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I'm going to learn how to fly.

I'm going to learn how to fly. I'm going to learn how to fly.

I'm going to learn how to fly.

I'm going to learn how to fly.

I'm going to learn how to fly.

Damp, dark, English accent, the Big Ben,

the palace.

The first thing that comes to mind is fog.

I think I'm going to go and be eaten up by the fog.

I see it as a very old country, very old, and we're going to be by the water,

and I see it kind of by a wharf.

I see it as Canada in a certain way.

I don't know. I don't know why, but that's just the image that comes to me,

old hotels.

marble, narrow European streets, and very military, kind

of. I don't know, that's just how I see it, in small pubs.

That rush of energy that the people claim they like fame so much so I want

feel it I want to go see it. I just hear it's a really fantastically Gorgeous

place and that the buildings and everything has a lot of history in it

but I also heard something else I heard that the people are very you know

Dignified and and calm and cool and collected and very suave but underneath

heard that they're going crazy They love fame over there I don't think they're

so conservative.

We get some of the most artistically adventurous properties come from

You know, on Broadway, I mean, we got Cats coming in. We did Evita. I mean,

know, Nicholas Nickleby was incredible.

I think you all are, you know, you have a lot of protocol, but I think you've

got a lot of passion underneath all of that.

I get more mail from England than I do anywhere else.

And what do they express in those letters? What do they say? Come over.

And almost every letter, they tell me, I can't wait until you get to London.

It's like they knew I was coming to London. When is Fame coming to London?

We didn't know you can sing. Why don't you sing more?

Send me pictures.

They'd send me pictures of things over there that I've never seen here,

of me.

They just really love the show, I think, because they just feel it's very

positive for them. They feel it excites them inside.

I think they can relate to it, I feel.

That's what I've been getting most of the time.

I'm nervous.

I'm excited and nervous.

Are you going to give something of yourself different than what we've seen

either on television or in theater or as a concert cellist? Yes, thanks.

I'm going to knock their socks off. Lots of action, spirit of dance, promise,

hope, faith, fame. That's what I'm going to give them. Give them bop, honey.

Give them bop. Fortunately, all the tickets are sold.

And no one will know that this entire thing has cost about $11, America.

I'll do a couple of these, I'll be okay.

Watch out.

They're coming. New York is coming in.

There's a train coming your way, honey. Be ready to get on board.

Split them up. Distribute them as you wish.

One.

All right.

One of the things that Bruno has to put up with in the show is Coco Hernandez

always hounding him about play this for me, play that for me, play here for me.

And Bruno's never into it. Well, that's not true in real life because Coco

Hernandez is played by Erica Gimbel. Please welcome Erica.

Hello.

As you know, my name is Erica. Erica Gimple. And I was also born in New York

City. And I went to the real school for the performing arts, which is also in

New York. And I really learned a very valuable lesson there. I mean, it's

believing in yourself.

I mean, it's so incredible to me because we live in a time where there are so

many designer jeans that try and make us the same and jackets that try and make

us the same.

But it's all within yourself. It's what you carry in your heart that makes you

different from everybody else. I mean, it's being your own individual, which is

being your own hero.

Wishing on a rainbow at my feet.

It's a lucky sign.

Nothing but the oil slick in the street.

After the rain.

Lydia Grant on Fame.

I did a lot of work on television, musical variety specials, movies for TV,

feature film called Ragtime.

But my heart has always been in the theater.

There's something about doing it live. Yeah, baby, I love you too. Ooh.

You see, something about doing it live, when they're whistling, you can talk

back and it's you and it's me and it's right now.

And I like that.

And also in the theater, you get to create so many wonderful characters and

bring them home and that keeps things going.

Well, my most favorite character just before I did fame was a woman named

Parker.

Now, Daisy Parker was married to a famous trumpet player. His name was

Armstrong.

He was known around the world as Satchimo.

