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[ Cherie's "I'm Ready" plays ]

♪ I'm in a new place ♪
♪ with the same face ♪

♪ But nothing is familiar to me ♪

♪ But there's a strong gust, ♪
♪ and the winds change ♪

♪ And it's bringing out ♪
♪ the woman in me ♪

♪ I know that you're ♪
♪ out there somewhere ♪

♪ Waiting on a deeper connection ♪

♪ Now I'm looking to my left ♪

♪ Searching on my right ♪

♪ 'Cause we could be ♪
♪ the greatest adventure ♪

♪ I'm ready, come and find me ♪

♪ I'm not gonna, ♪
♪ I've got the sun on my side ♪

♪ It's heavy, 'cause I'm finally ♪

♪ Hoping for the one, ♪
♪ and I'm ready, ready ♪

♪ I'm ready ♪

♪ It's really not fair ♪

♪ So, baby, beware ♪

♪ 'Cause now it's just ♪
♪ a matter of time ♪

♪ Before the doors close ♪
♪ and the sky falls ♪

♪ The very moment ♪
♪ that I tell you're mine ♪

♪ I'm ready, come and find me ♪

♪ I'm not gonna, ♪
♪ I've got the sun on my side ♪

♪ It's heavy, 'cause I'm finally ♪

♪ Hoping for the one, ♪
♪ and I'm ready, ready ♪

♪ I'm ready, come and find me ♪

♪ I'm not gonna, ♪
♪ I've got the sun on my side ♪

♪ It's heavy, 'cause I'm finally ♪

♪ Hoping for the one, ♪
♪ and I'm ready, ready ♪

♪ I'm ready, come and find me ♪

Goodbye, sweetheart!

Take good care of yourself.

Oh, mummy, you forgot this.

Angel!

[ Smooching ]

I worry so
about you living alone.

Oh, mother, it's adorable
of you to be so concerned,

but I'm perfectly capable of
taking care of myself, dear.

Come on, girls.

Goodbye, my chicken.

Yes, I'm free! I can live
in New York on my own.

I can do whatever I want!

Yay!

Yes!

Lola: I was born and nurtured
in New York,

the center of the universe.

Unfortunately, my mother is
moving me to another planet...

New Jersey.

Is it any wonder
that I couldn't face reality?

I mean, can anyone blame me

for dreaming that she was
leaving me behind

in my beloved city?

Mary!

Mary, let's go!

Goodbye, childhood home.

Goodbye, intellectual
and spiritual stimulation.

Goodbye, Broadway.

Mary, please.
Don't be such a drama queen.

Lola! My name from
this day forward is Lola.

You know, I've known
since I was 5 years old

that my true name is Lola.

You were named Mary.

It is the name
on your birth certificate.

It is the name
that I am going to call you.

In my family, I am a flamingo
in a flock of pigeons.

♪ I trip, I fall, I catch myself ♪

♪ Even wishing I was someone else ♪

♪ I'm never where I'm supposed to be ♪

Lola:
Goodbye, New York.

Goodbye, any chance of becoming
a famous actress.

♪ Adventure ♪

♪ Finding the real me ♪

♪ I'm a reflection ♪

♪ Of everything I see ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

Lola: First, your parents tell
you to have hopes and dreams.

And then they move you
to New Jersey.

It makes no sense.

[ Cow mooing ]

Welcome to Deadwood.

Is she allowed to say that?

[ Brakes squeaking ]

Come on.

Hurry, hurry.

Let's see the new house.

Come on.

[ Children shouting in distance ]

Oh, mom.

It's just grass.

But it's all over the place.

The sun porch is my bedroom.

Ordinariness isn't the only thing I
have to fight against in my house.

Gross injustice is another.

The only person I can
turn to is Stu Wolff...

The greatest poet
since Shakespeare

and the lead singer
of Sidarthur.

He'd see me through
my dark suburban days.

In the city, I took two subways
and a bus to get to school.

You know, it amazes me
that I can get to school

without it costing $1.50.

Ow! Ugh!

Ow.

Dellwood high.

I shall be a bird in a cage
with a good school district.

However, there is absolutely
no point in being negative

about things
you just can't change.

I look upon my new town
as an empty stage

to which I'm allowed to bring
my own script.

In my heart, I feel that
a legend is about to be born.

That legend would be me.

♪ It's all about style ♪

♪ Living with style ♪

♪ I'm living in, giving in ♪

♪ Swimming in ♪

♪ Style ♪

Hello.

Hey.

I'm Lola Cep.

I'm from New York, originally.

Ella Gerard.

I'm from right here, originally.

Well... Hi.

Hi.

[ Gasps ]

Uh...

Uh, hi!

Hi.

Have you ever seen Sidarthur in person?

No, but I think Stu Wolff

is the greatest poet since Shakespeare.

I-I do, too.

I have every cd they ever made.

You do?
Yeah!

And that's Stu Wolff dancing.

I've downloaded
some great shots of him.

Here he is at the Grammys.

This is where he lives.

Oh, and this is the dress

that I'm gonna wear
when we get married.

[ Laughs ]

This is him getting
into his limo.

That black spot right there...
that's his head.

What a wonderful
black spot it is.

Hi.
Carla Santini.

Sidarthur.

My father is Stu Wolff's lawyer.

Really?

Wow, your dad must have been

in the same room as him
and everything.

Many times.

Aren't you the girl who just
moved into the Swenska house?

Well, I'm Lola Cep.
I didn't know our home had a name.

Is that supposed to be that
famous New York sense of humor?

Well, New Yorkers learn
to laugh at themselves

and everything else
when they're very young.

[ Chuckles softly ]

My parents took me to New York
for my birthday.

I thought it was beautiful.

You know, the lights
and everything.

I-I know why they call it
the greatest city in the world.

Ella Gerard, you are
the sister of my soul!

You should see Park Avenue at Christmas.

It's like walking
through the milky way.

Except nobody gets mugged
in the milky way.

[ Laughs ]
[ Laughs ]

[ Bell rings ]

We'll take our seats now.

Uh, Miss Baggoli?

Yes?

We have a new girl
from New York City.

We do... we do.
Uh, Miss... Miss Cep.

Miss Cep.

Miss Baggoli, I know it must
show on your records

that my name is Mary,

but everyone has referred
to me as Lola

since I was a squealing infant
in my mother's arms.

I mean, I don't even know
who this Mary is.

I like that name...
Lola.

Lola.

This is Lola.

Lola, I think you should know

that you're sitting in my
favorite seat in history class.

I like to be dead center.

Me too, and I didn't think
we had anything in common.

I've earned the center seat.

And besides,
if you want to fit in,

you probably shouldn't draw
so much attention to yourself.

In case you haven't noticed,
I like the attention.

Chill.

Also, I wouldn't hang out with
Ella "Never Had a Fella."

I mean, she doesn't really have
your potential, now, does she?

Look at her... she dresses
like a politician's wife

with the hair and the shoes.

She's so random.

And what about those glasses?

They are so 10 minutes ago.

But I'm gonna stop myself
before I get nasty.

I just want to let you know
that if you're careful,

you could be chilling with us.

Chilling with you is what
I've always dreamed of.

Hey, Ella, wait up!
Do you mind if I sit with you?

Oh, no, that's fine.

This is great.

When you eat outside
in New York,

your food gets dirty.

[ Laughs ]

So what's with
the great Santini?

Uh, she's beautiful.
She's popular. She's rich.

In kindergarten, she used to
bite the heads off dolls.

Ew.

[ Sighs ]

Who's that guy smiling at us?

That's Sam.

Sam!

Sam, Lola.

Lola, Sam.

Hi.

Hey.

It's your first day here, right?

Yeah.

Well, it's good to meet you.

You too.

I'll see you later.

Lola:
I couldn't possibly have a boyfriend.

I mean, I have to focus
on my acting career.

After three weeks,

I'm getting used to
the rich part of town...

Gated, dull,
Armani-ridden.

You know, I'm the kind of
riffraff they try to keep out.

♪ It's a day in the life, ♪
♪ it's a link in the chain ♪

♪ Beginning, the ending, ♪
♪ they both look the same ♪

♪ Round and round ♪

♪ No new ground ♪

♪ O-o-h ♪

♪ O-o-h ♪

♪ O-o-o-o-o-h ♪

♪ O-o-h ♪

♪ O-o-h ♪

[ Sighs ]
When Stu Wolff sings,

"There's something in me
that always wants more.

More moons and stars
and music in the wind,"

it's as though
he's just talking to me.

I like Steve.

I bet Stu is hard
to get along with.

You can tell he's sort of moody.

