After a beat, FANNY, in silent rage, knocks over contents of dressing table. Then looking at herself in mirror picks up the blue marble egg holds it against her cheek.

#29 DONT RAIN ON MY PARADE (REPRISE)

FANNYILL MARCH MY DRUM OUTILL BEAT MY DRUM(she finishes putting on make-up, covering tears)I GUESS WE DIDNT MAKE ITAT LEAST I DIDNT FAKE IT

DONT TELL ME NOT TO LIVEJUST SIT AND PUTTERLIFES CANDY AND THE SUNSA BALL OF BUTTERDONT BRING AROUND A CLOUDTO RAIN ON MY PARADE

IM GONNA LIVE AND LIVE NOW(slowly rises, with driving force)GET WHAT I WANT, I KNOW HOWALL THAT THE LAW WILL ALLOW(grabbing hold of mirror frame)HEY GORGEOUS, HERE WE GO AGAIN!(exits dressing room, that disappears, holds dress up and sings centre-stage)WELL, HERE IT GOES, KIDNO LOOKING BACKSTIFF UPPER NOSE, KID

LETS GIVE EM HELL, BRICEWELL CRY A LITTLE LATERWELL, BRICETHATS LIFE IN THE THE-A-TER!(lowers dress and sings for the audience)GET READY FOR ME, WORLDCAUSE IM A COMERI SIMPLY GOTTA MARCH,MY HEARTS A DRUMMERNO-BODY, NO, NO-BODYIS GONNA RAIN ON MYPARADE!

She finishes the song arms wide open. Then, as reality fades back with the applause, the intro of My Man starts

#30 MY MAN

FANNY (trying to control her tears)OH, MY MAN, I LOVE HIM SOHELL NEVER KNOWALL MY LIFE IS JUST DESPAIRFANNY (CONTD)BUT I DONT CAREWHEN HE TAKES ME IN HIS ARMSTHE WORLD IS BRIGHT, ALRIGHTWHATS THE DIFFRENCE IF I SAYILL GO AWAYWHEN I KNOW ILL COME BACKON MY KNEES SOMEDAYFOR WHEREVER MY MAN ISI AM HIS FOREVERMORE(she sings with strenght)OH, MY MAN, I LOVE HIM SOHELL NEVER KNOWALL MY LIFE IS JUST DESPAIRBUT I DONT CAREWHEN HE TAKES ME IN HIS ARMSTHE WORLD IS BRIGHT, ALRIGHTWHATS THE DIFFRENCE IF I SAYILL GO AWAYWHEN I KNOW ILL COME BACKON MY KNEES SOMEDAYFOR WHEREVER MY MAN ISI AM HIS FOREVER MORE!

BLACKOUT.

End of Act Two

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