ACT TWO
SCENE ONE
PARIS: 1927
(ANYA, VLAD and DMITRY have glowed up. They are all dressed up very nicely and are exploring Paris.)
#16 PARIS HOLDS THE KEY (TO YOUR HEART)
VLAD
Voilà! Mes amis, here's Paris.
NOW THAT WE'RE HERE, FOLLOW ME.
BEGIN WITH THE NEW AS YOU STROLL DOWN LA RUE.
VLAD & ENSEMBLE
AND SOON ALL PARIS
WILL BE SINGING TO YOU
AHH
PARIS HOLDS THE KEY TO YOUR HEART
AND ALL OF PARIS PLAYS A PART
PARIS' TURNED A PAGE
TO THE NEW MODERN AGE
VLAD
AND WE'LL DO IT TOO IF WE'RE SMART!
ENSEMBLE
THE FRENCH HAVE IT DOWN TO AN ART
EVERYONE'S A WRITER, PAINTER, POET
EVERYTHING IS AVANT GARDE
OR CHIC
VLAD
WE'LL BE IN THE KNOW
BEFORE WE KNOW IT
VLAD & ENSEMBLE
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE KNOW IT'S-
OH, IT'S MAGNIFIQUE
TO FIND IN PARIS WHAT YOU SEEK.
(Couples branch off and dance, and DMITRY offers to dance with ANYA. However, a SUITOR cuts in right before. Two more SUITORS follow suit. DMITRY watches as this happens.)
DMITRY
PARIS HOLDS THE KEY TO HER FATE
WE WON'T HAVE MUCH LONGER TO WAIT
AND THEN COME WHAT MAY
WE WILL EACH GO OUR WAY...
(ANYA breaks away from dancing with the SUITORS.)
ANYA
I DREAMED OF A CITY BEYOND ALL COMPARE
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I'M FINALLY THERE
VLAD
AT LAST, THERE'S A FUTURE
DMITRY
THERE'S FREEDOM
ANYA
THERE'S HOPE
VLAD, DMITRY, & ANYA
IN THE AIR!
ALL
PARIS HOLDS THE KEY TO YOUR HEART
THE PLEASURES OF LIFE À LA CARTE
COME DANCE THROUGH THE NIGHT
AND FORGET ALL YOUR WOES
THE CITY OF LIGHT
HOW IT GLITTERS AND GLOWS
AND ONE NEVER KNOWS WHAT WILL START
PARIS HOLDS THE KEY TO YOUR HEART!
#16A PARIS HOLDS THE KEY EXIT
(The ENSEMBLE exits. VLAD gives ANYA a book.)
DMITRY
I don't know about anyone else, but it's been a long day. I'll be at the hotel.
(He excitedly runs off.)
VLAD
Don't use up all the hot water!
(to ANYA)
I've never seen him so happy.
(a beat)
I'm going to try and find Lily.
(ANYA fixes his bowtie.)
I'll start at the Neva Club.
(They both smile and he exits. ANYA is left alone. She opens the book.)
ANYA
'Considered the most beautiful bridge in Paris, the
Alexander Bridge, as it is affectionately called by
Parisians, was named for...Tsar Alexander III'.
#17 CROSSING A BRIDGE
ANYA (cont)
LOOK AT THE SKY
LOOK AT THE WATER
SOMEBODY'S BRIDGE
SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER
WHO COULD'VE KNOWN I'D BE ALONE
CROSSING THIS BRIDGE
BOATS HEADING IN
SOMEBODY CALLING
SUN GOING DOWN
SHADOWS ARE FALLING
SHIMMERING VIEW
DANGEROUS, TOO,
CROSSING A BRIDGE
HALFWAY BETWEEN
WHERE I'VE BEEN
AND WHERE I'M GOING
IN BETWEEN WONDERING WHY
AND FINALLY KNOWING
THOUSANDS OF LIGHTS
SHINING BELOW ME
SOMEBODY WAITS
SOMEBODY, KNOW ME
MAYBE WE'RE SHARING
THIS BEAUTIFUL NIGHT
ME ON THE LEFT BANK
YOU ON THE RIGHT
ALMOST IN SIGHT...
CROSSING A BRIDGE
EVERY LIGHT IS LIKE A PROMISE
EVERY LIGHT COULD BE A CLUE
ONE OF THEM MIGHT BE YOU
(She exits.)
YOU ARE READING
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