The 20th Century Fox Mambo
Previously on Smash...
I almost believe you're avoiding my calls.
Eileen is pimping me out wherever she can.
So if we stay open till June, that Tony is ours.
You wanna get out of here? Then let's go.
Tell me what you're doing with Gatsby.
I'm writing a play.
Tom doesn't want to let go.
You said we work on this together.
Everything you're not
People are coming tonight who could bring this show to Broadway.
It's what we always wanted.
What the hell, Derek?
This is a private audition. For my part?
You know, I've been cleaning up your messes since we were kids.
Would it have killed you to do something for me, for once?
You took their side?
I have to stop helping you. You have to start helping yourself.
Are you going to walk me home or what?
Ugh.
Look at that. We're out.
Yeah, well,
I suppose 5:00 in the morning is as good a time as any to stop.
Don't you think you should get some sleep
before Sam's put to rehearsal in...
Oh, God. Three hours?
I should go.
You don't have to.
Are you sure?
Do you really want to do this?
Two jumps in a week
I bet you think that's pretty clever Don't you, boy?
Flying on your motorcycle
Watching all the ground beneath you drop
You'd kill yourself for recognition
Kill yourself to never, ever stop
You broke another mirror
You're turning into something you are not
Don't leave me high
Don't leave me dry
Don't leave me high
Don't leave me dry
Drying up in conversation
You will be the one who cannot talk
All your insides fall to pieces
You just sit there Wishing you could still make love
They're the ones who hate you
When you think you've got the world all sussed out
Oh, they're the ones who'll spit at you, yeah
You will be the one screaming out
Don't leave me high
Don't leave me dry
Don't leave me high
Don't leave me dry
Oh, it's the best thing that you ever had
The best thing that you ever, ever had
It's the best thing that you ever had
The best thing you have had has gone away
What are you doing? I know that you probably don't want to see me right now.
You look terrible. Did you even sleep?
Have you spoken to Kyle?
I couldn't. Not until I say what I need to say to you.
I think you said everything you needed to say to me last night.
I know. I know. I was a total ass.
I always am. I ruin everything.
I told you that when you met me.
And that's what you say to make it okay.
I don't want to hurt you anymore.
All right? Just tell me.
What do I need to do to be the person that you saw in me?
Because when you look at me like that, I...
I know that's who I really am.
Karen?
You okay out there?
Jimmy. Jimmy.
No...
It's Kyle. Leave a message.
Hey.
It's Tom.
I thought we were going to meet up last night, but I never heard from you.
Listen. If you are not interested, I guess I'll understand.
But just let me know.
Ugh, I feel like a teenager.
Maybe because you're a teenager?
Oh, my God, I am going to delete this and re-record.
Sorry. Sorry we're late.
The line at Starbucks was atrocious.
Um, the line was fine.
She had to stop and sign autographs. And pose for pictures.
She did everything short of bless a baby.
I did that yesterday.
Oh, good, you're all here.
Everyone ready to talk Tony?
Yeah.
Where's Julia?
Yeah, uh...
How are you guys doing after last night?
We're fine.
Let's start without her.
What's this?
A declaration of war, from Tom.
It's a move to dissolve our partnership.
Really?
It lists every name of every title we have ever optioned,
including Gatsby.
So he's going to tie it up for months so you can't do it?
For him to move this fast, he must be really angry.
Don't worry, I'm going to fight it. Good.
Because I need you to.
If I pull this play, I lose my job.
I know.
Look at this, right back where we were 15 years ago,
with my fate in your hands.
Not mine. Tom's.
You will talk to him, right? Reason with him?
Look, I may have burned you 15 years ago,
but I'm not going to do it again.
And I won't let Tom do it, either.
As we get closer to the Tonys, things are looking up for Bombshell.
Imitation of Life is closing, which isn't a very good omen.
Harold and Maude is struggling to retain the magic it had on the West End.
And if Road House gets a nomination, I'm gonna retire.
Drood and Pippin are contenders.
No. Not for best musical. They're revivals.
I meant for directing.
Ah, ah, ah.
What about Hit List?
It's not transferring.
I'm afraid it's going to end its run where it began last month,
downtown.
So it's official, sweetie. We're the show to beat.
