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Back aboard the Rita, the scientists hear massive footsteps. It turns out the spear that pierced Gill had fallen into a supply of "human growth hormone" and the
Creature, now 25 feet high, appears. Kay sings an encore of “Strange New Hunger", rising to the level of the Gill's face on a vine. Before
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Creature kidnaps Kay and takes her back to his lair, which bears a resemblance to an underwater grotto bachelor pad. This is where the Creature and Kay bond during their duet, "Strange New Hunger." Mark and David, Kay's fellow scientists, rush in to save Kay. The Creature, revealed to be named
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January 2010. On March 9, 2010, Universal announced that Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical has closed. The
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Kay vents her romantic frustrations with her fiancé in the second song, “Slay Me." The song recreates the famous "swimming sequence" from the original movie, in which Kay swims while the
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