Diane and I watched Tony and GRAMMY-winning actor Jonathan Groff–star of the new Bobby Darin musical Just in Time–talk about going deep into a rabbit hole of Bobby Darin videos on YouTube with Stephen Colbert. Groff mentioned his astonishment of listening to Darin at the Copa (1960). So, of course, I had to buy a copy and listen to it.

“Darin started his career as a songwriter for Connie Francis. In 1958, Darin co-wrote and recorded his first million-selling single, “Splish Splash“, which was followed by Darin’s own song “Dream Lover“, then his covers of “Mack the Knife” and “Beyond the Sea“, which brought him worldwide fame. In 1962, Darin won a Golden Globe Award for his first film, Come September, co-starring his first wife, actress Sandra Dee. In 1959, Darin became inaugural winner of the Best New Artist category and also won a Record of the Year for “Mack the Knife” at 2nd Annual Grammy Awards.” (Wikipedia) Darin died in 1973 at the age of 37 in a hospital recovery room after having open heart surgery in Los Angeles.

Darin at the Copa presents a performance that parallels live CDs I have of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin from that era. Darin chats with the audience, plays the vibraphone, sings his hits: “Mack the Knife” and “Dream Lover” (my favorite). I listened to Bobby Darin’s music in the late 1950s and early 1960s when his songs played on the radio regularly. But Darin slipped out of sight around the time The Beatles arrived in the USA. I can see why Groff was interested in Darin at the Copa with his preparation to play Darin in Just in Time. GRADE: B

I’ve always been a fan of Evelyn “Champagne” King’s “Shame”–one of the true disco classics. I bought her first album, Smooth Talk, in 1977. “Shame“, which is Evelyn “Champagne” King’s only top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 9; the song also reached No. 7 Soul and No. 8 on the dance chart. “Shame” was eventually certified gold. Although I have a couple of Best of CDs of King’s songs, Evelyn “Champagne” King Greatest Hits (2001) has the best sound and the longer, extended versions of the her songs. Are you a fan of Evelyn “Champagne” King? GRADE: A

TRACK LIST:

Medley	(2:21)
		Swing Low Sweet Chariot
		Lonesome Road
		Some Of These Days	2:43
		Mack The Knife	3:18
		Love For Sale	3:12
		Clementine	3:23
		You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To	2:19
		Dream Lover	2:34
		Bill Bailey	2:03
		I Have Dreamed	4:58
		I Can’t Give You Anything But Love	1:28
		Alright, O.K., You Win	4:19
		Medley	(3:34)
		By Myself
		When Your Lover Has Gone
		I Got A Woman	4:13
		That’s All	2:26

TRACK LIST:

		Shame (12″ Version)	6:35
		I Don’t Know If It’s Right (7″ Version)	3:40
		Music Box (7″ Version)	3:40
		Out There (7″ Version)	3:30
		Let’s Get Funky Tonight (7″ Version)	3:36
		I’m In Love (12″ Version)	5:53
		Don’t Hide Our Love (7″ Version)	4:09
		Spirit Of The Dancer (7″ Version)	3:28
		Love Come Down (12″ Version)	6:16
		Betcha She Don’t Love You (12″ Version)	5:04
		Action (7″ Version)	3:24
		Shake Down (7″ Version)	3:54
		Teenager (7″ Version)	3:58
		Just For The Night (12″ Version)	4:45
		Out Of Control (7″ Version)	3:37
		Till Midnight (7″ Version)	3:59
		Your Personal Touch (Dance Version)	4:48
		High Horse (7″ Version)	3:33

David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer’s The Space Opera Renaissance (2006) is a 941 page tome so I’m reviewing it in parts. I’ve reviewed the first section last month (you can read my review here) and now I’m tackling the second section:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

II. Draftees (1960s)

• “The Game of Rat & Dragon” (1955) by Cordwainer Smith — 139
• “Empire Star” by Samuel R. Delany (1966) — 151
• “Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenjik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerly Dead” (1972) by Robert Sheckley — 200

“Cordwainer Smith” was the pseudonym of Dr. Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger (1913-1955), a professor of Asiatic studies at Johns Hopkins University of Advanced International Studies. He was also working with the U. S. Intelligence community on propaganda techniques and psychological warfare. “The Game of Rat & Dragon” was just the beginning of Cordwainer Smith’s unique stories. Robert Silverberg considered “The Game of Rat & Dragon” “one of the classic stories of science fiction. For me it was a revelation. I read it over and over, astonished by its power.” (p. 139).

