Superbia - Sextet (Full demo) - Jonathan Larson

Full demo of the song "Sextet" from Jonathan Larson's Superbia.

[@carson_39]

Superbia may not have been presentable in the 90s but it would be a hit now. Rip Jon Larson.

[@Narding5566]

Its funny that the lyrics pretty much sums up what social media is now. Whoever gets shared a lot gets awarded, something or someone decides what everyone should wear/take

[@kenethmeyers3092]

Right?!? This musical actually predicted planned obsolescence!

[@Obbe79]

Tik Tok Boom 😂

[@terran347]

Reposting this here so it doesn't get lost in the thread: Sextet by Jonathan Larson M.T. (Sings-facing straight out) The 31st Annual Face Awards Will be held today at the GLAMORAMA The weather is perfect in INCITY Be prepared to be seen on camera (SHE turns to face JOSH, who is stirring in ROI'S bed.) HANK IN #1313-Pay attention Get out of bed-Congratulations For your performance you have received A "Face of the Year" award nomination Your love scene last night Got an 89 share of the Overall overnight OUTLAND rating This is the highest mark ever achieved Until further word-keep it up, continue mating (The screen fades out. ROI tries to wake JOSH) ROI Hank, baby, up! JOSH (Sings. Still asleep) Okay, MOP (My name's not Hank) ROI Hank, did you hear? JOSH (Waking up) My name is-oh. Hear what? ROI A nomination JOSH A nomination? ROI A nomination For a Face Award JOSH A Face Award? ROI Let's PLUG IN! JOSH (Sits up in bed) Does this mean that I'll be on the air? ROI You already were last night What a sight you were! JOSH I was? ROI You were! You played with my laser You thought it was a razor I'm positive that's what Caused such a scene! JOSH We can get on the air? My music box on the air? Where? Who? What does this mean? ROI Everyone who ever has, or Ever will be anyone will be there The sophisticated, effervescent, Charismatic, incandescent, debonair ROI (Sings) The event of the century The quintessential social adventure, We cannot afford to let you Miss your debut The 31st Annual Face Awards Presentation Ceremony, Live, via satellite, in color From the marvelous GLAMORAMA- Everyone will be there (The lights cross fade to STUDD'S bedroom and bath. The M.T. over STUDD'S bed lights up, with the same face as before, singing straight out.) M.T. The color scheme for the day Is black-red-black The drug, of course Will be the KILOWAT. The trend today Is to say the adjective, "fun" a lot. (The face in the M.T. directly addresses STUDD) Studd Starr, you have received Two nominations "Face of the Year" And "Best Hair" Prepare a speech for your PHOTO OPPORTUNITY Your agent, Tim Pursent, will be there (The lights come up on ELIZABETH, who is in STUDD'S bathroom, writing JOSH a note.) ELIZABETH "Dear Josh, Last night the cameras were on- That’s why I acted so cold. My father was watching us I only did what I was told" STUDD (From outside the bathroom door) Where is the ToothPAINT? Can't find my ToothPAINT Babe, seen the ToothPAINT? ELIZABETH No STUDD (Sings) Is it in there? Also-the HairVINYL Honey, the HairVINYL Which nose do you think I should wear? ELIZABETH "Be careful- That woman you're with- She works for my dad, She's a spy We must get the music box on the air tonight Or it's goodbye" STUDD By the way, babe- ELIZABETH "When you walk through a storm Ford all the streams" STUDD It seems we agree ELIZABETH "I think you can see What Mr. Hammersteen means" STUDD The pug nose just isn't me Everyone who ever has or Ever will be anyone will be there What an opportunity All the IN community (ELIZABETH has entered the bedroom, note in hand) ELIZABETH Will be on the air (And Josh's box) STUDD I'll be admired-adored ELIZABETH (He'll be admired adored) STUDD Even more than before I received the award STUDD & ELIZABETH (Sing) SUPERBIA tunes in It all begins At the 31st Annual Face Awards Presentation Ceremony Live, via satellite, in color, From the glorious GLAMORAMA Everyone will be there (Lights cross fade to a corner of the Cargo Bay of the SHUTTLE, where HANK IN #1313 is hiding out. The M.T. lights up above him. The same face appears, staring straight out.) M.T. The search continues For the tall, black IN Who deviated from his PROGRAM last night When he's arrested He will be sent To the OUTER OBSCURITY Detention Satellite HANK Can't Quit Keep going! Don't Sit Keep going! M.T. In other news Here is a list Of today's nominees For "Face of the Year" Hank IN, STUDD STARR, RON RAMJET All are slated to appear HANK What! HOW DARE HE! We'll see! (The lights, as needed, fade up on each area of the stage.) HANK This is the last straw! JOSH Where is my music box? ROI Hank, let's PLUG IN! M.T. ...And the late, great William Marcel will be there STUDD There is my ChestWIG ELIZABETH Don't touch that note! HANK (Sings) Something will have to give JOSH Give me my BOX ROI If you PLUG IN STUDD I love to win! ELIZABETH It begins! JOSH All right, I'll PLUG IN!! (The following bracketed section is sung simultaneously) ROI & STUDD Everyone who ever has, or Ever will be anyone will attend STARS and AGENTS, INS and PRODS, CELEBRITIES, just like the gods Will descend The event of the century The quintessential social adventure JOSH I will PLUG IN If you give me the BOX Yes, I'll give in But first where's the music box That's why I'm here! ELIZABETH Deep down inside In a corner of our hearts In a place you can't find With maps or with charts Tonight it all begins- No more OUTS and no more INS M.T. The 31st Annual Face Awards Will be held today at the GLAMORAMA The weather is perfect in INCITY Be prepared to be seen on camera The color scheme for the day Is black-red-black The drug, of course Will be the KILOWAT HANK They'll pay They'll see He's OUT Not me! Too bad Too late He's sealed Their fate (Who has found his Laser Gun and is holding it, sings) ALL Everyone who ever has, or Ever will be anyone will be there Never in the history of entertainment Will there be an affair- Quite like it! The event of the century The quintessential social adventure, We cannot afford to miss this night of bliss The 31st Annual Face Awards Presentation Ceremony Live, via satellite, in color, It's an 18-hour function With commercial interruption From the marvelous, glorious, slam-bang GLAMORAMA EVERYONE WILL BE THERE! Everyone who's anyone knows Everyone who's anyone knows Everyone who's anyone knows Everyone who's anyone knows Everyone who's anyone knows (Blackout) This is taken straight from the Larson Papers, he calls his mom Mop- he mistakes Roi for his mom because he’s groggy and waking up. Also, Hank is the In that Josh is replacing after Josh woke him up using the music box. Hank is seeing Josh on the air getting tons of credit as him, and he is becoming confused and jealous. There is a recurring joke in the V1 script that the Ins frequently acknowledge that Hank (actually Josh) is white now, and aren't at all finding that strange.