Haunted.

All true geniuses are haunted.

It's part of what they have to
suffer for their art.

Popovers, ladies.

Uh, wow.

This is just like eating
in a diner. Thank you.

Well, surely you have
popovers at home.

I just popped them
in the microwave.

My mother doesn't approve
of microwaves.

She has very strong opinions.

Oh, I've never heard
of anyone taking a stance

on an appliance before.

Why doesn't your mother like me?

She likes you. She just thinks
you're a little strange.

I mean, you are...
A little.

Lola!

L-Lola, I'm sorry!

I-I...

I-I-It's really your mother
she thinks is strange.

My... my mom saw your mother
in the supermarket

wearing dirty overalls
with chopsticks in her hair

and arguing with...
with the butcher.

It's not important.

Not important?

She's the woman
who gave me life,

whose milk fed my fragile body,

whose blood flows
through my veins.

Of course it's important.

M-my parents are square.

Neither of them is too happy
about the fact

that your mother has three
children and no husband.

[ Scoffs ]

Single motherhood
is a transitory state.

Karen used to be married.

It could happen again.

But I thought you said
you were a love child.

Uh...

Well,
I-I was a love child.

Mom and dad were married
and passionately in love.

My parents were mad for each
other as soon as their eyes met.

Dad was like a rock star.

Mom was a babe.

The rest was destiny.

They got married.

And then they camped
in the desert...

Both:
One million and two...

And counted the stars.

One million and three...

One million and four...

Jeez. My parents went
on a cruise to Bermuda,

but they were afraid
to get off the boat.

[ Sighs ]
Mine were in love.

Deeply, movingly.

Lola: The only thing that could
have made their lives better

was having me.

Even as an infant I aspired to have
a relationship just like theirs.

And then the twins
were conceived,

and we couldn't have been
more thrilled.

Upon hearing the news,

my father mounted
his really cool motorcycle

to buy the mother of his child
and future children

her favorite flowers.

[ Horn honks ]

Suddenly...

Aaaaah!

[ Cooing ]

[ Sighs ] They found him strewn
across 9th Avenue...

And 10th.

Lola, I'm so sorry.

I had no idea.

Ironic, isn't it?

[ Sighs ]

Your parents think my mother

is the destroyer
of our social order.

She's merely a victim of fate.

[ Sighs ]
Oh.

What?

Nothing.

I like the chopsticks in your hair.

[ Whistle blows ]
♪ Sweet 16 ♪

♪ Always acting like a beauty queen ♪

♪ Like you're posing in a magazine ♪

[ Whistle blows ]

Lola: Because Carla Santini
thinks she's Julia Roberts

and the universe is interested
in everything she says,

you can't help overhearing her.

So I had this really long talk
with Miss Baggoli yesterday

about the drama club's
production of "Pygmalion."

And I told her that I think
it's really rigid

to stick to the original.

Not stick to the original?

Not stick to the exquisite words
of Mr. George Bernard Shaw?

We're not English, and this
isn't the 19th century,

so I think we should
adapt the classics

to reflect our own times.

They're classics
because they're classic!

And then I told her
about my idea

to move the location
to present-day New York

and make Eliza a checkout girl.

So I guess you're gonna be
playing Eliza.

Well, of course.
I've already got the part.

Lola:
When I moved to Deadwood,

I really felt that a legend
was about to be born.

Was Carla Santini going to
stand in the way of that birth?

[ Screaming ]

Miss Baggoli, Miss Baggoli!

I didn't know "Pygmalion"
had already been cast.

And I would have loved to have had
a chance to be Eliza Doolittle.

Maybe if I could just prove it
to you now, then...

Oh, no, no, Lola.

I just put the notice up
on the board.

Auditions are not until Friday.

[ Exhales ]

Thank you, Miss Baggoli.

George Bernard Shaw
is a great playwright.

And he's also a vegetarian.

You're just in time, Lola.
Quickly.

I'm telling all the others
about this idea that I have had

for our production
of "Pygmalion."

Now, as you know,
"Pygmalion" is a play

which takes place
in old-timey London.

My idea is that we will set
our production of "Pygmalion"

in modern-day New York.

And Eliza will be a checkout
girl at a supermarket,

and Professor Higgins will be
a professor at NYU.

That is such a brilliant idea.

I mean, that's gonna give
the play new resonance

and immediacy for today.

You mean it was your idea?

Yes, Lola, it's my idea.

I know I'm just a teacher,
but I am capable of thought.

[ Laughs ]

Now, since we're going hip
and modern,

I have also added [Snaps]
contemporary songs,

and I am calling it
"Eliza Rocks"!

Okay, now...

Now [Clears throat] each of you
will be singing a song for me

of your choice...
of your choice,

and then you'll be reading
a scene for me.

But I haven't rehearsed
a song or anything.

I-I'm simply
not prepared.

That's fine.
You can just wing it.

But acting is my chosen career.

I mean, I intend to be
in theater.

I don't want
anyone remembering me

as doing a substandard audition.

Then how are we to proceed?

I-I guess I'll try, of course.

Perhaps you could try now.

You could go first.

Okay.

Take a spot on the stage...
anywhere you're comfortable.

Maybe if we're lucky,
she'll fall.

I'd like to sing a song
by my favorite band...

Sidarthur.

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move, don't move ♪

♪ Don't move ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ You brought me ♪
♪ to the highest mountain ♪

♪ Out of my deep despair ♪

♪ And you don't know ♪
♪ how much I need you ♪

♪ To stand beside you, ♪
♪ to breathe your air ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move, don't move ♪

♪ Don't move ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Behind some doors ♪

♪ People are waiting ♪

♪ People are waiting ♪
♪ to sparkle ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move, don't move ♪

♪ Don't move ♪

♪ Don't move o-o-o-o-n ♪

[ Applause ]

♪ Oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh-oh ♪

Lola: Self-doubt didn't kick in
until the morning

when I woke up with a heart as
cold and as heavy as Mount Everest.

It was the day
the cast list went up.

Why had I been so certain that
I was going to get the lead?

Miss Baggoli didn't say
anything encouraging.

Carla smiled.

♪ Oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh-oh ♪

Well, look what the wind
blew in.

Look what the cat dragged in.

Ladies.

After you.

Right.
After me.

[ Superchic[K]'s "Na Na" plays ]

♪ Na-na na-na-na ♪

♪ That's all I'm gonna say ♪

♪ 'Cause na-na na-na-na ♪

♪ You've made up your mind anyways ♪

♪ Can't we be friends? ♪

♪ Why does it end ♪

♪ Before a word ♪

♪ Is even heard? ♪

♪ I look at you ♪

♪ Your attitude ♪

♪ Why can't you see ♪

♪ That it's not me? ♪

♪ La-la la-la-la ♪

♪ Next time I won't let it stew ♪

♪ La-la la-la-la ♪

Unh! Unh!

[ Whimpers ]

Ow.

[ Grunts ]

Well, once again,
I got the part that I wanted.

Oh! Oh!

[ Both panting ]

There are no small parts,
only small actors.

You can quote me.

[ Sighs ]

I'm your new Eliza!

Aah!

[ Both laugh ]

Amazing!

I didn't think I'd get it,
but I did.

No, I didn't think that,
because I knew you'd get it.

No, 'cause I was...
[ Speaking indistinctly ]

Actually, my part,
the one of Mrs. Higgins,

is, um, much more interesting
than Eliza's in many ways.

I mean, even though
she's not the female lead,

it's a part with depth
and true contemporary resonance.

And it's the one that I wanted.

Good, 'cause that's
the one you got.

I'll show you what it's like
to be in my school.

Is that threat?

Absolutely.

♪ Oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh-oh ♪

[ Both laughing ]

To "Eliza Rocks"!

Both:
To "Eliza Rocks"!

[ Laughter ]

Oh, man.
Congratulations.

This is the best day ever.
I can't imagine that Carla got beat out!

That was beautiful!

Man on radio: Hey, Sidarthur
fans, how about some big news?

You heard it here first...
the band is breaking up.

What?!
Yep, Sidarthur is no more.

I repeat...
no more.

Stu Wolff is moving on
and saying,

"never, never, never
will I work with them again."

So, in memory of the band,

let's hear a track
from "Always Morning."

[ Slow rock music plays ]

[ Shouting ]

No!!

It can't be!

It just can't be!

Aah! Aah! Aah!
What... what... what...
what... what's the matter?

I can't breathe.
Mom, I can't breathe.

[ Somber music plays ]

[ Crying ]

I heard.

Thanks for being here
at a time like this.

Ella:
I don't want to believe it.

