(intense music) (upbeat music) (audience cheering) (light music) (audience continues cheering) (light music continues) ♪ Could be ♪ ♪ Who knows ♪ ♪ There's something due any day ♪ ♪ I will know right away ♪ ♪ Soon as it shows ♪ ♪ It may come cannonballing down from the sky ♪ ♪ Gleam in its eye, bright as a rose ♪ ♪ Who knows ♪ ♪ It's only just out of reach ♪ ♪ Down the block, on a beach, under a tree ♪ ♪ I got a feeling there's a miracle due ♪ ♪ Gonna come true, coming to me ♪ (jazzy music) ♪ Could it be ♪ ♪ Yes, it could ♪ ♪ Something's coming, something good ♪ ♪ If I can wait ♪ ♪ Something's coming, I don't know what it is ♪ ♪ But it is gonna be great ♪ (jazzy music) ♪ With a click, with a shock ♪ ♪ Phone'll jingle, door'll knock ♪ ♪ Open the latch ♪ ♪ Something's coming, don't know when, but it's soon ♪ ♪ Catch the moon ♪ ♪ One-handed catch ♪ ♪ Around the corner ♪ ♪ Or whistling down the river ♪ ♪ Come on, deliver ♪ ♪ To me ♪ (jazzy music) ♪ Will it be ♪ ♪ Yes, it will ♪ ♪ Maybe just by holding still ♪ ♪ It'll be there ♪ ♪ Come on, something, come on in, don't be shy ♪ ♪ Meet a guy ♪ ♪ Pull up a chair ♪ ♪ The air ♪ ♪ Is humming ♪ ♪ And something great is coming ♪ (jazzy music) (audience cheering) ♪ Could be ♪ ♪ Maybe tonight ♪ ♪ Maybe tonight ♪ ♪ Maybe tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ (audience cheering) - Thank you.

Thank you so much.

I'm Mandy Gonzalez.

(audience cheering) Thank you.

Thank you.

And I am so excited to be back at the Tilles Center with my solo show and my incredible band.

I want to introduce to you these incredible musicians that are up here with me.

On drums, we have Spencer Cohen.

(audience applauding) On bass, we have Lexi Bodick.

(audience applauding) On guitar, we have Mike Bono.

(audience applauding) And my musical director, my arranger, my accompanist, Mr. Dan Lipton.

(audience cheering and applauding) We're in for a good time tonight, let me just tell you.

Now, I'm so glad that we all dressed up because as I look around, you all look so nice.

You really do.

And now, I know we're so close to New York City, so I know so many of you have seen so many Broadway shows, some shows you've seen me in, some of you have seen me in concert, I recognize a lot of faces over here.

But how many first-timers do we have in the audience tonight?

Right here, over here, here.

Not a lot of first-timers.

Alright.

Alright.

Well, for those of you that have not been to one of my shows, I'm gonna fill you in.

Okay, yes, I'm Mandy Gonzalez, I am Latina, but a lot of people don't know that I'm also Jewish.

(audience clapping) Shana Tova.

(audience laughing) It's true.

My father's Mexican, my mother's Jewish.

And I, you know, well, I went into show business.

(audience laughing) But the thing about being a part of two cultures and as you're growing into the person that you're meant to be, the thing that I was the luckiest for was having two grandmothers, an abuelita and a bubbe, and I learned so, so much from them.

And both of them used to sing this song to me in their own way, and now I'm gonna sing it for you tonight.

(carefree bluesy music) (carefree bluesy music continues) ♪ When I was just a little girl ♪ ♪ I asked my mother ♪ ♪ What will I be ♪ ♪ Will I be pretty ♪ ♪ Will I be rich ♪ ♪ Here's what she said to me ♪ ♪ Que sera, sera ♪ (carefree bluesy music) ♪ Whatever is gonna be ♪ ♪ Is gonna be ♪ Oh, yeah.

♪ The future's not ours to see ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Que sera ♪ ♪ Que sera ♪ ♪ When I grew up and fell in love ♪ ♪ I asked my lover ♪ ♪ What lies ahead ♪ ♪ Will we see rainbows ♪ ♪ Day after day ♪ ♪ Here's what my sweetheart said ♪ ♪ Que sera, sera ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Whatever is gonna be ♪ ♪ It's gonna be ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ The future's not ours to see ♪ ♪ Oh-oh, oh, man ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, que sera ♪ ♪ Oh, que sera ♪ Alright, now, here we go.

