Scene 4 - Act 1 (Lady Marmalade)

Question 1

(To the girls as they exit) Thank you girls

Answer 1

It’s a nice offer… but… I’m… I’m seeing someone… I….

Question 2

(Interrupting) Relax. Why so nervous, Jack?

Answer 2

How do you know my name?

Question 3

(LADY MARMALADE points to the name badge JACK is wearing)

Answer 3

Who are you?

Question 4

(LADY MARMALADE hands JACK a business card)

Answer 4

Oh, yeah ‘The Devil’. Obviously!

Question 5

Well, one of his minion anyway… at your service.

Answer 5

I’m not being rude but won’t the men in the white coats be looking for you? Look, I’ll call you a cab. Mind you, I’m going to have trouble finding one that will go to Hades this time of night chuckle

Question 6

wit. Maybe you should consider a career in stand-up instead of longing

for one in the music industry.

Answer 6

How do you know that?

Question 7

I know everything about you. Why is it so hard to believe?

Answer 7

All right, let’s say I believe you. Why me?

Question 8

I just want you to be happy.

Answer 8

I am

Question 9

y-fronts, switch on your record player and sing along to your
Barry Manilow vinyl’s in front of the mirror.

Answer 9

That isn’t true! Not every night.

Question 10

more? I’m talking about you taking
control of your destiny. You really don’t believe me do you?

Answer 10

No. You don’t look anything like a devil. The horns, the little pointed tail…

Question 11

Please, it’s so ‘trick or treat’.

Answer 11

What’s that?

Question 12

Just sign it, Jack.

Answer 12

All right. Look, if I promise to look it over will you promise to go home, get some sleep and in the morning get some help?

Question 13

I wouldn’t worry about reading it. It does get very complex in places.

Answer 13

The signer of this contract, herein referred to as ‘the damned’…

Question 14

You see, legal jargon. There’s nothing sinister to it -

Answer 14

All right, let’s just suppose I believe you about this whole ‘devil’ thing. What would you want from me?

Question 15

Something you probably don’t even realise you have… your soul.

Answer 15

But.. I… I’m not going to give you my soul.

Question 16

Who do you think you are? James Brown? Do you actually know what your soul does? Or

even what it looks like?

Answer 16

Well, yeah… it’s a… it’s one of those… it’s kind of… well, you know…

Question 17

You see! You haven’t got a clue. No one has. That’s because they have no function at all -

they’re totally expendable.

Answer 17

If it’s that useless, what do you want it for?

Question 18

Some collect stamps or postcards… even magazines? (Producing a magazine from her

bag)

Answer 18

*sees magazine

Question 19

That caught your attention didn’t it?

Answer 19

Hey, it’s me.

Question 20

Not yet! It’s your destiny Jack… well one possibly destiny anyway.

Answer 20

But it’s my soul?

Question 21

A small price to pay.

Answer 21

But if you took it out wouldn’t it hurt?

Question 22

Then it’s no good to you anyway.
(Seductively) Just sign the contract and everything you’ve ever wanted will be yours.

Answer 22

*sign

Question 23

Now, can you hurry it along.

Answer 23

What? You want me to make my wish now?

Question 24

If you don’t mind. I’ve got places to go… people to condemn…

Answer 24

(Thinking) Okay… erm… well I want to be famous…

Question 25

Always a fashionable choice.

Answer 25

Popular and rich. How does that sound?

Question 26

*scene start

Answer 26

who knows how they ever got together after that

Question 27

All that away on a dream

Answer 27

but…

Question 28

Excuse me

Answer 28

What is it with people around here

Question 29

I beg your pardon.

Answer 29

Never mind, I’m sorry but the bar’s closed

Question 30

I saw the light on and just wanted to get out of the rain. You don’t
mind do you?

Answer 30

I guess it can’t hurt

Question 31

You couldn’t give me a hand, could you?

Answer 31

*Jack relucantly helps with her coat

Question 32

Are you not attracted to me?

Answer 32

No’ I mean yeah! You’re … you’re nice.

Question 33

Nice?

Answer 33

Very nice