I made these flyers
to hand out to fans

urging them to protest.

As these balloons
go to the heavens,

so do the stars of our Sidarthur

mix among the stars
of our universe.

[ Sighs ]

Symbolically, of course.

[ Up-tempo dance music plays ]

Can you believe this?

One of the most
catastrophic events

in the history of the universe
has just occurred,

and everyone's acting
as if nothing has happened.

[ Buzzer, music stops ]
Mechanized voice: Great.

Me again, of course.

So, who's next?

Me.
Are you crazy?

Carla's the all-time champion.

So? There's gonna be
a new all-time champion.

[ Sighs ]

I think you've peaked.

Hop on.

[ Bell dings, music plays ]
Round one.

My father, who, as you know,
is the lawyer for Sidarthur,

just called me on my cellphone to tell
me what he found out about the band.

Oh, really?

What he told me isn't available
to the public yet.

Sidarthur's having
a farewell concert

in New York City next month.

Daddy already has V.I.P. Seats,
but that's not the best part.

I didn't think it would be.

There's gonna be an awesome
party afterwards at Stu's loft

for all of Sidarthur's
closest friends.

So I've heard.

And guess who already
has an invitation?

[ Exhales sharply ]

It just so happens
that Ella and I do.

Oh, really?
Yeah, really.

How'd you manage that?

Same way you did...
through parental connections.

What connections do you have
other than the phone?

[ Buzzer ]
[ Music stops ]

Winner.

Me again.

Loser.

Game's not over yet.

[ Bell dings, music plays ]
Round two.

Actually, my mother
has the connections.

Marsh Warner bought a piece
from her last summer.

And marshie, as I call him,
is their manager.

I know who he is.

He remembered I was crazy
about Sidarthur,

so he got us invited.

Wow, your mom
must be some potter.

[ Buzzer ]

[ Crowd cheering ]

Winner.

Me... Lola Cep.

Remember that name.

Loser.

Awesome!

Why did you tell Carla that
we were invited to his party?

You would have done the exact
same thing if you were me.

I wouldn't have lied.
I would have thought before I spoke.

I-I can't even imagine
being you.

Oh! Carla Santini
drives me insane.

Don't even say that.

Two of her nannies
were institutionalized.

Not to worry.

You just handed her
exactly what she needs

to ridicule you
and humiliate you

for the rest of your life,
and me, too!

Well, I mean, I guess
it depends, doesn't it?

Depends on what?

Well, on whether we go.

To the concert?!

In New York?

And the party.

[ Scoffs ] We haven't
exactly been invited.

[ Scoffs ] You don't have to be
invited to a party like that.

There are people that live in
New York that don't even go out

unless it's to crash
a celebrity bash.

My mother would never let me go.

We can work around
your mother, Ella.

Tell the truth...
are you partially insane?

You know, we have to go.

[ Sighs ]
It's a matter of pride.

Is there something wrong
with the salmon?

No.
Just not very hungry.

In too much pain.
I'm in pain, too.

My tooth's coming out.

Oh!

It's not that kind of pain.

It's pain of the heart.

Sidarthur's broken up.

They're having one last concert
in New York,

and then that's it...
they're done.

[ Sighs ]

Good night, sweet princes.

May choirs of rock angels
sing you to sleep.

I have no reason
to live without them.

Let me take a wild guess...
you want to go to the concert.

If I could just see them
play live,

at least I'd have the memory

to carry me through the long,
empty years that lie ahead,

like a road in Kansas.
Okay,

I don't think
that kids and rock concerts

are a great mix.

How can you treat me like this?

I was your firstborn.
[ Giggling ] [ Giggling ]

You leaned over my crib
to make sure I was breathing!

That's why I want to
keep you alive.

She wouldn't even stop

for the tiniest,
most subatomic second

to consider
my fragile hopes and dreams.

What did Ella's mother say?

[ Sighs ]
She didn't ask her.

She said her mom would
bite off a $10 acrylic nail

if she even brought it up.

So I guess that's that.

No, I'm not exactly a
"que será, será" kind of person.

Right.

I like your necklace.

Thanks.

I've had it since I was 6.

It's practically an antique.

I like your boots.

Thanks.

I like your smile.

Om.

Om.

Dinner, Mary, now.

I'm on a hunger strike, like Gandhi,

driven to desperate measures

by the insensitivity
of the British government.

Not one morsel will pass my lips

until you say
I can go see Sidarthur.

You have got two minutes
to get to this table

or the insensitive
British government

is gonna take the door
off its hinges

and drag you out here.

[ Telephone rings ]

Hello?

Om.

Come in if you must.
Yeah.

Okay, but the thing is,

the drama queen has been
Gandhi for two days now.

Man: I'll take her.
Okay, I will try it.

Your dad wants to know if he
can take you to the concert.

Hi, dad.
[ Indistinct talking ]

Yeah, thanks for the invitation,

but I-I couldn't possibly
go with my father.

I mean, I'd die of shame.

Okay.
All right.

Love you.
Love you, too.
Bye.

[ Clears throat ]

Hello?
Yeah.

Mm-hmm.
Okay.

Om.
I'll try it.
Okay, how about this?

Daddy drops you off at the concert
and then picks you up after.

[ Scoffs ] Oh, you mean
like a little kid

being picked up
from a day-care center?

Is there no end
to the humiliation

you want to heap upon me, mom?

We're heaping humiliation.

Yeah.

Okay.

Bye.

All right,
tonight you are eating.

Is Mary going to die?

No, she's not gonna die,

but it smells like something
has died in here.

[ Sniffs ]

What is that smell?
[ Sniffs ]

[ Gasps ]

Okay.
That's it.

No allowance for one month,

and then you're gonna have
a parole hearing.

But I could really use
the money now, mom.

Can't you take it away
next month or September?

No.

It's so cool.

[ Laughter ]

I have been looking
all over for you two.

I knew you'd want to see these.

See, they just came in the mail.

They've just been printed.

Please, you're blocking my view.

So, did you get yours yet?

Actually, mine came
in the mail yesterday,

but I'm nice enough
not to flaunt them.

Why don't you just admit
that you don't have tickets

or an invite
and get it over with?

You know, I'm sure there's gonna
be a lot of photographers there.

Maybe we can even get
our pictures taken together.

That's a deal.

Oh, and you can be
in the shot, too, Ella.

[ Laughter ]

Absolutely.
I'll be there.

Really?

Uh... I guess.

Don't worry.
I have enough for both of us.

I swear I'm gonna pay
you back the minute...

No, the second I get
my allowance reinstated.

It's okay. And as soon as I
get my first starring role,

I'm taking you to Europe.
Great.

So, you sure we have
enough for the...

[ Both gasp ]

Oh, no.
Company.

Wow, look who's here.

I'd, uh, stay and chat,

but I don't want to stay
and chat.

She was so mean
to Callie Stevens,

and her family had to
move to Cleveland.

Catch you at the concert Friday.

That would be a good line
if we were going.

You know,
I don't think something

as small as tickets
should stop us.

Scalpers, Ella.

Part of the fun
in going to New York

is dealing with
the slimeball scalpers.

If we go, I just know
something is gonna go wrong,

and I'm gonna die, and my
parents are gonna find out.

Lola:
And then Mrs. Higgins says,

"And what will you do now, dear?"

Hi.
Hey, mom.

Um, there's gonna be a cast party

at Carla "The Bad" Santini's
house after the show,

and everyone's gonna be
really dressed up,

and, I mean, it's my big night,

and I want to look
absolutely perfect.

Okay, well, the car
broke down today.

That cost me $600,
plus I have to buy a new kiln,

so, I mean, do you think you
could look absolutely perfect

in something
that you already own?

Sure, I'll try
and find something.

Yeah.

[ Nu's "Any Other Girl" plays ]

Can you believe 64 hours from now

we'll be within touching distance

from the man
who wrote so many great songs,

and I still haven't found
something to wear?

♪ Saying, ♪
♪ "Come on, baby, show it" ♪

♪ "Come on, baby, show it, ♪
♪ come in and meet the boys" ♪

Lola:
What I needed for the concert
was a drop-dead-gorgeous dress

that made me look 25
and sophisticated enough

to have a perfume
named after me.

This had to be
really, really special.

It had to be glamorous,
and it had to make a statement,

if I wanted Stu Wolff
to notice me, that is.

[ Breathing heavily ]

♪ You better look good, ♪
♪ you got to have height ♪

Might as well just wear this
to see Stu.

Nothing else to wear anyway.

I'm just gonna be the dowdy redhead
[ Sobbing ]

Who doesn't know how to dress.