(carefree bluesy music) (carefree bluesy music continues) (carefree bluesy music continues) (carefree bluesy music continues) Alright.

(carefree bluesy music continues) ♪ Now I've a child of my own ♪ ♪ She asks her mother ♪ ♪ What will I be ♪ ♪ Will I be pretty ♪ ♪ Will I be rich ♪ ♪ Here's what I say ♪ ♪ Well, baby ♪ ♪ Que sera, sera ♪ (Mandy vocalizing) ♪ Whatever is gonna be ♪ ♪ It's gonna be ♪ ♪ Now ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh, que sera, sera ♪ (Mandy vocalizing) ♪ Whatever is gonna be ♪ ♪ It's gonna be ♪ ♪ Oh, no ♪ ♪ Oh, the future's not ours to see ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Que sera ♪ ♪ Que sera ♪ ♪ Oh, no ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ (Mandy vocalizing) ♪ Que sera ♪ (carefree bluesy music) (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Now, my career kind of started in a very interesting way.

I was about 19 years old and somebody had told me about an open call.

They were looking for backup singers, new backup singers for Bette Midler.

Do you all know who Bette Midler is?

Yeah.

Well, I was a huge fan and so...

I know "Hocus Pocus," I just watched the second one with my daughter and it's so good.

But I'm a huge fan, and so I said, "Well, yeah, I wanna go wait in line and try to be a backup singer for Bette Midler," and I got the job.

Yes.

Thank you.

(audience applauding) And I left school, which I don't recommend for anybody, but this was my path, I left school and I went on the road in a tour bus.

Bette Midler was not in the tour bus, she would take a plane, but I was in the tour bus with the other backups and that is really what brought me to New York and what started my career.

And so I sing this next song in tribute to her from one of her albums.

And I put my own little spin on it.

Here we go.

(jazzy music) Whoa.

(jazzy music continues) (Mandy sings in Spanish) (jazzy music continues) ♪ I once met a man with a sense of adventure ♪ ♪ He was dressed to thrill ♪ ♪ Wherever he went, he said ♪ ♪ Let's make love on a mountain top ♪ ♪ Under the stars, on a big hard rock ♪ ♪ I said, in these shoes ♪ ♪ I don't think so ♪ ♪ I said, honey ♪ ♪ Let's do it here ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ So I'm sitting at this bar in Guadalajara ♪ ♪ In walks a guy with a faraway look in his eyes ♪ ♪ Hola ♪ ♪ Mi amor ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Said, I got a powerful horse outside ♪ ♪ Climb on the back, I'll take you for a ride ♪ ♪ I know a little place ♪ ♪ We can get there 'fore the break of day ♪ ♪ I said, in these shoes ♪ ♪ No way, Jose ♪ ♪ Do it here ♪ (Mandy singing in Spanish) Alright.

(Mandy singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) ♪ Then I met an Englishman ♪ ♪ Oh, he said ♪ ♪ What are you afraid of ♪ ♪ Won't you walk up and down my spine ♪ ♪ It makes me feel strangely alive ♪ ♪ I said, in these shoes ♪ ♪ I doubt you'd survive ♪ ♪ I said, honey ♪ ♪ Let's do it here ♪ ♪ Okay ♪ ♪ Right here ♪ (Mandy singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) ♪ Ooh ♪ (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) (jazzy music) (jazzy music continues) (Mandy speaks in Spanish) (jazzy music continues) (audience applauding) Ooh.

Is it me or is it hot in here?

Oh.

You know, I have been so fortunate in my career to be part of kind of a meteor named Lin-Manuel Miranda.

(audience clapping) Yes.

(audience cheering and applauding) I remember getting the call from my agent at the time, I was in another show that wasn't doing very well, and they said, "You know, there's a new show and it's gonna be cast with all Latinos and it's Latino writers and would you wanna go meet the writer in the basement of the Drama Bookshop?"

(audience laughing) Now, if you're an actor in New York, you know where the Drama Bookshop is 'cause it's where you get new plays, music, you see other actors, writers.

But I had no idea that there was a basement in the Drama Bookshop.

But I was intrigued by this project so I said, "Alright, okay."

And I remember walking down those steps in the Drama Bookshop, to the basement, and Lin-Manuel Miranda opened the door and there was Tommy Kail, Bill Sherman, Quiara Hudes, all the people from the creative team of "In the Heights" that became my family.

