Opening Night
Music by Mel Brooks
Lyrics
by Mel Brooks
Performed by Bryn Dowling, Meg Gillentine, and Ensemble
Chorus
Opening night...
Opening night...
It's opening night!
Usherettes
It's Max Bialystock's latest show
Will it flop or will it go?
The cast is taking its final bow
Here comes the audience now!
The doors are open
They're on their way
Let's hear what they have to say!
Men First Nighters
He's done it again
He's done it again
Women First Nighters
Max Bialystock has done it again!
First Nighters
We can't believe it
You can't conceive it
Man First Nighter
How'd he achieve it?
First Nighters
It's the worst show in town!
We sat there sighing
Groaning and crying
There's no denying
It's the worst show in town!
All First Nighters
Oh, we wanted to stand up and hiss
Men First Nighters
We've seen shit
First Nighters
But never like this!
Max Bialystock has done it again!
The songs were rotten
The book was stinkin'
What he did to Shakespeare
Booth did to Lincoln!
We couldn't leave faster
Usherettes
What a disaster!
First Nighters
We are still in shock
Who produced this schlock?
That slimy, sleazy Max Bialystock!
What a bum!