[@hearmymotoredheart]

I dearly hope we get to see Superbia produced at last. This song is exciting from the first note!

[@jospenner9503]

I think a reworking contest should be offered to composers and writers in the world and the winner will be hired to be involved in the production. This musical has so many problems and edits that it needs a lot of work to sound anything like it did in the movie.

[@aydanneilson-bourke7378]

Getting back into Tick Tick Boom really made me want to hear the original of this and Come To Your Senses. This is so ahead of its time, it definitely would hold up today, considering it makes sense to a newer generation. Jon inspired so many people

[@jonathanloh1634]

I Kindof find very parallel story lines of post modern plot with suberbia and We will rock you the musical

[@joselgarlitos6368]

what an epic song! Jonathan Larson is a genius! hope someone will produce Superbia!

[@kenethmeyers3092]

Theres actually someone trying to make an animated version of Superbia! Very excited for whenever it happens!

[@cojjee-fellyyyyy59]

​@@kenethmeyers3092may I know their name?

[@kenethmeyers3092]

@@cojjee-fellyyyyy59 thesuperbiaproject

[@maximomacielbo667]

This is great!!!! Superbia full demo must be somewhere... for god sake and Jonathan honor, release it!!!!

[@rowenhusky]

The full book and several tracks are stored in the Library of Congress (mu011016). However a lot of it is still in draft and notes so it needs a LOT of treatments to have someone want to produce it, let alone be ready for stage.

[@juniper3749]

I have listened to this so many times I lost count

[@kenethmeyers3092]

Right?! Its just a fun, refreshing song to come back to!

[@jacobcano4439]

Tick tick boom on Netflix showed how good this would’ve been with some more production. What a great mind Larson was.

[@lanetower3411]

On Netflix? I saw it in the theater, all by myself. It came out during the pandemic. I got to sing along cuz it was just me!