And at that time they asked me to sing the role of Nina Rosario.

(audience cheering and applauding) Thank you.

And it's not very often where you get to be part of a project the whole way through.

So I started with that show in a reading, where you just sit around a table and read out of the script, into a workshop and then into off-Broadway and then onto Broadway.

And the last memory I have is all of us running up in the aisles of Radio City Music Hall to go up with Lin-Manuel to get the Tony for Best Musical that year.

So it was such an incredible thing.

And for those of you that haven't seen "In the Heights," it's about a neighborhood in Washington Heights, and Washington Heights, it's at the very top of Manhattan and it's predominantly a Latino community.

And Nina, when you first meet her, Nina is the one in the neighborhood, the one that everybody put their hopes and dreams into, the one that got out, the first to go to college, first generation.

But she's coming home because she has a big secret to tell her parents that she's actually left school.

So this is when you meet Nina and she's trying to build up the courage.

This is "Breathe."

(audience applauding) (cheerful music) (cheerful music continues) ♪ Breathe ♪ ♪ This is my street ♪ ♪ I smile at the faces I've known all my life ♪ ♪ They regard me with pride ♪ ♪ And everyone's sweet ♪ ♪ They say, you're going places ♪ ♪ So how can I say that while I was away ♪ ♪ I had so much to hide ♪ ♪ Hey, guys, it's me ♪ ♪ The biggest disappointment you know ♪ ♪ The kid couldn't hack it ♪ ♪ She's back and she's walking real slow ♪ ♪ Welcome home ♪ ♪ Just breathe ♪ (cheerful music) ♪ Just breathe ♪ ♪ As the radio plays old forgotten boleros ♪ ♪ I think of the days when the city was mine ♪ ♪ I remember the praise ♪ (Mandy singing is Spanish) ♪ The neighborhood waved ♪ ♪ And said, Nina, be brave ♪ ♪ And you're gonna be fine ♪ ♪ And maybe it's me ♪ ♪ But it all seems like lifetimes ago ♪ ♪ So what do I say to these faces ♪ ♪ That I used to know ♪ ♪ Hey, I'm home ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ They're not worried about me ♪ ♪ They are all counting on me to succeed ♪ ♪ I am the one who made it out ♪ ♪ The one who always made the grades ♪ ♪ But maybe I should have just stayed home ♪ ♪ When I was a child, I stayed wide awake ♪ ♪ Climbed to the highest place ♪ ♪ On every fire escape, restless to climb ♪ ♪ I got every scholarship ♪ ♪ Saved every dollar ♪ ♪ The first to go to college ♪ ♪ How do I tell them why I'm coming back home ♪ ♪ With my eyes on the horizon ♪ ♪ Just me and the GWB ♪ ♪ Asking, gee, Nina ♪ ♪ What'll you be ♪ ♪ Straighten the spine ♪ ♪ Smile for the neighbors ♪ ♪ Everything's fine ♪ ♪ Everything's cool ♪ ♪ The standard reply ♪ ♪ Lots of tests, lots of papers ♪ ♪ Smile, wave goodbye, and pray to the sky ♪ ♪ Oh, God ♪ ♪ And what will my parents say ♪ ♪ Can I go in there and say ♪ ♪ I know that I'm letting you down ♪ ♪ Nina ♪ ♪ Just ♪ ♪ Breathe ♪ (cheerful music) (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you.

Thank you.

(audience cheering and applauding) Thank you so much.

That song means so much to me.

I love meeting so many people at the stage door that tell me that that song helped them get through so many times and that they're first generation too.

And it's just so personal to me.

So thank you.

And now, you know, I was at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on 46th Street doing that show, "In the Heights," as well as "Hamilton" I did there too.

And now I am on 44th Street at the St. James Theatre.

(audience cheering and applauding) Well, I will be playing Norma Desmond every Tuesday night, which is very exciting.

Only Tuesdays, Tuesdays with Norma.

And, you know, when you're putting together a new show, you know, you never know what's gonna happen.

But I remember when I first went into the St. James Theatre and I'd look around and, you know, it looks like and it smells like home.

It smells like Broadway, like the theater.

But I remember going up to the stage for the first time (whimsical music) and I was filled with so many emotions.