And the key to staying that way, is marketing. Subways. Billboards.
This fabulous ad that you took out in The Times.
I didn't place a full page ad in The Times.
Then who did?
Jerry.
Don't get upset. We need all the help we can get.
Not from him, we don't.
That is a great ad.
Look at that. You're up there twice.
Yeah. But Supporting for Liaisons? We closed in a week.
With glorious reviews for you.
You were a bright light in a bad show.
Don't think the nominating committee won't notice.
But that puts me up against you.
That's right, it would be embarrassing to beat my own daughter.
Kyle? That was fast. Guess I still got it.
So, are we going to talk about what happened?
Nothing happened.
We stopped ourselves.
I'd say that depends on your definition of "nothing."
He's no good for you. You know that.
And you are?
Oh, God, what do we tell everyone?
We don't have to tell them anything.
Tom? Hi.
What's wrong?
Um, I called, uh, Kyle this morning...
He called me back. But it wasn't him. It was the police.
He got hit by a car last night.
Oh, my God. Shh.
He's gone.
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I wish I knew how to fix this. Because Amanda's death does not work.
We're missing something.
Like what?
Like...
Like a chance for the audience to grieve.
Um, a tribute or a candlelight vigil.
Maudlin.
She can't just die. You want to know she mattered.
What about dimming of the lights, like they do on Broadway?
I've always loved that tradition.
You do?
When I was in school, we went to a show
the night they dimmed them for Wendy Wasserstein.
I just thought it was such an elegant and beautiful gesture.
Um...
Could she sing another number? Even though she's dead?
You know, I knew that was terrible even as I said it.
She can't.
But he could.
The song she stole from him.
The Love I Meant to Say?
She dies in the arms of the man who loved her
as he sings the song that brought them together in the first place.
That would be incredibly moving.
Yes, it will.
You're good at this, Kyle.
You keep having ideas like that,
they might just dim the lights for you yet.
And that's all we know for now.
How are you doing?
I don't care about me.
I'm worried about them, though.
Has anyone talked to his parents?
We should reach out. Let them know
that we're here if they need anything.
I can do it.
I'll call them.
You know what?
We'll do it together. Come on.
Hey. I tried Jimmy.
He's not answering. Maybe you should try him?
Yeah. If he's not picking up for you,
I doubt he's gonna pick up for me.
Hey.
So what do we do about tonight's performance?
We cancel, obviously.
Are you sure?
Uh, yeah. I think "The show must go on"
isn't apropos in this particular moment, Scott.
Sam hasn't even had time to rehearse.
Everyone's devastated. I'm not sure anyone is in a position to perform.
But Hit List is Kyle's show.
I mean, I can't think of a better way to honor him.
Absolutely not.
I'm not turning this into a bloody requiem.
We are canceled. Got it?
All right. All right.
Marissa. Let's go call the ticket holders.
Where are you going?
There's something I need to do for Kyle.
Such a tragedy. And so young.
Too young.
We need to be very sensitive about this.
We don't want to be silent, but we don't want to look like
we're jumping on any kind of grief parade, either.
Tony voters... Agnes?
I think we need to take a break
from the Tony campaign for today.
Of course.
Julia. I'll leave you two.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Thank you. That's why I'm here.
Kyle lived for Broadway.
I want to try and get him a little piece of that dream.
Get the lights of the marquees dimmed tonight.
It's only awarded to Broadway veterans.
I know. I know.
I can reach out to a couple of people. But I know what they'll say.
Thank you.
Still nothing.
I can't believe he's out there somewhere and still doesn't know.
He'll turn up.
He was wired this morning. He can't find out the wrong way...
It's okay. We'll tell him.
As gently as possible.
And whatever he needs, we'll be there for him. No matter what.
Thank you, Derek.
Don't thank me for doing the right thing.
Jimmy?
Yeah, it's me.
The guy that ruined your show.
Well, wrote it, then ruined it.
But who cares about that part, right?
Don't freak out. I'm just getting my stuff.
And then you'll never have to see me again.
I promise.
God. You still don't know?
Know what?
What? How much you guys probably hate me?
Like how disappointed Kyle is?
'Cause trust me, I know. He kicked me out, he won't answer his phone,
and he wasn't home this morning.