[@morganwilson6563]

I wish Tick Tick Boom would have covered a bit more of the plot of Superbia to give better context to this song and “Come to your Senses”. It would have supported those songs and shown us more of Jon’s vision of the show. I feel like Tick Tick Boom builds up to “Come to your Senses” so much and it honestly felt like a bit of a letdown to me because I didn’t know as much of the plot of Superbia as I do now. I have much more of an understanding of the world and characters Jonathon created and feel much more invested in the song. We’re kinda thrown into the terminology of the world of Superbia without knowing where it comes from, which made it seem very distant to us. Upon looking into the plot of Superbia, I can imagine the world and appreciate the songs shown to us in Tick Tick Boom.

[@theassortedhobbyist]

The plot of "Superbia" isn't important to "Tick Tick Boom"'s conflict. All that is needed to be known about the show is its concept, how long Jonathan had been working on it, and why the song is needed for the presentation of the show. Stephen Sondheim tells Jonathan in the film that the second act of "Superbia" needs a song during the pivotal moment in the narrative where the main character needs to be reminded of his goals and to bring him back to reality, hence the phrase "come to your senses" for the hook of the song, and so Jonathan's external goal in the narrative is to write the song for the second act. What makes "Come to Your Senses" impactful is not because of how it improves the climax of "Superbia", but rather it is a metaphorical message to Jonathan himself, signifying that he needs to wake up and get out of his own head. The movie plays with the double-interpretation of the song by having Karessa perform the song as her character in "Superbia", motivating Josh, in addition to an imaginary Susan performing the song to Jonathan, as if she is saying these words to him.

[@silvercheetah92]

The plot summaries are finally on Wikipedia there are apparently several versions but the article goes through two one version is comedic and ends with hope (this song sounds like it came from it) and a second much darker version that ends tragically with the villains winning. Waiting in the Wings summarizes both versions in his video on Superbia

[@equilibrium7392]

I love instrumental parts of the original one ❤

[@user-tj1nu2gh4t]

Are we agree that we need a musical movie of this show, right?

[@crobrazilac]

Amazing!!!

[@CinematicMaj]

This is fantastic!!!

[@kenethmeyers3092]

I think so too! I personally LOVE this track, along with the other few available songs that we can find of this musical!

[@mfairyx]

Tysm!! Any chance you have any other demo from superbia??

[@naturligfunktion4232]

I love this song

[@joojunnie]

Kinda hits hard tbh

[@kenethmeyers3092]

I always loved the genre of Retro-futurism!

[@alikhorrami9761]

How the hell did steal this from the congress library???????

[@moreblack]

I've seen a few people track lost media there, and apparently if they know what to ask for, they can just request it. It's not classified data or anything.

[@kilimenjiro3753]

It's not entirely clear how someone was able to get a digital file, but yeah, the Jonathan Larson papers are all accessible, you just have to physically go to the Library of Congress to read and listen to the stuff. I actually think that's the better move for material like this, despite my own selfish desire to have access to them. A lot of his unfinished work is pretty unpolished. Considering the backlash his "finished" work (both Rent and Tick Tick Boom were technically finished by other people) has gotten, you'd be putting it in the vulnerable position of being viewed by people who may not understand that, and will mock it the same way they mock the stuff that did get released.

[@fundifferent1]

I don't know all the backstory behind all this but if it's owned by the LOC it's publically accessible. So possible people snuck in recording materials. All you'd need is earbuds and a cellphone and just put the buds to the speaker and record it ....and that's just the cheap way I'm sure there are better ways to do it.

[@gerardyatcilla4839]

❤️

[@fundifferent1]

Is that Bernadette Peters? I don't know the full story behind this so genuinely asking...

[@RafaelNogueiraMC]

No, it's not her.

[@fundifferent1]

@@RafaelNogueiraMC Doesn't it sound just like her though?? Who is it?

[@piggyback5107]

God

[@antomcmanus1775]

I love this so much but gotta say the counter point is insane 4.33 😂 like what?

[@lanetower3411]

I love learning the full lyrics. But think how great this would be with better performers. The one playing Elizabeth is very dry and stiff.

[@jospenner9503]

Ay, it's no wonder the edited version was recorded the way it was on the movie. This sounds so dated.

[@kenethmeyers3092]

I mean, there's not much else you can do with something like superbia. the musical was made in the 80's/90's, set in 2064, of course its going to sound dated...