[ Sobbing ]

Don't worry, Ella,
I'll find something to wear.

I mean, accessories
are good, too,

and they'll help me, and...

Don't cry.

I...

I can't lie!

I can't say that I'm sleeping
over at your house when I'm not.

I can't go into New York
behind my parents' backs.

I can't do it.

Well, we're not really
going behind their backs.

I mean, they're gonna be
in the city, too,

just not in the same venue.

I'm not going.
I'm not going.

I'm not going.

E-Ella, I mean,

we're supposed to do
things like this.

15-year-olds in other cultures
are... are grandmothers,

and no one gave their
permission to do that.

I mean, it's not our fault

that the people who brought us
into this world

don't understand that we must
fly away from the nest.

Nature is telling us to go.

And our parents are good people.

They love us.

Yeah, they love us, right?

They really love us,

and I'm sure they'd hate
if anything happened to us,

and...
[ Sighs ]

[ Sobs ]

Wait here one second, okay?

Don't cry.
It's gonna work out.

We'll go, and it'll be fun.

[ Sobbing ]
I can't lie!

Mom, it's amazing how sometimes
I come to your conclusions.

Ella and I could use,
as you say,

adult supervision,
uh-huh.

So here's the plan.

You drive us to the train
in broad, broad daylight.

Ella's parents are
going to be in New York,

and they'd be more than happy to
pick us up at Grand Central...

Grand Central Station.

They'll drop us off at the concert,

and we'll stay overnight
with them at their hotel.

Sounds so safe, I know.

I can't even believe
it came out of my own head.

Okay, okay, I'm gonna have to
talk with Ella's mom and dad.

O-of course, and when
you do it, do it gently,

because they know nothing about this.
Mary!

And try and remember,
we're in suburbia.

Yeah, yeah, I know.

And, you know, it wouldn't
hurt if you threw in

that microwaves aren't that bad.

Well, see, Mary feels she really
must, must, must see the concert.

And is that
how you feel, sweetie...

That you must see
these Sidarthur people?

It's their last performance.

Well, why didn't
you just ask, pumpkin?

I didn't know I could.
[ Sighs ]

All right, your mother and I
are going into the city

on Thursday for a long weekend.
Yeah.

We'll pick them up at the station, and
they can stay with us at the Hilton.

Which is practically down
the street from the concert.

Well, that would be great.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Giggles ]

Oh, it's as if the heavens
wanted this.

Miss Baggoli, someone broke the heel.
Yes?

No! Oh!

Girls, pl... everybody.
Listen up.

General announcement, everyone.

Costumes are sacred.

Costumes are sacred.

Please.

I mean, what does one wear
to Stu Wolff's party?

There's gonna be
so many famous people there.

I don't know.
I just want to look hot.

One wears what one usually wears
to these soirees.

♪ I wanna be loved by you ♪

♪ Just you ♪

♪ Nobody else but you ♪

♪ I wanna be loved by you alone ♪

♪ Boop, boop, ba-doo ♪

♪ I wanna be kissed by you ♪

♪ Just you ♪

♪ Nobody else but you ♪

♪ I wanna be kissed by you alone ♪

♪ I couldn't aspire ♪
♪ to anything higher ♪

♪ Than to feel the desire ♪
♪ to make you my own ♪

♪ Ba-dum, ba-dum, ♪
♪ dum-de-dum ♪

♪ I wanna be loved by you ♪

♪ Just you ♪

♪ And nobody else but you ♪

♪ I wanna be loved by you alone ♪
oh! Lola! Lola, please! Lola! Lola!

Oh, my gosh!
Lola!
[ Bell rings ]

Lola: Crime has never appealed
to me as a way of life,

but a girl's gotta do
what a girl's gotta do,

and I needed Eliza's dress.

You know, you don't have to
do this for me.

I mean, I know
you said you'd do me a favor,

but this one may be too big.
Don't worry.

I'll be in and out
of the drama room in seconds.

5, 6, 7, 8, and...

[ Music plays ]

Lola: Okay, I know it's not
like me to be unprofessional,

but how can I concentrate when
Sam is risking his life for me?

And when in 10 hours' time I'll be
standing right in front of Stu Wolff?

Oof.

Wait a minute.
No, no.

O-Okay, everybody,
that's... that's enough!

Excuse me, please!

[ Music stops ]

I'm sorry.

Maybe you're messing up so much

because you're so excited
about the concert tonight.

No, I'm used to those things.

Lola and Carla,
do you have to talk?!

Opening night is in one week.

I would think
that we could just have

one decent rehearsal by now!

[ Gasping ]

All right.

What I think we'll do now
is we'll just breathe.

Breathe deep, and try and relax.

[ Inhales deeply ]

[ All groaning ]

And another one.

[ All groaning ]

Shake it, shake it,
shake it, shake it,

shake it, shake it, shake.

And you all just keep shaking
and relaxing.

And I'm gonna get something
I really need

out of the drama room.

No, no, no, Miss Baggoli.
It's okay, I'll get it for you.

No, that's all right, Lola,

because what I need
is locked up in the drama room.

No, but on page 42 of the script

is where I want to
sort of look down demurely.

Lola, get out of my way!

Can't we just go back
onto the stage?

Miss...
Miss Baggoli, please.

Please, just get out of...

Lola, would you please
get out of my way?

That's odd.

Why isn't this locked?
Oh, my goodness.

Hmm...

But I always lock this door.

You know, you probably did lock it.

I mean, we have
the same lock at home.

Sometimes it works.
Sometimes it doesn't.

Sometimes it does.
Sometimes it doesn't.

I mean, you never know
what's gonna happen.

Oh, oh, oh.

Okay, nothing
seems to be missing.

Why would anything
be missing here?

Well, I have no idea, do I?

You know, I-I just...

I want to talk to you
about my lines.

I don't really know them
that well.

What do you mean,
you don't know your lines?

At this time, I don't even
want to discuss this.

No, I'm not even gonna
discuss this right now.

[ Gasps ]

Lola, you're just making me
so nervous.

Well, I-I need to show you
something on the stage.

You know what I think?

I think that you've just been
working so hard...

Entirely too hard...

and that you should
just really try

and take the weekend off
and relax, okay?

I-I've never
really relaxed before.

There's no reason I can't try.

I think you should.

I just think you should.

Oh, my gosh!
I was so terrified.

I know. I was just about
to grab the dress

when Miss Baggoli came in.

Thanks for trying.

Trying?

Take a look under the hood.

[ Gasps ]

Are you kidding me?

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ 1, 2, 3 ♪
hurry, quick, I don't
want to miss the train.

Man: 342 to Grand Central
Station, wait for me!

Now arriving.

I don't believe it.

I don't believe
you stole Eliza's dress.

I-I didn't steal it.
I borrowed it.

Borrowed? You mean
you asked if it was okay?

Well, not exactly.
I mean, Sam...

You got Sam to steal it for you?
Borrowed.

Borrowed it.
Sam borrowed it.

It'll be back in the closet
by Monday morning.

Oh. Yeah.
I'm gonna get off.

I-I can't go through with this.
No, no.

Ella, Ella,
don't back out now, please.

Please just let me have
one night of pure joy

if I'm gonna have to spend the rest
of my precious youth behind bars.

[ Sighs ]

This better be
one great concert.

That's a given.

I-I don't want to get near a scalper.

You take the money, okay?

Okay.

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Come on, come on, ♪
♪ come on, come on ♪

♪ Come on, get in ♪

♪ Hang your coats ♪

♪ Eat our chips, come on ♪

♪ We've got notes ♪

♪ Shake your coconuts ♪

♪ Coco boys ♪

♪ Until that nut comes out, come on ♪

♪ Coco girls ♪

♪ Just keep on dancing now ♪

♪ Just keep on getting down ♪

♪ Just keep on having fun ♪

♪ The party's just begun ♪

♪ All dressed up ♪

♪ And dressed to kill ♪

♪ Doctor says, ♪
♪ "Come on, eat your pills" ♪

♪ Shake your coconuts ♪
[ Sneezes ]

♪ Coco boys ♪

♪ Until that milk comes out ♪

♪ Coco girls ♪

♪ Just keep on having fun ♪
[ Coughing ]

♪ The party's just begun ♪

♪ Just keep on dancing ♪

♪ Just keep on getting down ♪

♪ Just keep on dancing ♪

♪ Just keep on getting down ♪

♪ Just keep on having fun ♪

♪ The party's just begun ♪

♪ Whoo! ♪

Man: Hartford Express,
New Haven line.

W...

Wow, you...
you look beautiful.

