't wait to retire.

You're 19!

[Jodie] It just seems, like,

it's such a wonderful time
in life.

I don't--I don't know!

I just think it seems fun!

You know, learning new things.

Maybe taking up a new language.

[Annette] No, you can't learn

a new language
that late in life.

The brain doesn't work that way.

[Shelly] Well,
I wanna learn French.

I love languages.
I can say "Je m'appelle Jodie."

- That's good.
- I know how to say

"My name is Jodie"

in five different languages,

including English.

But that's like
the most useless phrase, though.

You could just point
at yourself and say, "Jodie."

[Jodie] Useless?
Are you kidding?

[Annette laughs]

Shelly, let's learn
French together.

No, no. Je m'appelle Shelly.

Hey, guys, you know what?

I like my life, right?

I like it. I like my job.

I mean, most people
don't like playing grab-ass

with a bunch of coked-up
gamblers at 10:00 a.m., but--

- [Jodie] But you are one so...
- But I don't mind it.

They amuse me.

That's right. They amuse me.

And then I can go drink
and gamble on my own time.

Annette is a bon vivant.

Oh, French.

[laughter]

[doorbell chimes]

- Who's that?
- [Jodie] Oh, it's Eddie!

- [Mary-Anne] Wait, what?
- What?

Wait, that is gonna be so weird!

[Annette] Eddie is coming here?

Jodie, what were you thinking?

Well, no, it's not--

and he's like--
he's like our dad!

[Mary-Anne]
He's not like our dad.

He's seen our boobs,
like, a thousand times.

Have you never heard
of an impromptu girls' night?

When was the last time
you saw Eddie, anyway?

Oh, no, no, no.
I haven't seen Eddie

since I left the show,
and I have not missed him.

[Jodie] Well, that's not nice.

I feel like we're all
kind of like a big family.

Okay, well, if this is a family,
it's pretty fucked up.

- We're tits out all the time.
- [laughs]

No, like, you're our mom, and...

Wait. You're tryin'
to make Shelly your mom

- and Eddie your dad?
- Ugh.

I mean, I feel like
this is a family.

[doorbell chimes]

- We're a family.
- Okay.

Well, you know what, girls?

I will be the girl outside
getting drunk very fast.

Okay.

[laughter]

- And we used to do that thing.
- Oh, God.

And just sit there like this,
not say a word.

- Oh, wow.
- Naked.

Put it everywhere.
You know what I mean?

- Look who's here!
- [Jodie] Welcome, Eddie.

Hey, ladies.
Hey, Annette, good to see you.

Oh, no, no, no,
I'm not gonna hug you.

- I'm sweating.
- [Eddie] That's okay.

[Annette] No, no, no, really.

I am not gonna hug you
because I am sweating.

- [Eddie] Okay.
- [Annette] It's gross.

But it's awful good
to see ya, Eddie.

- Yeah. Yeah, you, too.
- [Annette] Yeah. Mm.

Show's not the same without you.

It isn't? Really?

I kind of feel like it is.

[Eddie] Oh. I mean,
technically, it is.

- [Annette] Yeah.
- It is the same show.

Um, just meant figuratively.

Yeah.

Hey, um,
who took over my track again?

Was it, um--wait.

Uh, Valerie?

- Francine.
- [Annette] Francine!

Francine, yeah. [chuckles]

She sucked.

I mean, she can't fouette.

She really--
she's a terrible dancer.

But how did she take
over my track?

She does the pas de deux
in the fairy ballet?

She can't partner.

I mean, does she even know
how to partner?

Yeah, I mean,
it's been six years

since you left the show.

She does it every night.

She figured it out.

So, Eddie brought some wine.

Yeah. Should I go open it up?

Yeah.

[Shelly] A little Malbec
for anybody?

Annette? Mary-Anne?

I'm allergic to red.

[Annette] Yeah, no.

I'm, um--
I'm drinking margaritas.

[Shelly] Okay.

I just--I brought it because--

well, it's funny.

When I was on Siegfried and Roy,

those guys would have us over
on the off days

and I went pretty hard
on the red wine, so...

Wait, they went hard
on red wine?

Yeah, well, it's ages ago.

[clears throat]

Uh, there was this one time
when I got caught

in the escape trap
with a white tiger.

- What?
- [Eddie] Yeah. No.

- No!
- [Eddie] Yeah, no, yeah.

So, you know, the tiger's
supposed to disappear off stage

- during his trick, right?
- [Jodie] Uh-huh.

[Eddie] And so I'm down, um,

opening the trap door
onto the floor.

- [Jodie] Yeah.
- And the tiger knows

to go through the tunnel
and into the holding pen.

And somehow,

I got caught in the holding pen

with the white tiger.

- [Jodie chuckles]
- [Eddie] And I shit myself.

[Jodie] That is insane!

Did the tiger swat at you?

- No.
- [Jodie] Oh.

- [Eddie clears throat]
- They're very well trained, huh?

[Eddie] Oh, very.
Yeah, it's impressive.

- [Jodie] Wow.
- Thank you.

[Jodie] I mean,
that's scary, though.

Great story, Eddie.

[Mary-Anne] I'm still hungry.

That was, like,
two ounces of fish.

I have some cup of noodles
above the fridge.

- [Mary-Anne] Oh.
- If you want that, sweetie.

[Mary-Anne] Thank you.

- [Jodie] Eddie, are you okay?
- No.

[Jodie] I think I swallowed
a teeny fish bone.

- You?
- Um, so listen.

I didn't come here tonight
just to, um...

I got somethin'
I need to tell you.

Are you okay?

Muffy told me
that the show is closing.

I'm sorry. What?

[Eddie] Yeah,
the show's closing.

Oh! Way to bury the lead,
shithead!

Don't call me
a shithead, Annette.

Well, then,
don't fuckin' drop a bomb

in the middle of a dinner
an hour after you've arrived!

I mean, hold on. Hold on.
I mean, Muffy is senile, okay?

She's, like,
a thousand years old.

- She's about to die.
- Muffy is not senile.

Just tell me what she said.

She said the new casino owners

wanna put their own stamp
on the place.

So they brought in the circus.