So Kyle can go screw himself. All right?
What is it now?
Kyle's dead.
He was hit by a car last night.
What? Okay, come on. That's screwed up, Blake.
Jimmy's here. Come quick.
Where is he? We told him, and he just left.
You let him leave?
What was I supposed to do, block the door?
If he needs to be alone, he should be alone.
No, that's exactly what he shouldn't be.
What are you doing up?
I was about to ask you the same thing. Ugh.
I have this thing where when I have an idea,
I have to write it down immediately, or it's gone.
And what idea did you have?
I always wanted to put these transitions between songs in Hit List.
Sort of social media subtitles to walk you through the story behind the story.
Didn't you open already?
Yeah. But theater's a living thing. It never stops changing.
The text does.
You have to put the pen down at some point.
I had to with Bombshell.
Really? 'Cause I have notes.
Oh, do you now?
Well, one, actually.
Okay. In At Your Feet,
when Gladys takes Norma Jean to the Chinese Theatre,
why does she have to just leave her there?
Because that's the way it happened.
But it's sad. It's like...
Right there, the second number in the show, this melancholy chord...
It's the truth.
But sometimes the truth is too hard.
Sometimes, you want to remember things better than they actually were.
Which is what I think Marilyn wants to do when she remembers her past.
Why don't you come back to bed?
I still have a little more.
At Your Feet.
Feel free to sing along.
You're going to try and pull my focus, are you?
Slow down, you crazy child
You're so ambitious for a juvenile
But then if you're so smart Tell me why are you still so afraid?
Where's the fire, what's the hurry about?
You'd better cool it off before you burn it out
You've got so much to do and only so many hours in a day
But you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want Or you can just get old
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
When will you realize, Vienna waits for you
Slow down, you're doing fine
You can't be everything you want to be before your time
Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight
Tonight
Too bad, but it's the life you lead
You're so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need
Though you can see when you're wrong
You know you can't always see when you're right
You're right
You've got your passion You've got your pride
But don't you know that only fools are satisfied?
Dream on But don't imagine they'll all come true
When will you realize, Vienna waits for you
Why don't you realize
Vienna waits for you
You know, I've never been serenaded before.
What did you think?
Tom?
Julia.
I'm so sorry.
We all are.
I really appreciate that.
I almost didn't come here,
because talking about business at this moment just feels
wrong.
Maybe we should postpone?
No, I think the sooner we get it over with, the better.
I don't know what's happening to you, Tom.
We have one fight last night, and suddenly
you're dissolving the partnership?
I thought that's what we did last night. Dissolve the partnership.
If you're trying to stop me from working...
Stop you? ...I promise I will fight you...
This is gonna help you.
Julia, if you want to do Gatsby,
we have to dissolve the partnership
so you can re-option it on your own.
Right now, thanks to you, I hold half the rights.
But you don't want to be running
every little decision you make through me.
The sooner we separate it, the better.
For you.
And me.
Oh.
So...
Was that everything,
or is that it for today's installment of "Tom the Monster"?
Uh, no. That's it.
Thanks.
All right, then.
Cathie.
Can you find Linda for me? There's something I want to take a look at.
Well,
I can guess why you're here.
You saw my advertisement in The Times.
Yes, I did.
Ooh.
Should I duck?
You know, I wasn't very happy about that.
I don't appreciate these little stunts of yours.
It's not a stunt.
I put a lot of money into Bombshell, and I have a lot more.
I want to do something with it.
Something that will make a difference.
And I knew you'd say no if I asked.
You haven't even tried.
All right.
Do you want more money?
Of course not.
I went into the wrong business.
I should have been a psychic.
Bombshell is mine, Jerry,
and I'm gonna take it all the way to the Tonys, without your help.
Stay away from my show.
Am I clear?
And here I thought the ice between us might be melting.
No. It's as cold as ever.
I can't believe it.
It's amazing.
Julia.
What's going on?
You and Marissa, you canceled, right?
Yes. But they're coming anyway.
They want the show.
How did they even find out?
Who knows?
Maybe we should go on tonight.
Maybe it's what everybody needs.
I know I'm probably the 100th person to ask you this today, but,
how are you doing? You holding up?
