Transformed now in “Heaven”, we come in on a spectacular DANCE NUMBER
(Instrumental), which leads into the KIDS performing WOTTA NIGHT:
ALL ALL RIGHT!
WOTTA NIGHT!
DON‟T YOU FEEL THE SKY TURNING!
OH, CHILD!
DRIVE ME WILD!
DON‟T YOU SEE THE STARS BURNING!
ALL RIGHT!
WOTTA NIGHT!
CAN‟T YOU HEAR MY HEART TICKING?
OH, LA YO MA MA
I‟M ALIVE AND I‟M KICKING TONIGHT!
(The MOTTO resumes -- then back into the VERSES and handclapping CHORUS which builds to a reprise of the lyrics.)
ALL (Cont.) ALL RIGHT!
WOTTA NIGHT!
DON‟T YOU FEEL THE SKY TURNING!
OH, CHILD!
DRIVE ME WILD!
DON‟T YOU SEE THE STARS BURNING!
ALL RIGHT!
WOTTA NIGHT!
CAN‟T YOU HEAR MY HEART TICKING?
OH, LA YO MA MA
I‟M ALIVE AND I‟M KICKING TONIGHT!
(Everyone freezes as CARRIE – a breathtaking vision in her prom dress – and TOMMY enter.) CARRIE
Am I all right?
TOMMY You‟re beautiful.
(And the number culminates):
ALL WOTTA NIGHT!
(The GIRLS converge around CARRIE, the BOYS around TOMMY, separating them. CRISS-CROSS their buzzing -- TOMMY and CARRIE so taken with each other that they hear none of it.):
NORMA Carrie???
GARY Hey, Tommy!
FRIEDA God, Carrie!
DAVID Is that Carrie?
JAMIE You look great!
JOEY Looking good!
MADDY Love your dress, Carrie!
KEVIN Who‟d have thought…?
SHELLY Where‟d you buy it?
ERIC How‟d you get so lucky?
MARY ANN Made it?
MATTHEW Just look at her!
MICHELLE It‟s really --
MARK She‟s really --
TOMMY -- Beautiful.
(He pins on the corsage that he bought her.
MUSIC of “Unsuspecting Hearts” begins, and
as the KIDS move off to dance, they‟re alone again.)
CARRIE I feel so strange. Everyone‟s so nice.
TOMMY I told you they‟d like you.
CARRIE I still can‟t believe I‟m here.
TOMMY Believe it. You belong here.
CARRIE Do I really belong?
TOMMY
You saw the way they treated you. They all think so and so do I.
CARRIE
Tommy, why am I here? Why did you ask me?
TOMMY Because I wanted to. Will you dance?
CARRIE Please, not yet.
TOMMY At least you didn‟t say no.
(He goes off. CARRIE, very much in awe, looks around, taking it all in. Behind her, GARDNER appears, a gentle reminder in her ear):
GARDNER SO MANY YEARS
YOU CRIED YOUR TEARS ALONE
FRIGHTENED THAT LIFE MIGHT PASS YOU BY NOW HE APPEARS
SOMEONE WHO CARES FOR YOU
THIS IS NO TIME TO QUESTION WHY
LOVE CAN FIND YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT FUNNY HOW TWO LIVES CONNECT
THAT‟S HOW IT STARTS TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS
CARRIE Oh, Miss Gardner, you look so pretty.
GARDNER You, too, Carrie. You look beautiful.
CARRIE
I don‟t... not really... but thank you, anyway.
GARDNER It‟s true.
(a beat) So, is it everything you dreamed?
CARRIE EVERY TIME THAT TOMMY SPEAKS TO ME I HAVE TO CATCH MY BREATH
NOW THERE‟S FIREWORKS IN MY HEAD IT‟S ALL HAPPENING LIKE YOU SAID
GARDNER & CARRIE IT‟S LIKE MAGIC HOW YOUR SPIRITS SOARS ONCE YOU FEEL HIS HAND IN YOURS
THAT‟S HOW IT STARTS TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS!