The “dragons” are mysterious aliens who attack human starships and drive the human crews insane. As a defense, cats guided by human telepaths are used to fight the “dragons”, because of their very quick reactions. The cats see the aliens as giant rats. GRADE: A

“Empire Star” by Samuel R. Delany is a novella (published as half of an ACE Double) about a youngster named Comet Jo. Comet Jo’s education of galactic society and his efforts to deliver an important message to Empire Star is an attempt to bring an end to slavery. GRADE: B

Robert Sheckley is best known for his comic SF so “Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenjik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerly Dead”–a parody of classic pulp style stories–is right up his alley. GRADE: B+

Based on a true story, Michelle Williams plays terminally ill Molly Kochan whose cancer comes back as Stage IV, inoperable. This situation unleashes Molly’s longing for a satisfying sexual experience with an another person after years of an empty marriage.

“The shadow of death has set her free–likewise, the cancer drugs that are supposed to reduce libido but in Molly have the opposite effect.” That’s what John Anderson wrote in his fine review of Dying for Sex in the Wall Street Journal. Sex and Death are unlikely bed-fellows, but this 8-episode series takes a serious look at final choices. I admit, I was uncomfortable while watching the first episode…but maybe that was the point. GRADE: INCOMPLETE but trending towards a B+

I’ve read several books on Alfred Hitchcock over the years–and seen a couple dozen of his movies and TV shows. Alfred Hitchcock All the Films: The Story Behind Every Movie, Episode, and Short (2024) is at the top of the Best list for me. It covers all of Hitchcock’s films and provides useful information and analysis.

Organized chronologically and covering every short film, television episode, and classic film, Alfred Hitchcock All the Films explores Hitchcock’s relationships with costume designer, Edith Head, title designer Saul Bass, and composer Bernard Herrmann. I also was intrigued by the details of the creative processes that went into the making of films like Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rear Window, North By Northwest, and To Catch a Thief.

This 648 page tome covers casting for each movie, episode, and short film. Details about screenplays, settings, and the nuts-and-bolts of movie-making are revealed.

If you’re a Hitchcock fan, you really need to check Alfred Hitchcock All the Films out. Do you have a favorite Hitchcock movie? GRADE: A

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Alfred Hitchcock, a Life in the Making 9 

