(to Griselda)
Dear sister, will you ride with us?
GRISELDA
I will come and with glad heart
In your good deeds I’ll play my part(Music on theme of ‘Shine On’ begins quietly)
(JUKEBOX ON PAGE 1 - TRACK 40)
FGM
Now we must go where we are needed
Where the forlorn cry goes unheeded
That’s where the wings of love will take us
For we must catch the new moon rise
And dance across the starlit skies
MILLIE
Dear Fgm, thank you for all you’ve done for us. Well, thank you for showing us what we were able to do for ourselves
FGM
Listen to me and I’ll tell you one last time
Eternal truth and beauty shine
Through all your lows and highs,
Through all your tears and sighs
It is the same for rich and poor, for young and old, for black and white
Even when you think you’ve lost the fight
No matter what your helpless plight....
The answer within you lies.
You can do whatever you want
You have within you an endless font
Of power and love and magic
You are…..fantastic
(Fgm, Vka and Gda mime goodbyes to M.G.T.R. and rest of cast then exit)
SONG - SHINE ON
(JUKEBOX ON PAGE 1 - TRACK 41)
(Music goes to minimum for first verse.
One voice)
May you search the whole world over
May you find the needing ones
May you lighten all their darkness
From your magic healing wings
May the light shine on for ever
With the peace and love it brings
Let it…. shine, shine on
(whole cast and full band backing)
May you search the whole world over
May you find the needing ones
May you lighten all their darkness
From your magic healing wings
May the light shine on forever
With the peace and love it brings
Let it…. shine, shine on
For the innocence of childhood let it… shine on
For the children of all ages let it…. shine on
For the lovers and the dreamers let it…. shine on
Shine, shine on
(One voice. Minimum band backing)
For the wisdom of the ages
In the new born baby’s smile
For the sight you cannot see
Till you close your eyes
For those who read the message
That is written on the wind
Let it shine, shine on
(whole cast and full band backing)
For the innocence of childhood let it…. shine on
For the children of all ages let it…. shine on
For the joy and for the laughter let it…. shine on
Shine, shine on
(Music quietly continues on verse of Shine On during next speeches.
M.G.T.R. come forward)
MILLIE
They’ve gone. Riding on Xanthea and Aramides. Taken off into the night sky.
GARRY
Their work here is finished. They’re needed elsewhere, all over the world.
TOOTSIE
They’ve gone to help the children, to make their dreams come true.
RONNIE
Do you think if we call them, they’ll give us a final goodbye?
MILLIE
Let’s try it (she looks up) Fgm, all of you, will you come and say goodbye one last time?
(All cast gather on floor space to be covered by throw of two downward spotlights in roof).
ALL CAST
Ah, ah, ah, ah….shine on (Sound effect of flapping wings and bird screeching.
Two downward spotlights come on. Cast look up and hold up arms )
Ah, ah, ah, ah….shine on
Ah, ah, ah, ah….shine on
Singing and music to crescendo)
Shine, shine on
Shine, shine on
Shine, shine on
(music ends
Curtains close OR blackout
Hm then M.G.T.R. enter stage left)
HM
You’ll remember us won’t you, after you done your world tour and made the film?
TOOTSIE
Of course we will
MILLIE
We’ve already started writing our next show
GARRY
And the first performance will be right here!
HM
Eeee. That’ll be grand. Come on you lot. We’re all wanted in the hall for the after show party. ______________________________________________________________________
FINALE WALK DOWN THE SCHOOL HALL
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(All cast are on stage)
SONG - ROCKING IN MY CRADLE (reprise)
(JUKEBOX ON PAGE 1 - TRACK 42)
RONNIE
Are you ready? … This is it…here it comes …..
ALL CAST
Wooooooow!
I was rocking in my cradle and I’ll
Rock until they take me away
Dancing to the music
Everybody loves it ok
From you grandad in the fifties
His drain pipes looked so nifty
Listen to the music…nothing to lose
Put on your dancing shoes
Rock and roll….boogie woogie
Hip hop …rhythm and blues
Rock and roll….boogie woogie
Put on your dancing shoes
(Music continues as all cast come down to take bows.
Then all sing last verse together)
We are the dancing nation
We’ll stay with it for better or worse
From the birth of creation
To the end of the universe
We got music in our soul
We got loving in our heart
We are the next generation
The new sensation
How’s this for a rock formation (cast hold pose)
Rock and roll….boogie woogie
Hip hop …rhythm and blues
Rock and roll….boogie woogie
Put on your dancing shoes
Put on your dancing shoes
END OF SHOW
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AUDIO RECORDINGS OF SONGS
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