(MUSICAL FANFARE; then):
ANNOUNCER
Ladies and gentlemen – ladies and gentlemen – it‟s time to vote for the King and Queen. Everyone please – we‟d like you all to cast your votes.
(“Heaven” now as TOMMY returns, back to her side.)
TOMMY Hi, Miss Gardner.
(to Carrie) C‟mon, we‟re going to dance.
CARRIE
I can‟t. I‟d feel out of place.
TOMMY Not with me, you won‟t. One dance.
CARRIE I‟ve never --
TOMMY I‟ll show you. It‟s easy.
CARRIE I can‟t –
(but he‟s already got her out there) Tommy, I can‟t –
TOMMY TWO HANDS
JOINING IN ONE DANCE
WE WON‟T FEEL THE FLOOR CUZ WE FLOAT LIKE A STAR TWO FEET
MOVING TO ONE BEAT
WE DON‟T TRAVEL FAR AND YET LOOK WHERE WE ARE
HEAVEN, IT‟S ALMOST LIKE HEAVEN
I‟M HERE WITH THE MOON AND THE NIGHT AND I‟M HERE WITH YOU
TWO HEARTS,
THAT‟S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTS
IT STARTS WHEN YOU FEEL THE WAY I DO TOMMY (CONT.) SOMETIMES FEELINGS CATCH US UNAWARE YOU BLINK AND THEY‟RE THERE
AT LEAST THAT‟S HOW IT FEELS YOU‟VE BEWITCHED ME,
I DON‟T KNOW HOW
BUT RIGHT HERE AND NOW I‟M HEAD OVER HEELS IN HEAVEN,
IT‟S ALMOST LIKE HEAVEN
I NEVER DREAMED I COULD FEEL WHAT I FEEL FOR YOU
TWO HEARTS,
THAT‟S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTS IT STARTS WHEN YOU FEEL THE WAY I DO
(The MUSIC continues as the ANNOUNCER approaches.)
ANNOUNCER
Ladies and gentlemen – ladies and gentlemen! For the first time in the history of the prom, we‟ve got a tie! Between Dave Majors and Laurie Tyler. Tommy Ross and Carrie White!
(Silence – shocked, then buzzing; and then applause – as we see CHRIS and BILLY, then;)
CARRIE
They‟re not applauding for us. It can‟t be for us.
TOMMY It isn‟t. It‟s for you.
ANNOUNCER
We‟re going to have a run-off ballot. Please vote for your favorite couple for King and Queen.
(Then SUE appears.) SUE
TWO HANDS JOINING IN ONE DANCE
I HOPE SHE ENJOYS ALL HIS SMILES AND HIS CHARMS TWO FEET MOVING TO ONE BEAT
I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE LOST IN HIS ARMS SUE (alternate verse) [WHITE STAR,
WHY AREN’T YOU SHINING?
YOU HANG ALL ALONE LIKE A TEAR IN THE SKY NIGHT SKY
COULD YOU BE PINING
FOR SOME OTHER STAR YOU COULD DANCE WITH ON HIGH]
(And now, MARGARET appears.) MARGARET
CARRIE, YOU WERE ALL I HAD
AND ALL I EVER LOVED
TOMMY HEAVEN, IT‟S ALMOST LIKE HEAVEN
I‟M HERE WITH THE MOON AND THE NIGHT AND I‟M HERE WITH YOU
GARDNER
TWO HEARTS, THAT‟S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTS IT STARTS WHEN HE FEELS THE WAY YOU DO
(As the ballot is handed to TOMMY):
CARRIE Don‟t.
TOMMY What?
CARRIE Don‟t vote for us.
TOMMY Why not?
CARRIE Just don‟t.