[@kenethmeyers3092]

Edit:[I WANNA GIVE A BIG THANKS TO @bosscrafty FOR GETTING LYRICS IVE BEEN NEEDING!!] my friend had the entirety of the lyrics, so here they are! But, I will keep formatting until its manageable (AND THEY ARE UNFINISHED STILL!!!!!) [VERSE 1] MT Announcer: The 31st annual Face awards will be held today at the Glam-o-rama. The weather is perfect in InCity, be prepared to be seen on camera! Hank In #1313, pay attention! Get out of bed, congratulations! For your performance you have received a Face of the Year award nomination! Your lust scene last night had an 89 share of the overall overnight OutLand rating! This is the highest mark ever achieved until further word, keep it up, continue mating! Roi: Hank, baby, up! Josh: Okay, My- My name's not Hank... Roi: Hank, did you hear? Josh: My name is... Oh. Hear what? Roi: A nomination! Josh: A nomination? Roi: A nomination for a face award! Josh:A face award? Roi: Let's plug-in! Josh: Does this mean that I'll be on the air? Roi: You already were! Last night, what a sight you were! Josh: I was? Roi: You were! You played with my laser, You thought it was a razor! I'm positive that's what caused such a scene~ Josh: We can get on the air? My music box on the air! Where? Who? What does this mean?! [CHORUS] Roi: Everyone who ever has or ever will be anyone will be there! The sophisticated effervescent charismatic, incandescent debonair! The event of the century, the quintessential social adventure! We cannot afford to let you miss your debut! The 31st annual Face Awards presentation ceremony live via satellite in color, From the marvelous Glam-o-rama Everyone will be there! [VERSE 2] MT Announcer: The color scheme for the day is black, red, black. The drug, of course, will be the Kilowatt. The trend today is to say the adjective "fun" a lot. Studd Star, you have received two nominations: Face of the Year and Best Hair! Prepare a speech for your photo opportunity. Your agent, Tim Pursent, will be there. Elizabeth: Dear Josh, last night the cameras were on... That's why I acted so cold.. My father was watching us, I only did what I was told! Studd Starr: Where is the Tooth Paint? Can't find my Tooth Paint?! Babe! Seen the Tooth Paint? Elizabeth: No! Studd Starr: Is it in there? Also, the Hair Vinyl, Honey, the Hair Vinyl! Which nose do you think I should wear? Elizabeth: Be careful, that woman you're with! She works for my dad,she's a spy! We must get the music box on the air tonight! Or it's goodbye... Studd Starr: By the way, babe- Elizabeth: "When you walk the storm, born of the sea." Studd Starr: (It seems we agree!) Elizabeth: I think you can see what Mr. Hammerstein means.... Studd Starr: The Pug Nose... just is me! [CHORUS] Studd Starr: Everyone who ever has or ever will be anyone will there! What an opportunity, all the In-community- Elizabeth: Will be on the air! And Josh's box! Studd Starr: I'll be admired, adored! Elizabeth: He'll be admired, adooored! Studd Starr: Even more than before I receive the award! Studd Star and Elizabeth: Superbia tunes in, it all begins! At the 31st Annual Face Awards presentation ceremony live via satellite in color, from the glorious Glam-o-rama, everyone will be there! [VERSE 3] MT Announcer and M.B.A: The search continues (Test) for the Tall, Black In (Quit) who deviated (Its boring...) from his program last night. When he's (don't) arrested(sit) he will be sent to the Outer-Obscurity (keep going!) Detention Satellite. In other news: Here is a list of today's nominees for Face Of The Year! MT Announcer and Studd Starr: Hank In, Studd Starr! (What?!), Congregant(?) (How dare he!?) all are slated to appear. (We'll see!) [BRIDGE] M.B.A: This is the last straw! Josh: Where is my music box? Roi: Hank, let's plug in! MT Announcer: And the mate, great, William Marcel, will be there! Studd Starr: There is my chest wig! Elizabeth: Don't touch that note! M.B.A: Something will have to gale! Josh: Give me my box! Roi: If you plug-in! Studd Starr: I'd love to win! Roi: Let's begin! Josh: Alright, I'll plug in! [Everyone overlapping (unfinished)]: (Josh): I will plug-in if you give the box, yes I’ll give in if you give me the music box! I will plug-in if you give the box, yes I’ll give in if you give me the music box! Thats why I'm here! (Roi): ////Thereeeeeee! The event of the century, The quintessential social adventure!///// (MT Announcer):The 31st annual face awards will be held today at the Glam-o-rama The weather is perfect in InCity Be prepared to be seen on camera! The color scheme for today is black, red, black. The drug will be, of course, the Kilowatt. [CHORUS] All (except M.B.A.): Everyone who ever has, or Ever will be anyone will be there! Never in the history of entertainment Will there be an affair - quite like it! The event of the century, The quintessential social adventure, We cannot afford to miss this night of bliss! The 31st Annual Face Award Presentation ceremony Live, via satellite, in color It's an 18 hour function With commercial interruption From the marvellous, glorious Slam bang Glam-o-rama Everyone who's anyone knows Everyone who's anyone knows Everyone who's anyone knows Everyone who's anyone knows Everyone who's anyone knows Everyone will be there!