Hitchcock Before Hitchcock (1899-1925) 14 

1920S  

The Pleasure Garden 31 

The Mountain Eagle 41 

The Lodger 47 

Downhill 57 

Easy Virtue 61 

The Ring 65 

The Farmer’s Wife 75 

Champagne 79 

The Manxman 83 

Portrait: Alma Revilie, a Well-Guarded Secret 86 

Blackmail 89 

Juno and the Paycock 99 

An Elastic Affair 104 

1930S  

Elstree Calling106 

Murder! / Mary 109 

The Skin Game 121 

Rich and Strange 125 

Number Seventeen 135 

Waltzes from Vienna 139 

Portrait: Michael Balcon, the Man Who Knew a Lot 142 

The Man Who Knew Too Much 145 

Focus: The MacGuffin, a Very Ridiculous Secret 154 

The 39 Steps 157 

Secret Agent 169 

Sabotage 181 

Young and Innocent 193 

Portrait: Albert Whitlock, the Illusionist 202 

The Lady Vanishes 205 

Jamaica Inn 215 

Portrait: David 0. Selznick, or the Perfect Disharmony 222 

Rebecca 225 

1940S  

Foreign Correspondent 235 

Mr. & Mrs. Smith 245 

Suspicion 249 

Focus: Hitchcock at War 258 

Saboteur 261 

“Have You Heard?” A Photo-Story by Alfred Hitchcock 270 

Shadow of a Doubt 277 

Lifeboat 289 

Bon voyage 300 

Aventure malgache 302 

Focus: Psychoanalysis According to Hitchcock 304 

Spellbound 307 

Focus: Storyboards, Films on Paper 316 

Memory of the Camps / German Concentration Camps Factual Survey 321 

Notorious 329 

Focus: “Mother!” The Hitchcock Matriarchs 340 

The Paradine Case 343 

Rope 347 

Under Capricorn 357 

Portrait: Ingrid Bergman, the Cornerstone 366 

Stage Fright 369 

1950S  

Strangers on a Train 373 

Portrait: Robert Burks, the Man Who Could Do Anything 382 

I Confess 385 

Dial M for Murder 395 

Rear Window 405 

Portrait: Grace Kelly, the “Hitchcock Blonde” 414 

To Catch a Thief 417 

Portrait: Cary Grant, Haute Couture 426 

The Trouble with Harry 429 

Portrait: Bernard Herrmann, the Musical Subconscious 432 

The Man Who Knew Too Much 435 

Portrait: James Stewart, or the Shadow of War 444 

Landmark: Alfred Hitchcock and Television (1955-1965) 446 

“Revenge” (TV) 452 

“Breakdown” (TV) 454 

“The Case of Mr. Pelham” (TV) 456 

“Back for Christmas” (TV) 458 

The Wrong Man 461 

“Wet Saturday” (TV) 470 

“Mr. Blanchard’s Secret” (TV) 472 

“One More Mile to Go” (TV) 474 

“The Perfect Crime” (TV) 476 

“Four O’clock” (TV) 478 

Vertigo 481 

Portrait: Edith Head, Supreme Elegance 492 

“Lamb to the Slaughter” (TV) 494 

“Dip in the Pool” (TV) 496 

“Poison” (TV) 498 

North by Northwest 501 

Focus: Monuments, at the Summit of the Drama 512 

“Banqno’s Chair” (TV) 514 

Focus: Four Films with Alfred Hitchcock 516 

“Arthur” (TV) 518 

“The Crystal Trench” (TV) 520 

1960S  

Psycho 525 

Focus: 78 Shots and 45 Seconds that Changed the History of Cinema 534 

Portrait: Saul Bass, the Art of the Opening Sequence 540 

“Incident at a Corner” (TV) 544 

“Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat” (TV) 546 

“The Horse Player” (TV) 548 

“Bang! You’re Dead” (TV) 550 

Portrait: Lew Wasserman, the Great Strategist 552 

The Birds 555 

Focus: Alfred Hitchcock, a French Invention? 566 

“I Saw the Whole Thing” (TV )568 

Focus: A Genius for Publicity: Hitchcock at the Helm 570 

Marnie 573 

Focus: Blondes, Mirage-Image 584 

Torn Curtain 587 

Focus: Unrealized Projects 596 

Topaz 599 

1970S  

Frenzy 603 

Family Plot 615 

Landmark: Hitchcock After Hitchcock (Legacy) 620 

Glossary 625 

Notes 628 

Select Bibliography 633 

Index 636 

Acknowledgments 646 

Photo Credits 647 

About the Authors 648 

Robert McGinnis was my favorite paperback cover artist. I loved his work on the Mike Halliday, Carter Brown, Richard Prather, John D. MacDonald, and M. E. Chaber series in the 1960s and early 1970s. Of course, Art Scott, who has the most complete collection of Robert McGinnis artwork in the world, would have a lot more to say about his friend’s long and successful career.

My favorite McGinnis cover is on Richard Prather’s Shell Scott classic, Kill the Clown. The color! The artistry! The beautiful woman! No other paperback artist had McGinnis’s style and flare. And, McGinnis provided Hard Case Crime covers while he was in his 90s!

We will never see an artist of Robert McGinnis’s talent. The world is a duller, less colorful place now that he is gone.

Do you have a favorite Robert McGinnis cover?

