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00:12You
00:17Previously on American classic he didn't tell her the truth you can't act you can't act I think I might
00:22have
00:23Yes, now of course oil will pull the plug all this will disappear and I will have broken Miranda's heart
00:28I mean, how would you feel it was your own daughter?
00:31That was the cause of this whole project going arseways
00:34Maybe she should take a gap year after all and I was hoping you would be open to toning down
00:39the casino protests
00:40Are you bribing me right now? I need a place to store 200 theater seats. Oh
00:46God I've got three empty spaces in Main Street. I'm not playing mrs. Webb the best work
00:51I have ever done has been with you. I lost Miranda's college fund at a casino
00:56When do you have a gambling problem? I don't it's a free thing when I went to the casino with
01:00Boyle
01:00Don't let the devil win not this time
01:03Councilman Bean will cast the deciding vote no
01:08Say goodbye to your rain genius
01:17Mom
01:23Got chocolate milk and berries your favorite
01:30Turnout was really good yesterday, you know, like democracy lives. So there's that
01:38Listen, I know you wanted to save the town. It just wasn't the right solution
01:43But you'll find a better one
01:45You're the best mayor of this town has ever had
01:52Shit
01:52Hey, honey
01:55You want to talk about what happened?
01:58Nope
02:00Okay
02:02I just I want to say
02:05You're the best mayor this town has ever had
02:10Shit
02:11Shit
02:12Well-meaning but unqualified
02:16Ineffectual
02:16Miscast mayor this is bullshit. You've worked your ass off for this town. I think they're right
02:38What the hell what what happened
02:46Boyle happened
02:47Boyle?
02:49Sometimes the devil has power to assume a pleasing shape
02:53There's the fella
02:55Come to gloat?
02:56Abso-fucking-lutely
02:58I'm to give you this
02:59A lesson
03:00A donut cost a smidge over 10 cents to me
03:04Now just say you sell that donut for a buck
03:06Even after labor and marketing it's still a profit of 700 percent
03:12Now take your man Stephen Sondheim
03:15He wrote 15 broadway musicals and only three recouped
03:19And he's a fucking genius is he not
03:21So donuts pay
03:22Theater doesn't
03:24Good luck with your show now or whatever's left of it
03:30Holy shit
03:35Boyle paid for all of this
03:38Yeah
03:40Yeah
03:41So when you told that story of the council vote
03:45You know I was fully aware that this might happen
03:51But I was sort of consumed with this need to do the right thing and just um
03:58Out it came
04:02Happens to the worst of us
04:21Richard my sun my star
04:28Dad
04:32Everything's falling apart
04:34We don't have a set
04:36We lost the rain
04:38We lost the soda fountain
04:39We lost the horse
04:40This is good news
04:42Now you'll have to do the play the way it was supposed to be done
04:46Dad I don't think the company's gonna like the new concept
04:50Of course they will
04:52Actors are the most loyal and wonderful people you'll ever meet
04:56They'll go to the ends of the earth for their director
04:59The new concept is we don't pay them
05:01Oh well then they'll probably quit
05:04That's why I work with puppets
05:12Welcome
05:14I have a confession I need to make
05:18I did not pay for this production with my own money
05:23The truth is all the monies for this production were provided by
05:28Connor Boyle
05:29Do not say that man's name to me
05:32He is a huge
05:33Asshole
05:34And yes
05:37I have left him
05:38And now he is taking away horse because you shit in casino
05:42On casino
05:43Yes whatever it is you say
05:46You know I just I cannot
05:48I cannot be with a man who does not appreciate the art
05:51I'm so sorry guys
05:53Now I'm just gonna be staying at the embassy suite
05:57So
05:58Thank you Nadia
05:59So there we are
06:01Well here we are
06:04It is what it is
06:08The scenic elements weren't necessarily necessary but
06:11They were they were there and we're here now
06:17What does that mean?