That show's doing
really well, so...

I mean, who puts money
into a circus

that's not Cirque du Soleil, right?

That's dumb.

I knew when we started
sharing our theater,

when they started taking
over our Thursday, Friday,

Saturday shows,
it was a bad sign.

[Mary-Anne] No shit.
And also, no, you did not.

- Yeah, I did. Yes.
- [Mary-Anne] No, you didn't.

- [Shelly] Ah, you guys, wait.
- [Mary-Anne] No, you did not.

You guys, our show is legendary.

It is, but Le Razzle-Dazzle,
it's--it's old.

It's the last show
of its kind on the strip.

[Shelly] I know,
that's what makes it so special,

the fact that it's the last one.

It's a show.

It's the costumes, the sets.

[Mary-Anne] Look,
it is a dinosaur, Shelly.

I think we're gonna get
notice tomorrow.

Are you kidding?

You heard this from Muffy?

Yeah.

Oh! What is wrong with you?

Do you like
being the bearer of bad news?

No.

Just it was
important information.

I wanted them
to hear it from me.

Oh, really?
Well, your important information

just broke her fucking heart.

[mellow music]

[showgirl]
You're saying that you don't do

the straddle, bitch?

I see your warm up
every single night.

I don't look good.

[showgirl] Okay. Yeah, bye.

That's good as wow!

[Eddie] Good evening,
ladies and gentlemen.

I regret to inform you
that Le Razzle Dazzle

will have its final performance
in two weeks.

On behalf of Muffy,
as well as our long-time

producing partners
at the casino,

the decision to close the show
has been a hard one to make,

but it's been
an incredible 38-year run,

and they wish to thank everyone

for their hard work
over the years.

[indistinct chatter]

[showgirl 1] Did you guys know?

[showgirl 2] No! Did you know?

[tense music]

[Eddie]
This is your 15-minute call,

ladies and gentlemen.

15 minutes to curtain.

[dramatic music]

I just want to say
on behalf of myself,

your hard work and dedication,

it's been something special.

[clears throat]

I wish everybody
a great show tonight,

and a great show
over the next two weeks.

Thanks.

[door opens, closes]

[Jodie] Hey.

Hey.

[sighs]

You know what?

If they just poured
a little more money

into the advertising campaign...

[sighs] I mean, our press shots
are from the early '80s.

[Jodie] Aren't you
in some of those shots?

Yeah, I am. [chuckles]

You had the Hindenburg solo.

[Shelly] I did.

How long did you do it?

Well, when I was cast
in '87 until about '99

when Renata joined the cast.

Then she took it over.

[Jodie]
I bet you were great, huh?

[sighs]

Did you ever wanna get married?

I was married
when I was really young.

For a short time.

Yeah.

Well, what happened?

I was dancing.

I was already in the show
here when we met,

and he didn't like Vegas much.

He got a job in New York.

The show here
was really thriving,

and there was a lot
of press around us.

It was very exciting.
I was very young.

And so I stayed here.

[Jodie] What did you do?

Well, we tried to make it
work for a couple years,

but eventually
he met somebody there

and he tried to convince me
to come to New York

and dance, and I tried it.

But, you know, I went to an
open call for the Rockettes,

I went to an open call
for a Broadway musical,

I just missed
the thrill of the show here.

You'd be a perfect Rockette.

Yeah, I found all that kicking
very redundant.

[dramatic music]

[phone ringing]

[Hannah]
Hi, you've reached Hannah.

Leave a message.

[Shelly] Hey, Hannie.

Oh, I tried to call you Hannah
and honey at the same time.

Oh, my goodness. Hannie.
[laughs] That's funny.

Um, just checking in
to see if you wanted to,

um, you know, get a bite,
get a cup of coffee?

I don't know.
I don't really drink coffee,

but, um, what I really like
is a nice drink.

But, yeah,
that'd be inappropriate

'cause you're, what, 20?

Oh, my God, you're 22.
How do I delete this thing?

- [fire alarm beeping]
- Oh, my God! Oh! Oh!

[answering machine] To listen
to this message, press one.

To delete your message,
press two.

Just shut up!

I'm trying to leave
an important message.

Oh!

Okay.

[answering machine]
To hear your options again,

- press three.
- Yes. Yes, okay. Mm-hmm.

Okay. Okay.

Oh!

[answering machine]
Message sent.

No! Oh, God!

[sighs] C'est la vie.

[sighs]

[indistinct chatter]

[Jodie] I went
to a dance call today.

[Shelly] You did? Already?

Yeah, what'd you go out for?

[Jodie] Mm, it was a show
called Hedonist Paradise.

[Shelly] I can't believe
that's the title of a show.

[Mary-Anne] What, like
Le Razzle Dazzle's any better?

[Shelly] Le Razzle Dazzle
is a name that's evocative

of another time in history,
of Paris,

of the theater in a way.

You get all that
from Le Razzle Dazzle?

[Shelly] Well, what do you get
from Hedonist Paradise?

I get girls grinding on poles,
doused with water like animals.

Like, it's totally tasteless.

- [Mary-Anne] Tasteless?
- [Shelly] Yes!

[Mary-Anne] You--I--you know,

I can't have
this conversation again.

Well, what do you want
from me, Mary-Anne?

If you think this is
so terrible, why are you here?

I mean, what makes you
wanna do this job--

Because it's a job, okay?

And it pays American dollars.

[sighs]

I don't know.

You wanna see the combination?

[Mary-Anne] Sure.

Okay.

Oh, so there's a chair involved.

[Jodie] Uh, yeah.

So, well, you're, um,

like, backwards on a chair.

And then--and then you're like--

♪ Mm, mm, mm,
mm, mm, mm, mm, mm ♪

♪ Slap the thighs, up the body,
through the hair ♪

Hold.

And one, two, three, four.

And ass, ass, uh, uh.

[Shelly] Cut it.
This is ridiculous.

One and a two, hold.

- And body roll.
- [Mary-Anne] Okay, yeah.

- And body roll. And hold.
- I'm not mad at it.

And one, two, three, four.

And uh, and uh.

And then you go around.

Uh, on the chair.

