Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical is staged for the first time at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas.
New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.
Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling new production. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, it’s directed by Dominic Cooke (The Comedy of Errors).
Winner of Academy, Tony, Grammy and Olivier awards, Sondheim’s previous work includes A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George.

1998年6月8日在黎西恩剧院举行了一场晚会，这是一场众星云集的音乐剧表演，台下观赏晚会的都是各界的名流，就连英女王夫妇也亲自莅临，这个晚会一方面是为英国国立盲人学院和剧场界集慈善基金，另一方面则藉此向音乐剧制作人柯迈隆．麦金塔过去三十年来在剧场界的努力致敬，参与表演都是英美舞台界的巨星，如Julie Andrews、Jonathan Rryce、Bernadette Peters、Lea Salonga、Colm Wilkinson、Judi Dench、Andrew Lloyd Webber、Stephen Sondheim等两百位表演者．
这场举世无双的晚会集合了二十世纪最受欢迎的音乐剧，像是"悲惨世界"(LES MISERABLES)、"猫"(CATS)、"西贡小姐"(MISS SAIGON)、"孤雏泪"(OLIVER!)、"窈窕淑女"(MY FAIR LADY)、"俄克拉马"(OLLAHOMA!)、"歌剧魅影"(THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA)等，剧匠魅影无疑是史上最精彩的音乐剧飨宴。

《悲惨世界》以当时法国的政府治及社会现象作为架构，法国大革命背景下小人物的爱恨情仇在大文豪笔下展现无遗，奉献给观众文学之外的另一种意境，而《悲惨世界》十周年纪念演唱会，是1995年10月8日英国皇家亚伯厅演唱会现场的实况，音乐家陈容空前，场面浩大，出色的演唱和表演将自由、平等、博爱及深沉的人性挣扎与遗憾无奈的儿女情长——展现在观众面前，忠实地反映了雨果的原著，使《悲惨世界》一举成为“最受感动并具有教育意义的音乐剧”。这部美感的现场音乐剧是您绝对不容错过的超级版本。

A sleepy seaside town, in winter.
Emily, a seventeen-year-old schoolgirl, lives with her mother Susan. Emily never knew her father. According to her mother, he was a “tom cat” - a tourist who wandered into town one summer and was never seen again.
Susan is struggling to forget the past. She hasn’t spoken to her fervently religious parents for years, not since she shamed the family by falling pregnant at fifteen.
Emily actively pursues a friendship with father-figure Stephen, who spends his days fixing boats at the harbour. But Stephen has his own troubles, constantly haunted by the past, unable to keep the loss of his wife and baby daughter from his thoughts.
Stephen’s sister Elizabeth is married to the town policeman Carl. Elizabeth suspects Carl is being unfaithful but is scared to uncover the truth. Her son Joel has a secret love of his own.
When a Bible turns up with an intriguing inscription, Emily is the first to realise that hoping for change is not enough.

Liam Marple (Robson Green) is a top tabloid journalist who writes a column under the pseudonym "Mrs. Jones." Prior to a General Election he is given the task of investigating the female Prime Minister, Laura Bowden (Caroline Goodall), in the hope of exposing any dirt she has to hide. But Liam gets more than he bargains for when a chance meeting makes him see the PM in a new light.
Laura doesn't know Liam's identity as the infamous columnist "Mrs. Jones." To her, he is a political fundraiser -- who she falls in love with. He helps her forget her failing marriage and plummeting popularity. The real Liam, however, is still sniffing for a scoop...
But slowly, Liam falls for Laura too, making his life as "Mrs. Jones" more and more untenable. Then, in a last-ditch attempt to save his career, Liam is asked to break a sensational story about the PM's husband. Will Liam's conscience allow him to go through with the plan?
Liam's actions reveal his true identity to a heart-broken Laura. The couple split and Laura faces the last week of her election campaign feeling emotionally alone. But Liam's love has changed Laura for the better. And made her a better politician.
Will she and Liam be reunited as lovers? Liam is now pursuing his dream to become a novelist. Will he and Laura be able to re-write the end of their affair?