You too, Lola.

Thanks.

Yes, you do...

Both of you.

Now...
now, the hotel is...

Is just a few blocks
from the theater.

I know.
I know my New York.

We'll be back
in the hotel room at 12:00.

You have your tickets
and your money?

We have the money.
We'll buy the tickets.

Oh, here.

Thank you.

We'll, uh, we'll drop you off.

I can assure you,
everything is gonna be fine.

It's just
a quiet little concert.

♪ Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ♪

♪ Ha, ha ♪

♪ Whoo ♪

♪ Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ♪

♪ Ha, ha ♪

♪ Whoo ♪

[ Indistinct shouting ]

Okay, Ella,
heads up, march forward.

Get ready to rock 'n' roll.
Girls, please.

Oh, our tickets are at the door.
Okay.

[ Indistinct shouting ]

Lola: Look for someone
who's selling tickets.

Isn't there a stall
or something?

No. They're just ordinary people
doing ordinary scalping.

[ Gasps ]
Watch this.

You have to be strict
with these people.

You have to bargain and deal.
How much?

$165 in orchestra.
Can't get any better than that.

We'll take them.

$165 doesn't leave us
very much for incidentals.

When you get to see Stu Wolff,
you don't need incidentals.

It's in your makeup bag.

Oh, right.

[ Sighs ]

W-w-what's wrong?

Ella, it's not here.
My makeup bag's not here.

It must be.

I-It has to be.

When did you last see it?

In the train.
I left it behind the...

Sink.

Oh, no.

Oh.
Maybe it's karma.

All we have to do is go in
with a large group of people.

What?
You mean sneak in?

Sneaking would be beneath us,

but I can't think of a better
word for what we're about to do.

I have never snuck ever.
I can't do it.

I'm terrified just being here.

Stage fright.
It'll pass.

This is a little tricky,
so just follow my lead, okay?

I wonder what song they'll do.
I hope they do "Love Loser."

Oh, I'm so excited!

I feel like I've been waiting
for this forever.

[ Shrieks ]

Just a minute.

Can I have another look
at your ticket, please?

Uh, right.
Uh, my ticket. Sure.

[ Rustling ]

You know,
i-it's not here.

I must have dropped it
or something.

[ Breathing heavily ]

No ticket...

No concert.

I demand to see your supervisor.

Yeah?
You can see him outside.

Unh!
But...

[ Breathing heavily ]

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Come to the door.

Come to the door.

Okay, go see Stu.

Go see Stu.

Go see Stu!

Okay, stay there.
Don't move. I'm coming in.

I just have to be with my cousin.

She has this... this rare
disease that makes you gag

and you can't breathe
and then you die.

I mean, she shouldn't be left
alone, and, look...

Look, she's alone... the one
who's gagging and not breathing.

I have to be with her
at all times.

Okay.

Good plan.

[ Music playing,
crowd cheering in distance ]

Maybe we should just go
to the hotel.

What?
And miss the concert?

Yeah, I don't think so.

We're not actually
at the concert.

We're close. I mean, Stu Wolff's
only a few yards away from us.

And then he'll be
at the after-party with us.

Your belief system amazes me.

Ella, where are you going?

Don't leave me!

Come back!
Ella!

Ella, what are you doing?

I'm going back to the hotel.

So you're just gonna give up?

What if everyone gave up, Ella?

There'd be no America, no electricity,

no TiVo, and we'd all have to watch
our shows at their scheduled times.

You know, we'd never get to see
the work of Renée Zellweger

or...
or Christina Aguilera.

If everyone gave up,

we'd all be sitting in mud huts
in Europe eating weeds.

I didn't say stop progress.

I just said,
"go back to the hotel."

But don't you want to see
the look on Carla's face

when we show up at that party?

Yeah, I do.

Great!
Then let's go to Soho.

Where in Soho? We don't
even know where Stu lives.

Oh, sure, we do.
I have this.

A picture of a door?

[ Scoffs ]
It's not just a door.

It's... it's a black door with windows.

Have some faith, Ella.

Soho is New York's artistic soul.

And it's just around the corner.

♪ Get ready or not, ♪
♪ 'cause here I come ♪

♪ Dance, dance, dance, ♪
♪ have some fun ♪

♪ 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ♪

[ Thunder rumbles ]
♪ Get up, get up ♪

♪ Get up, up, up ♪

♪ O-o-h ♪

♪ Up, up, up ♪

[ Sighs ] 67 blocks is around the corner?

♪ Rain falls down on their parade ♪

♪ Lemons into lemonade ♪

♪ Can't slow me down, ♪
♪ no way, no way ♪

Ready?
Yeah.

♪ Yesterday is in the past ♪

♪ Dream on, ♪
♪ tomorrow's coming fast ♪

♪ All you got is now ♪

Ready?
♪ get up, get up ♪

Ohh.
♪ Get ready or not, ♪
♪ 'cause here I come ♪

♪ Dance, dance, dance, ♪
♪ have some fun ♪

♪ 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ♪

♪ Get up, get up ♪

There's a man following us.

Don't be silly, Ella.

The crime rate in
New York is going down.

[ Sighs ]

Come on.
Let's go.

There's a man
and a dog following us.

Okay. Stay here.
I'll handle this.

New Yorkers know
how to handle trouble.

Watch this.

Hey! Hey!

Dad, what are you doing here?

Your mom called.

Asked me to keep an eye on you.

She got nervous.

Mom was born nervous.

So, where are you going?

To a party.

Not like that.
You're all wet.

Daddy, nothing can rain
on my parade.

You know, I like parties.

Please, dad.
If you show up,

then Stu Wolff will never
think I'm cool.

Can't you just wait outside
or something?

Right outside.

But if I see something
even slightly wrong,

I'm coming in.

You know, I really like parties.

Thanks, dad.

And could you lay low?
You're scaring my friend.

Right.

But I'll be watching.

Well, he won't be
bothering us anymore.

So, are you ready to have fun?

I-I hope so.

Okay. Good.

Both:
♪ I'm going to a party ♪

♪ With Sidarthur ♪

Yeah!

♪ Oh-oh ♪

That was the Santini car.

♪ Oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh-oh ♪

[ Shouting, cheering ]

[ Exhales sharply ]

Hi! Lola Cep. Ella Gerard.
Nice to see you again.

I have to see your invitations.

Strange you should ask.
We left them at the concert.

Our names should be on the list.

There they are!

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence?

Yeah.
Uh, my mom and my dad.

They couldn't make it.

My mom has a rash,
and my dad's in surgery.

I thought your name was Cep.

[ Sighs ]

Could I just use your phone?

I have to call my parents.
Please?

This is a private residence,
not Grand Central Station.

Use a public phone.

[ Barking ]

Whoa, whoa!

[ Shouting ]

Stu, this is your own party!

It's your own party.

[ Slurring ] You don't tell me
what to do anymore, Steve.

Don't you remember?
It's over.

Come inside before you
embarrass yourself.

You touch me...
[ Mumbling ]

Yeah, remember?
He's been trouble all over the world.

Thank god he's not
our problem anymore.

Steve! Steve!

I-I-I love you.

Wait, let me just talk to you
for one minute!

Well, except for the garbage
and the cars,

it's like following heathcliff
out on the moors.

Maybe we shouldn't.

Would you please relax?

I'd rather lose him
than lose my life.

Where do you think he's going?

Someplace great.

[ Muttering ]

This for you is great?

I'm getting really scared being
out here all alone, Lola.

We're not alone.
We're with an adult.

[ Cans rattling ]

Aside from the fact
that he isn't actually with us,

he isn't actually an adult.

He's a rock star.

[ Stu moaning ]

[ Rustling ]

Ahh.

Mr. Wolff?

What are...

Come with me.

Come on.
Help me get him out.

Oh. Oh.

[ Bell dings ]

Ella: He smells like
a backed-up drain.

Lola: Ella, Ella, Ella.
I mean, see the beauty.

Oh, my god.
He's crying.

Do you believe how lucky we are?

I almost hear them praying
that we don't sit near them.

Okay, well, quickly get him into a
booth before anyone smells him.

Ah. Ohh.

Everybody wants
something from me.

You think I'm a regular guy.

I'm not a regular guy.

Do you... do you think anybody
really knows who I am?

I don't even know who I am.

Once we get some coffee in him,

I'm sure he'll become the man
of truth, passion,

and unflagging courage
I know him to be.

So, what will it be?

Do you think I have
any real friends?

We'll just have coffee.

Not me.

I'll have a deluxe hamburger platter,

well-done,

and a large side of onion rings.

Uh, you know, you could
just give him coffee.