[@bosscrafty]

Woah hold on, I've been trying to figure out the lyrics too so this is awesome!!! Some of these really help what I've been struggling with so thanks! meanwhile I have some corrections of my own to make: In the first verse, _"Your lust scene last night had an 89 share of the overall overnight outglam rating!,"_ I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be *"OutLAND,"* cause that's what the place is called in Superbia where the Outs live -------------------------------------- _"Josh: Okay. My- My name's not Hank..."_ I"m pretty sure this line should be *"Okay Roi- my name's not hank"* It is weird because it honestly sounds like he's saying "Ma" but that doesn't make any sense at all, pretty sure Roi is meant to be pronounced similarly so that's my best guess. also immediately after that Roi says *"HANK did you hear"* not _"Hey..."_ --------------------------------------- Second verse: _"Elizabeth: When you walk with storm, forn all be seen(???)"_ Oh no I was hoping someone else could figure this out for me lol. I'm extremely unsure of this line too but what I hear personally is "When you walk THE storm, born of the sea" which now that I think about it makes less sense than your version here, but I don't think either are completely right... ------------------------------------------ _"Studd Starr: The fan dose... just is me!"_ What I hear is *"Pug Nose"* which makes sense I think? considering that eariler he was talking about Toothpaint and later about chest wigs, Pug nose seems right. ----------------------------------------- _"Elizabeth: Will be on the air! And Josh is back!"_ This is 100% supposed to be *"And Josh'S BOX!"* Elizabeth and Josh talk about the music box a lot throughout this song and their whole goal is to get the box on the air ------------------------------------------ _"Studd Starr: Be compared in the thore(?) I’ll receive the award!"_ This line is supposed to be *"Even more than before I received the award"* for sure. Studd's already very popular, so he's talking about how he'll be even more popular than he already was -------------------------------------------- third verse: First off, I don't really think it's Hank talking here????? Wikipedia states that the 6th person of this sextet is M.B.A., but of course can you trust wikipedia? M.B.A. still makes sense to me though, it's a very robotic tone he's speaking with and it sounds like he's giving commands. I don't think there's a way to know for certain though. that said, the six phrases he says, to me sound like: "Test", "Quit", "Keep going", "Don't", "Sit (Or is it quit again?)", "Keep going", no way to be certain on these either though. -------------------------------------------- _"The search continues (Cas) for the tone-black-In"_ Those last words sound like *"Tall black In"* to me ----------------------------------------- _"Hank In, Studd Starr! (What?!), Congregant(?) (How dare he!?) all are slated to appear."_ Aw dang it I was hoping you'd have an answer here, something like "Congrajit" is all I hear too. However, those interjections are from Studd Starr, he's angry about Josh aka Hank being nominated --------------------------------------- _"(Josh): I will plug-in if you give the box,_ _yes I’ll give in if you give me the music box!_ _I will plug-in if you give the box,_ _yes I’ll give in if you give me the music box!_ _That's why I'm here!"_ I have nothing to say here except *THANK YOU!* I've really struggled with this part, but giving it a listen again, this is 100% what Josh is saying, perfect! -As for Roi's part, I always though she just started singing the chorus, but now I realize, much like you put, she's mostly silent except for those two words ("Theeeeeeere" and "Affaaaaiiir!") and only says the full last line, just like you put.- ugggggggggggh no I've changed my mind, I think she is actually singing the whole chorus but just really quietly??? Like I'm pretty sure I can hear here start saying "Everyone who ever has..." at the beginning and then she just gets drowned out... ugh I just don't know I really wish I could figure out what Elizabeth is saying during her solo at the end of the overlapping part. I think it's worth noting that it (and her solo during the second verse) sounds an awful lot like another song from earlier in the musical, Ever After (kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnesnYSfjcydja8) I don't think there's a connection to the lyrics here though :( And as for Studd and M.B.A. or Hank (whichever it is)... I have no clue for either of them. -------------------------------------------- Anyway, that's all the corrections I have, I'm so glad to see someone else wanting to figure this out!!!!!! I love this version of the song so much and as cool as the montage from Tick Tick Boom is, I like this one better hahahaha and wished more people talked about it.