《悲惨世界》以当时法国的政府治及社会现象作为架构，法国大革命背景下小人物的爱恨情仇在大文豪笔下展现无遗，奉献给观众文学之外的另一种意境，而《悲惨世界》十周年纪念演唱会，是1995年10月8日英国皇家亚伯厅演唱会现场的实况，音乐家陈容空前，场面浩大，出色的演唱和表演将自由、平等、博爱及深沉的人性挣扎与遗憾无奈的儿女情长——展现在观众面前，忠实地反映了雨果的原著，使《悲惨世界》一举成为“最受感动并具有教育意义的音乐剧”。这部美感的现场音乐剧是您绝对不容错过的超级版本。

第一幕
故事从1815年的土伦监狱开始，苦役犯在唱着劳作之歌（Work Song）。第24601号囚犯冉阿让仅仅因为救自己快饿死的两个外甥而偷了一块面包，度过了19年的苦役生涯，得到假释以后，被人排斥歧视，只有第涅的主教开门接纳他。但内心充满对世界愤恨的冉阿让偷了主教的银餐具。当他准备远走高飞之际，被警察发现，主教却告诉警察，那是他送给冉阿让的（Valjean Arrested， Valjean Forgiven）。主教的慈悲与宽恕使冉阿让深感震动，决定重新做人（What Have I Done? ）。
1823年，更名为马德兰的冉阿让，已经是海滨蒙特勒伊市一所大工厂的厂主，还被任命为市长。他的工厂中有位名叫芳汀的女工，被情人抛弃，将女儿托付给人抚养，妒忌她的女工鼓动工头将她解雇（At The End of the Day - I Dreamed a Dream）。为了支付女儿的抚养费，芳汀买掉了自己的饰物与头发，最后沦为妓女（Lovely Ladies）。一天，芳汀与一个想占她的便宜的花花公子扭打起来。警察沙威不问缘由就要把她送进监牢。此时冉阿让出现，要求立即把她送往医院（Fantine's Arrest）。
路上，一名男子被一辆马车压在车轮下，膂力过人的冉阿让出手相救（The Runaway Cart）。敏锐多疑的沙威不由得怀疑他就是当年被假释的苦役犯冉阿让。可他始终不敢确认，因为不久前“冉阿让”已被逮捕归案。马德兰先生，也就是冉阿让，不愿一个无辜的人代其受过，于是他决定赶往法庭向众人坦白自己的身份（Who Am I?－The Trial）。在沙威赶来逮捕他之前，冉阿让向弥留之际的芳汀保证，他会找到她的女儿珂赛特，而且会像对自己的孩子一样，用一生保护她（Come To Me Fantine's Death ）。为了实现对芳汀的承诺，冉阿让击昏了赶到医院的沙威，顺势逃脱了（The Confrontation）。
在孟费郿，芳汀的女儿小珂赛特在德纳第夫妇家中备受虐待，却仍然充满天真的幻想。（Castle on a Cloud），这对夫妇开着一家酒馆，粗俗而贪婪（Master of the House），冉阿让来到酒馆，付给德纳第夫妇一笔钱，把小珂赛特带到巴黎抚养长大（The Bargain - Waltz of Treachery）。
时光流逝，已是1832年的巴黎。巴黎街头充满了贫困、动荡与不安（Look Down）。一个偶然的机会，年轻学生马吕斯碰上了已长大成人的珂赛特，一见钟情（The Robbery）。一直追捕冉阿让的沙威也来到巴黎，誓言要将冉阿让追捕归案（Stars）。而这时，倍受人民爱戴的拉马克将军逝世，这使安灼拉和他的一群学生朋友们看到了革命胜利的希望（The ABC Cafe - Red and Black－Do You Hear the People Sing?）。
德纳第的女儿爱潘妮深爱马吕斯，但她还是把马吕斯带到了珂赛特的住处，帮助他们相见（In My Life－A Heart Full of Love）。正在这时，德纳第纠集了一群流氓准备抢劫冉阿让父女。爱潘妮出来驱散了他们（The Attack on Rue Plumet）。冉阿让误以为是沙威发现了他的行踪，立即要带珂赛特离开此地，马吕斯和珂赛特只好在失望中分手。随后，马吕斯加入安灼拉领导的学生起义军的行列（One Day More）。
第二幕
起义的学生筑起街垒，爱潘妮追随马吕斯来到了街垒，马吕斯让她送信给珂赛特，以使她离开危险的街垒。（At the Barricade）。但爱潘妮只见到了冉阿让，请他将信转交，然后独自徜徉在巴黎街头，幻想马吕斯的爱（On My Own）。沙威混进学生的队伍想要破坏他们的计划，却被机灵的流浪儿伽弗洛什识破身份（Little People）。爱潘妮重回街垒，却身受枪伤，死在马吕斯的怀里（A Little Fall of Rain）。冉阿让读了马吕斯的信，来到街垒参加战斗。由于他的英勇表现，安灼拉要报答他。冉阿让请求将沙威交给他处置，并瞒着众人放走了沙威（First Attack）。在战争的间隙中，众人饮酒唱歌，各怀心事（Drink With Me），冉阿让望着熟睡的马吕斯，为他祈祷（Bring Him Home）。次日，第二轮战斗开始。伽弗洛什跑出街垒寻找弹药，不幸中枪牺牲（The Second Attack－Death of Gavroche）。
在最后一轮战斗中，除了冉阿让和身受重伤的马吕斯幸免于难之外，起义者们全部牺牲（The Final Battle）。冉阿让背着马吕斯从下水道逃走，中途遇上了以盗尸为生的德纳第，他偷走了马吕斯的戒指和表（The Sewers— Dog Eats Dog）。在下水道出口，冉阿让碰上了沙威，请求沙威允许他把这个受伤的青年送回家，然后就可以任其处置。沙威同意了。但这时的沙威已经陷入了矛盾，他既无法接受自己被一个苦役犯所救的事实，也无法接受自己居然“善恶难辨”，最后投塞纳河自杀身亡（Javert's Suicide）。
战斗结束，但是世界似乎并没有改变（Turning），幸存的马吕斯沉浸在对朋友的追忆中（Empty Chairs at Empty Tables）。与此同时，在珂赛特日夜照料下，马吕斯日渐康复，但不知到底是谁救了自己（Every Day）。在珂赛特与马吕斯的婚礼前，冉阿让主动向马吕斯坦白自己的过去，希望他能为自己保密，不要告诉珂赛特让她伤心。马吕斯听后大惊失色，默许了冉阿让离开的提议（Valjean's Confession）。
在婚礼宴席上，德纳第不请自来，拿出戒指和表作为“证据”证明冉阿让是杀人犯，意图敲诈。马吕斯这才知道救命恩人正是冉阿让！他立即带着珂赛特赶往冉阿让的住处（The Wedding - Beggars at the Feast）。但是冉阿让已经快要死了（Epilogue）。最后，在亲人的陪伴下，冉阿让跟着芳汀、爱潘妮和所有牺牲的学生一起离开人间……（Finale）