GREENWICH TIMES:

Robert McGinnis Obituary

Robert E. McGinnis 
1926 – 2025 
Renowned painter/illustrator, Robert E. McGinnis (those who knew him firsthand called him Bob), died at the age of 99, in Old Greenwich, on March 10, 2025. Bob was one of the most prolific illustrators of the 20th century. It’s likely you have seen one or more of his artwork images somewhere. They appeared in magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, National Geographic, Good Housekeeping, McCall’s, Reader’s Digest and Guideposts; on very many book covers (especially paperback books, spanning many genres, from Detective to Mystery to Gothic to Historical Fiction to Romance to Fantasy); in the form of personal-project paintings that included many Old West scenes; and also on movie posters for culturally significant movies (and also on soundtrack album covers). In our biased opinion, Bob was the very best of the James Bond/007 artists, having created exciting images for the posters for movies such as Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Casino Royale (parody movie), and Live and Let Die. In 1993, Bob was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. This was a tremendous honor for Bob. He said he had to have three drinks before walking up to the podium to deliver his acceptance speech; he was a shy and unpretentious person. 
Born in Cincinnati on February 3, 1926, Bob never allowed the limited vision in one of his eyes to slow him down: playing as number 74, left tackle, on the Ohio State University undefeated team of 1944, working as a teenage apprentice at Walt Disney Studios (he met Walt), and serving on boats in the Merchant Marines right before WWII ended. He was a man’s man. Among other things, he loved fishing with friends and his son, socializing with other artists and cartoonists and writers (he was friends with some of the top illustrators and gallery artists of his generation), and playing poker with a group of friends. He reveled in being surrounded by nature, whether it was as a kid roaming the fields of his grandparents’ farm in Oxford, Ohio, or later paddling a canoe on Ahmic Lake in Ontario, or fishing amid the Catskill Mountains, or jogging around Tod’s Point with his dog, Nellie. 
Much is written about Bob, in books and magazines and online, regarding his massive talent and output. He was an active, competitive and innately hard-working person, and, most of all, he loved to draw and paint. His drive to succeed and his endurance at the easel enabled him to leave behind a body of work that will never be matched. 
Bob leaves behind his three children, Melinda, Laurie and Kyle, a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law, three grandchildren, and a brother, David McGinnis. He was predeceased by his wife of 75 years, Ferne (who served in the critical support role toward Robert’s success as an artist, and who was also creative and a talented pastels artist), and by four of his five siblings. 
Remember Bob the next time Ohio State beats Michigan in football. Or when you see the Breakfast At Tiffany’s movie poster image of Audrey Hepburn with a cat perched on her shoulder. Our father created that! (Co-written by Melinda and Kyle.)

Kevin Bacon plays Hub Halloran, a scruffy bounty hunter in northern Georgia. Hub gets killed and wakes up with his injuries healed. Hub learns that he’s involved with a deal with the Devil to hunt down demons who’ve escaped from HELL.

This 8-episode series also stars Jennifer Nettles ( lead singer of Sugarland) as Maryanne, Hub’s ex-wife and Beth Grant as Kitty, Hub’s feisty, retired bounty hunter, mother. I’ve watched five of the eight episodes so far. AMAZON dropped all eight episodes this week. GRADE: INCOMPLETE but trending towards a B-

I’ve read a lot of Elmore Leonard’s crime fiction and Westerns, but I did not know he had written a children’s book. Just by blind luck, I stumbled over this book in a local thrift store. It had been misplaced with the adult hardcovers next to the Children’s Books section.

Elmore Leonard wrote A Coyote’s in the House (2004) for his grandchildren. Antwan is leader of his pack of coyotes who live in the hills of Hollywood. They love to feast on the food in the garbage cans outside the Hollywood mansions. In one of the mansions, a couple of dogs named Buddy and Miss Betty reside. Buddy starred in a number of movies, but he’s aging out of his role as Brave Dog. Miss Betty is a cute dog who wants more than preening out of Life.

Antwan finds himself approached by Buddy who wants to join the coyote pack in the wild. Antwan is skeptical of Buddy’s ability to keep up with coyotes. While Buddy wants to join the coyotes, Antwan decides to pass himself off as a dog named “Timmy” and enjoy the luxury of a domestic animal living with humans.

There’s also a subplot with Antwan and Miss Betty trying to restore Buddy’s fading movie career. If you’re an Elmore Leonard fan, prepare to be surprised by A Coyote’s in the House. GRADE: B

In order to help me survive Trump’s “Liberation Day” I decided to soothe my jangled nerves with some soft rock music and some familiar songs from 1968 (a great year for me!). “One On One” is one of Hall and Oates’s most mellow songs. The same goes for The Moody Blues’s “Nights in White Satin.”