06:18It means I'm trying to avoid telling you what I have to tell you which is
06:23I can't pay any of you anymore
06:27Well that's it then
06:28No no no wait wait wait
06:30Let me finish let me finish
06:32Sorry force of habit
06:35So at this point it's fair to say that this is
06:40Well it's a moment of truth
06:42It's a line in the sand sort of moment
06:45I think
06:46Oh this reminds me of Henry V
06:48The Battle of Agincourt
06:50It was a battle fought between the French and the English in 1415
06:54The French have the English
06:57Completely outnumbered at least five to one
07:00And Henry chooses this moment to address his troops
07:03He tells his cousin Westmoreland who says
07:06Oh that we had a man more from England
07:09He says no no no no no no no
07:10Do not wish one man more
07:13Rather proclaim it Westmoreland through my host
07:16That he that hath no stomach to this fight
07:21Let him depart
07:23We would not die in that man's company
07:26That fears his fellowship to die with us
07:31This day is called the feast of Crispian
07:35He that outlives this day
07:38And comes safe home
07:41Will stand a tiptoe when this day is named
07:45Old men forget but all shall be forgot
07:48But he'll remember with advantages what feats he did that day
07:54Then shall our names familiar in his mouth as household words be freshly remembered
08:03This story shall the good man teach his son
08:07And Crispian Crispian shall ne'er go by
08:10From this day to the ending of the world
08:13But we in it shall be remembered we few
08:19We happy few
08:22We band of brothers
08:26For he today that sheds his blood with me
08:29Shall be my brother
08:33Be ne'er so vile this day shall gentle his condition
08:38And gentlemen in England now abed
08:43Shall think themselves accursed
08:45They were not here and hold their manhoods cheap
08:50Whilst any speaks that fought with us
08:54Upon Saint Crispin's day
09:00Oh enough you queen of drama
09:06I stand with you
09:08Best three weeks of my fucking life
09:10This place made me almost give up drinking
09:12My wife is so proud of me
09:14I just wish I was brave enough to try out the first time around
09:17I'm in
09:18Me too
09:18Oh I'm gonna miss that grub though
09:20I can bring my breakfast
09:21But I'm not going up those stairs
09:26This is happening
09:27You're all okay with the fact that
09:30There's nothing to fall back on but one another
09:33Oh my pet
09:35I think I could do something very interesting darling
09:39With what's left?
09:40Absolutely
09:40And you know there is actually one more thing that this Mr. X
09:45Asshole boyfriend robber guy is not gonna steal from us
09:49He's not gonna take 200 red chairs
09:53Because you know you think I'm so heartbroken I cannot steal a set of keys
10:02All right
10:03All right
10:04Let's all get loose this morning
10:07Hey let's all get loose this morning
10:12Well I'm feeling fine
10:15I'm gonna take until the break of dawn
10:17Hey if you get high
10:20Come go home with me
10:22Well if you get high
10:25Come go home with me
10:48Come see our town at MFT
10:51Come go home with me
10:52You know there
10:59Thank you
11:00Oh come on
11:00I'm feeling fine
11:01Come come on
11:01Well let's drink some juice
11:03Let's all get loose this morning
11:06Hey let's drink some juice
11:08Let's all get loose this morning
11:10Well let's drink some juice
11:12Let's drink until the break of dawn
11:18That's all right.
11:19Got it.
11:20Hey, hey.
11:22Let's go, Ray.
11:25Get it, get it, get it.
11:27Well, hey, hey, let's go.
11:30Hey, hey, let's go.
11:32Let's go.
11:33Woo, help yourself.
11:35That's all right.
11:37Take care of us over here.
11:39You stood by me.
11:41Do all of this, Hugo.
11:42I never even gave you the chance to say no I wouldn't have said no. I believe in what you're
11:47doing here
12:03Kristen you're here
12:09You still need a mrs. Webb
12:25Yeah
12:25I don't know why I should be
12:30Can I start over? Of course
12:41I
12:41Don't know why on earth I should be crying
12:45I
12:46Suppose there's nothing to grab
12:48I
12:49Can't I can't do this yes, you can
12:51Richard
12:54Hold on
12:54Just ask everyone to take the rest of the day off, okay?