Helene Alving has spent her life suspended in an emotional void after the death of her cruel but outwardly charming husband. She is determined to escape the ghosts of her past by telling her son, Oswald, the truth about his father.

When the unjustly imprisoned Sweeney Todd returns to London, he vows revenge upon those who framed him. Joining forces with Mrs. Lovett he kills and she bakes his customers into her meat pies.

讲述了百老汇一家衰败的剧院即将拆除，多年前曾在该剧院演出的过气明星重聚一堂，在合唱过老歌之后，开始谈起各自的婚姻与生活困顿。故事主要围绕巴迪（Buddy）和莎利-杜兰特-普朗默（Sally Durant Plummer），本（Ben）和菲利斯-罗杰斯-斯通（Phyllis Rogers Stone）这两对陷入婚姻困境的夫妇展开。该音乐剧囊括了《百老汇宝贝（Broadway Baby）》、《我还在这里（I’m Still Here）》、《太多清晨（Too Many Mornings）》、《我怎能离开你？（Could I Leave You?）》以及《怅然若失（Losing My Mind）》等经典歌曲。

讲述了百老汇一家衰败的剧院即将拆除，多年前曾在该剧院演出的过气明星重聚一堂，在合唱过老歌之后，开始谈起各自的婚姻与生活困顿。故事主要围绕巴迪（Buddy）和莎利-杜兰特-普朗默（Sally Durant Plummer），本（Ben）和菲利斯-罗杰斯-斯通（Phyllis Rogers Stone）这两对陷入婚姻困境的夫妇展开。该音乐剧囊括了《百老汇宝贝（Broadway Baby）》、《我还在这里（I’m Still Here）》、《太多清晨（Too Many Mornings）》、《我怎能离开你？（Could I Leave You?）》以及《怅然若失（Losing My Mind）》等经典歌曲。

第一幕
1952年7月26日。年轻的阿根廷学生彻在布依诺斯埃利斯的电影院看电影的时候，电影被新传来的消息打断了：艾娃·佩隆，阿根廷的精神领袖，已经离开了人间。
艾娃的葬礼隆重而盛大，带着梵蒂冈和好莱坞揉合在一起的喧哗。无边无际的人群，华丽的场面，加上无数的痛苦和哀号，彻是唯一没有加入这场悲剧的人。
彻在这里有时是故事的讲述人，有时是旁观者，有时候则是为 Eva 的内心挣扎做解说和评论的工具。彻本人，全名彻·桂瓦拉，在历史上没有和艾娃·佩隆会面的记录，但是在音乐剧《艾薇塔》里的彻只是由彻·桂瓦拉的故事引伸而来。真正的彻·桂瓦拉生于1928年，艾娃当权时他17岁，艾娃死的时候他也不过24岁。他一直强烈反对佩隆政府，后来他离开阿根廷到古巴和其他的地方。
故事在这里倒回到1934年，Junin 的一间夜总会里。艾娃只有15岁。当时在夜总会里唱歌的是阿加斯丁·马加迪，艾娃和他有短暂的关系，她要求他带她离开 Junin 到首都布依诺斯埃利斯去，他本来不同意，但最后还是答应了。
到了布依诺斯埃利斯，艾娃很快地甩掉了阿加斯丁·马加迪，她开始利用身边的男人一点点上爬，每上一步就丢到原来的男人，再找可以帮她爬得更高的。不久她就成了家喻户晓的模特，广播员和电影演员。
1943年，在阿根廷动荡不安的时候，胡安·佩隆上校逐渐在政坛地位上升，事实上，他已经被看好会是未来大选里参选人中的一个。
在一个为阿根廷地震救灾慈善演出上，艾娃和佩隆初次见面。他们都发现了对方有他们想要的得到的东西，从此，艾娃把她的抱负转向政界。她把佩隆的情妇从他的住宅赶走，迅速地把自己溶进佩隆的生活中，她的招摇行为激怒了两个后来终生对她不利的敌人：军队和贵族。
当局势更为混乱的时候，艾娃比佩隆更坚定地作出决定：他应该去竞选总统。而他的支持者，将是艾娃和佩隆努力驯服的工人阶层。
第二幕
艾娃的野心在佩隆的就职演说一晚 (1946年6月4日) 得到了最大的满足，成千上万的人群聚集在她住宅的阳台下，给她了一个比给总统的就职演说还要热烈的庆祝会。而艾娃成功的演说，和她出色的相貌，更使人群狂热欢呼。
彻询问艾娃对她自己和她的成功的看法，但是并没有得到太多回应，她正忙於即将到来的欧洲访问。在欧洲，她在西班牙得到了热烈的欢迎，但是在法国和意大利就比较不好，而原订要去的英国也没有去成。回阿根廷之后，艾娃把精力全部投入到国内政事上，引起了布依诺斯埃利斯上层人士的不满和讥讽。彻点出政府其实并没有像艾娃自己所说的，做了那么多帮助工人阶级的事情。
艾娃创建了艾娃·佩隆基金，一个拥有大量宣传和排场，却并没有对阿根廷经济有好处的机构。虽然如此，得到基金救济的贫苦大众却因此把她当做女神般看待。彻对艾娃的态度仍然保持清醒，他冷笑那些盲目仰慕艾娃的人，并且质问她的真正目的，和佩隆政府的黑暗统治。对这些，她回答“邪恶总是存在的，这是根本原则。”这时候，她也发现了自己已经病了。
反对艾娃的势力在军队里慢慢滋长起来，彻又罗列了许多佩隆政府的重大失误。佩隆用艾娃的病情来暂时转移国民的注意力。佩隆和艾娃讲到现状，他的统治地位不稳，她的身体状况下降，但是艾娃拒绝接受病魔的控制，她决定竞选副总统。
但是她的对手力量远比她想象得大，而且，她的身体也不允许她再继续废寝忘食的工作，她已经知道自己快要死了。终於，她在广播里宣布她退出竞选，虽然她自己明白她根本不会当选。
在她最后的几个小时里，以前见过的人和事情都在她眼前重现，而外面，举国上下都在为他们视若神明的艾娃而悲哀。在她即将死去的瞬间她想到如果她作为一个普通人活一辈子会不会更快乐，也许，至少会活得久一些……
可惜，即使死亡也不能使她更像一个普通人，她刚刚咽气，外面的医生已经冲进来给她的尸体做防腐处理，因为他们要让她的身体永远陈列在玻璃柜里让大家欣赏。当然，这个愿望并没有实现，事实上，在她死后的四分之一世纪里她的遗体辗转漂泊，经历之古怪惊险，并不下于她活着的时候。