Oh, I have to.
Not with me.
There are ticket holders lined up outside.
We canceled the show, but they turned up anyway.
What are you going to do?
I have no idea.
I'm sitting in the kind of place that I never thought I'd go back to.
Because of a sweet kid who can't be here to enjoy the rest of it.
You know I'm good at putting on a front.
But I'm not good at caring this much.
What if I were there?
What? To hold my hand?
Look. I know we left things in a weird place, but I still care about you.
Well, what does it matter? It's just a play, right?
That play is the only thing he has left.
You're going to put it on. And I'm going to be there for you.
Haven't you got a show tonight?
I think I'm feeling a tickle in my throat.
You'd do that for me?
I would.
Okay, everyone.
Your attention, please.
I think we've all had our chance to honor Kyle in silence.
And now we need to honor him up on that stage.
It seems it's what the people want.
So we'll do a concert. Okay? Just the piano, music stands.
That way, you'll know what you're doing.
Thank you.
What about Karen?
Isn't she here? Where is she?
I don't know.
Just give me a minute. Excuse me.
I can't find him. I've been everywhere.
Derek, I feel like something terrible might happen.
Karen...
There's just one last place I gotta check.
Somewhere Kyle told me he used to go.
It's showtime Let the dream begin
With each star who's ever been
Step inside the footsteps that you should follow in
So I leave you in the best of hands
In this most Chinese of wonderlands
Your dreams will truly be complete
When the stars that you're wishin' on are at your feet
Ain't she sweet
That was a really nice change, by the way.
What made you think of that?
A friend.
What happened to Ivy? When did she call out?
She went home sick an hour ago.
I saw her this afternoon, she seemed fine.
If you ask me, she was fine at half-hour, too.
Ah. Of course.
Jimmy.
You're not thinking of doing something stupid, are you?
No.
Then come down.
Jimmy.
Fine.
I'm coming up.
No... What are you doing? You shouldn't be sitting up here.
Yeah, well,
neither should you.
It's my fault.
You know, he's dead because of me.
No, he's not.
It was an accident.
But he was coming to talk to me, Karen.
I can't imagine what you're going through.
I can't even believe it happened myself. But...
But what? What?
You're going to try and make it better?
Is that what you think you're doing here?
I'm just trying to help.
Why would I ever let you help me?
Is this about Derek?
Nothing happened.
Okay? I stopped it before it did.
I couldn't sleep with him because I...
Because I'm in love with you.
I wish I wasn't, but I am.
I love you, okay?
You shouldn't love me.
I don't deserve it.
Come back with me. Come do the show.
I can't. Yes, you can. You need to.
No. No, I don't.
Jimmy, I know you.
Don't throw everything away.
No matter what you do, it's not going to make it hurt less.
Come and face what happened, and we can deal with it together.
You and me.
I'm already late. I have to...
I'm going to go.
Okay?
I'll see you there?
I can't believe everyone showed up
even after you called to cancel.
We didn't. Didn't what?
Cancel.
Scott said you changed everybody's mind.
He had me call the ticket holders back and tell them
we would be putting on a show tonight in Kyle's honor.
I'm sorry, did you not do that?
We'll have to finish this interview later, okay, Frank?
No problem. I want to see the show myself.
Julia. I was just coming downstairs to stand next to you.
I know what you did.
I'll see you both downstairs.
You lied. No, I didn't.
Yes, you did, and you used me to do it.
Saying I turned the cast around?
So the show would go on?
You exploited that poor boy's death, and for what?
For him. For his show.
For yourself. To keep your job.
It is not my fault that this happened.
But if it keeps his work alive, why shouldn't we do this?
You saw what was happening out there.
We're a phenomenon.
People are going to remember this night forever.
Julia.
You know how much I need this to work.
I hope it does.
Because now that's all you have left.
Okay. We can't wait any longer.
He'll be here.
Look. We're late as it is.
- Derek, five more minutes. - Karen.
He's not coming.
Okay.
Okay, guys, um...
Okay, look. I know things are pretty intense right now.
And I know that going out on that stage might feel like a mistake,
but I assure you it is not.
There's a lot of people out there that want to hear what you have to say.
