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COMES TO PHILLIPS BROOKS SCHOOL MONDAY, OCTOBER 22 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ALL-SCHOOL SING-ALONG HAMILTON SING-ALONG LYRICS Parents and guests invited; live-streamed on phillipsbrooks.org On the pages that follow, you’ll find the lyrics to some songs from 8:30–9:10 a.m. • Multipurpose Room HAMILTON that we might sing. If you know a song – or even if you just think you know it – we encourage you to join in singing along with Kurt, 5TH-GRADE Carlos, and the rest of the community! MUSICAL THEATER MASTER CLASS A QUICK NOTE Students only 9:40–10:20 a.m. • Multipurpose Room FROM DR. ERICKSON I am so thrilled you could make it to this event, whether in person or 3RD-GRADE online. I know you all join me in thanking Kurt and Carlos for the gift of MUSICAL THEATER MASTER CLASS their time. The PBS performing arts program has grown tremendously over the past several years, with in-class performances across many Students only grade levels and with a very popular theater enrichment class after 11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. • Multipurpose Room school. I hope the spark of this event ignites a new love of theater and LUNCH WITH dance and music in some of our students today. Enjoy the show! FACULTY AND STAFF 12:15–1:15 p.m. FAMILY Q-AND-A WITH KURT AND CARLOS Parents and guests invited; live-streamed on phillipsbrooks.org 1:30–2:30 p.m. • Multipurpose Room 4TH-GRADE MUSICAL THEATER MASTER CLASS Students only 2:30–3:10 p.m. • Multipurpose Room THE SCHUYLER SISTERS [BURR] There’s nothing rich folks love more [ELIZA] People shouting in the square That all men are created equal” Than going downtown and slummin’ it with the poor [PEGGY] It’s bad enough there’ll be violence on [ANGELICA] And when I meet Thomas Jefferson They pull up in their carriages and gawk our shore At the students in the common [COMPANY] Unh! [ANGELICA] New ideas in the air Just to watch them talk [ANGELICA] I’m ‘a compel him to include Take Philip Schuyler: the man is loaded [ANGELICA AND MALE ENSEMBLE] Look around, women in the sequel! Uh-oh, but little does he know that look around— His daughters, Peggy, Angelica, Eliza [WOMEN] Work! Sneak into the city just to watch all the guys at— [ELIZA] Angelica, remind me what we’re looking for… [ELIZA] Look around, look around at how [COMPANY] Work, work! Lucky we are to be alive right now! [ALL MEN] She’s lookin’ for me! [ANGELICA] Angelica! [ELIZA/PEGGY] Look around, look around at [ANGELICA & COMPANY] Eliza, I’m lookin’ for a how [COMPANY] Work, work! mind at work (work, work) Lucky we are to be alive right now! [ELIZA] Eliza! I’m lookin’ for a mind at work! (work, work) I’m lookin’ for a mind at work! (work, work) [ELIZA/ANGELICA/PEGGY] History is happening [PEGGY] And Peggy! Whooaaaaa! in Manhattan and we just happen to be In the greatest city in the world! [COMPANY] Work, work! [ELIZA/ANGELICA/PEGGY with COMPANY] The Schuyler sisters! Whooaaaaa! [SCHUYLER SISTERS & COMPANY] In the Work! greatest city in the world! [ANGELICA] Angelica! [BURR] Wooh! There’s nothin’ like summer in [ANGELICA, ELIZA/PEGGY & MEN] Cuz I’ve been [PEGGY] Peggy! the city reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine Someone in a rush next to someone lookin’ Look around, look around [ELIZA] Eliza! pretty Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Excuse me, miss, I know it’s not funny So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane [COMPANY] Work! But your perfume smells like your daddy’s got The revolution’s happening in— Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! [PEGGY] Daddy said to be home by sundown money Why you slummin’ in the city in your fancy [ANGELICA, ELIZA/PEGGY, WOMEN] You want a [ANGELICA] Daddy doesn’t need to know heels You searchin’ for an urchin who can give you revolution? I want a revelation [PEGGY] Daddy said not to go downtown ideals? New York! Look around, look around, the revolution’s [ELIZA] Like I said, you’re free to go [ANGELICA] Burr, you disgust me happening In New York! [ANGELICA] But—look around, look around, the [BURR] Ah, so you’ve discussed me So listen to my declaration: Revolution’s happening in New York I’m a trust fund, baby, you can trust me! [ANGELICA/ELIZA/PEGGY, FEMALE ENSEMBLE, [ELIZA/PEGGY] New York [ANGELICA] I’ve been reading Common Sense & WOMEN] We hold these truths to be self by Thomas Paine evident that all men are created equal [COMPANY] Angelica So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane Look around, look around You want a revolution? I want a revelation Hey, hey, hey, hey [SCHUYLER SISTERS & COMPANY] Work! So listen to my declaration: Whoo! At how lucky we are to be alive right now [PEGGY] It’s bad enough daddy wants to go [ELIZA/ANGELICA/PEGGY] “We hold these Hey, hey, hey, hey to war truths to be self-evident [FULL COMPANY] Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now! History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be [ALL WOMEN] In the greatest city in the world [ALL MEN] In the greatest city— [COMPANY] In the greatest city in the world! [COMPANY & ANGELICA] Work, work! Angelica [COMPANY, ELIZA, & PEGGY] Work, work! Eliza And Peggy! [COMPANY & ANGELICA/ELIZA/PEGGY] Work, work! The Schuyler sisters Work, work We’re looking for a mind at work Work, work (hey) Work, work (hey) Work, work [COMPANY, ANGELICA, & ELIZA/PEGGY] Work, work Whoa! