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BENNY

THEY MAY ACT A LITTLE SHY AROUND YOU FOR A WHILE.
BUT THEY‘RE GONNA LOOSEN UP
SOON AS THINGS BEGIN,
AND ONCE THEY REALLY GET TO KNOW YOU-
YOU‘LL FIT RIGHT IN.
[Piano: Continue vamp]

STEELE
Thank you, everyone! (To camera man) Ready? (Cheerful, speaking quickly) A modest studio in New
York‘s famous Times Square. Home to former child star Benny Rosen, Junior. Here inside, another, much
younger and equally controversial celebrity- Kelly Rabin- well-known for her former starring role on ABC‘s
The Sunshine Family. Reporting from mid-town Manhattan, this is Stevie Steele--WNEW TV‘s Channel
Five News. (Gestures- camera off) [Piano out] Thanks, everyone. Bye! (Exits)

KELLY
(Cheerful) Bye!

BENNY
Who writes your stuff?

KELLY
Mark. My p.r. guy.

BENNY
How ‗bout showin‘ up for the showcase this weekend. We could use the coverage.

KELLY
What about the commercial? Y‘know, the reason I‘m here?

BENNY
That‘s five minutes. Hey--remember the lead in Shaking the Blues?

ALYSON
Whoa- that‘s my song.

BENNY
You wrote that? (Smacks his head) Ha. All this time- thought it was Irving Berlin. You got more solos
than Luciano Pavarotti. Let me bring her up to speed. (To Kelly) Ready to work?

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