咱们走吧。

　　咱们不能。

　　为什么不能？

　　咱们在等待戈多。

　　第一幕：黄昏时分，两个流浪汉戈戈和狄狄，迷离恍惚，浑浑噩噩，他们在乡间小道上等待着从来没有见过的戈多，但戈多迟迟不来，等来的却是波卓和幸运儿。波卓随意虐待幸运儿，幸运儿也惟命是从。波卓吃饱喝足，逼幸运儿为他们跳了一通舞后才牵着幸运儿和流浪汉告别。天将黑时，戈多的信使小男孩来到，他传达戈多的旨意：今天不来了，明天一定来。

　　第二幕：次日黄昏，还是同样的小路，同样的流浪汉，同样的目的──等待戈多。等待得无聊至极，彼此争吵谩骂，但仍不见戈多来。以至于烦闷得想到自杀。总算等到了人，却是眼瞎了的波卓，哑巴的幸运儿。接着还是信使小男孩来，宣布戈多今天不来了，明天一定来。两个无望的流浪汉又想起了上吊，解下裤带子，但一拉就断了。死又死不成，只好明天再等，再等……。

This was filmed live in 1995 at the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the play's 10th anniversary, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Colm Wilkinson, Michael Ball, and Alun Armstrong all reprised their roles from the Original London Cast. Colm Wilkison also reprised his role for the Broadway cast.
Michael Maguire and Judy Kuhn both reprised their roles from the original Broadway cast.
Frances Ruffelle was originally meant to perform the role of Eponine in this concert, but she could not attend because she had family obligations, thus Lea Salonga was chosen to play the part.

This was filmed live in 1995 at the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the play's 10th anniversary, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Colm Wilkinson, Michael Ball, and Alun Armstrong all reprised their roles from the Original London Cast. Colm Wilkison also reprised his role for the Broadway cast.
Michael Maguire and Judy Kuhn both reprised their roles from the original Broadway cast.
Frances Ruffelle was originally meant to perform the role of Eponine in this concert, but she could not attend because she had family obligations, thus Lea Salonga was chosen to play the part.