- [Shelly] Oh!
- [Jodie] And one--

And hump the chair.
And pulse, pulse, pulse.

And down.

And then you go around.

- And then you go up here.
- [Mary-Anne] Oh, God.

Okay, stop. Stop, please.
I can't. I can't anymore.

I would never audition
for a show like that.

Never.

Okay.

[Shelly] Never.

- Yeah, okay.
- I'm sorry, it's just--

- [Jodie] Okay.
- I can't. I can't.

I mean,
how am I supposed to react?

I don't even know
what I'm gonna do for Christmas

if I don't have this.

[sighs]

[Eddie sighs]

Hey, Shell.

[Shelly] Hey.

- [Eddie] Here you go.
- Oh, thanks.

[Eddie] All right.

You know, since we lost
those shows, these checks

feel like they're getting
slimmer and slimmer.

Yeah.

[Shelly] Hmm.

Hey, Eddie.

I mean,
are you sure this is right?

This is a lot less than
I thought it was gonna be.

[Eddie] Well, it's less
because less shows.

Oh, well, I know that, obviously.

I was just thinking, you know,

800 divided by 11 shows
minus the three shows we lost.

[Eddie]
Well, you might have been

makin' slightly
more than the ones we lost

because those shows were,
better sold, generally.

[Shelly] Oh.

Um, if you want, I can check
with accounts payable.

[sighs] Nah.

They're not gonna do
anything about it, right?

- [chuckles]
- [Eddie] No, probably not.

You know, I just, uh,
done the math

and reworked my budget

according to what
I thought it was gonna be.

[exhales] Organic milk
is so expensive these days.

Oh, they docked me for the wing.

Oh.

- [Shelly] The rip.
- Yeah, shit.

[Shelly] I mean,
it must have been bad.

I mean, it wasn't on a seem,
you know?

No, I think Ida
had to reorder the fabric.

Oh, she did?

[Eddie] Yeah.

Just to repair one wing.

You know, the show's gonna end.

[Shelly] Oh no, I get it.

You're never gonna need
that fabric for anything else.

Well, I'm sorry to me, then.
[laughs]

- Bye.
- Ciao.

[dramatic music]

[answering machine] To listen
to this message, press one.

[beeps]

[Shelly] Hey, Hannie.

Oh, I tried to call you Hannah
and honey at the same time.

Oh, my goodness. Hannie.
[laughs] That's funny.

Um, just checking in
to see if you wanted to, um,

you know, get a bite,
get a cup of coffee?

I don't know,
I don't really drink coffee,

but, uh, darn it,
I'd have a cup of coffee.

Or maybe I could have some tea.

And, uh, um, you know--

You know what I really want
is a nice drink.

That'd be inappropriate
because...

Well, I could always move in
with you, and pay you rent.

[overlapping speech]

No, my lease is up
in, like, ten months.

You're gonna gamble it all.
I know you.

No, I will not.

I'm gonna lose my house
like you lost yours.

Stop. Hey, Phyllis,
you want another ginger ale?

- Oh, yeah, please.
- Yeah. Jack Daniels?

- Oh, yes, honey.
- Thanks, Annette.

You know, I don't like that.

It makes you think
like I'm irresponsible.

I am not irresponsible.
I'm thinking of opening an IRA.

Oh, I think
you're too old to open an IRA.

Okay, whatever.

I just--I mean, you know me.

- I make money.
- Exactly.

You know, you could always
get together with Eddie.

What?

- Oh, my God, that's a first.
- You could.

- [laughs]
- [Shelly] Who are you?

Hey, Tony,
I need a Jack and Ginger.

- Hey, we're cutting the floor.
- What?

[Anthony]
You and Esme can go home.

- Who's staying?
- Jennifer and Jessica.

Of course they are.

Well, you can tell
one of the assholes over there

to drop that to Zsa Zsa Gabor
in the nickel slots.

[Anthony] Who?

Zsa Zsa!

That's insane.

[Annette]
Look, fine, then if not me,

I just--I think you want
a guy around the house.

You keep dating
these business types,

who come to town two three days,

and you cook for them
like you wanna get married.

I don't.
I don't wanna get married.

[Annette]
Well, I think you forget

guys come to Vegas to get
a story they can go home with.

Like shtupping a showgirl.

- No, Annette! Yes, Annette.
- It's true. Come on.

And you know that.

But you see,
you and Eddie, I mean,

you guys have a history
and he lives here.

Yeah, we have a bad history.

All histories are bad with men.

But you have history.

And you know, he's--

I don't know,
he's a solid enough guy.

I don't particularly like him

or even find him
that attractive.

But, you know,
he might even have a pension.

Do you have a pension?

Do you have a pension?
I don't have a pension.

- No.
- [Annette] Exactly.

And you know,
I mean, he's cute-ish.

I can also--
I can also get you a job here.

What, cocktailing?

[Annette] Yes.

Hey, Esme.

You know what? Fuck them.

Right? Screw them.

Seriously.

Hey. You want a cigarette?

[dramatic music]

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God, is that you?

- Oh! Oh!
- [Hannah] Hey, Shelly.

You got my message.

It's so good to see you.

My goodness,
what are you doing here?

I mean, of course, you know,

I'm happy to see you,
but I mean, jeez,

you could show up at my doorstep
anytime, anywhere.

[both chuckle]

Oh, it's just
so good to see you.

God, I'm sorry. I'm such a mess.

I mean, I just haven't
had a lot of sleep lately.

Hormones.

Why aren't you in school?

[Hannah] Um, I had to come home
for Lisa's birthday, so...

[Shelly]
Oh, it's Lisa's birthday.

I mean, I gotta send her a card
or a call or something.

You don't have to do that.

[Shelly] I want to. I will.
I mean, how is she?

She's, um, how are she and Jeff?

[Hannah] They're really good.
Uh, I'm graduating in May, so...

Oh, I know. I know, hon.
Gosh, you're graduating so soon.

I just can't believe it.
[chuckles]

[Hannah]
And Becky's graduating, too,

so we're gonna do, like,
a joint party kinda thing.

Oh, really?
Becky is graduating, too?