Now, Miss Daisy used to like to smoke cigarettes and cuss like a

sailor and throw bricks. She was a slut. Yeah, she was a slut.

so you still like to laugh and have a good time and do the shimmy.

And that's what I'm going to do for y 'all tonight.

I'll see you over here.

Example.

Christian or preacher.

Why don't you come shimmy over here for about a month.

How you doing? I'm Carlo Imperato, and I'm also from New York City, from the

Bronx. And before I was in fame, I was hanging out in the park, playing

basketball, going to school, acting a little bit, you know, the average stuff

life. And now that I'm doing fame, I'm starting to get to travel around the

world a little more, and I'm starting to see the similarities and differences in

some of the people. And there are two main similarities tonight. And the first

thing is, everybody here loves fame, right?

Is fame going to live forever?

And the second thing is that no matter where you go, everybody just can't wait

for Friday night.

Friday night's going to be alright. It's going to be right. It's going to be

alright now, baby.

Friday night.

It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be right, it's gonna be alright now, baby.

Start shaking your hips, so baby, pucker your lips, cause I'm coming to see you

soon.

Don't put on your best dress, it'll wind up a mess, don't even bother to make up

your room.

Cause I'm tired of waiting for losses caused.

That person with a baby didn't help much at all. When I pick up a pen, I fall

flat on my face like a long thing to run. I'm trying to win a short race.

Without you, I'm driving lost in a stare. Without you, I feel like I'm

I haven't bothered to comb my hair.

Friday night.

Friday night. It's gonna be all right. It's gonna be right.

It's gonna be all right now, baby. Friday night. It's gonna be all right.

gonna be right. It's gonna be all right now, baby.

Sure, I'm a joker. Sometimes even a clown.

But this time, baby, I'm not fooling around.

I'm coming to see you. I'm coming to see you. I'm packing my suitcase.

It's afternoon.

Without you, there ain't no romance left. Without you, there ain't no

There ain't no romance left Friday night

Friday night Gonna be alright Gonna be

alright Gonna be alright now, baby Friday night Gonna be alright Gonna be

alright Gonna be alright

We have Jacksonville.

more love scenes the romance is gone but it's a one -man show it's moving real

slow but it's picking up speed as i'm turning the key coming up coming up

up coming up coming up hey friday night it's gonna be all right it's gonna be

right it's gonna be all right now baby friday night it's gonna be all right

gonna be right

Wow, baby.

So can't wait for Friday night.

to the group of people who are standing before me. We love them so, so very

much. Ladies and gentlemen, please meet the famed dancers.

Hello, London.

How are you doing?

I'm a dancer. My name is Bronwyn Thomas, and good things come in small packages.

Hi, I'm Kim Layton, 5 '2", eyes brown, not blue.

Hello, I'm Derek Bright.

See me after the show.

We'll talk about everything.

Hi, I'm Cameron English.

Notice me.

Hi, I'm Stephanie Williams, saying what you see is what you get.

I'm Leanne Garrish, and you ain't seen nothing yet.

Hi, my name is Michael DiLorenzo, and you remember those legs under Debbie

on the album cover?

Hi, I'm Marguerite Palmer, and yes, blondes do have more fun, especially in

London.

Hi,

I'm Eartha D. Robinson, and the black of the berry, the sweet of the juice.

And my name is Daryl Chili D. Tribble, and I'm the best. You see, I'm here to

tell you about Desimona. No, wait a minute.

Just go change your clothes. I'll explain the number. They're so cute.

Yeah, but Debbie, you never let us talk. That's right, Brahman. Go change your

clothes. Aren't they cute?

Explain the next number we're getting. Now it's just about time. I should tell

you the story of Desdemona now. No, Lee, you don't have to tell them the story.

I mean, they all know that Desdemona is our musical version of Othello.

Yeah, I was going to tell you the story of Othello. But, Lee, you don't have to

tell them the story of Othello.

Othello was written by William Shakespeare, the great English

You mean we use English writers?