历史上仅有的8部获普利策戏剧奖的音乐剧之一。音乐剧黄金组合R&H，Richard Rodgers和Oscar Hammerstein II的代表作。该剧当时在托尼奖上同时拿下最佳音乐剧、最佳剧本、最佳词曲、最佳男女主角、最佳导演这六项重量级奖项，实属罕见。该剧也再次验证了Richard Rodgers和Oscar Hammerstein II在音乐剧领域的重要地位，而“音乐”与“戏剧”结合的概念，也在他们的手中逐渐成为日后音乐剧的主流形式。
Act I
On a South Pacific island during World War II, two half-Polynesian children,[9] Ngana and Jerome, happily sing as they play together ("Dites-Moi"). Ensign Nellie Forbush, a naïve U.S. Navy nurse from Little Rock, Arkansas, has fallen in love with Emile de Becque, a middle-aged French plantation owner, though she has known him only briefly. Even though everyone else is worried about the outcome of the war, Nellie tells Emile that she is sure everything will turn out all right ("Cockeyed Optimist"). Emile also loves Nellie, and each wonders if the other reciprocates his/her feelings ("Twin Soliloquies"). Emile expresses his feelings for Nellie, recalling how they met at the officers' club dance and instantly were attracted to each other ("Some Enchanted Evening"). Nellie, promising to think about their relationship, returns to the hospital. Emile calls Ngana and Jerome to him, revealing to the audience that they are his children, unbeknownst to Nellie.
Meanwhile, the restless American seabees, led by crafty Luther Billis, the sailors' leading comic relief, lament the absence of women to relieve their boredom. Navy nurses are commissioned officers and thus off-limits to enlisted men. There is one civilian woman on the island, nicknamed "Bloody Mary", a sassy middle-aged Tonkinese vendor of grass skirts, who engages the sailors in sarcastic, flirtatious banter as she tries to sell them her wares ("Bloody Mary"). Billis yearns to visit the nearby island of Bali Ha'i — which is off-limits to all but officers — supposedly to witness a Boar's Tooth Ceremony; the other sailors josh him, saying that his real motivation is to see the young French women there. Billis and the sailors further lament their lack of feminine companionship ("There is Nothing Like a Dame").
U.S. Marine Lieutenant Joseph Cable arrives on the island from Guadalcanal, having been sent to take part in a dangerous spy mission whose success could turn the tide of the war against Japan. Bloody Mary tries to persuade Cable to visit "Bali Ha'i", mysteriously telling him that it is his special island. Billis, seeing an opportunity, urges Cable to go. Cable meets with his commanding officers, Captain George Brackett and Commander William Harbison, who plan to ask Emile to help with the mission because he used to live on the island where the mission will take place. They ask Nellie to help them find out more about Emile's background, for example, his politics and why he left France. They have heard, for instance, that Emile committed a murder, and this might make him less than desirable for such a mission.
After thinking a bit more about Emile and deciding she has become attracted on the basis of little knowledge of him, Nellie tells the other nurses that she intends to spurn him ("I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair"). Emile arrives unexpectedly and invites Nellie to a party where he will introduce her to his friends. Seeing how much he cares about her, Nellie realizes she is still in love with him, and accepts his invitation. Emile again declares his love and asks Nellie to marry him. When she mentions politics, he speaks of universal freedom, and describes fleeing France after resisting a local bully and choking him to death in self-defense. After hearing this, Nellie agrees to marry Emile. After he exits, Nellie joyously declares her love for Emile ("I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy").