He's not really up to a meal
right now.

I-I want
a deluxe hamburger platter.

Is that too difficult?

You two better keep him in line.

The boss won't stand
for any nonsense.

What do you want?

Autographs? Money?

A record deal?

Hey, there, girls, do you
want something from me?

This is a poet
who lit your darkest days?

Didn't I tell you
he was a tortured soul?

Stu, do you have
any cash on you?

We sort of left ours
on the train.

I knew you wanted money.

Look.

Nothing.

That's not onion rings.

Can you believe this?

I mean, we're actually having
coffee with Stu Wolff.

I have so much to ask you
about your work.

It's impossible to talk to someone
who's had that much to drink.

You know, you just don't
understand the artistic soul.

He drinks so much to numb
the intensity of his feelings.

All geniuses do, Ella.

I want onion rings.

This is a donut!

[ Gulps ]

I want onion rings.

Now.

What is wrong with the service
around here?

Are we together?

Who are you?

Uh, the fates have sort of
brought us together.

This is Ella.

Ella what?

Ella Gerard.
58 Birch Hollow Road, Dellwood, New Jersey.

201-555-0199.

But tonight my parents are
staying at the New York Hilton,

and I really don't want to worry
them by being incarcerated.

It's my mother's birthday.
I bought her a rug.

Be quiet, Mr. Wolff.
You?

Lola Cep.
My father's name is Calum Cep.

Address is 512 Bleecker Street.

212-555-0125.

All right, the three of you,

sit over there while I make some calls.

What's wrong with you?

Why did you lie like that to the police?

Don't you think they're gonna find out

that your father is dead?

Excuse me, but what's going on?

Who are you two?

What's wrong with you?

I mean, how come you're not afraid
of what your parents are gonna say?

I'm resigned to what life may bring,

but why did you give
a false address?

You know, Ella, I think
your true soul and spirit

are finally beginning to emerge.

Why did you lie?

I didn't lie.

My father does live
on Bleecker Street,

and he has
a rent-controlled apartment

and a dog named Negus.

You told me your father died
in a motorcycle accident.

So I exaggerated a little.

A little?

Exaggerating a little is saying
you're a little taller.

Saying your father is dead
when he's not

is lying beyond comprehension.

Can we talk about this later?

I mean, don't you think we should
tell Stu what happened first?

I think you should tell me
what happened.

Why did you say
your father was dead?

He died?
When?

I-I had a reason.

And what was that?

[ Sighs ]
The truth?

No, a lie will do.
Yes, the truth!

You do remember what that is,
don't you?

Were we in a diner?
I have an image of "Merry Xmas."

I-if you could just give me a
moment, I'd be happy to explain.

But right now
I'm talking to her.

All right.

The total truth.

[ Sighs ]

I lied because I wanted to make
myself seem more interesting.

More interesting?

We are 1,000 miles from home
in a New York police station

with a drunken rock star

waiting for your dead father
to show up,

and you want to be
more interesting?

More interesting than what?

You know,
you just don't understand.

It was a new town
and a new school.

I understand.

And I lied for my mom.

I had to protect her
against suburbia.

Your parents
just didn't get her.

So you killed your father?

Ella!

I-I would appreciate it
if you would just stop talking.

Ella, come on.

Just...

What's going on?

Arrest that man!
He's a stalker.

Ella, dad.
Dad, Ella.

Hi. I'm Calum Cep, her father.
What happened?

That's what I've been asking.

Lola: As the night continued
to fall on the dark,

heartless streets
around the precinct,

the six of us gathered
around the sergeant,

and I told our tale.

We were desperate to get
into this man's concert

because I consider him to be the
greatest poet since Shakespeare.

But we lost our money on the train,
and we couldn't pay a scalper.

And then we tried
to crash his party

rather than have our dreams
forever denied.

And when he stormed
out of his Soho loft,

we followed him to make sure
he didn't come into any harm.

I'm having memory flashes.

I was passed out amongst the rubbish.

I believe they helped me.

I know I should be furious,

but it's too late for fury.

I'm just thankful
nothing worse happened.

He looks like the dog
in "The Dog Years."

He is the dog
in "The Dog Years."

"The Dog Years."
He's the dog in "The Dog Years"?
Yeah.

My niece loves those books.

You're famous!
He's not as famous as you.

Oh, Molly's not gonna believe
I've actually met you...

Negus, right?

And Calum Cep, right?
Right.

We checked your story,
and you're free to go.

Uh, excuse me, Mr. Wolff?
Mm-hmm.

Can I have your autograph?

Oh, yeah, sure.

Sure.

To...

Sergeant Rose.

Stu Wolff.

Right, well, now
that that's settled.

Um, would anyone like to come
to a party with me?

I would.

[ Giggles ]

[ Sighs ]

You can't stay mad
at me forever.

Forgive me, please?

I-I am in no way ready
to forgive you.

Well, this is the party
of the century.

I mean, don't you want to
enjoy it with me?

I'm not really
in a partying mood.

Look, I'm sorry.

I really am.
I'm sorry.

You're just saying that
to save the evening.

No, I'm... I'm not.

I-I honestly don't know
what I'd do without you.

What's going on?
Why are you still out here?

We just don't feel like
going in right now.

Well, then...

Let me get you
back to the hotel.

It... [ Sighs ]

Maybe we can just go in
for a little while.

[ Negus barks ]

[ Music plays ]

♪ Sun is shining ♪

♪ Sun is shining ♪

♪ There's no need ♪
♪ to sleep no more ♪

Hi!

There you are!

All right.
Listen, uh...

How about we get you guys
something dry to wear?

And I'll have those dresses
cleaned... come on...

And sent over to your dad's...

Who is brilliant, by the way.

I think he and I are gonna be pals.

Yeah, I bought all his books.

♪ Celebrity and superstition ♪

♪ Whatever it takes ♪
♪ to get some recognition ♪

Just upstairs.

I don't see her, do you?
No.

♪ Making you pay to feed ♪
♪ the thoughts they... ♪

Can you believe this?

I mean, we're...
we're in his clothes.

And in his bedroom.

[ Sighs ]
Come on, Ella.

Celebrate with me, please.

I want everything
to be okay between us.

And I do, too.

You have to promise that
you'll never lie to me again.

I do.
I-I promise.

I-I swear, Ella.
I do.

[ Sighs ]

You promise?

I do.

Okay.

Okay, then.

Come on, we're in his room.
[ Laughs ]

What do you want to do?
I mean... I don't know.

[ Both laughing ]

♪ We're not done yet ♪

♪ Not going quietly into the night ♪

♪ Not me and my friends ♪

♪ We're not done yet ♪

♪ Not going quietly into the night ♪

♪ Not me and my friends ♪

♪ We're not done yet, ♪
♪ don't take it too seriously ♪

♪ It's just life, ♪
♪ we'll win in the end ♪

♪ We're not done yet ♪

♪ Not going quietly into the night ♪

♪ Not me and my friends ♪

That is so gross.

Carla!

H-Hey, Carla!

We've been looking for you!

Did you see her face?

She looks really angry.

I know that look.

You know, life can be
so randomly beautiful.

Come on, girls!

♪ Girls, we've all got one ♪

Oh, my god!
♪ A night that's special everywhere ♪

♪ From New York ♪

♪ To Hollywood ♪

♪ It's ladies night ♪

♪ And, girl, the feeling's good ♪

♪ Oh, yes, it's ladies night ♪

♪ And the feeling's right ♪

♪ Oh, yes, it's ladies night ♪

♪ Oh, what a night ♪

♪ Oh, what a night ♪

♪ Oh, yes, it's ladies night ♪

♪ And the feeling's right ♪

♪ Oh, yes... ♪

My saviors.

Oh, my god. Oh, my god.

Oh, it's Steve.
It's Steve!

Hang on.

Stu, I-I know
you're really busy,

but I was wondering if I could
just talk to you for a second.

Why not?
Be my guest.

[ Chuckles ]

Uh, I can't believe I met you.

I mean, I can't believe
I'm sitting here with the man

who wrote all those songs
that made my spirit soar.

What were you thinking
when you wrote

"Behind some doors people
are waiting to sparkle"?

I have no idea.

But you wrote it.

Life's a little foggy,
a little soggy.

You know, that really said
something to me.

And... and I'm sure to
a hundred million other girls,

but especially to me.

I'm happy to oblige a fan.

N-No.
I-I'm not just a fan.

I mean, I sat at
your feet, metaphorically.

W-When I listen
to "Always Morning,"

I wore a gray jacket because you
wore a gray jacket on the cd.