12:58Thank you all
12:59Let's call it a day, okay?
13:02Thank you
13:02Thank you great work to be continued
13:09Uh, where were we?
13:11Take it from wherever you like
13:12Pick up from where you left off or whatever
13:14Hmm
13:19I
13:19Hope her girlfriends have told her a thing or two
13:22It's cruel
13:23I know
13:24God
13:27I'm trying
13:29I'm really I am I am really I'm really trying
13:31I know
13:32Try less
13:40It's cruel I know but I haven't been able
13:46To tell her anything
13:49I
13:50Went into it blind
13:54Blind
13:55Blind as a
13:57Blind as a bat
14:01The whole world's wrong
14:06That's what's the matter
14:11It's not too much
14:13Of course it's too much
14:14It was always too much
14:16That's what we loved about it
14:18That's why we do it
14:21Yeah, I'm sorry
14:24This is my agent and he's going to just keep calling if I don't
14:27It's okay, take it
14:28Okay, Albie, why do you persist in calling me? I am trying to rehearse
14:33Because I have some news I thought you might want to hear, King Lear
14:38Albie, Albie, I'm not coming back to New York
14:41Fair enough, but what about London?
14:44King Lear at the Barbican?
14:47It's the dream Richard
14:49All first class
14:50Huh?
14:52Deluxe room at the Savoy
14:54This is it, this is it
14:56I work my ass off on this
14:59And now you
15:00Redeem yourself
15:02Albie, I'm
15:04I'm staying in Millersburg
15:05Why the fuck would you do that?
15:07Maybe, uh
15:10Because I'm needed here
15:11Oh, I'm sure you're not
15:13Well, I'm doing something that matters
15:15To whom?
15:17Oh, to me
15:20To the town
15:22To my family
15:24The world at large
15:25Okay?
15:27I'm just gonna
15:27Just
15:29Just
15:29Thank the producers very much and tell them no
15:32No, wait, wait a second, no, no
15:38So, where were we?
15:48Hello?
15:50In here
16:00Whatcha doing?
16:02Oh, I'm just doing the program notes
16:05Do you wanna help?
16:06I just came by to say that it's totally fine
16:08If you don't want me to play Mrs. Webb
16:12Oh
16:12Look, I'm letting you off the hook here
16:15I mean, I obviously, I'm not at the top of my game
16:18Not that I even had a game
16:19But I'm not
16:21I just, I'm very in my head about things
16:25And I just, I started, I started having all kinds of feelings
16:31Just yuck
16:32So, I
16:35Just wanted to say thank you for being so kind about it all
16:38It's nerves
16:39That's all it is, Kristen
16:41It's just nerves
16:42You're gonna be a wonderful Mrs. Webb
16:46I know things haven't been great between us
16:50But, uh, we're getting better, aren't we?
16:57Can I ask you a favor?
16:58Of course
16:59Anything
17:03I don't know what your plans are
17:04After the show closes
17:06But I would, I was wondering
17:09If you could leave
17:12Leave?
17:13Millersburg
17:15I mean, not that we don't love having you here
17:17But
17:19It's complicated
17:20Hmm
17:21Right?
17:24I mean, you and I, we were
17:27I mean, not that you were even thinking about staying
17:29I mean, I don't know why you wouldn't
17:32I don't know why you wouldn't stay here
17:34No, I understand
17:38You're abandoning me
17:40What?
