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!