It´s Frank DiLella with New York One´s On Stage, and we´re here for the opening night of Eleanor!, the Eleanor Roosevelt musical
Let´s talk process
When I´m in character, I go insane I stagger, I stammer, I sob I make the audiences feel my pain And if they don´t leave depressed, then I´ve not done my job
Each time I find a role like Eleanor The artist inside of me thrives I put on that wig and those prosthetic teeth And know I´m changing lives By the time I get tuberculosis in Act Two
Even the people who are dead inside
Will shout "Bravo!" on cue
The first review is in! The New Jersey Star-Ledger
Don´t tell me, unless it´s a rave. Or a mixed positive
It says we´re a hit!
Oh my God!
We´re a hit and I think we deserve it!
That´s for sure
Also it means that this tour de force Will not be forced to tour
To Eleanor! May she run for eternity!
To Eleanor!
Cheers to a show that´s so inspiring It´s almost too much to sit through And if we´ve won that might mean one more thing
That in ten years or so, we´ll do Eleanor 2!
I can predict what the reviews will say Before the next note has arrived It´s ground-breaking
Earth-shaking
Life-affirming
Breathtaking
Gut-wrenching
Heart-aching
In two words, it´s history-making That´s why every actor strives For adulation And compensation That comes from nightly Changing lives