AM Gold 1968 includes The Temptations’s “I Wish It Would Rain” and Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell’s classic “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing”–two of my favorite soul songs. Speaking of Marvin Gaye and soul songs, “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” is near the top of the Best list with Otis Reddings’ “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay”.

Music helps me get through difficult days. What are you listening to during these troubled times? GRADE: B+ (for both)

TRACK LIST:

1	Hall & Oates*–	One On One Written-By – D. Hall
2	James Taylor (2)–	Sweet Baby James Written-By – J. Taylor*
3	Rod Stewart–	Mandolin Wind Written-By – R. Stewart
4	Cat Stevens–	Peace Train Written-By – C. Stevens
5	The Moody Blues–	Nights In White Satin Written-By – J. Hayward
6	Steve Winwood–	Higher Love Written-By – S. Winwood*, W. Jennings
7	Atlanta Rhythm Section–	So Into You Written-By – Buie*, Daughtry*, Nix
8	Player (4)–	Baby Come Back Written-By – J.C. Crowley, P. Beckett
9	ABBA–	Fernando Written-By – B. Andersson*, B. Ulvaeus*, S. Anderson
10	Procol Harum–	A Salty Dog Written-By – G. Brooker*, K. Reid
11	Pablo Cruise–	Love Will Find A Way Written-By – C. Lerios*, D. Jenkins
12	Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes–	Up Where We Belong Written-By – B. Sainte-Marie*, J. Nitzsche*, W. Jennings

TRACK LIST:

1	The Rascals–	A Beautiful Morning Written-By – Eddie Brigati Jr.*, Felix Cavaliere	2:34
2	Classics IV*–	Spooky Written-By – Buddy Buie, Harry Middlebrooks, James Cobb*, Mike Shapiro	2:51
3	José Feliciano–	Light My Fire Written-By – Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Raymond Manzarek*, Robert Krieger	3:31
4	Sergio Mendes And Brasil ’66*–	The Look Of Love Lyrics By – Hal David Music By – Burt Bacharach	2:42
5	Spanky And Our Gang*–	Like To Get To Know You Written-By – Stuart Scharf	3:12
6	Mason Williams–	Classical Gas Written-By – Mason Williams	3:05
7	Merrilee Rush And The Turnabouts*–	Angel Of The Morning Written-By – Chip Taylor	3:12
8	The Temptations–	I Wish It Would Rain Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, Roger Penzabene	2:48
9	Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell–	Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing Written-By – Nicholas Ashford And Valerie Simpson	2:16
10	Dionne Warwick–	Do You Know The Way To San Jose Lyrics By – Hal David Music By – Burt Bacharach	2:55
11	Bobby Goldsboro–	Honey Written-By – Robert L. Russell*	4:00
12	B.J. Thomas–	Hooked On A Feeling Written-By – Mark James	2:48
13	The 5th Dimension*–	Stoned Soul Picnic Written-By – Laura Nyro	3:26
14	The Lettermen–	Goin’ Out Of My Head / Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Written-By – Bow Crewe, Bob Gaudino*, Bobby Weinstein, Teddy Randazzo	3:06
15	Hugh Masekela–	Grazing In The Grass Written-By – Philemon Hou	2:37
16	The Vogues–	Turn Around, Look At Me Written-By – Jerry Capehart	2:46
17	Glen Campbell–	Wichita Lineman Written-By – Jim Webb	3:02
18	Dionne Warwick–	(Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls Lyrics By – Dory Previn Music By – André Previn	3:34
19	Mama Cass*–	Dream A Little Dream Of Me Written-By – Fabian Andre, Gus Kahn, Wilbur Schwandt	3:14
20	Dion (3)–	Abraham, Martin And John Written-By – Dick Holler	3:19
21	Marvin Gaye–	I Heard It Through The Grapevine Written-By – Norman Whitfield And Barrett Strong	3:16
22	Otis Redding–	(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay Written-By – Otis Redding, Steve Cropper	2:40

My favorite story in Space Dreadnoughts is Isaac Asimov’s clever tale, “C-Chute.” An Earth merchant ship is attacked by a Kloro warship. Some of the passengers and crew are killed and the survivors plot to take the ship from the Kloro prize crew before they arrive at the enemy’s planet. The key problem is the Kloros breathe chlorine and have flooded the ship with that gas except for the room the Earth survivors are held with an oxygen atmosphere. Asimov presents a divided bunch of survivors who must find a way to work together to retake their spaceship.

