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Superbia via the MT. Hearing this, Elizabeth's parents arrange for an agent to kill Josh on the Incity shuttle. In-flight, Josh and Elizabeth imagine a happy ending to come ("Ever After"), but are separated by Mrs. Prod. Josh reflects on where he stands with Elizabeth ("She Hates Me") and is held up by Hank In #1313, an ex-celebrity who has been promised a comeback in return for killing Josh. Mr. and Mrs. Prod tell Elizabeth the box doesn't actually work, and that she has always had emotions. Josh is initially refused entry into Incity, but is escorted in by the mysterious Roi, who seemingly mistakes him for Hank ("Face Value"). Back in the Control Room, the MBA plays for the Clone a video of Incity's first broadcast, a "
742:. Though disappointed at the time, he would later reflect that it was probably for the best: with the exception of a few songs, the score was more traditional musical theater than the pop-rock sound he was looking for, and his lack of experience showed in songs laden with repetitive music and exposition. He also realized the traditional method of recording demos with just piano and vocals would not work for the level of complexity he was trying to achieve, which would be reflected in his later attempts to create more complex demos for all of his musicals. Nevertheless, he felt it was an important step in his career because it was his first serious attempt at writing a full-length musical.
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guilty over his actions the next morning, choosing to plug in to numb himself ("LCD Readout"). The MT announces Josh and Roi's love scene has earned him a Face Award nomination. Studd has also been nominated, but is unable to celebrate as
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surprise, a part of his invention – an old music box – falls to the ground and opens, playing a nostalgic tune. Josh tries to show the box to his family but is ignored, so he leaves home. Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Prod #27 vacation in the
Outland's Badlands (a nature reserve) with their daughter, Elizabeth In #319. They are distressed that she is reading a book of old musical theater lyrics, as reading has been outlawed, and tell her she is programmed to fall in love with celebrity Studd Starr. Elizabeth flees and turns to her book for guidance as her parents spy on her. ("Eye On Her/Mr. Hammerstein II").
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Outland, Josh has sex with Roi ("Doin' It On The Air"). Mr. Prod asks the MBA to intervene, only to learn Roi is a spy. The next morning, an announcement on the MT reveals Josh and Studd are nominated for Face Awards, while Hank remains on the run. Roi takes away the music box and keeps Josh high on the power line. While Studd does his makeup, Elizabeth sends Josh a note to warn him about Roi and remind him of their plans to put the music box on the air. Hank swears revenge on Josh and the Ins ("Sextet").
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Obscurity, Mick Knife brings Josh to Elizabeth's cell. Elizabeth claims her undying love to the broken MT ("I Won't Close My Eyes") and accidentally electrocutes herself when she attempts to grab onto the exposed wires. Josh's emotions are restored from the tragedy as he reads her note. He repeats "Love Has No Bottom Line" as Delimbination begins. A June 1988 draft of v2 includes an ending where Josh returns to Incity to confront the MBA but is unable to save humanity.
648:"The Electric Gate" - An early name for the number entitled "Freedom", performed by Hank at the gates of Incity. The number consisted of Hank experiencing an emotional release once he is freed from the control of his programming. The song has no words, instead Hank vocalizes on different pitches that correspond to different emotions. As it reaches its climax, Hank invites Josh to join in. They both fall onto the floor exhausted at the end of the number.
645:"The Meaningless Game" - A ballet sequence. In this number, Josh's family is watching the M.T., which is playing a program featuring Ins performing in various poses and costumes. When the In actors do things in the program, Josh's family reacts by making strange poses, one after the other. Josh comes in and wordlessly tries to explain to them that he's leaving, but they are too transfixed by the program to notice.
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Victims." Recognizing what is planned, Josh decides to spend his last 35 hours partying in Incity ("Too Cold To Care"). Elizabeth chases him down but he rejects her, giving her a rose and a passionate kiss as a parting gift.
669:"So Easy" - A duet that was replaced by LCD Readout in later V2 drafts. Josh reflects on his experience as an In in Roi's bedroom while at the same time elsewhere, Elizabeth is beginning to write a letter to Josh. Elizabeth concludes that it's becoming easier to experience and appreciate her emotions, while Josh concludes that it's becoming easier to be emotionally numb and distant.
657:"Finale" - Performed by Josh, Company, and the MBA. In this number, the MBA unleashes a chorus of robotic chanting about the Bottom Line while Josh and Elizabeth sing various bits of songs from classic musicals. Later drafts of this number, with the title renamed to "Bottom Line" include only the robotic changing while Josh, Elizabeth, and the MBA engage in dialogue.
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The biggest change Larson made was that the MBA plans to exterminate all of the Ins and Outs from the beginning in a process called "delimbination", and turn to exploring the galaxy with his Clones. Superbians are now assigned a "role" by the MBA and programmed at birth, a process Larson dubbed
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313:"Delimbination". Chip's advice turns out to be false, but Josh is led in by a mysterious In named Roi ("Face Value"). As Elizabeth leaves Outland, she is torn between her life of safety and the world of emotions she had overlooked in favor of the MT ("Pale Blue Square").
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663:"Greenslime" - This song is a short commercial jingle that Josh's parents listen to on the TV in V1 drafts, and that Elizabeth overhears in the shuttling while traveling to InCity in the V2 drafts. The commercial is selling a bizarre product called Greenslime.
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for deviating. Josh wins Face of the Year, now completely converted into an In. However, Hank enters, denounces him, and blows a hole in the satellite's hole, sending the Ins into chaos as there is only 15 minutes of air remaining ("Limelight").
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in the UK as "the biggest mistake Larson could have made." The second Public Theater reading ultimately did not go well: the reading was scheduled on the same day as the theater's Christmas party, which started right at intermission for
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destroy the MBA and the Clone with the powers of song and emotion. Josh impersonates the MBA by ordering the Ins to evacuate, and as he affirms his love for Elizabeth they open the music box and leave it running for the cameras.
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world he has created and is booed off. Josh wins the awards, completely turning him into an In. Elizabeth tries to get through to him, only for Roi to send her to the Outer Obscurity prison satellite ("Limelight").
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on September 11, 1989. Unlike the Playwrights Horizon workshop, this concert used a live band and the non-union actors Larson had wanted in his cast, including Bart and
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