And y-you wore gray
because it was ambiguous.

A-Am I right?

No.

I'm right.

You look disappointed.

Well, I am.

In me.

Yeah. I mean, I-I still think you're
the greatest thing since Shakespeare.

But it's just too bad

I'll never be able to discuss
your poetry with you.

Why?

Because, Mr. Wolff...
[Sighs] You're a drunk.

[ Sighs ]

I hope getting this thing back
is easier than getting it out.

Yeah.

Guess what!
I've been grounded!

Me too!
I'm so proud of you!

This is the day
I've been waiting for

since my first summer camp
when Carla told all the kids

that if they played with me,
they'd die.

[ Laughter ]

She's smiling.

Oh, she's bluffing.

[ Bell rings ]

Well, look,
I gotta get to class.

Tell me how it goes.

Come on.
Let's watch her sink.

Yeah.
[ Laughs ]

Yeah, this one.
Look at this one.

Hey, Carla.
Did you have fun?

Well, if it isn't
the great pretender.

Come to hear what
the Sidarthur party was like?

Why would we want to hear
what you have to say?

Ella and I were there, remember?

Did you hear that?
She said they were there.

You know,
lying's not gonna help you.

Everybody already knows
that you didn't go.

Don't pretend you didn't see us
there. I know you did.

It just so happens
that Ella and I got in

because of Stu Wolff himself

after we practically saved his life.
Tell them, Ella.

I don't have anything to prove
to these people. Nor do you.

Ella, this is no time
for your newfound personality.

Maybe you'd like to see some
pictures from the party, Lola.

I know how fond you are
of Stu Wolff,

and I got some great shots of him.

We spent the whole night with Stu.

Right. On the night of his
biggest party of all time,

he left it to be with you.

Y-You're not gonna get away with this.
We were at that party.

My dad was there, too. And he and Stu
are gonna get together sometime.

What dad?
You don't have a dad.

You said he died
before you moved here.

I mean, what do you do?

Do you just make all this up
as you go along?

Do you think that just because
we're not from New York
that we're stupid?

You saw us there.

No, I didn't, liar.

You know, that's what you are.
You're a liar.

Your name isn't even Lola...

Mary.

[ Laughs ][ Laughs ]

Ella's right.

I don't have to prove anything
to you people.

You know we were there.

Oh, no!
She's crying.

Look at the baby.
Oh.

[ Laughter ]

Yo, you got no right to write
down what I'm saying.

Those are my...
[ Inhales deeply ]

[ Sighs ] I'm sorry,
Miss Baggoli, I can't go on.

There's something I have to say.

Well, quickly, Lola, quickly.

I have a confession to make.

I borrowed Eliza's dress
for the weekend.

I-I'm really sorry, but I felt
I had no other choice.

No choice?!

Why?

I-I had to wear it
to the Sidarthur party.

When are you gonna
give it up, Mary?

[ Light laughter ]

No, you didn't.
No, you didn't.

You couldn't possibly
have taken that dress

because I keep that dress locked
up safe in the drama room.

There are ways, Miss Baggoli.
There are ways.

Where is it now?

It's right back.
It's safe and sound.

It looks exactly the same,
but somehow different.

Can you believe her?

I mean, first, she takes the dress.

Then, she puts it back,

and then she goes to this party
where no one saw her.

It's true!
The dress got all wet,

and Stu Wolff made me change
into something dry.

He said it was important
that I felt comfortable.

Because on the night
of his farewell concert,

Stu Wolff had nothing better
to do than see Mary Cep dry.

Girls, please!

And he sent it back to my dad in a
limousine as big as this stage.

A dress in a limousine...
can you picture it?

[ Breathing heavily ]

He's also a big fan
of my dad and my dad's dog.

And then your dog gave him
his autograph, right?

But I did take the dress!

See, Stu Wolff gave me this
himself.

[ Light laughter ]

It's his roadie t-shirt
from his tour.

Where else
would I have gotten it?

In a junk store
where you get everything else.

But this is the tissue I used
to wipe his tears.

Maybe we should send it off
for DNA testing.

I also left my bottle-cap
necklace at his house.

He told my dad
he's gonna fed-ex it back.

[ Laughing ]
A dress riding in a limousine.

I guess that's a good thing

because otherwise it would
have had to catch a cab.

You're funny, Lola.
You could be a comedienne.

But can we please
go back to work now?

We have so much to do
before Wednesday night.

You believe me, don't you?

I mean, Carla's the one
who's lying.

We've worked so hard
for this production, Lola.

And I...

I am not gonna let you
ruin it for me.

We have all had enough.

Have you?

Have you finally had enough?

[ Laughter ]

♪ 'Cause we lost it all ♪

♪ Nothing lasts forever ♪

♪ I'm sorry ♪

♪ I can't be perfect ♪

[ Guitar solo ]

Lola: I sunk into a depression
that only Hamlet would recognize.

The one story I'd told that was
both probable and possible

was the one that was true,
and yet no one believed me.

Maybe you can never win against
the Carla Santinis of this world.

I'd never felt so totally defeated.

I felt more like a
pigeon than a flamingo.

Mary?
Ella's here.

Go ahead.

I want to talk to you.

I don't really feel too well
right now.

You can cut the crap.
I know what you're doing.

What happened to the most polite
and well-mannered girl

in all of New Jersey?

What does it matter anymore?

We know we went to the party.

We know who we met
and what we did.

Get up!

[ Scoffs ] I can't.
I just can't.

Has anyone seen Lola Cep?

Has anyone seen Lola Cep?
Lola?

You know, I really am sick.
I mean, ask my mom.

I'm not buying it.

You're bailing out of the play.

You know, here I am, so sick
this could turn into pneumonia,

and then I'll be on my deathbed,

and you're being accusatory.

You can't do this, Lola.

Everyone is depending on you.

What about your parents and Sam?

Sam has never been to
a school function in his life.

He's only going because of you.

Lola!

Lola Cep...
my Eliza.

Get out of my way!

One hour till curtain.

[ Voice breaking ]
What about me?

I... I was miserable
until you came to Dellwood.

I thought everyone's life
was like mine...

Just doing everything
you're supposed to do

when you're supposed to do it.

Never questioning anything.

The only thing I could expect
when I grew up

was a life like my parents'.

And then I met you.

You gave me courage, Lola.

Because of you,

I'm brave enough
to be different.

Don't touch me!

You're a sham!

The one thing Carla
can't do anything about

is you being Eliza Doolittle,

and you're just gonna hand it to her.

[ Knock on door ]

Mary, I left word with your dad.

Should I call Miss Baggoli?

No. I-I've...

I've had a miraculous recovery.

I need to be sure.
Are you up to this?

Up to it? Miss Baggoli,
I was born to play Eliza.

All right, then. Get into
costume for the opening.

Knock 'em dead!

Knock 'em dead!

It even amazes me that I get
everything that I want.

♪ Oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh-oh ♪
Get out of my dress.

As of right now, I'm Eliza...
Get out of my dress!

Enjoy the show.
Thanks. I will.

Oh, and get out
of my first costume!

Five minutes till curtain,
people.

Five minutes.

[ Sighs ]
Get out of my dress.

No!

Get out of my dress!

No!
Get out of that dress!
Get out of that dress!

Ohh!
[ Panting ]

Sorry, Miss Baggoli.

I'm so glad to see you.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Do you want an ice cream?

Hey.
You're gonna be great.

I'm scared.
I'll admit it.

But I'm excited, too.

Don't be afraid.

You're gonna be wonderful, Lola.

You called me Lola.

You are a Lola.

Good luck!

[ Applause ]

[ Cheering and whistling ]

Press your bars, children.

[ Rock music plays ]

Yo, you gots no rights
to write down what I'm saying.

Those are my personal words.

♪ Living just enough ♪

♪ Just enough ♪

♪ For the city ♪

♪ This girl, she works ♪

♪ In downtown New York City ♪

♪ Surrounded by ♪

♪ Four walls that ain't so pretty ♪

♪ Her parents give ♪

♪ Her love and affection ♪

♪ To keep her strong ♪

♪ Moving in the right direction ♪

♪ Living just enough ♪

♪ Just enough ♪

♪ For the city ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Living ♪

♪ Just enough ♪

♪ For the city ♪

♪ Living ♪

♪ Just enough ♪

♪ Living for the city ♪

[ Applause ]

Now say "New York."

New Yolk.

New York...

With an "R."

New rolk.

[ Laughter ]

You can't talk.

Let's see if you can walk.

Ugh!