Yeah, good for her.
Good for Becky.

Yeah.

It's a lot of family time,

so I wanted to get out
of the house anyways.

[Shelly] [sighs] Sorry.

Oh, you look so beautiful.

- No, I don't.
- Yes, you do.

You're so beautiful,
so grown up.

I just can't believe
I haven't seen you

in what, like, over a year?

Yeah.

So, um, do you have a boyfriend?

Just tryin' to focus
on getting out of school.

Oh, well, plenty of time
for boyfriends, you know, later.

Mm-hmm.

[Shelly exhales]

Have you, uh, declared a major?

[Hannah]
I'm studying photography.

[gasps] Oh, my God,
that's so exciting!

[Hannah] [chuckles] Thanks.

Uh, Lisa said
it wouldn't be that useful

to have any sort of arts degree,

but it's the only thing

I'm really passionate about,
so...

Well, I think it's brilliant
that you're doing that.

I mean, being part of a creative
community is--It's the best.

It's the best.

It's pretty solitary.
It's not really a community.

Well, you know,
being an artist is solitary,

but if you're passionate
about it, it's worth it.

You know what?

I really should get going.

Oh, no, no.

I was just gonna say if you
wanted to stay for dinner.

Yeah, I just stopping by
to say hello.

I have to get--
I have to get home for dinner.

Well, I mean,
can't you just give him a call

and say that you're gonna
have dinner here tonight?

It's just one night.

I don't know.
Becky just got home, and I...

I mean, Lisa wouldn't mind,
would she?

Just one dinner.

One night.

I really can't, Shelly.

[Shelly] You know, I was--
I was thinking that, you know,

since the show is closing,
that I could probably get

a couple days off
and come visit you in Tucson.

- What?
- Yeah.

The show is closing.

I can't talk about it too much.
I'll just dissolve into tears.

But, you know, I could
finally have some time off

and come visit you in Tucson.

I could come to your graduation
if you want.

Um, I'll think about it.

Okay.

Come give your mom a hug.
[laughs]

Mm.

Oh, geez. [giggles]

You know,
if you ever wanna see the show,

there's only a couple left.

What?

Ugh.

Uh, I--I didn't mean it.

Just, you know,
just so nice to see you.

I--trying to find a way
to see you soon.

Um.

Yeah. Little misstep.

It's okay.

Okay.

- See you, Shelly.
- See you.

[mellow music]

[applause]

[screaming]

[laughter]

[laughter]

- [cheers and applause]
- [laughter]

[Jodie] I have, like,
a big girls night,

it was too much fun.

I was, like, hurting. [laughs]

[showgirl] You know what,
like, if I get home,

- like, starving.
- [Jodie] Yeah.

- Then I have no dinner.
- [Jodie] Yeah.

But normally if I'm starvin',
I could just get food court.

'Cause it's like you need
energy before,

but also--it's--

[Shelly] You'd think they
could get our set in place

before our damn call times,

so we can warm up.

Our entire crew is out there.

I saw it.

- [Shelly] You did?
- Mm-hmm.

It was pretty awesome.

The Dirty Circus was awesome?

[Jodie]
Yeah, it was really funny.

Mm-hmm.

[Jodie] And the acts were really
hard and impressive.

Sounds like every other circus.

I've never seen
a circus like that.

[Shelly]
And that made it awesome?

Yeah, kind of.

[Mary-Anne] Got turned down
for three shows.

- What?
- Which ones?

Boy, I look too old
for Jungle Island,

Paradise Hedonist,
Paradise Island,

whatever the fuck. [scoffs]

"Look too old."

Like, they were
absolutely looking

for girls who were barely 18.

Like, they were like,

"Did you turn 18 yesterday?"

What were the others?

Oh, I'm not stacked enough
for Oz Land or Pin up Girls.

No, honey,
you don't even want those shows.

They're so bad.
They're so low class.

[scoffs] Low class?

What is this?

The show is famous!

It's a tradition

that had its roots in France!

[Mary-Anne] Oh, my God!

Fucking France show!

I mean, it's the last
remaining descendant

of Parisian Lido culture.

Shelly, nobody knows
what the fuck that means.

[Shelly] Well, just like
the shows in Paris.

I mean, you think 85
is a big cast?

There was 160 of us
back in the '80s.

American Express
did a travel campaign,

and they flew us
all over the world,

and photographed us
in different sites.

They shot me
on the Great Wall of China.

I was very special.

[Mary-Anne] I'm sure, Shell.

Super special.

Well, I mean, Las Vegas used
to treat us like movie stars.

The iconic American showgirl.

The Las Vegas showgirl.

We were ambassadors.

For style and grace.

You know, it's just--

it's the costumes.

I mean, it makes you feel
like you're stepping out

of the pages of Vogue magazine.

I think that's why women
like to come to the show.

The glamor is undeniable.

The glamor. I think
I can deny the glamor.

I mean,
maybe times have changed.

Yes.

Shell, they've changed.

And times are brand
spanking different.

[man] Ladies and gentlemen,
this is your half-hour call.

30 minutes to curtain.

[mellow music]

[Shelly] Mm-hmm, casting call.

[sighs]

[singer singing indistinctly]

[doorbell dings]

[singer continues
singing indistinctly]

[Shelly] [gasps]
Oh, my God, Hannah!

What a nice surprise!

[chuckles] Come on in!

What are you doing here?

[Hannah] I just thought
we could have that dinner.

So, what's the plan
after graduation?

I don't know. I think
I might save some more money

and then, I kinda
just wanna travel around.

Like, I really wanna go
to Europe, but--

Oh, that sounds amazing.

You've got to do that.

- It's just expensive.
- [Shelly] Yeah.

Hey, you know,
being a photographer is just--

- it's just hard.
- [Shelly] What?

- It's a hard career path.
- Says who?

[Hannah] Like, everybody.

Really someone said
being an artist is hard?

Someone put that dumb sentence
in your head?

[Hannah] Yeah. Lisa, for one.

Oh, well.

[sighs]

That's what parents say
when they want you to get a job

that, like, pays money.

Honey, well,
she's not your actual parent.

I mean, she might think she is.