17:41You're abandoning me
17:42That's what you did in New York
17:43When we were together
17:45And now we're not even together and you're abandoning me
17:47You left me
17:47No
17:49Kristen
17:50We were living together in New York
17:53You left and came back here
17:55I stayed in New York
17:56That's you leaving me
17:58You were never there
18:00You were just getting cast in everything
18:03I lost you to your success
18:04I mean, you were drunk with it, Richard
18:08God, all that time I was thinking you'd just
18:11Lost interest in me
18:12Which
18:14I couldn't understand that at all
18:17I didn't lose interest in you
18:20I lost interest in myself
18:22Sitting around New York waiting for you
18:25I was alone and there was no place for me
18:27In the theater there or with you
18:29So yes, I packed up, I came home
18:34We abandoned each other
18:40I guess we did
18:46Oh, anyway, I should go
18:48Sure
18:48Yeah
18:51You weren't actually going to stay in Millersburg after the show, were you?
18:55No, I have a life
18:57Okay, well, now I feel dumb
19:00But, anyway, thank you for today
19:03And...
19:05I'll try not to cry so much tomorrow
19:08Okay
19:22Alvy Estrich here, leave your message
19:24Yeah, Alvy, it's Richard
19:27The Lear in London
19:29Have you spoken to them yet?
19:30If you haven't
19:32Turns out I'm completely available
19:38Why aren't you in bed?
19:41I don't know
19:42I just can't sleep, Papa
19:46The moonlight is so wonderful
19:48And the smell of Mrs. Gibbs' heliotrope
19:51Can you smell it?
19:56John?
19:57What?
19:58Oh, that's me, I'm sorry
19:59Shhh
20:00Shhh
20:00No, I'm just, I'm just very happy to be here
20:03Okay, sorry
20:04All right
20:06And the smell of Mrs. Gibbs' heliotrope
20:08Can you smell it?
20:10Yes
20:12Haven't any troubles on your mind, have you, Emily?
20:15Troubles, Papa?
20:16Shhh
20:19Sorry, it's just so cool doing this with my dad
20:22All right
20:23We can do this
20:23Yep
20:25Okay, focus, we can do this
20:26Focus
20:30Troubles, Papa, no
20:32Well, enjoy yourself
20:33Just don't let your mother catch you
20:35Good night, Emily
20:37You guys, we open in two days
20:39I'm sorry, I won't be laughing on the day
20:41Oh, that's encouraging
20:43So happy, okay
20:44Ready?
20:47Well, enjoy yourself, but don't let your mother...
21:05Oh, Boyle
21:06Bean
21:08Am I bothering you?
21:09Why, yes
21:11Well, I was just wondering if you might be able to give these to Nadia
21:14It's her special skin lotions
21:17Well, she's staying at the Embassy Suites
21:20You can give them to her yourself
21:22She won't see me
21:24She's not talking to me
21:26And, uh...
21:28Well, I love that girl, you know
21:30And, uh, well, I just knew you'd understand
21:33Uh, so it's her...
21:35It's the Snow Mushroom Dew
21:36And some things, uh, stem cells
21:38And, oh, yeah, and the mist of the Hungarian Queen
21:41Or some shite
21:42But, you know, it's a few grand's worth of her...
21:44Her favourite lotions and oils
21:46So if you could just, um...
21:48You know, uh, she turns out to be quite a good actress
21:51You should come see her
21:53Wait, wait, are you still going on with the show?
21:56Oh, yeah
21:56Well, none of your bells and none of your whistles
21:59I thought I took that away
22:00Oh, you did
22:02But we still have the play
22:04And the actors
22:06And something...
22:08Way down deep
22:10That's eternal
22:11In every human being
22:16Fuck me
22:17I think I need a drink
22:19Come here
22:22Here you there
22:23Thank you
22:24Cheers
22:26Sure
22:47I cannot believe Boyle's been paying for Richard's production this entire time
22:53I mean, I'm not proud of this
22:56But at one point, at one very low point
23:01I actually thought about dipping into Miranda's college fund to pay him off
23:10Well, you know, I, um...
23:12I understand what you're saying about Boyle
23:14You do?
23:15I do
23:18In fact...
23:20Okay
23:20Hey!
