The Prom - Changing Lives Lyrics

2020 Netflix musical film
The Prom - Changing Lives Lyrics

Performed by Meryl Streep, James Corden and Ensemble.

FRANK: (spoken)
It's Frank DiLella with New York One's On Stage,
And we're here for the opening night of Eleanor!
The Eleanor Roosevelt musical

BARRY: (spoken)
Let's talk process

(sung)
When I'm in character, I go insane
I stagger, I stammer, I sob
I make the audiences feel my pain
And if they don't leave depressed
Then I've not done my job

DEE DEE:
Each time I find a role like Eleanor
The artist inside of me thrives
I put on that wig and those prosthetic teeth
And know I'm changing lives
By the time I get tuberculosis in Act Two

BARRY:
Even the people who are dead inside

BOTH:
Will shout "Bravo!" on cue

SHELDON: (spoken)
The first review is in!
The New Jersey Star-Ledger

DEE DEE: (spoken)
Don't tell me, unless it's a rave.
Or a mixed positive

SHELDON: (spoken)
It says we're a hit!

BARRY: (spoken)
Oh my God!
(sung)
We're a hit and I think we deserve it!

DEE DEE:
That's for sure

BARRY:
Also, it means that this tour de force
Will not be forced to tour

DEE DEE: (spoken)
To Eleanor! May she run for eternity!

ENSEMBLE:
To Eleanor!

ALL:
Cheers to a show that's so inspiring
It's almost too much to sit through
And if we've won that might mean one more thing

BARRY:
That in ten years or so, we'll do Eleanor 2!

DEE DEE:
I can predict what the reviews will say
Before the next note has arrived
It's ground-breaking

ENSEMBLE:
Earth-shaking

BARRY:
Life-affirming

ENSEMBLE:
Breathtaking

BARRY & DEE DEE:
Gut-wrenching

ALL:
Heart-aching

BARRY & DEE DEE:
In two words, it's history-making
That's why every actor strives
For adulation
And compensation
That comes from nightly
Changing lives

BARRY: (spoken)
It's just what we do


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PLOT
Changing Lives
Changing Lives (Reprise)
Just Breathe
It's Not About Me
Dance with You
The Acceptance Song
You Happened
We Look to You
Tonight Belongs to You
Tonight Belongs to You (Reprise)
Zazz
The Lady's Improving
Alyssa Greene
Love Thy Neighbor
Barry Is Going to Prom
Unruly Heart
It's Time to Dance
Wear Your Crown
Simply Love