7 AC;T I - SCENE 1 No.1 Overture Seep. 85 IOrchestra) Music seg11es as one. No. 2 Sweet And Lowdown 5-.:e p. 85 (Jimmy, Jeannie, Cirls & Cuys) Lights Up: A speakeasy in New York Cih;. JEANNIE leads a gaggle of CHORUS GIRLS. The surrounding tables are full of handsome YOUNG MEN. We are at a society bachelor party - rich boys having fun. JEANNIE & GIRLS. Grab a cab and go down To where the band is playing; Where milk and honey flow down Where ev'ry one is saying "Blow that sweet and low-down!" Busy as a beaver, You'll dance until you totter; You're sure to get the fever For nothing could be hotter Oh, that sweet and low-down! JEANNIE. (Over music) All right, peoples, peoples - listen up! Now this is a very sad occasion, 'cause tomorrow morning, our own Jimmy Winter is gettin' married for the third time! JIMMY. (Stands up) Fourth time! EVERYBODY cheers. JlMMY. (Continued) But this time, I'm not marrying some cheap chorus girl! JEANNIE & GIRLS. Awww. JIMMY. Sorry, cheap chorus girls. EVERYBODY cheers. JIMMY. (sung) There's a cabaret in this city I can recommend to you; Peps you up like electricity When the band is blowing blue. \:IC - l'rompt Book 8 .. I (JJ MY. They play nothing classic, Oh no• Down there, They crave nothing e se Bu he low-down there I you need a on·c nd he need is chron c If you're in a crisis. my advice is }EA lE & L Grab a cab and go down Grab a cab and go down To where the band 1s playin : Where he band i playing; Where milk and honey flow down Where ev'ry one is sayin' E IR Blow Blow that eet and low-d wnl" Low low down t Busy as a beaver, Busy as a beaver. You'll dan e until you to er, Dance un ii you otter; You' e sure toge the fever Fo nothing could be hotter. For nothing could be hotter. Oh, Oh, tha swee and low-down! Phiosopherordeacon OooEe You simply have wea e Ooo Eee Hear those shuffling feet ear those huffling feet You can't keep your eat ou ca • eep your seat (sp. ;, rl1yll1m Professor Y ah? art your beat! T/1 rrnm r build nnd build . Jl :fY lt•nd tlir A (md GUYS in a bo<r..e ft1 •l d c lebration. Come along, get in 1 Come a ong, get in it love he syncopa ion Love the syncopa ion, The minute hey begin it, The minute they begin it, You're shou ng to the nation: You're shouttng to the nation: Oh! Oh! That sweet and low-down! Low, low own! I said lo down Low, low own! Lowdown! Low, low down! That low down! That low down! Music segues on applause. No. 2a Outside The Speakeasy Seep. 89 (Orchestra} The scene changes. NIC - Prompt Book 9 ACT ONE - SCENE 2 A dimly lit dock, outside the speakeasy. A slzadow11 figure appears, smoking a cigarette. A SPEAKEASY MANAGER enters. MANAGER . Hey, shake a leg, buddy! I need two more cases of giggle juice, pronto! The man turns to reveal that he is actually BILLIE, dressed in men's clothing. The MANAGER exits. BILLIE . I'm hurryin', I'm hurryin'! C OOKIE and DUKE enter. COOKIE . So Billie, how many more cases they buyin' ? BILLIE. Two .. COOKIE. Just two?! BILLIE. Yeah, take 'em in, Duke. DUKE. Okay, someone help me count. COOKIE . One, two - DUKE . Thank you! D UKE exits into the speakeasy. COOKIE . And what're we gonna do with the other 400 cases we got on the boat? We been docked here for two days and we barely unloaded any of 'em. BILLIE . That's 'cause of the damn Feds are swarmin' all over Manhattan. You dirty screws! A searchlight cu ts across the stage. C OOKIE ducks. COOKIE. Whoa! BILLIE. Hey coppers, we're providing a valuable service to the community! COOKIE. Whoa, whoa, easy, easy. Billie, you're the toughest bootlegger in the business, but we gotta use our noggins here. We gotta find a safe place to store the stash till the heat calms down. DUKE rushes back on from the speakeasy. DUKE. Some guy's on my tail! I think he's a cop! I'll see ya! NJC - Prompt Book TO Kl . Ta care of him, Billi ' c IE auJ 0 t . ·1t as Ji. Y, hllPI tly dru11k 1md cnrryiri bottl , enter_ f MY. {a 11ella) Grab a cab a d go down To where the ban is ... ) He , fellah. Brtu y u y ' r oin ? d . But t, I'm · g t u'r n at ah. Wh t' y urn m ? B.1 ever um d JM II, a cappeJln) Busy as a beaver BIL I JIMM 81 ? JI M ? BILLJ JIMMY. D n't w, Bl U . I right, time for you to hightail it here. JI Y. Oh no, you're falling in love with m , aren't you? BILLIE. Oh yeah, I never knew it c uld be this good. JIMMY. Oh, please don't fall in love with me. BILLIE. Hey, love is for suckers! JIMMY. Then I'm a sucker w'th a swank Manhattan penthouse and a huge Long Island beach house that I never ever, ever, ever use. JI NIC - Prompt Book 1 l Bnr Ir. A huge Long Island beach house vou ''ever use1 No. 3 Nice Work If You Can Get It 1J1111m11 BlLLJE. (c)'''" ;1111:;ic) The one on Bayville Lane? fMMY. That's it' BILLIE. All right now take a powder JIMMY The man who BILLIE. (c;pokcn) only lives tor making money Oh, boy Lives a life that isn't necessarily sunny. Likewise the man who works tor tame There's no guarantee that time won't erase his name. Oh 1 I ]l)ve drunk rich people The fact is, The only work that really brings enjoyment Is the kind that is for girl and boy meant. Fall in love, you won't regret it, That's the best work of all you can get it 1f Some people have to work for a living. Holding hands at midnight, Hey, no touchin' 1 'Neath a starry sky, Nice work if you can get rt, And you can get it if you try. Strolling with the one girl, Sighing sigh after sigh. Nice work if you can get it, And you can get it if you try. Just imagine someone Waiting at the cottage door, Where two hearts become one, Who could ask for anything more? Loving one who loves you. And then taking that vow. Nice work if you can get it And if you get it, won't you tell me how? J1MMY. C'mon, Never-You-Mind, dance with me1 \.[( - i'rnmpt Kon~ 12 Act One - Scene 2 BILLIE. I don't know nothin' about no dancin'. JIMMY . Perfect! Me neither! (sung) Nice work if you can get it, (Whistles) And you can get it if you try. Dance. Loving one who loves you, And then taking that vow. S'nice work if you can get it, And if you get it. Won't you tell me how? It looks as if JIMMY is about to lean in and kiss BILLIE, but instead, he passes out as music ends. BILLIE. Whoa! You all right there, uh, uh .. (Looks in JIMMY'S wallet to get his name.) Jimmy Winter. Music in. No. 4 Nice Work If You Can Get It (Reprise) see p. 92 (Billie) BILLIE. (Over music) You're a funny kind of guy Jimmy Winter. (sung) Just imagine someone Waiting at the cottage door, Where two hearts become one, Who could ask for anything more? (Whistles.) Nice work if you can get it And if you get it, won't you tell me .. A police siren screams. JEANNIE rushes on. JEANNIE. Ah! The coppers are raidin' the joint! Everybody scram! Music segues. No. 4a Raidin' The Joint See p. 92 (Orchestra) JEANNIE. (Over music) Ah! The panicked DENIZENS of the speakeasy run on, racing across the dock and sweeping JIMMY away with them. Music continues under dialogue. ,!\;IC - Prompt Book \_ 1 ll)klF Bingol Where: KI! 111 long Island' Bl\!. IF Wait' I gotta find Jirnmy 1 1 "-' Who':-.. lirnm !)II l.ll r!w m<Hk vvhuse housL' we're scamn1in l gntta gin· him back his wallet ( OOKlf· What're you talkin' about? We're crooks, Wt' don't rdurn things 111!·1 \l lf/c;/11,..;11•11111111'<,,;t1J'l11>1/1) l'h1s 1:-.. the police: We have the plan· surroundc•d 1 Ex,·t>pl for the back' CoOKI! l mon 1 No. 4b Chief Berry Enters Bil.I IF DL.'Kl and ((JOKI! rns/J oft a.c; t/1c '-<Ti'l'ili of11 /!i1l11 l' 111/11st!c pit'ICL'~ the 1111 CHIEF BU\F't and ~!.'</\ TOF'. FVEFCFF!'.\' 111s/r rn1 ,\.1usi1· l'nds. «.. H!Fl Ah, iu:-,t missed them agam, Senator Ew'rgreen' ')r·~,-, i OJ~ /\nd vou re certain they were Brov.-nbeard .., henchmen / H''' Yep. they were in that speakeasy. c.aucin' up the party of some plastered plavbov -;F '< 'UP ln1 up tor re-elect?un, Chief. \Vt' must \.atch then•' So f'-, e brought al.mg the most nghteous wornan I knnv,- 2 1 ·p 93 . 5 TO . ( m n' than any ne OUCH s. UJI ) Demon rum.