But doing a job
that you don't really love,

that's hard.

You know, when your calling
is out there,

just waiting for you.

You know, money doesn't make
a boring job that much better.

What does Lisa want you to do?

Uh, she thinks I'd be great
at, like, graphic design.

Well, does that interest
you right now?

No.

[Shelly] Well, forget about it.

- [chuckles]
- Hard.

That's the dumbest phrase anyone
told anybody with a dream.

I'll meet you in Paris.

[laughs]

- Oh, my God! What was that?
- What?

I saw something scurry
across the room.

- What, like, a mouse?
- Yes!

- No.
- Oh, my God, yes, yes.

They live in the hidey-holes.

That's where the gangsters used

to keep their money
before I moved here.

I wish I knew where it was.

- [laughs]
- [screams] Oh, my God!

- There it is again! There it is.
- Wait, what are you doing?

[mellow music]

[Eddie] Let's go for 68.

Go on cue 68.

Quiet and blackout.

Resepct the process people.

Stay focused.

[knocks on door]

Shelly?

Standby for 771.

Can we get dancers
in their places?

Before, I don't know,
before hell freezes over.

Thank you.

[sighs]

Thanks, everyone. Great show.

See you tomorrow.

- [knocks]
- Oh!

- [Hannah] Hi.
- Oh, my gosh!

Oh, hey.

Hi! [chuckles]

I saw the show tonight.

Oh, you did?

Well, that was sweet of you.

I, um, it means a lot to me
that you came.

I wasn't sure if
I was even gonna tell you.

There was barely anyone there.

Yeah, well... [sniffles]

I think that was the worst house
we've ever had in the history

of the whole entire show.

What was there,
like, 18 people there?

I wish I'd known you were here.

I would have done
a little shout out

or kind of point or something.

I thought you were just
heading back to the Kelly's.

What'd you think?

I think I thought
it would be different.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, like harder dancing
or something.

Oh, you know,
we just make it look easy.

[Hannah] It's kind of
just a stupid nudie show.

Well, it's a spectacle
with dancing nudes,

but it's certainly
not a nudie show.

Dancing nudes, is that,
like, a technical term?

Yeah, yes, it is.

What's the point of that show?

I mean, what was that?

Why did you invite me?

Maybe you thought
I wouldn't come?

I don't know.

I don't know why I did come.

Although, uh, I guess,
it's because I just hoped--

I wanted to know
that it was worth it.

That it was better than me
after all.

What?

That you didn't put
this lame trash above me.

It's not!

- I disagree.
- [Hannah scoffs]

Plus, I didn't put anything
above you.

- I provided for you.
- I keep forgetting

that you're not actually
a reasonable person.

That you left me
in the casino parking lot

with a Game Boy while you did
two shows a night.

I didn't think it was
appropriate for you backstage.

[Hannah] Well, yeah, it wasn't.

I couldn't afford help, Hannah.

I just did the best I can.

I just did the best I can,
Hannah.

And if you can do
what you love for 30 years,

you know, and be passionate
about your career--

What kind of career is this?

You're in the goddamn back
of 80 topless dancers.

This was worth missing bedtime
for most of my childhood?

Was it?

See, this is why I came tonight.

I wanted
to see a reason in all this,

and tonight I finally didn't.

[sobs]

Shelly.

Look, I'm sorry, Hannah.

I'm sorry you didn't get
what you wanted from me.

You know,
but if you could forgive me,

anytime, anytime in your life,

I would love that.

But I can't defend myself
anymore.

I just can't.

[mellow music]

[sighs]

[sobs]

Hey, I'm still here.

Sorry, I thought
I saw Shelly go.

- Yeah, I'm going. I'm sorry.
- [Eddie] That's okay.

Are you--are you--

you're Hannah?

Yeah, I know I probably
shouldn't be back here.

[Eddie]
Did you come to see the show?

Um, yeah.

[Eddie] Yeah, what'd you think?

Uh, not really my thing.

She talks about you
all the time.

Yeah, uh, I think
I should get going.

Yeah, no, sorry. I didn't mean
to keep you, it's just, uh...

It's good seeing you.

[Hannah] You, too.

[doorbell dings]

[door opens]

Oh, hey, sweetie.

Uh, what are you doing here?

I just, um, wanted to come over.

[Shelly] Okay.

Can I come in?

You know, it's just,
um, is everything okay?

I mean, it's just
not a good time right now.

Um, it's just,
my mom, she won't--

she won't answer my--
my--my calls.

And... I wanna talk to her.

[Shelly] I understand it's hard.

Give her time.

Your mom's just sad.

I mean, that you left like that.

I know,
but I still wanna talk to her.

Look, it's a bad time right now.

I just--
I just can't do it right now.

- I can't.
- Shelly, I'm really scared.

I didn't--I didn't know
that I could never go back.

I didn't know
that I could never go back,

and I'm--and I'm really scared.

I'm sorry, I just--I just can't.

Not right now.
I need to be alone.

I'm doing something.

[indistinct chatter]

["Total Eclipse
of the Heart" playing]

