No. 3. Little Black Boxes. Allegro q = 156. cue: VILLAGER: Look! Piano. cresc. poco a poco. box -es. These. keep. lit - tle black.

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1 No. Little Black Boxes cue: VLLAGER: Look! Allegro q = 156 +Drums, (military march style) Pno. L.H. Pno. R.H. +Brass, Strings cresc. poco a poco CHRSTOPHER: Hey, he's giving stuff away! ANGELA: Let's check it out! 18 ff (The BOXMAN jumps on the bench) Tutti BOXMAN: These Glock. m 26 lit - tle black box -es keep in a bag, the plain - est black box -es a man ev -er had, 4 won - der what trea-sures each box may con- +Horn

2 tain. 'm hope -less - ly cur - ious, it's hard to re - frain. 4 Take one 7 please, have faith in me. Keep this from harm and you will see. 51 But The if you o - pen it, you'll be blue. trea - sure will ne - ver be grant - ed +Hrn. MULDOON: you. Now 59 this is ri - dic - 'lous, it's on - ly a box. seems ra- ther emp- ty. You're

3 No. 4 Magic Boxes cue: MAGGE: But it wasn't it was given to Christopher. MAGGE: Your fortune is locked Moderato q = 122 up tightly inside this little box.... etc. p Synth: soft bell pad cresc. loud swell 15 Allegro q = 169 Ma m Bass - gic box Harp - es, keep - ing sec - 2 rets. Ma - gic box - es please re - veal your sec - rets to Horn me. 1 Do mp you hold Synth: bell pad trea -sure, to bring some - one plea - sure, may - be?

4 9 Will gold (to MR. PARKER) 1 it be -en, or an - cient and old - en, we'll see? 47 Those who are car - ing gain rich - es from shar - ing, for the act Horn is its own re - ward. But 55 those who are greed - y will pay dear +Organ for it -ly, a vic - tim of their hard - ened hearts. +Drums 6 VLLAGERS: Ma - gic box - es, keep - ing sec - mf Harp

5 No. 5 Work cue: MRS. MAYOR: That's how want to go. MULDOON: 'll see what can do. Moderato q = 108 Cash Register Bell Snare Drum A March Brass, Hrns. Tuba 5 MRS. MAYOR: Work is the cor - nerstone of ev - 'ry known so - ci - e - ty. t fos -ters con- fi dence. Harpsichord Light Mallet, or Banjo fos Tuba -ters hu- man dig - ni - ty. 9 the floors. He sweeps t She keeps the books. He fix - es pipes. the crooks. You catch And these are

6 15 jobs to be proud of. Brass, Hrns. Sswweeeep those floors Mr. Janitor!.... etc We can +Horns t builds good char - ac- ter - not pros - per Glockenspiel and a with - out work be - ing done in some de - gree. hap - py life for you and 2 for me. Tell them what you do! JANTOR: sweep the floors! CLERK: keep the books! PLUMBER: fix the pipes! MULDOON: catch the

7 No. 6 Sharing cue: JOHN enters, whistling and goes to the park bench. Andante q = 101 pp Pizz. Strings JOHN: Madam, may share this bench with you?.... etc..... MARY: Thank you sir!! You're very kind. 9 MARY: Thank you sir, +Horn for your thoughts, for your kind - ness. Though try ve - ry hard to care for my - self, it's a job that fate seems dead - set a - gainst. 17 JOHN: try +Glockenspiel, Strings to do what is right. try to mp

8 2 lead a good life. can - not cure all the wrongs, but at least (JOHN removes items from his bag) 'll go on try - ing. pp 25 MARY: Oh, those boxes!.... etc. Pan flute Pizz. +Soft Strings.... JOHN: 'm sure you can use it more than can. JOHN Some - times life is - n't Pizz. +Horn fair, is -n't ea- sy. Though the trials that we bear may strengh - then the soul, they seem

9 No. 9 Once in a While cue: CYNTHA: You ought to try being a grownup for a day or a widowed mom. Moderato q = 116 p Harp CHRSTOPHER: can't be a mom.... etc. Glockenspiel +Synth pad.... CHRSTOPHER: Sure ma. Oboe 1 CYNTHA: Once in a - while, some bo Horns mp +Synth. Horns some- where. - - dysmiles Once in a - while, 21 some bo at us. - - dysmiles Now when you both were Harp ba - bies, my m Pizz Bass, Pizz Cello

10 5 heart was ov - er - flow - ing - with joy. When Bass Cl. peeked in you cra - dlesat night, smiled at my girl and my boy. Arco strings 29 So fast, you grow, you getup and go. Whycan'tthe clock take a rest. And thoughit goes fast, will not for - get. The mem - 'ries live on in my head. 7 (Sound effects of very young children) Synth. Pad pp

11 No. 10 Anthony 9 cue: This song opens Act 1 Scene 7. Start when actors are in position and lights go up. Andante q = 9 Windchimes Ascending notes pp +Drums Swell bass Glockenspiel, Synth pad CHRSTOPHER: What is it? What's going on?... etc. Drum lick 11 Horn Bass mp Synth. Bras w/swell CHRSTOPHER: Who are you anyway? pp 19 'm Anth - o - ny.

12 40 You're Chris - to - pher. She's Cynth - i - a. He, he is gone. 27 have this thing to m +Synth. Hrns. w/ Swell do. can't ex - plain to you. But, if we see it through, all will be well. Clarinet Horn 5 You're such a spe ff - cial boy.

13 41 Wide - eyed and full of joy. have a wish for you, to find a new Dad. CHORUS: 4 Ah, ah, ah, ah. Ah, ah, ah, ah.

14 No. 1 Alive 5 cue: MRS. MAYOR: You inspected them? MULDOON: All twelve. MRS. MAYOR: Well, don't understand. Allegro q = 152 Rock feel Bass VAROUS VLLAGERS: (Various VLLAGERS sing each section) mp 5 The box - es have come a - live. Clarinet Drum hit +Rock Drums, Tapping sounds VLLAGERS: Grow - ing and 9 Col - or's the new sur - prise. chang - ing now. +Vibes Pur - ple, red, What 1 17 do they sym - bol - ize? pol - ka dots too! Tell us now please. t's a game to

15 54 test the keen - est mind. 21 We need to or - gan - ize. Vibes Call the cops! m +Trumpets Hide the kids! 25 We need to mo - bil - ize. Start the cars! Pack the clothes! The 29 box - es have come a - live. Make them stop And 'm not too cer please. - tain

16 No. 20 This Man in Uniform cue: MAGGE: Michael Muldoon. Drums Rock Drums Cym. (Hold for dialogue) 2 (Hold for dialogue) (Hold for dialogue) cue: MAGGE: Yes. cue:... excuses. 4 cue: This is our night. Rall. Snare roll Cowbell (Hold for cue) cue: MULDOON: Ohhhhh myyyy! Rit. Moderato q = 109 Country Rock feel 11 MAGGE: Re - lax, take off your tie, it's time you loos - ened Guitar Bass up. Hold hands, 18 now don't beshy, don't want if, ands, or

17 buts. 2 in un This man - i form, he's got a hand - sone walk, he's got a 71 hand This man 1 - some talk. in un -i form, he is tall and dark, and suave andsmart. rit. 9 A tempo Now if we sing this song we'll have a good time. And if we get a long 'll say that +Swell Synth pad

18 72 you're mine. 47 MULDOON: the eve But now - ning's young. to do 'll try no wrong. t's nice to have some - one to spend my time with. 55 [DANCNG] Clarinet 6 MAGGE: Nowif 71 we sing this song we'll have a good time.