TOMMY CARRIE
WE SHOULD VOTE FOR OURSELVES WE SHOULDN‟T
WE SHOULD BUT THEY‟RE ALL SO PRETTY
BUT CARRIE,
YOU‟RE SO PRETTY TOO
DON‟T SAY THAT
IT‟S TRUE! NO!
TOMMY (cont.) CARRIE (cont.) YES! WELL WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
I SAY WHAT THE HELL? TOMMY?
C‟MON
WHAT THE HELL? WHAT THE HELL?
SUE WHAT‟S HE SAYING?
DOES HE LIKE HER?
I MISS HIM MORE THAN I KNEW TOMMY WHAT HAVE I DONE?
I‟M THE ONE WHO SHOULD DANCE WITH YOU
(TOMMY and CARRIE dance together, until they share one passionate kiss on the lips. Out of the dark, CHRIS and BILLY also appear.)
CHRIS BILLY
IS THE BLOOD IN ITS PLACE? IT‟LL FALL WHERE YOU SHOWED ME OH, THIS IS GREAT WHY CAN‟T WE WAIT?
I HATE THAT SHE‟S SMILING WAIT!
I HATE THAT SHE‟S HAPPY AT ALL YOU ONLY THINK OF YOU!
LET THE BLOOD FALL!
MARGARET CARRIE, I MUST HEED MY LORD
I MUST WIELD HIS SWORD
CHRIS BILLY
GARDNER (with Chris & Billy) TWO HEARTS
THAT‟S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTS IT STARTS WHEN HE FEELS THE WAY YOU DO
GARDNER ENSEMBLE
WATCH THEM DANCING
HOW HE HOLDS HER EVERY
I CAN‟T BELIEVE WHAT I SEE HEARTBEAT CARRIE DON‟T YOU FORGET LIFTS US EVERYTHING YOU LEARNED FROM ME HIGHER
SUE
(overlapping with Gardner) WATCH THEM DANCING
HOW HE HOLDS HER
I CAN‟T BELIEVE WHAT I SEE TOMMY DID YOU FORGET
EVERYTHING YOU PROMISED ME?
CARRIE (overlapping) HOPES AND DREAMS
CAN VANISH OVER NIGHT
I‟M SCARED THAT THEY MIGHT
TOMMY (overlapping) NO I‟M GONNA STAY
CARRIE (overlapping) TOMMY HOLD ME
TELL ME IT‟S SO
BOTH (overlapping) I WON‟T LET YOU GO
CUZ WE‟RE ON OUR WAY TO--
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TOMMY/CARRIE HEAVEN!
FINALLY HEAVEN!
I NEVER DREAMED I COULD FEEL WHAT I FEEL FOR YOU
TWO HEARTS
THAT‟S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTS!
IT STARTS WHEN YOU FEEL THE WAY ...
CHRIS/BILLY GIVE HER HELL!
WATCH ME GIVE HER HELL!
I‟LL MAKE HER PAY
THEY‟LL GET A REAL SCARE A NIGHTMARE, I‟LL BE THERE ON CUE
THIS QUEEN WILL BE BLOODY NOBODY DOES THE WAY ...
SUE YOU TOLD ME
YOU LOVE ME
WHAT ABOUT FOREVER?
WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE PLANS WE MADE WHAT HAPPENS TO ME?
WILL YOU BE RETURNING?
AND WILL THERE BE
A DAY WHERE WE FINALLY SAY ...
MARGARET CARRIE,
YOU WERE ALL I HAD
AND ALL I EVER LOVED CARRIE
I DO
LOVE YOU ...
GARDNER HEAVEN!
HEAVEN!
OH WOTTA NIGHT!
TWO HEARTS LOVE STARTS I FEEL IT TOO
NOBODY EVER FELT THE MAGIC ...
ENSEMBLE HEAVEN! HEAVEN!
OH WOTTA NIGHT!
WHO‟S THE KING?
WHO COULD BE THE QUEEN?
WISH I KNEW