[singer 1] ♪ Turn around ♪

[singer 2] ♪ Every now and then
I get a little bit lonely ♪

♪ And you're never
comin' around ♪

[singer 1] ♪ Turn around ♪

[singer 2] ♪ Every now and then
I get a little bit tired ♪

♪ Of listening
to the sound of my tears ♪

[singer 1] ♪ Turn around ♪

[singer 2] ♪ Every now and then
I get a little bit nervous ♪

♪ That the best
of all the years have gone by ♪

[singer 1] ♪ Turn around ♪

[singer 2] ♪ Every now and then
I get a little bit terrified ♪

♪ And then I see
the look in your eyes ♪

[singer 1]
♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪

[singer 2] ♪ Every now
and then I fall apart ♪

[singer 1]
♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪

[singer 2] ♪ Every now
and then I fall apart ♪

[singer 1] ♪ Turn around ♪

[singer 2] ♪ Every now and then
I get a little bit restless ♪

♪ And I dream
of something wild ♪

[singer 1] ♪ Turn around ♪

[singer 2] ♪ Every now and then
I get a little bit helpless ♪

♪ And I'm lying
like a child in your arms ♪

[singer 1] ♪ Turn around ♪

[singer 2] ♪ Every now and then
I get a little bit angry ♪

♪ And I know
I've got to get out and cry ♪

[singer 1] ♪ Turn around ♪

[singer 2] ♪ Every now and then
I get a little bit terrified ♪

♪ But then I see
the look in your eyes ♪

[singer 1]
♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪

[singer 2] ♪ Every now
and then I fall apart ♪

[singer 1]
♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪

[singer 2] ♪ Every now
and then I fall apart ♪

♪ And I need you now tonight ♪

♪ And I need you
more than ever ♪

♪ And if you only
hold me tight ♪

♪ We'll be holding on forever ♪

♪ And we'll only
be makin' it right ♪

♪ 'Cause we'll never be wrong ♪

♪ Together we can take it
to the end of the line ♪

♪ Your love is like a shadow
on me all of the time ♪

[backup singers]
♪ All of the time ♪

[singer 2]
♪ I don't know what to do ♪

♪ And I'm always in the dark ♪

♪ We're living in a powder keg
and givin' off sparks ♪

♪ I really need you tonight ♪

♪ Forever's gonna start
tonight ♪

♪ Once upon a time,
I was falling in love ♪

♪ But now
I'm only falling apart ♪

♪ There's nothing I can do,
a total eclipse of the heart ♪

[dramatic music]

I just wanted to call you.

I want to talk to you.

I can't believe I left the way
I did the other night.

I just feel so terrible.

I just--

I don't know how
I could do anything I'd done.

I don't know how I missed out
on our life together.

I just--I don't wanna leave it
on a phone message.

So could you please, please?

Please, please, please,
please call me back.

[sighs]

[dramatic music]

[Shelly] Is this
the worst audience ever?

I mean, I just wanna yell
at them and say, "Wake up!

This is a live performance.
What, are you bored?

This is breast,
and rhinestones, and joy!"

Oh, God. [grunts]

Can you help me
with my shoes, please?

How'd you do this
before I was here?

For 30 years, how'd you make
all your quick changes?

Oh, I'm glad
you feel so necessary, Jodie.

I mean, that's important.
That's good.

Do you hear where we're at?

[Shelly] Can you help me
with my necklace?

[Jodie] No.

No, I wanna see you
get ready by yourself.

I wanna see what would happen
to you if I didn't help.

Really?

[Mary-Anne] Okay,
now you're stressing me out.

[Jodie] Good.

You're always behind, too.

Oh, that is bullshit.

Well, good luck.

[Mary-Anne] Well, you know what?
We have plenty of time,

so I'm actually
not even worried about this.

Well, I'm slightly concerned.

I mean, with the wings,
it's gonna be a little tight.

[Mary-Anne] Okay, well, then
just keep goin'. Stop talking.

Oh, my God. Stop yelling at me.

I'm gonna get anxious!

I'm not even yelling.

Okay, where are my clip-ons?

[Jodie] I don't know.

- Did you take them?
- No.

[Shelly] Ugh.
Would you please help me

- with my damn wings?
- Nope.

[Shelly] You should have thought
of this pointless challenge

before the show,
so I was ready for it.

Well, here's your warning
for tomorrow.

- [Shelly] Okay.
- [Jodie] This is good.

This is character building!

Just what I need is, a lesson
in character from a 19-year-old.

[extravagant music]

[Shelly] I got it, got it.
I got it.

Yeah, I got it.

[Jodie] Good! I'm glad you can
get into your costumes alone.

[jazz music]

Shelly, come on.

[screams]

Oh, oh, oh.

Oh, no!

[gasps]

[whimpers]

The music is changing.
Jodie, we have to go.

You're a real asshole,
you know that?

[extravagant music]

[music ends]

[Eddie] Hey.

Hey.

May I have Ida
take a look at that?

Oh, no.

They'll probably
dock me again, right?

Yeah, probably.

Do you know how much longer
you're gonna be?

Oh. I don't know.

Not long.

Well, it doesn't have
to be perfect.

There's only a few shows left.

You know, I was thinkin'...

[grunts, clears throat]

I mean, you, more than anyone,

the end of show might be
kind of upsetting.

Yeah.

[Eddie] Do you know what's next?

Nope.

You?

Probably gonna stay here.

You know, work with the circus.

[Shelly] Oh, yeah, that's right.
Full schedule.

Yeah.

I mean, it's a much easier gig
for the money than the R.D.

So, that's nice.

Oh, that's lucky. I mean,
you'll still be contributing

to your pension
and getting health insurance.

[Eddie] Yeah.

Um, okay.

I just wanted to check on you.

[clearing throat]

You know...

if it means anything,

you're a real legend, Shell,
you know?

[chuckles]

Okay.

[Shelly] Hey, Eddie.

Yeah?

[sighs]

Wanna have dinner with me
one night this week?

You wanna have dinner with me?

[Shelly] Yeah.

I mean, well, um,
I mean, yeah, of course.

That'd be nice.

[chuckles]

Great.

- Okay, great.
- Yeah.

[sniffles]

[sighs]

[dramatic music]

[sighs]

[gentle piano music]

[sighs]

[indistinct chatter]

[exhales, clears throat]

- [Shelly] Hi, Eddie.
- Hey.

- [Shelly] I'm here.
- Hey.

[Shelly chuckles]

Hey.

- It's okay.
- Hey, I'm sorry I'm late.

No, you're not.

Just, you know,
debating dresses.

I mean, I probably
shouldn't tell you that.

Oh, funny story.

I didn't have time
to get my nails done,

so I went to the drugstore,

and right next
to my nail files...

- your favorite.
- Oh, thank you.

That's so--thank you,
that's so thoughtful.

[giggles]

Yeah.

[laughs]

I don't, uh,

I don't have anything for you.

It's okay.

You look nice.

Thank you. [chuckles]

- [clears throat]
- Do I look nice?

Yeah. Sorry.

Yeah, you look--
you look really beautiful.

Oh, thank you.

But, well,
you always look beautiful.

Aw, thanks, Eddie.