♪ I don't know why I'm frightened ♪ ♪ I know my way around here ♪ ♪ The cardboard trees ♪ ♪ The painted seas ♪ ♪ The sound here ♪ ♪ Yes, a world to rediscover ♪ ♪ But I'm not in any hurry ♪ ♪ And I need a moment ♪ ♪ The whispered conversations ♪ ♪ In overcrowded hallways ♪ ♪ The atmosphere ♪ ♪ As thrilling here as always ♪ ♪ Feel the early morning madness ♪ ♪ Feel the magic in the making ♪ ♪ Why, everything's as if ♪ ♪ We never said goodbye ♪ ♪ I've spent so many mornings ♪ ♪ Just trying to resist you ♪ ♪ I'm trembling now ♪ ♪ You can't know how I've missed you ♪ ♪ Missed the fairy tale adventures ♪ ♪ In this ever-spinning playground ♪ ♪ We were young together ♪ ♪ I'm coming out of makeup ♪ ♪ The lights already burning ♪ ♪ Not long until ♪ ♪ The cameras will start turning ♪ ♪ And the early morning madness ♪ ♪ And the magic in the making ♪ ♪ Yes, everything's as if ♪ ♪ We never said goodbye ♪ ♪ I don't want to be alone ♪ ♪ That's all in the past ♪ ♪ This world's waited long enough ♪ ♪ I've come home ♪ ♪ At last ♪ ♪ And this time will be bigger ♪ ♪ And brighter than we knew it ♪ ♪ So watch me fly ♪ ♪ We all know I can do it ♪ ♪ Could I stop my hand from shaking ♪ ♪ Has there ever been a moment ♪ ♪ With so much to live for ♪ ♪ The whispered conversations ♪ ♪ In overcrowded hallways ♪ ♪ So much to say ♪ ♪ Not just today, but always ♪ ♪ We'll have early morning madness ♪ ♪ We'll have magic in the making ♪ ♪ Yes, everything's as if ♪ ♪ We never said goodbye ♪ ♪ Yes ♪ ♪ Everything's as if ♪ ♪ We never said goodbye ♪ (whimsical music) (audience cheering and applauding) (audience continues cheering and applauding) Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Now I'm gonna need your help with this next one.

You may know it, it's from a little show called "Hamilton."

And if you could sing some of the parts, just not mine, but, no, you can sing along with me too.

But I'm gonna need help with some of the parts.

So here we go, I know you guys know it.

(audience laughing) (whimsical music) (audience cheering) You guys know it too, I love it.

