New York City seems to be in the midst of some difficulty, a convulsion that may ultimately change the local political scene. The management, of course, is Mayor Bloomberg and police chief Ray Kelly. The musical Occupy Wall Street will open soon on Broadway. But for those Have-Nots who can't afford tickets, here's a peek at rehearsals:
(Overture: Eight bars from West Side Story)
B: What's going on down there?
K: They're occupying Wall Street.
B: Who is?
K: I don't know. Looks like a bunch of kids.
B: Kids? On Wall Street? Wall Street is no place for kids. Get them off the street, for heaven's sake.
K: How, Mr. Mayor?
M: I don't know how. That's your job, isn't it? Don't you have a spray for Wall Street? Lock them up, for heaven's sake. Do something!
{Eight bars from New York, New York)
B: What's going on? Why the hell are we in the newspapers spraying kids in the face?
K: Every kid has a cellphone with a camera.
B: It's my city, damn it! Get them off the street! Take the cameras away! Arrest them! Do something! It's Wall Street, isn't it?
K: Yes, Mr. Mayor, it's Wall Street.
B: Well, do something. That's where my money comes from!
(Eight bars from Hair)
K: They're on the bridge, Mr. Mayor.
B: Who is? What bridge?
K: The kids. Occupy Wall Street. They're on the Brooklyn Bridge.
B: Brooklyn Bridge? What the hell is this? It's my city, isn't it? Get them off that bridge!
K: How, Mr. Mayor?
B: Arrest them, for heaven's sake. Arrest all of them on the bridge. It's my bridge!
K: There's maybe five hundred on the bridge, Mr. Mayor. Do we arrest all of them?
B: Five hundred? What is this? It's a f*****g revolution! Get the SWAT teams. I don't care if you have to use bazookas. If that doesn't work I'm calling in the National Guard. Brooklyn Bridge? It's my city, isn't it? Think of it as Bloomberg Bridge. Get them the hell off that bridge!
(Eight bars from Chorus Line)
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As it happens, some family and friends got together to do a serious musical film on the same subject. This one is kind of Brechtian and sincere. But maybe musical comedy lovers will enjoy an 8-minute sincere musical as well. It's on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNdxw9-wfdY
Thanks if you have time to watch,
Fred Landau
South Park creators are very conservative and would probably show the "occupy wall street" in a bad light.
this is wikipedia's take:
While many conservatives have condemned the show for its vulgarity, a growing population of people who hold center-right political beliefs, including teenagers and young adults, have embraced the show for its tendency to mock liberal viewpoints and lampoon liberal celebrities and icons.
Political commentator Andrew Sullivan dubbed the group South Park Republicans, or South Park conservatives. Sullivan classified the group as "extremely skeptical of political correctness but also are socially liberal on many issues", though he says the phrase applied to them is meant to be more of a casual indication of beliefs than a strong partisan label.Brian C. Anderson describes the group as "generally characterized by holding strong libertarian beliefs and rejecting more conservative social policy", and notes that although the show makes "wicked fun of conservatives", it is "at the forefront of a conservative revolt against liberal media".
Do they even know where they are or what they're supposed to be protesting. Where do the get the lunch money...obviously they are not employed. They look unemployable.
Kind of makes you wonder why they don't grow up, clean up and get a job.