Yeah. It's rare that I actually

get to see you
in a dress, not, uh,

one of those rhinestone
bustier things, you know?

I mean,
with your breasts hangin' out.

Well, I wouldn't say hanging.

No, no, no.

But you do, though.
You look really beautiful.

Even all covered up.

[chuckles]

[Eddie clears throat]

- Maybe we should order.
- Yeah.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, let's order.

[gentle piano music]

[clears throat]

So, how's Hannah?

Hmm.

She's just about
to finish up school.

Wow. Wow.

You know, I wondered
for such a long time,

you know, where she was,
and what she was up to.

If she, uh,
looked at all like me.

Oh, well. She doesn't.

- [chuckles]
- [Eddie] No. I know.

- Thank God.
- Hmm. Mm.

- What?
- [Eddie] What?

[Shelly] What'd you say?

Well, I--I mean, I met her.

- What?
- [Eddie] Yeah, I met her

in your dressing room
the other night.

What? You introduced yourself?
You met her?

Well, I didn't say--
I didn't say who I was.

I just, you know,
she asked me what my name was.

I said Eddie.

- [Shelly] Thank God.
- Yeah.

So, is she still living
with the Kellys?

[Shelly] Well, I mean,
they're in college.

Yeah.

I always thought
that was gonna be a,

like, a temporary solution.

Well, you're not really
in her life,

so I don't understand
why it's any of your business.

[Eddie] No. I'm just curious.

Hmm. Well...

[Eddie clears throat]

She's best friends
with Becky and Theo,

and Lisa had all the time
in the world

to devote to her kids,
so, you know?

Could you have gotten a sitter?

I made it work,
and that's what matters.

[Eddie] Well, I was just--

I was just thinking
maybe, you know,

you could have gotten a job
where you worked

the hours she was at school.

I mean, you didn't have
to stay with the show.

- Of course I did!
- [Eddie] Mm-hmm.

Worked at a supermarket,
or waited tables, or retail.

There's lots of retail jobs,
you know?

[Shelly] I just can't win.
[sighs]

I mean, God, this is what women
have to deal with.

You know, all the time,
people are told--they're told,

"You have to do this,
you have to do that",

and they'll do the thing
that you didn't want to do,

take the road
that you should have taken.

It's so fucking confusing.

And, Jesus, and, you know, how--

Yeah.

How are you saying
any of this when, really,

you were never there?

Where were you?

We weren't even
in a relationship.

Well, what do you want now?

You wanna be her father now,
all of a sudden?

No.

That's not what I meant.

What do you want with me, Eddie?

I just wanna be your friend.

Oh, God! Oh, my God,

- this is so embarrassing.
- [Eddie] What?

Why did I even come?

- Oh, my God, this is a bad idea.
- Shelly. What?

This is the worst fuckin' idea.

Christ! And, like you're
in any position to judge me.

Like that's what a friend does?

I didn't mean
to sound like that.

I love the show.

I love it.

I feel so good
about myself in this show.

And you, and Mary-Anne,
and Hannah can't understand.

But the costumes, the sets,

being bathed in that light
night after night.

Feeling seen. Feeling beautiful.

That is powerful.

And I can't imagine
my life without it.

I just think it's wild
that, you know,

I'm the one who's been
on the stage all these years.

That I'm the one
people come for.

That I'm the one on the poster!

And you, you, Eddie,
are gonna go on to this show

or that show and the producers
will just place you elsewhere

because you know
how to read a lighting cue.

You just tell someone
to push a damn button!

[pants]

And you're gonna be just fine.

And I just have to disappear.

Well, you know what?

I have no regrets.

None.

Eat your meat.

[sighs]

[dramatic music]

[Annette] There you go.

You know,
when my grandparents...

Pearl and Bob, retired...

from the stationery business...

they drove around the Southwest

doing square dancing
competitions.

- [laughs]
- [Shelly chuckles]

That's cute.

[Annette] We should do that.
You and me.

I thought
you weren't gonna retire.

[Annette] We could pick up
flouncy skirts and...

[sniffles]
Shell, I fucked up a little.

I lost my shirt.

So what are you gonna do?

[exhales]

Well, I don't know.

I don't know what to do.
[laughs]

I...

I don't--

I can't even--

I mean, I would--can I--

I can't even--
I can't fucking even ask.

I can't ask you.

I can't even do it.

You have to stay here?

[sighs]

Yeah, just--I, um...

I've been taking night shifts

and showering
in the locker room,

and I've been sleeping in my car
for the last couple weeks.

What? You didn't tell me!

I promise you--

I promise you I'll be out
of your hair really fast.

[Shelly] It's okay.

Fuck.

[singer singing indistinctly]

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

[indistinct chatter
in background]

[woman laughing in background]

[check-in girl]
If you're a Capricorn

or an Aquarius,
please follow me.

[upbeat music]

[singer] ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Carpe diem,
and the clock keeps singin'♪

♪ No, you can't go back,
so I live by minutes ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ Carpe diem,
fuckin' up, busy givin'♪

♪ Ain't life is safe,
ain't life worth livin', no ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

[director] What's your name?

- Shelly Gardner.
- [director] Just need the first.

Oh, sorry.

[director] How tall are you?

5'7".

[director] Age?

Oh, a gentleman
never asks a lady her age.

[chuckles] 36.

Sorry, I lied.

I'm 42.

But this house is huge.
I mean, distance helps.

- [director] Ah.
- Oh, gosh, I'm sorry.

I'm so nervous.

I've been on the Razzle Dazzle
for so very long

and...

[sighs] I just haven't
auditioned in a while.

- But it's exciting.
- [director] Yeah.

You have an act prepared?

I do. I'm a dancer.

[director] Music?

Yeah.

I gave it to the maestro.

[director] Okay.

Okay.

[exhales]

[singer] ♪ We're running with
the shadows of the night ♪

♪ So, baby, take my hand,
you'll be all right ♪

♪ Surrender all your dreams
to me tonight ♪

♪ They'll come true in the end ♪

♪ You said, oh, girl,
it's a cold world ♪

♪ When you keep it all
to yourself ♪

♪ I said you can't hide
on the inside ♪

♪ All the pain
you've ever felt ♪

♪ Ransom my heart,
but, baby, don't look back ♪

♪ 'Cause we got nobody else ♪

♪ We're running with
the shadows of the night ♪

♪ So, baby, take my hand,
you'll be all right ♪

♪ Surrender all your dreams
to me tonight...♪

- Okay, thank you.
- [music ends]

Thank you.