(whimsical music) ♪ A toast to the groom ♪ ♪ To the groom ♪ ♪ To the groom ♪ ♪ To the groom ♪ ♪ To the bride ♪ ♪ To the bride ♪ ♪ To the bride ♪ ♪ From your sister ♪ ♪ Who's always by your side ♪ ♪ To your union ♪ ♪ To the union ♪ ♪ To the revolution ♪ ♪ And the hope that you provide ♪ ♪ You provide ♪ ♪ You provide ♪ ♪ May you always ♪ ♪ Be satisfied ♪ ♪ I remember that night, I just might regret that night ♪ ♪ For the rest of my days ♪ ♪ I remember those soldier boys ♪ ♪ Tripping over themselves to win our praise ♪ ♪ I remember those dreamlike candlelight ♪ ♪ Like a dream that you can't quite place ♪ ♪ But Alexander ♪ ♪ I'll never forget the first time I saw your face ♪ ♪ I have never been the same ♪ ♪ Intelligent eyes in a hunger-pang frame ♪ ♪ And when you said hi, I forgot my dang name ♪ ♪ Set my heart aflame, ev'ry part aflame ♪ ♪ So, so, so ♪ ♪ So this is what it feels like to match wits ♪ ♪ With someone at your level ♪ ♪ What the hell is the catch ♪ ♪ It's the feeling of freedom, of seein' the light ♪ ♪ It's Ben Franklin with a key and a kite ♪ ♪ You see it, right ♪ ♪ The conversation lasted two minutes, maybe three minutes ♪ ♪ Ev'rything we said in total agreement ♪ ♪ It's a dream and it's a bit of a dance ♪ ♪ A bit of a posture, it's a bit of a stance ♪ ♪ He's a bit of a flirt, but I'ma give it a chance ♪ ♪ I asked about his family, did you see his answer ♪ ♪ His hands started fidgeting, he looked askance ♪ ♪ He's penniless, he's flying by the seat of his pants ♪ ♪ Handsome, boy, does he know it ♪ ♪ Peach fuzz, and he can't even grow it ♪ ♪ I wanna take him far away from this place ♪ ♪ Then I turn and see my sister's face and she is ♪ ♪ Helpless ♪ ♪ And I know she is ♪ ♪ Helpless ♪ ♪ And her eyes are just ♪ ♪ Helpless ♪ ♪ And I realize ♪ ♪ Three fundamental truths at the exact same time ♪ ♪ I'm a girl in a world ♪ ♪ In which my only job is to marry rich ♪ ♪ My father has no sons ♪ ♪ So I'm the one who has to social climb for one ♪ ♪ So I'm the oldest and the wittiest ♪ ♪ And the gossip in New York City is insidious ♪ ♪ Alexander is penniless ♪ ♪ Ooh, that doesn't mean I want him any less ♪ ♪ He's after me 'cause I'm a Schuyler sister ♪ ♪ That elevates his status ♪ ♪ I'd have to be naive to set that aside ♪ ♪ Maybe that is why I introduce him to Eliza ♪ ♪ Now that's his bride ♪ ♪ Nice going, Angelica, he was right ♪ ♪ You will never be satisfied ♪ (whimsical music) ♪ I know my sister like I know my own mind ♪ ♪ You will never find anyone as trusting or as kind ♪ ♪ If I tell her that I love him ♪ ♪ She'd be silently resigned ♪ ♪ He'd be mine ♪ ♪ She would say, I'm fine ♪ ♪ She'd be lying ♪ ♪ But when I fantasize at night ♪ ♪ It's Alexander's eyes ♪ ♪ As I romanticize what might have been ♪ ♪ If I hadn't sized him up so quickly ♪ ♪ At least my dear Eliza's his wife ♪ ♪ At least I keep his eyes in my life ♪ (whimsical music) ♪ To the groom ♪ ♪ To the groom ♪ ♪ To the groom ♪ ♪ To the groom ♪ ♪ To the bride ♪ ♪ To the bride ♪ ♪ To the bride ♪ ♪ To the bride ♪ ♪ From your sister ♪ ♪ Who's always by your side ♪ ♪ To your union ♪ ♪ And the hope that you provide ♪ ♪ May you always ♪ ♪ Be satisfied ♪ ♪ And I know ♪ ♪ She'll be happy as his bride ♪ ♪ And I know ♪ ♪ He will never be satisfied ♪ ♪ I will never be satisfied ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) (audience continues cheering and applauding) Thank you.

I'll sing them all.

We'll stay all night.

Now, since we're friends, I'd like to tell you a story.

You wanna hear it?

- Yes.

- Here it goes.

Okay, so I grew up in Southern California, my...

Thank you.

My father's family is from Northern California.

So we would go see that side of my family for birthdays, weddings, funerals, things like that, 'cause it took about five hours to go see my father's side of the family.

But this one day, I was about eight years old and my mom came up to my sister and my brother and I and said that we were gonna go up to see my dad's family because my dad was gonna be reunited with his band, The Enchantments.

Great name.

And I was so excited because up until that point, I had no idea that my father could sing.

And I sang all the time.

There were rules in my house, like, "No singing at the table, Mandy, no singing after this time."

I know some of you know this.

But I was so excited and my brother was like, "Whatever."

But we got into the VW bus and we drove up to Reedley, California.

And we were in this big hall and the new Enchantments were playing and I was sitting on my mom's lap and all of a sudden, I felt my dad tap my mom on the back and he goes, "Robin, Robin, Robin, Tino, our guitarist, he got stage fright.

He went out the bathroom window.

So the reunion's not gonna happen, I'm not gonna sing."

And I remember being, like, so devastated I started to cry and my brother was like, "Whatever."

And my mom in her very gentle way of doing things, turned and said, "Paul, we have come all this way.

Look at Mandy, Mandy's crying.

You better get out there and you better sing."

And he said, "Okay, Robin, okay, I'll figure it out."

So he came back and he said that they weren't gonna sing there but they were gonna go next door to Val's House.

He was the drummer and that's where they were gonna play.

So we all go to Val's House and I remember being on this kinda Lazy Boy chair with my brother who's like, "What?"

And I start to hear this music coming from the back of the house.