23:20Yeah, no, um...
23:22Am I interrupting a romantic moment?
23:25No, no, no, come
23:27Come here, no, not at all
23:29Hey
23:30Hi
23:31Are you guys excited we open so soon?
23:34Very
23:35Nervous
23:36Slightly terrified
23:42So, I actually wanted to talk to you guys
23:45Because, um...
23:47I was looking into Penn's theatre program
23:50And...
23:51Well, it's kind of cool
23:53It's all extracurricular, so...
23:55Call it...
23:56Yeah, you can kind of design it yourself
23:57Yeah?
23:58Huh?
23:58I'm not saying I want to go there, but...
24:00Mm-hmm
24:01I'm not ruling it out
24:02Good
24:03Good for you, good
24:04Isn't that great?
24:05What?
24:05Oh, yes!
24:06No, yeah, well, yes, college is great
24:10Of course it's great, it's...
24:13Can I get you something?
24:15No, I'm good
24:16Yeah?
24:16You want...
24:17No, no, no
24:18I can get you something
24:18No, no, I'm good
24:19I'm gonna get a little something
24:20I'm just gonna...
24:21Get a little...
24:23Be right
24:30Like that
24:30Hi, guys
24:31Big day
24:33Big day
24:34How are you doing?
24:35Big day
24:36Hey
24:36Hey, guys
24:37Where's dad?
24:38Oh, he's prepping the opening night party
24:39Okay
24:41All right, everyone
24:43Let's begin
24:45Oh, hello
24:47It's our opening night
24:48Yes
24:50It's my 110th opening night
24:53Wow
24:54Woo
24:55Wow
24:57So I thought we'd do one last circle of truth
25:00And then speed through
25:01And then take the rest of the afternoon for ourselves to prepare
25:05Ooh
25:06But not over-prepare
25:08Kristen, do you want to start?
25:09What?
25:10Oh, the...
25:10Oh, no
25:12Come on
25:12All good, all good
25:13Thank you
25:14All good
25:15Oh
25:16Uh, I never thought I'd have such a good time with my parents
25:21Aww
25:23That's sweet
25:24Even though I'm hating him still right now
25:26I do wish that Connor could see me up on the stage
25:30And see this beautiful thing that we make it together
25:34Uh, you all know me, I get nervous
25:38But I know you all got my back
25:40Yes
25:40Absolutely, Doctor
25:42You know what?
25:43I don't miss the rain
25:45I don't miss the horse
25:46You don't?
25:48What?
25:48I'm allergic
25:49I just want to say thank you, Richard Bean, for believing in us
25:53Yes
25:55Yeah
25:56Yeah
25:56Yeah
25:56Thank you for believing in you
25:59And what about you, Mr. Bean?
26:02What about me?
26:03Well, you haven't shared
26:06You're right
26:07I guess
26:09Well
26:09I think I
26:12Yeah, I should do that
26:13I will share
26:17A truth
26:22The fact is
26:24Uh
26:24Uh
26:26I've come to realize
26:28Recently
26:29That, uh
26:31I'm lonely
26:33Uh
26:35I know it's
26:36Boring to hear
26:37A
26:38Famous person complain
26:40But
26:41Yeah, I've been
26:43Uh
26:44Lonely
26:44And
26:45Um
26:47Isolated
26:47And
26:49Well, it's
26:50And it's my own doing
26:51I've pushed a lot of
26:53A lot of people away
26:54A lot of
26:55Friends
26:56And
26:57Family even
26:58And
26:59Um
26:59I think I traded
27:01Family
27:03For fame
27:06Uh
27:07But being with you all
27:08For the last few weeks
27:10I've come to realize
27:11That family is important
27:13To me
27:14Not only my theater
27:16Family
27:17Which
27:18We all
27:19Have become
27:20But, um
27:20My real family
27:22My dad
27:22And, uh
27:24John
27:25Kristen
27:26I look at you, Miranda
27:28And I think
27:32How happy I would've been
27:33To be
27:34A father
27:35To a
27:36Beautiful
27:37Young woman
27:38Like you
27:38I think that would've been
27:40A profound experience
27:41Being your father
27:43Yes
27:43To come home and hear
27:45You say
27:46Daddy
27:46Daddy
27:48What'd you bring me?