♪ So I turn myself to face me ♪

♪ Though I've never caught a glimpse ♪

♪ Of how the others must see the faker ♪

♪ Well, I'm much too fast to take that test ♪

♪ C-c-c-c-changes ♪

♪ Turn and face the strange ♪

♪ C-c-c-c-changes ♪

♪ Just gonna have to be a different girl ♪

♪ Time may change me ♪

♪ But I can't trace time ♪

They all accepted her
because of me!

[ Both laughing ]
All because of you?!

I was there, too!

I worked hard to make you
look good!

Well, what will you do now,
dear?

[ Sighs ]

I will be a teacher

because being a teacher
is the most worthy thing

a person can be.

[ Applause ]

♪ C-c-c-c-changes ♪

♪ Turn and face the strange ♪

♪ C-c-c-c-changes ♪

♪ Just gonna have to be ♪
♪ a different girl ♪

♪ Time may change me ♪

♪ But I can't change time ♪

[ Cheering ]

♪ I can't change time ♪

Bravo!

[ Laughs ]

[ Music ends ]

[ Cheering and whistling ]

♪ That girl was ♪
♪ a wild-child dreamer ♪

♪ But she'll find herself ♪

♪ 'Cause she believes ♪
♪ in nothing else ♪

♪ But she'll have changed ♪
♪ her destiny ♪

♪ Now she's a somebody ♪

♪ That girl was a one-time ♪
♪ teenage drama queen ♪

♪ A hyped-up, ♪
♪ everyday wannabe ♪

♪ Then you'll look back, ♪
♪ and you won't believe ♪

♪ That girl was me ♪

♪ Life is a work of art, ♪
♪ you gotta paint it colorful ♪

♪ You can make it ♪
♪ anything you want ♪

♪ Don't have to stick ♪
♪ to any rules ♪

♪ You don't need a high I.Q. ♪
♪ to succeed in what you do ♪

♪ You just gotta have no doubt, ♪
♪ just believe in yourself ♪

♪ That girl was ♪
♪ a wild-child dreamer ♪

♪ But she'll find herself ♪

♪ 'Cause she believes ♪
♪ in nothing else ♪

♪ Then you'll look back, ♪
♪ and you won't believe ♪

♪ That girl was me ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Music ends ]

[ Record scratching ]

♪ I am the best there is ♪

♪ I'm fan 3, and I handle my biz ♪

♪ I'm not universally known ♪

♪ But I'm known to leave ♪
♪ the speakers blown ♪
[ Doorbell rings ]

♪ See, I gotta get it pumping, ♪
♪ you know how we do it ♪

♪ My parents be like, ♪
♪ "Turn down that rap music!" ♪

♪ Gotta feel the bass vibrate, ♪
♪ my pops be irate ♪

♪ If the house don't shake, ♪
♪ the beat don't break ♪

Stu Wolff?

I don't...
I don't believe this.

Um...

Did... did my father
in... invite you here?

Uh, no.

Um...
May I come in anyway?

Yes!
Yeah, sure, of course.

I don't believe this.
This is crazy.

Lola's father said
she would be here.

You're here in my house
because of Lola?

You know what?

Why don't you stay here?
You stay.

And, um, I'm gonna go get her.

And I'm gonna go get her.
You... you stay.

So I can't come in?

Uh... Look who came to see me.

Hey, guys.
Look who's here.

Is that Stu Wolff?

Look who came to my house.

[ All talking ]

Hey, Ella.
I just wanted to say...

Lola!

Um...

You left this at my place.

Lola: I had pictured this moment
in my craziest, wildest dreams.

I mean, I guess if you don't
dream crazy and wild,

people like Stu Wolff don't
return your jewelry personally.

Aah!

[ Laughter ]

Come on.
It's just a hand.

Thanks for showing up.

So, how have you been?

Sober.

I'm in recovery...

[ Clears throat ]
Again.

[ Chuckles ]

Someone very sweet
told me I was a drunk,

and I didn't like it.

Sounds kind of harsh.

Mm.
But it woke me up.

So, maybe sometime soon we can
talk about your amazing music.

Just say when.

I can say when?

Within reason.

Would you like to dance?

Absolutely.

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ So, you wanna change the world ♪

♪ What are you waiting for? ♪

♪ Say you're gonna start right now ♪

♪ What are you waiting for? ♪

Lola:
Here's what I learned...

When you're happy,
the whole world's New York,

and that dreams are important.

Someday, when you're not
even looking,

they find you.

And then there's Sam.

You know, he'd been there all along,

but when I opened my heart to him,

I thought, now that my
career is launched,

maybe I could have a boyfriend.

♪ So, you wanna ♪
♪ change the world ♪

♪ What are you waiting for? ♪

♪ Say you're gonna start right now ♪

♪ What are you waiting for? ♪

♪ It only takes one voice ♪

♪ So come on, now, ♪
♪ and shout it out ♪

♪ Give a little more ♪

Lola: It was the first time I realized

that absolute reality could be
so much more fun than fantasy.

And can you believe
all of this happened

in Dellwood, New Jersey,

of all places?

♪ What are you waiting for? ♪

♪ So, you wanna change the world ♪

♪ What are you waiting for? ♪

♪ Say you're gonna start right now ♪

♪ What are you waiting for? ♪

[ "Drama Queen" plays ]

♪ And you'll realize ♪

♪ That girl was a one-time ♪
♪ teenage drama queen ♪

♪ A hyped-up, ♪
♪ everyday wannabe ♪

♪ But she'll have changed her destiny ♪

♪ Now she's a somebody ♪

♪ That girl was ♪
♪ a wild-child dreamer ♪

♪ But she'll find herself ♪

♪ 'Cause she believes ♪
♪ in nothing else ♪

♪ Then you'll look back, ♪
♪ and you won't believe ♪

♪ That girl was me ♪

♪ Armed with an attitude ♪
♪ that she knows how to use ♪

♪ She's gonna get there ♪
♪ any way she can ♪

♪ Now she knows ♪
♪ what she wants ♪

♪ No one is gonna stop her ♪

♪ Nothing's ever gonna ♪
♪ hold her back ♪

♪ For all the doubters, ♪
♪ non-believers ♪

♪ The cynical ♪
♪ that once were dreamers ♪

♪ One of these days, you'll ♪
♪ know that you were wrong ♪

♪ Who would have known? ♪

♪ That girl was a one-time ♪
♪ teenage drama queen ♪

♪ A hyped-up, ♪
♪ everyday wannabe ♪

♪ But she'll have changed ♪
♪ her destiny ♪

♪ Now she's a somebody ♪

♪ That girl was ♪
♪ a wild-child dreamer ♪

♪ But she'll find herself ♪

♪ 'Cause she believes ♪
♪ in nothing else ♪

♪ Then you'll look back, ♪
♪ and you won't believe ♪

♪ That girl was me ♪

♪ Life is a work of art, ♪
♪ you gotta paint it colorful ♪

♪ You can make it ♪
♪ anything you want ♪

♪ Don't have to stick ♪
♪ to any rules ♪

♪ You don't need a high I.Q. ♪
♪ to succeed in what you do ♪

♪ You just gotta have no doubt, ♪
♪ just believe in yourself ♪

♪ Doubters and non-believers ♪

♪ Once were her dreamers ♪

♪ One of these days, ♪
♪ you'll open up your eyes ♪

♪ And you'll realize ♪

♪ That girl was a one-time ♪
♪ teenage drama queen ♪

♪ A hyped-up, ♪
♪ everyday wannabe ♪

♪ But she'll have changed ♪
♪ her destiny ♪

♪ Now she's a somebody ♪

♪ That girl was ♪
♪ a wild-child dreamer ♪

♪ But she'll find herself ♪

♪ 'Cause she believes ♪
♪ in nothing else ♪

♪ Then you'll look back, ♪
♪ and you won't believe ♪

♪ That girl was me ♪

♪ [ "Don't Move On" plays ] ♪

♪ Behind some doors ♪

♪ People are waiting ♪

♪ People are waiting ♪
♪ to sparkle ♪

♪ And don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move, don't move ♪

♪ Don't move ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ I'm holding on ♪

♪ While you're slipping away ♪

♪ The rainbow fades ♪
♪ to an end ♪

♪ There's something in me ♪

♪ That always wants more ♪

♪ More moons and stars ♪

♪ And music in the wind ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move, don't move ♪

♪ Don't move ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Behind some doors ♪

♪ People are waiting ♪

♪ People are waiting ♪
♪ to sparkle ♪

♪ Oh, no, no, no, no, no ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move, don't move ♪

♪ Don't move ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move, don't move ♪

♪ Don't move ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪

♪ Don't move on ♪