I also liked Poul Anderson’s “Time Lag” where a peaceful planet is attacked by forces from a planet both overpopulated but also running out of key minerals. Elva, a woman returning from a trip, arrives at her village just as the attackers strike. Her husband is killed, but Elva manages to rescue her young son and get him to safety before she’s captured. Elva is taken to the attacker’s planet and becomes the mistress of a rising military man. Secretly, Elva works to improve the conditions for the captives from her home planet. The “Time Lag” is the time it takes to travel from planet to planet…roughly 30 years. Of course, the aging of those on the ships traveling at near light-speed slows down. That becomes a factor in the resolution of the invasion.

David Drake edited three Space Anthologies:

Space Gladiators (1989)
Space Infantry (1989)
Space Dreadnoughts (1990)

I only have Space Dreadnoughts but I’ll be looking for the other two anthologies. GRADE: B

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• ix · Introduction: A Quick Look at Battle Fleets · David Drake · — ix
• 1 · The Only Thing We Learn · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Startling Stories Jul ’49 — 1
• 13 · C-Chute · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Oct ’51 — 13
• 55 · Allamagoosa · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding May ’55 — 55
• 71 · A Question of Courage · J. F. Bone · nv Amazing Dec ’60 — 71
• 97 · Superiority · Arthur C. Clarke · ss F&SF Aug ’51 — 97
• 109 · Hindsight · Jack Williamson · ss Astounding May ’40 — 109
• 131 · The Last Battalion · David Drake · ss Analog Sep ’77 — 131
• 151 · Shadow on the Stars · Algis Budrys · nv Fantastic Universe Nov ’54 — 151
• 183 · Time Lag · Poul Anderson · nv F&SF Jan ’61 — 183

Diane and Katie saw Shucked on Broadway back in 2023. They enjoyed the music and the silliness. Now, two years later, Shucked showed up in Buffalo and after seeing it, I have to agree with Diane and Katie’s assessment. I’d add that Shucked is corny!

Cob County, an isolated town surrounded by cornfields, faces a crisis. Their corn–the major commodity for their farming community–is sick. Danger looms, so a feisty young woman, Maizy, decides to leave her home and travel from Cob County to the Big City to find help for their endangered crop.

Maizy, played by Danielle Wade, looks and sounds like Reba McEntire. Maizy arrives in Tampa and meets a con man, Gordy (played by Quinn Vanantwerp), who convinces Maizy he can solve the corn problem. Of course, Gordy knows nothing about corn, but he owes money to a local mobster and needs to get out of town. An isolated town that nobody has heard of sounds like the perfect place to hide out.

The usual hi-jinx between Big City and Small Town mix in a clever manner. I liked Maize’s cousin, Lulu (brilliantly played by Miki Abraham) who is both bold and seductive. She takes a liking to Gordy. My favorite song in Shucked is “Someone Will.” Check it out below. If you’re in the mood to laugh, go see Shucked if it shows up in your neighborhood. GRADE: B+

Musical Numbers:

Act I Overture – Orchestra “Corn” – Storytellers, Ensemble “Walls” – Maizy “Travelin’ Song” – Maizy, Storytellers, Ensemble “Bad” – Gordy, Storytellers, Female Ensemble “Woman of the World” – Maizy, Ensemble “Somebody Will” – Beau, Ensemble “Independently Owned” – Lulu “Holy Shit” – Peanut, Beau, Lulu “Maybe Love” – Maizy “Corn” (reprise) – Ensemble

Act II Entr’acte – Orchestra “We Love Jesus” – Ensemble (Replaced by “Ballad of the Rocks” – Ensemble for the North American tour) “OK” – Beau “I Do” – Maizy, Beau, Lulu, Gordy “Friends” – Maizy, Lulu “Best Man Wins” – Peanut, Beau, Male Ensemble “Corn Mix” – Ensemble “Maybe Love” (reprise) – Maizy, Ensemble