27:49Hey, Richard?
27:50Your home
27:50That sort of thing
27:52Richard
27:53What?
27:54Stop
27:55It's just
27:56It's a lot
27:56Well, no, it's just a lot
27:58And I think
27:58I think
27:59No, I know
27:59But I think you're making
28:00Veranda uncomfortable
28:01No, he isn't
28:02I'm not saying she's
28:03She's
28:03I'm her father
28:04I'm saying I'm
28:05Hey, Richard
28:06Richard, stop
28:07Mom
28:07Stop
28:11Why are you laughing like that?
28:13Opening night jitter
28:16Families are complex
28:19I found out that my dad
28:21Wasn't my dad when I was 40
28:23Oh, God
28:24Oh, God
28:25Oh, God
28:25Oh, my God
28:25It was our next door neighbor
28:27The guy who owned that fumigation company
28:30Ed Hitch
28:30Ed?
28:31Yes
28:32Well, I see that now
28:34Yeah, it's the nose
28:35That guy asked out my mom once
28:37Could he be my dad?
28:39You know, many people's fathers aren't who they think they are
28:41Mm-hmm
28:41It's just a fact
28:42Mm-hmm
28:45You okay?
28:46Yep
28:46Do you want some water?
28:48No, no
28:48No, I'm just
28:49You know, I'm just
28:50I'm so happy
28:51To be back on stage
28:53I just
28:53I didn't realize how much
28:54I had
28:55I had
28:56I had missed it
28:57Yeah
28:58And you know, and
28:59I think we are one big
29:03One big happy family
29:04So there, I've shared
29:05So anybody else wanna go?
29:08Oh
29:09I get it
29:11Get what?
29:11No, he doesn't get anything
29:12He doesn't get anything
29:13What are you talking about?
29:14It's what?
29:15Holy cow
29:16Are you saying what I think you're saying?
29:17Nope, nope
29:18No, he isn't
29:18So, mm-mm, mm-mm
29:20You and Richard and
29:21Okay, Kenny?
29:21Kenny?
29:22Kenny, stop
29:23You and Richard what?
29:25Oh
29:26What did we do?
29:27Oh my god
29:29You what?
29:31Wait, so
29:32Everybody
29:33Stop
29:44Miranda
29:47Miranda
29:48Miranda
29:49Miranda
29:49Oh my
29:50I know
29:51Miranda
29:52Miranda
29:55Miranda
29:58Miranda
29:59Miranda
30:00Miranda
30:00Miranda
30:00Miranda
30:00Miranda
30:00Where is she?
30:02I don't know
30:03Gone
30:03I can't believe you
30:06Would you mind telling me what is going on?
30:09God, you don't see?
30:10There's a very good chance you are Miranda's father
30:13How?
30:14I think you know how
30:15Well, I understand the biology, of course, but-
30:18Okay, think back with me, will you?
30:19It was the last time I came to see you in a show in New York
30:22When was that?
30:23Oh, I don't know
30:24Maybe it was nine months before Miranda was born
30:26I was in a fight with John and-
30:27You were-
30:28You were playing Arthur in Camelot
30:30Oh, Camelot!
30:32Yes, that was a big hit
30:34And you-
30:35Wait a minute
30:39Oh, yeah
30:42Oh, oh
30:44Oh dear
30:49Okay
30:51Oh, fuck
31:20Go Heil
31:22That
31:25Oh
31:26Oh
31:29Oh
31:37Oh
31:38Oh
31:38Oh
31:40Oh
31:41Oh
31:42Oh
31:42Oh
31:42Oh
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