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Work, work In the greatest city in the world In the greatest city in the world [COMPANY] In the greatest city in the world THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS [BURR] Ah, Mister Secretary love the sinner No one really knows how the game [BURR AND COMPANY] The room is played (Game is played) where it happened [HAMILTON] Mister Burr, sir [MADISON] Hamilton! The art of the trade The room where it happened How the sausage gets made (How The room where it happened [BURR] Didja hear the news about [HAMILTON] I’m sorry Burr, I’ve the sausage gets made) good old General Mercer? gotta go We just assume that it happens [BURR] No one else was in— [HAMILTON] No [BURR] But— (Assume that it happens) But no one else is in [BURR AND COMPANY] The room The room where it happens. (The where it happened [BURR] You know Clermont Street? [HAMILTON] Decisions are The room where it happened happening over dinner room where it happens.) [HAMILTON] Yeah The room where it happened [BURR AND COMPANY] Thomas [BURR] Two Virginians and an [BURR & COMPANY] No one really [BURR] They renamed it after him. immigrant walk into a room claims— The Mercer legacy is secure knows how the [BURR AND ENSEMBLE] [JEFFERSON] Alexander was on Parties get to yesssss (Parties get [HAMILTON] Sure Diametric’ly opposed, foes Washington’s doorstep one day to yesssss) In distress ‘n disarray The pieces that are sacrificed in [BURR] And all he had to do was [BURR] They emerge with a (Ev’ry game of chesssss) die compromise, having opened doors [BURR AND COMPANY] Thomas Ev’ry game of chesssss that were claims— We just assume that it happens [HAMILTON] That’s a lot less work (Assume that it happens) [BURR AND ENSEMBLE] Previously [JEFFERSON] Alexander said— But no one else is in (The room [BURR] We oughta give it a try closed where it happens) [HAMILTON] I’ve nowhere else to The room where it happens [HAMILTON] Ha [ENSEMBLE] Bros turn! [BURR AND COMPANY] [BURR] Now how’re you gonna get [BURR] The immigrant emerges [JEFFERSON] And basic’ly begged Meanwhile— your debt plan through? with unprecedented financial me to join the fray power [BURR] Madison is grappling with [HAMILTON] I guess I’m gonna [BURR AND COMPANY] Thomas the fact that not ev’ry issue can be fin’ly have to listen to you A system he can shape however he wants claims— settled by committee The Virginians emerge with the [BURR] Really? [JEFFERSON] I approached [COMPANY] Meanwhile— nation’s capital Madison and said— And here’s the pièce de résistance: [HAMILTON] “Talk less. Smile “I know you hate ‘im, but let’s [BURR] Congress is fighting over more.” [BURR & ENSEMBLE] No one else hear what he has to say.” where to put the capital— was in [BURR] Ha [BURR AND COMPANY] Thomas [COMPANY screams in chaos] The room where it happened claims— [HAMILTON] Do whatever it takes The room where it happened [BURR] It isn’t pretty to get my plan on the Congress The room where it happened [JEFFERSON] Well, I arranged the Then Jefferson approaches with a floor No one else was in meeting dinner and invite The room where it happened (The I arranged the menu, the venue, [BURR] Now, Madison and And Madison responds with room where it happened) the seating Virginian insight: Jefferson are merciless. The room where it happened The room where it happened (The [BURR] But! [HAMILTON] Well, hate the sin, [MADISON] Maybe we can solve room where it happened) No one else was in— one problem with another and win a victory for the Southerners, in [COMPANY] Alexander Hamilton! [HAMILTON/JEFFERSON/ [COMPANY] The art of the other words— MADISON/WASHINGTON & compromise— [BURR] What did they say to you COMPANY] [JEFFERSON] Oh-ho! to get you to sell New York City What do you want, Burr? (What do [BURR] Hold your nose and close down the river? you want, Burr?) your eyes [MADISON] A quid pro quo What do you want, Burr? (What do [COMPANY] Alexander Hamilton! you want, Burr?) [COMPANY] We want our leaders [JEFFERSON] I suppose to save the day— [BURR] If you stand for nothing (What do [MADISON] Wouldn’t you like to Did Washington know about the you want, Burr?) [BURR] But we don’t get a say in work a little closer to home? dinner? Burr, then what do you fall for? what they trade away Was there Presidential pressure to (What do you want?) [JEFFERSON] Actually, I would deliver? [COMPANY] We dream of a brand [BURR] I new start— [MADISON] Well, I propose the [COMPANY] Alexander Hamilton! Wanna be in Potomac The room where it happens [BURR] But we dream in the dark [BURR] The room where it happens for the most part [JEFFERSON] And you’ll provide Or did you know, even then, it I him his votes? doesn’t matter Wanna be in [BURR AND COMPANY] Dark as a Where you put the U.S.