[@kenethmeyers3092]

@@bosscrafty Oh. MY. GOD!!!!!! YOURE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!! YOU HAVE SOLVED MOST OF WHAT IM TRYING TO DO THIS SUMMER!!!!🤯🤯🤯 Do you have discord? I'm in a superbia fanserver, and itd be an honor to have you there!

[@kenethmeyers3092]

@@bosscrafty DUDE!!!!! I HEARD NEW LYRICS!!!! YOURE RIGHT ABOUT IT BEING THE M.B.A.!!!! DURING THE OVERLAPPING PART, I FAINTLY HEAR THE WORDS "give it to me." WHICH IS THE MBA TALKING ABOUT THE BOX. IT CANT BE JOSH, CAUSE THE VOICE IS TOO DEEP!

[@kenethmeyers3092]

@@bosscrafty dude, i really hope you see this, itd be awesome to chat again!

[@bosscrafty]

Dangit I keep replying and it keeps getting deleted, am I not allowed to mention discord on KZbin??? Oh hey it kept it, up let's see if it stays if I edit in my name: 0xcrafty

[@DeeVanfeld]

so my understanding of this is that it's retro and in the future but it's a cold society?

[@kenethmeyers3092]

Yeah, the musical takes heavy themes of retrofuturism! If you got any other questions about superbia, just ask me! I'll be glad to answer :]

[@ElizaHamilton1780]

…this is some weird stuff. No wonder this didn’t make it on Broadway instead of RENT.

[@youraveragetransgirl]

elizabeth schuyler hamilton, i have to disagree violently

[@woomi9486]

You dont understand

[@antomcmanus1775]

I agree and I disagree..... It's perfect for Broadway...... musicals like catz or bat out of hell are no more abstract and outlandish. Theatre often pushes the limits of reality you suspend disbelief and this is I feel the perfect medium to recognise that version. Look at bat out of hell musical similar dystopian future with mutants....and yet it works Theatre is absolutely the perfect setting ...for such a vision....and it's not completely original it's based on 1989 the George Orwell book and a little bit on Romeo and Juliet. The songs are good and even if the song doesn't sound logical it's because we are hearing it out of context of the plot and the rest of the narrative..and also it's incomplete with alot of changes planned ..... So it's not going to sound logical But in short...in the future humanity has celebrities who are filmed 24/7 called the ins who are drugged up alot to feel numb and they are constantly told what to say and do by robots....and the norms who live in homes watching the celebrities living the glam life and buying celebrity endorsed products....they are stupid numb and don't feel emotions.... It's all controlled by a robot One " in "or "celebrity " Elizabeth (who is married to stud starr and has shitty parents...meets an out or normal person (josh) ....and they discover a music box....which makes them feel emotions and break free from their programming ... and they want to get it on..... forbidden love which is sobotaged by Elizabeths family and a spy called ROI .. But also they want to get it on the air ...aka .they want to get the music box on the air so they can unite humanity with music remind them they are human break free from dependency on machines..... But our main character gets addicted to high society drugs sex rock and roll and sleeps with ROI while she films and then becomes a target when people realise he's a norm .... When captured it's up to Elizabeth to remind him what's at stake and to keep going and get the music box on the air (come to your senses!) ....how it ends was never finished....should Josh kill himself and his love. Shattering dreams ....or does he triumph get the girl and save humanity from themselves.....? We will never know.... I agree wasn't ready for Broadway but not because it's a weird plot but because it had so many changes of plot and unfinished plot choices song rewrites....it simply lost sight of what it was meant to be....I think Johnathan should have stuck to his original vision instead of rewriting ever minor criticism....it definitely has an audience .. Rent has a unchanged and clear vision because it's based on his own experience....it's just more sure of itself...and why it works

[@kenethmeyers3092]

It might be weird, but the context of the musical predicted MUCH of what we have now.