Cable's mission is to land on a Japanese-held island and report on Japanese ship movements. The Navy officers ask Emile to be Cable's guide, but he refuses their request because of his hopes for a new life with Nellie. Commander Harbison, the executive officer, tells Cable to go on leave until the mission can take place. Billis convinces Lt. Cable to take him to Bali Ha'i. There, Billis participates in the native ceremony, while Bloody Mary introduces Cable to her beautiful daughter, Liat, with whom he must communicate in French. Believing that Liat's only chance at a better life is to marry an American officer, Mary leaves Liat alone with Cable. The two are instantly attracted to each other and make love ("Younger Than Springtime"). Billis and the rest of the crew are ready to leave the island, yet must wait for Cable who, unbeknownst to them, is with Liat ("Bali Ha'i" (Reprise)). Bloody Mary proudly tells Billis that Cable is going to be her son-in-law.
Meanwhile, after Emile's party, Emile and Nellie reflect on how happy they are to be in love (Reprises of "A Wonderful Guy", "Twin Soliloquies", "Cockeyed Optimist" and "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair"). Emile introduces Nellie to Jerome and Ngana. Though she finds them charming, she is shocked when Emile reveals that they are his children by a native woman, now deceased. Nellie is unable to overcome her deep-seated racial prejudices and tearfully leaves Emile, after which he reflects sadly on what might have been ("Some Enchanted Evening" (Reprise)).
Act II
It is Thanksgiving Day. The seabees and nurses dance in a holiday revue titled "Thanksgiving Follies". In the past week, an epidemic of malaria has hit the island of Bali Ha'i. Having visited Bali Ha'i often to be with Liat, Cable is also ill, but escapes from the hospital to be with Liat. As Liat and Cable spend more time together, Bloody Mary is delighted. She encourages them to continue their carefree life on the island ("Happy Talk") and urges them to marry. Cable, aware of his family's prejudices, says he cannot marry a Tonkinese girl. Bloody Mary furiously drags her distraught daughter away, telling Cable that Liat must now marry a much older French plantation owner instead. Cable laments that Liat is no longer part of his life ("Younger Than Springtime" [Reprise]).
For the final number of the Thanksgiving Follies, Nellie performs a comedy burlesque dressed as a sailor singing the praises of "his" sweetheart ("Honey Bun"). Billis plays Honey Bun, dressed in a blond wig, grass skirt and coconut-shell bra. After the show, Emile asks Nellie to reconsider. She insists that she cannot feel the same way about him since she knows about his children's Polynesian mother.
Emile asks Cable why he and Nellie have such prejudices. Cable, filled with self-loathing, replies that "it's not something you're born with", yet it is an ingrained part of their upbringing ("You've Got to Be Carefully Taught"). He also vows that if he gets out of the war alive, he won't go home to the United States. Emile imagines what might have been ("This Nearly Was Mine"). Dejected and feeling that he has nothing to lose, he agrees to join Cable on his dangerous mission. The mission begins with plenty of air support. Offstage, Billis stows away on the plane, falls out, and ends up in the ocean waiting to be rescued; the massive rescue operation inadvertently becomes a diversion that allows Emile and Cable to land on the other side of the island undetected. The two send back reports on Japanese ships' movements in the "Slot"; American aircraft intercept and destroy the Japanese ships. When the Japanese Zeros strafe the Americans' position, Emile narrowly escapes, but Cable is killed.
Nellie learns of Cable's death and that Emile is missing. She realizes that she was foolish to reject Emile because of the race of his children's mother. Bloody Mary and Liat come to Nellie asking where Cable is; Mary explains that Liat refuses to marry anyone but him. Nellie comforts Liat. Cable and Emile's espionage work has made it possible for a major offensive, "Operation Alligator", to begin. The previously idle sailors, including Billis, go off to battle.
Nellie spends time with Jerome and Ngana and soon comes to love them. While the children are teaching her to sing "Dites-Moi," suddenly Emile's voice joins them. Emile has returned, to discover that Nellie has overcome her prejudices and has fallen in love with his children. Emile, Nellie and the children rejoice ("Dites-Moi" (Reprise)).

