Keep It Gay 2000 'The Producers'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 19 Aug 2003

[Roger:] The theater's so obsessed
with dramas so depressed,
it's hard to sell a ticket on Broadway.
Shows should be more pretty,
shows should be more witty,
shows should be more...
what's the word...?
[Leo spoken:] Gay?
[Roger:] Exactly!
No matter what you do on the stage
keep it light, keep it bright, keep it gay.
Whether it's murder, mayhem or rage,
don't complain, it's a pain,
keep it gay.
People want laughter when they see a show,
the last thing they're after's
a litany of woe.
A happy ending will pep up your play.
Oedipus won't bomb
if he winds up with mom.
Keep it gay! Keep it gay! Keep it gay!

If at the end you want them to cheer,
keep it gay, keep it gay, keep it gay!
Whether it's Hamlet, Othello or Lear,
keep it gay, keep it gay, keep it gay!
Comedy's joyous, a constant delight,
Dramas annoy us, and ruin our night.
So keep your Strindbergs and Ibsens at bay.
Keep it gay! Gay! Gay! Gay!
Gay! Gay! Gay!
Keep it gay!

Soft karaoke
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Keep It Gay XG 2000 Mel Brooks
from "The Producers" by Mel Brooks
copyright 2000 by Mel Brooks Music (BMI)
sequence, arrangement and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne
on Tuesday 19 August 2003 at 18.48
in association with Doug Grierson
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