[exhales]

That's it?

Yeah, uh, we get the idea.

Thank you, Sherry.

Shelly.

Thank you, Shelly.

You didn't like it?

Not what we're looking for.

What are you lookin' for?

[director chuckles]

Just a different kind of vibe.

Okay, well, like what?

I actually have
a very versatile background.

[director] Uh, you've been
with the Razzle Dazzle

for many years, huh?

Yeah. I mean, before that.

Just tell me
what you're interested in

and I'll give it to you.

[director sighs]

I mean,
you're lookin' for dancers.

I'm a dancer.
I'm an experienced dancer!

[director] We're looking
for dance acts

that are either acrobatic or...

[snickers] sexy.

Oh, well, I can do that.

Um, how about a...

Salome Dance of the Seven Veils
kind of thing?

Is that something
you'd be interested in?

[director]
It's gonna be a no for today.

I mean, you can just write
somebody off like that?

This is how it works?

[director]
This is how auditioning works!

Thank you. Bye, Sherry. Next!

I worked really hard.

Please?

Please, I worked
really, really hard.

[director] You know what?

I can tell you worked
really hard, and I'm sorry.

It's just--if you were
a really good dancer,

it would be different.

But your technique isn't great.

Okay? You were obviously
hired at the Razzle Dazzle

because you were beautiful
and young a long time ago.

I mean, this isn't news
to you, is it?

Maybe if you'd had some training

or you'd been
with a company in New York,

you might have an argument here.

But, I mean, let's be honest.

You were hired

because you were sexy
and you were young.

I don't know
how to help you if that's--

if you don't understand

that's not what
you're selling anymore, baby.

Next.

So is this what sexy girls do?

Is this sexy enough for ya?

Next, please!

Is this what young
and sexy girls

- do so easily?
- [director] Goodbye.

Oh, is that sexy? Yeah?

[director] Oh, my.

Shell, come on, let's go.

Get her out of here.

- [Mary-Anne] Shell?
- Who's she?

[Mary-Anne]
Shell, come on, let's go.

- Shell, come on, let's--
- Let go of me!

I'm beautiful.

I'm 57.

And I'm beautiful,
you son of a bitch!

Thank you.

- Next.
- [Mary-Anne] Shell.

Go do your audition.

You're missing your audition!

I don't care about it!

[sobs] You know,
you should have told me

a hundred years ago
to quit this stupid bullshit!

- What?
- God!

You saw it happening.
You saw me losing Hannah!

You didn't even say anything!
You were there!

- What? Look--
- Yes!

We didn't know
what was going on!

Shell, I--look, we didn't know
what was going on with you.

Yes, you did.

You and Jodie want me
to be your mother,

but I already have a daughter.

- I have one!
- No, Shell, look, we love you.

- We--
- I don't love you!

I don't care!

I don't care!
Look, what do I have to show

for the last 30 years
of my life!

I don't even get to keep
a piece of my costume!

Shell, where are you going?

I don't know.
And I don't have to tell you!

No, I know. The only reason--
I can drive you--

Shell, you shouldn't be driving!

I'm not going home!

[car engine starts]

[screams, cries]

Fuckin'--fuck you!

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

Fuckin'!

[crying]

[screams]

[crying]

[dramatic music]

[Shelly] I know
this is probably weird

leaving on a voicemail,
but I just thought

maybe we could just remember

this one thing
I read somewhere.

You know, our mothers
are not saints or saviors,

just regular people
doin' the best they can

with the tools they have.

I know that's not
a great excuse,

but I just want you to know

that I love you,

however imperfect
that might sound.

That's just...

I just wanted you to know that.

And that life is full
of contradictions.

And, you know,
this probably sounds crazy,

I've always only wanted
the best for you.

I've always been with you

and I just wanted you
to be safe.

Safe and happy,

and fulfilled,
and follow your dreams.

Just be you.

I love you.

[takes a deep breath,
clears throat]

Places, please.

This is your places call
for the last time.

[pops]

To the very last showgirls.

[showgirls]
To the very last showgirls!

[cheering]

[Eddie] Places, please.

This is your places call
for the last time.

This is your places call
for the final performance

of The Razzle Dazzle.

Mom!

Hannah?

What are you doing here?

[dramatic music]

- [Eddie] Hey.
- [Shelly] You're lucky.

You're probably never
gonna leave this theater, huh?

Yeah, you're right.
Probably not.

Your ghost is probably
gonna haunt this theater.

[laughs] Yeah,
I never thought about that.

I can't believe
this is gonna be the last time

I set foot on that stage.

I know.

[sighs] You know,

I think I'm gonna go
to Hannah's graduation.

Yeah.

- I might even move there.
- Really? Wow.

Yeah.

Or I could stay here
and maybe get a job

with Annette, cocktailing.

Cute outfits.

[chuckles]
Well, not like this one.

Yeah.

Well, one last chance
to give 'em hell.

Ha.

[laughs]

Shelly.

You look great, Shell.

[dramatic music]

[singer] ♪ Just like a rose ♪

♪ Red in its glow ♪

♪ Watch her as she sways ♪

♪ Just like a rose ♪

♪ She'll cut you a thought ♪

♪ She's beautiful that way ♪

♪ Hold your cards close ♪

♪ Know when to fold ♪

♪ Keep that poker face ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ And get back at bay ♪

♪ When she knocks you down ♪

♪ She's beautiful that way ♪

♪ I know it hurts ♪

♪ For what it's worth ♪

♪ But you have to know ♪

♪ Summer would go ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Spin, baby, spin ♪

♪ The night always falls ♪

♪ At least you had your day ♪

♪ Now the light shines
on some other pearl ♪

♪ Who's beautiful that way ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ She's beautiful ♪

♪ That way ♪

[dramatic music]