第一幕

參議員烈特在大選前四十八小時被發現死在情婦的床上，葬禮瀰漫著一種詭異的氣氛。其兄天生殘疾的格拉咸和妻子維奧麗把不該發出的消息給厭下來了，但烈特之子卡爾卻是個有自己哲學的浪蕩子。("One, Two, Three")維奧麗說服格拉咸輔助卡爾成為政壇新星，("Embrace Tomorrow")而被送去從軍的卡爾吸食大麻時烈特突然出現向兒子推銷當政客的好處。("Control")在接受一連串訓練以及娶了個名門望族女士之後，("America's Son")卡爾憑雄辯滔滔漸漸成為政壇後起之秀。("I See the Future")

不過他始終不想從政，於出外玩樂時卻跟黑幫頭子的女友天娜給搭上了。("Lonely is a Two-Way Street")第二天他宿醉未醒，渾身脂粉氣讓格拉咸大為不悅，而他在宣講時失誤居然被其急智扭轉情況，使格拉咸大為尷尬。("Simple Words")另一邊廂天娜發現自己愛上了卡爾，("Alleluia")而格拉咸因之前的事希望退出，但卡爾卻看穿了格拉咸其實是男同性戀的祕密，並自動獻身讓他留下。格拉咸為了讓卡爾和天娜的事不被揭發，唯有向黑幫老大安東尼提出合作，他深明此舉一出，他們便已經是背水一戰了。("Dangerous Games")