Well, we didn't use him, Lee.

adapted his idea.

Adapted? Wait a minute. That's a Hollywood word for stole, right? Let's

too technical. I've heard that before. I'd like to introduce to you the players

in Desdemona. We have the jester, the ladies -in -waiting, Emilia

Desdemona, her spirit, the

army, their heart.

Yago.

And...

Othello.

Ladies and gentlemen, we present Desdemona!

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to apologize to you for stealing this idea.

Me? I had to do it. I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself.

Don't you ever leave me. Don't know what.

Team 4.

Your woman, you're not her only man. Not her only man.

If I can't have her for myself, I've been no one yet.

There's a woman. I'm wanting you.

Don't know what I'll do if your love isn't true.

There's a woman. She's wanting you.

want to do.

Don't know what you'll do if you're not.

Here, as I watch the ship go by, I'm rooting to my

soul, I keep asking myself why, and if there's more on the

other side.

Here, as I see the friends I thought I made, a little bit...

I can take the things I see.

But I keep asking myself why.

And if there ain't just a little bit more for me.

Now, when it's time to count the cost, I keep measuring.

the time.

Other boys may turn me on, but I let them teach me to fly.

Right now I'm buying.

Trying.

High fidelity.

High. High fidelity.

High.

Keeping it nice.

Keeping it tight.

All right.

High fidelity.

High fidelity.

High fidelity.

High fidelity. High fidelity. High fidelity.

Someone's in love

We've been reading your newspapers, watching your television, listening to

radio. And we found we have another big thing in common, that you all love E .T.

as much as we do.

Well, with that in mind.

E .T. phone home.

Phone home.

E .T. phone home.

E .T. phone home. E .T. phone home. E .T. phone home. E .T.

phone home. E .T. phone home.

And you're slowly walking.

newborn niece, and he wrote this song for her.

A fresh point of view.

If only you could state what's on

your mind.

What would you talk about?

What would be fine in your eyes?

Could you teach us how?

Fall down with your shoulders.

One blanket.

A sudden hush.

The shock of a flashball.

A woman's touch.

What do you feel?

Could you teach us how to laugh when the blocks

fall now?

Could you show us how to cry with a lonely

clown?

Could we ever wonder why snow falls

from the sky?

Could we be magic like you?

Could you teach us how to lie?

the blocks fall down could you show us how to cry

with a lonely clown

could we ever wonder why the snow

falls from the sky could we be

magic

That was beautiful, Lee.

Lee Guerrero writes some of our most favorite special songs on fame, and we

think he's terrific.

You can keep talking.

You don't have to stop.

Well, he didn't write this next song.

You don't have to say that.

and trust such fragile things as these can turn

to dust and yet when all your hopeful comes through

when all you dreamed of comes true it's like

magic magic

oh this is a special place

magic is here to see and when it works the universe

is dancing in time with me oh

this is a special place

Starry eyes have caught me crying.

You don't die of a broken heart.

You just lie down and give up trying.

Is in the living.

Not just standing there and watching life go by.

And the secret of love is in the giving.

What do we got to do?

We got to open up by reaching deep inside.

The secret of life is celebrating life in every way you can.

You just stop writing and living.

Every single minute. The secret of life.

Celebrating life. Holding up every day.

There's one thing to be sure of.

great time up here this isn't at all like work it's it's more like more like

we're putting on a party yeah no not not a party uh we're having like a great

get together no a festivity what i

think i'm hearing something erica did you

To share a joy with you.

What?

What? Wait, wait, what?

I'm sorry. We can't understand.

Judy.

Well, moving on.

I mean, it is to participate in an eternal drama, which is life. Yes, life.

Life is a celebration!

I

was

lost on a winding road I thought that

life had nothing left to give

And you showed me love.

Just to think.

is a celebration.

I don't need nobody else.

Just tell me how to be.

Yeah. I don't need to play no games.

With me, you get to watch the scenes.

I got more than me.

And you.