And more than that, they want to hear what Kyle had to say.
And you guys,
you're the only ones that have the power to tell them.
So do him proud.
Okay.
Remember when this place used to be cool?
Now it's just a bunch of condos.
Focus on your work.
Why should I? It's not like anything's going to come of it.
Oh, my God. Yes, it is.
Karen's got Derek Wills interested.
All we need is a second act, and we're on our way.
How can you be so sure?
I'm not. I just pretend that I am.
Hey. You know what? Maybe we should set a scene here.
It's kind of our place, you know.
What about when they meet for the first time,
when Amanda tries to kill herself and Jesse stops her,
by singing The Love I Meant to Say?
Yeah. Yeah. And then when she gives it all up to be with him,
they come back here right before she dies.
Are you sure she has to die?
Musicals usually have happy endings.
Not the ones you like.
You're right. Then she must die.
So that your character can learn something.
I'm high above the city
I'm standing on the ledge
The view from here is pretty
And I step off the...
Don't do it.
I don't want to stand. I want to do it.
Okay. So let's do it.
Yeah. Okay.
He wants to do the song.
Over
I can't believe it's over
I can't believe the love I left
To show some other day
Listen
I hope that you can hear me
As I kneel down and pray
With the love I meant to say
Shadows
You took away the shadows
Before you life was black and white
Though tonight the room's gone gray
Golden
The love you gave was golden
Gold that I would gladly pay
To show the love I meant to say
Music
You made me hear such music
Without you here to guide me
I fear our song will fly away
Sorry
That's the word I want to sing to you
The other word is
Stay
To hear the love I meant
To say
Hey. What do you think? Can't wait for act two, right?
Yeah. It's good.
It's really good.
Though I'll just admit it's a little strange for me.
Because she's better?
Karen, I'm kidding. No, you're not.
That's so rude.
Hey, um, did Jimmy talk to you?
I told him not to. I thought it might scare you away.
It didn't.
I'm glad. Are you?
Because sometimes I feel like you think I'm in the way or something.
Maybe a little, at first.
But then I saw how happy you make him, and...
Look, I've never seen him care about
anybody the way he cares about you.
Maybe you can fix what I couldn't?
The show was amazing.
Thank you.
Technically, it wasn't all me.
Wow.
That might be the first time you've ever said something like that.
How does it feel?
What happened with us?
One minute we were hanging out, and then you were gone.
Derek, I don't think now...
Please.
I need to know.
The night of my birthday,
I know the only reason you came to see me is because Karen rejected you.
Karen. Wow. Okay.
Well, there's nothing going on there.
I was at her apartment the whole of last night and I slept on the couch.
Because of you.
I just came as a friend, that's it...
Don't walk away from me because of Karen.
It's not Karen.
It's you.
You will always have a Karen.
It's just who you are.
I know that now.
You should, too.
Two minutes. This was a great idea, Tom.
You are definitely not a monster.
Not today, at least.
Jerry. What are you doing here?
I saw Hit List tonight. Scott invited me.
Did you like it?
I think it's a great story.
So do I.
And also, I was thinking what a lovely gesture that was,
putting the ad in the paper.
Thank you.
You thanking me?
To what do I owe this?
A reminder that life is shorter than we think it is.
Does this mean we're friends again?
No.
But you can be a friend to Bombshell.
If the money is still on the table.
Oh, I'm sorry.
That money is no longer available.
I committed it to something else.
To what?
To Hit List.
I'm moving it to Broadway.
We start previews at the end of the month.
You're right, you know. It's good we're not friends.
This way, I can take that Tony away from you and not feel guilty.
What are you doing after this?
Do you want to go somewhere to talk?
Um, you know, I can't.
Okay. Maybe tomorrow?
Yeah. I mean, I just have a lot to deal with.
Are... Are you mad at me about something?
No. No, of course not.
What about what you said to me this morning?
You guys don't have glasses.
Uh, actually, no. I'm not drinking anymore. So...
You can have one. Go ahead, celebrate.
I mean, you're going to Broadway, right?
Right.
Here we go.
Okay. Okay, can you hold this?
Well, we couldn't get all of Broadway to dim,
but they can't stop us from using our own house.
To Kyle.
To Kyle!
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