第二幕

格拉咸跟卡爾回顧自己跟烈特的感情，指二人兄弟之情非常的好。("Two Guys at Havard")然而因為自己殘障，為了烈特能成功他便把其聰明才智收起來充當幕後智囊，而維奧麗亦是靠利用他來跟烈特結婚的。("First Came Mercy")此時卡爾之妻誕下一子，讓之名聲更盛之餘毒癮亦更深，天娜愛莫能助。("Bend the Spoon/ One, Two, Three")終於維奧麗跟老相好彼得出手把卡爾關進房中戒毒，("Cleaning House")格拉咸趁機著天娜離開卡爾。卡爾逃出來後再次借毒品和性愛逼格拉咸就範，("Upper Hand")而他又一次屈服。

維奧麗正在酗酒("Spin")，卻被格拉咸打斷並要脅自己要走。同時格拉咸又揭開烈特和維奧麗之間根本算不上恩愛，二人都常各自出外偷腥。("The Ballad of Bobby "Carcker" Barrel")卡爾搞那麼久才開始正視自己的問題，("Child's Play")終於他向所有人公開自己的祕密，一下子成了媒體的寵兒　－　以及黑幫的敵人。結果他們逼使天娜約卡爾出來，("Mistress of Deception")二人卻被黑幫人士亂槍射死。在卡爾的葬禮上，令眾人眼前一亮的是他的兒子小卡爾，二人的臉相簡直太相似了......("Finale")

第一幕

一八八四年的法國巴黎，佐治來到一片白色背景的舞台前，開始細語："設計、製作、張力、平衡、光感、和諧..."，一個公園便即浮現在觀眾眼前，正是George Seurat名畫"A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte"裡面那個。("Opening")佐治正在為其女友多特掃描，而她則不斷抱怨著佐治的行為。("Sunday in the Park with George")場景來到一個畫展，老畫家祖斯和妻子伊芳批評著佐治以前的作品，("No Life")另一邊廂佐治為平息多特怒氣答應帶她去看滑稽表演，之不過到時他又固執的決定要先完成畫作才去。("Color and Light")此舉讓多特大為惱火，憤而離開。佐治繼續他的畫，他開始畫她的母親、她身邊的護士、船夫、在公園裡兩個都叫絲麗絲特的女孩與兩位軍官等等。("Gossip")

在此時多特跟面包師傅路易開始了交往，但佐治卻平淡的只留意著船夫的兩隻狗。("The Day Off")多特回來時跟佐治說路易是個不可多得的好好先生。("Everybody Loves Louis")另一邊廂，兩位絲麗絲特都喜歡健全那位軍官，而兩位軍官都喜歡左邊那位絲麗絲特。("The One on the Left")佐治一再對自己重申對藝術的執著與理念，("Finishing the Hat")在遭遇到祖斯批評挫折的佐治又再次因多特要與他分手而受到打擊。("We Do Not Belong Together")回到公園，佐治和其母對話，("Beautiful")多特亦帶了二人的女兒瑪麗來要拿回她的畫。佐治拒絕，多特狂怒並指他以後都甭想看瑪麗一眼，佐治說路易現在是她的父親，他不能盡此責任。正當公園越來越吵的時候("Chaos")，佐治一聲"紀律！"便把他們靜下來，眾人回到自己在畫中的位置，那幅名作就這樣重現眼前。("Sunday")

第二幕

眾人還在抱怨陽光太猛的同時，("It's Hot Up Here")時光已經飛逝到一九八四年美國芝加哥。藝術家佐治(第一幕佐治之曾孫)製作了幻燈藝術品把曾祖父的畫作以新方法重現眼前。("Chromolume #7)九十八歲的瑪麗亦是坐上客，而佐治則在贊助人、藝評、觀眾、朋友、同行之中尋找平衡點。("Putting it Together")瑪麗憑那幅畫回憶起多特，又為她的孫兒擔心。("Children and Art")不久瑪麗病逝，佐治來到巴黎，他閱讀著多特的文法練習簿，心裡有一股迷失的感覺。("Lesson #8")突然多特再次出現在佐治眼前，佐治穿插於一百年前與現在，他問她自己要如何下去。多特卻道：繼續走下去便是。("Move On")終於佐治的心裡又想起了那幅畫，畫中的人們一個個出來，一起向佐治敬禮，然後紛紛離開，只剩下佐治和一個白色的背景。("Sunday - Finale")

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