(upbeat music) So I start to follow it, and then I hear this voice and I look up, and it's my dad singing this song.

You can sing.

♪ Never met a boy who makes me feel the way that you do ♪ ♪ You're alright ♪ ♪ That's right ♪ ♪ Whenever I'm asked what makes my dreams real ♪ ♪ I say that you do ♪ ♪ You're outta sight ♪ ♪ So fee-fi-fo-fum ♪ ♪ Look out, baby, 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ And I'm bringing you a love that's true ♪ ♪ So get ready, so get ready ♪ ♪ And I'm gonna make you love me too ♪ ♪ So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ Get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ I'm on my way ♪ ♪ Get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ If you wanna play hide and seek with love ♪ ♪ Let me remind you ♪ ♪ It's alright ♪ ♪ The lovin' you're gonna miss ♪ ♪ In the time it takes to find you ♪ ♪ It's outta sight ♪ ♪ So fiddley-dee, fiddley-dum ♪ ♪ Look out, baby, 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ And I'm bringing you a love that's true ♪ ♪ So get ready, so get ready ♪ ♪ And I'm gonna make you love me too ♪ ♪ So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ Get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ I'm on my way ♪ ♪ Get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ All my friends, they want you too ♪ ♪ I'll understand it ♪ ♪ Be alright ♪ ♪ I hope I get to you before they do ♪ ♪ The way I planned it ♪ ♪ Be outta sight ♪ ♪ So tweedley-dee, tweedley-dum ♪ ♪ Look out, baby, 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ And I'm bringing you a love that's true ♪ ♪ So get ready, so get ready ♪ ♪ And I'm gonna make you love me too ♪ ♪ So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ Get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ I'm on my way ♪ ♪ Get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ Please come, make me stay ♪ ♪ Get ready ♪ ♪ 'Cause here I come ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ Get ready 'cause here I come ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) - True story.

Let's give it up for this band.

I'm sorry.

(audience cheering and applauding) You guys are rocking it out.

I'm having so much fun.

So that's a little story from my childhood.

And now I live in New Jersey.

(audience laughing) Yeah.

I married someone from New Jersey.

And when you live in New Jersey and you marry someone from New Jersey, you learn to follow one boss.

(audience laughing) I'm just saying.

(audience laughing) (solemn music) (solemn music continues) ♪ In the day we sweat it out ♪ ♪ On the streets of a runaway American dream ♪ ♪ At night we ride ♪ ♪ Through the mansions of glory in suicide machines ♪ ♪ Sprung from cages out on Highway 9 ♪ ♪ Chrome wheeled, fuel injected ♪ ♪ And steppin' out over the line ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, this town rips the bones from your back ♪ ♪ It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap ♪ ♪ We gotta get out while we're young ♪ ♪ 'Cause tramps like us ♪ Come on, Long Island.

(audience murmuring) I'm proud of you.

(bright music) ♪ Oh, yes, we were ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Baby, let me in, I wanna be your friend ♪ ♪ I want to guard your dreams and visions ♪ ♪ Just wrap your legs round these velvet rims ♪ ♪ And strap your hands across my engines ♪ ♪ Together, baby, we can mend this trap ♪ ♪ We'll run till we drop ♪ ♪ Baby, we'll never go back ♪ ♪ Oh, will you walk with me out on the wire ♪ ♪ 'Cause, baby, I'm just a scared and lonely rider ♪ ♪ But I gotta know how it feels ♪ ♪ I want to know if love is wild ♪ ♪ I want to know if love is real ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, can you show me ♪ ♪ Beyond the palace ♪ ♪ Hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard ♪ ♪ Girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors ♪ ♪ And the boys try to look so hard ♪ ♪ The amusement park rises bold and stark ♪ ♪ Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist ♪ ♪ I wanna die with you, baby, on the streets tonight ♪ ♪ In an everlasting kiss ♪ (solemn music) ♪ The highway's jammed with broken heroes ♪ ♪ On a last chance power drive ♪ ♪ Everybody's out on the run tonight ♪ ♪ But there's no place left to hide ♪ ♪ Together, baby, we can live with the sadness ♪ ♪ I'll love you with all the madness in my soul ♪ ♪ Oh, someday, boy, I don't know when ♪ ♪ We're gonna get to that place ♪ ♪ Where we really want to go and we'll walk out in the sun ♪ ♪ But till then tramps like us ♪ ♪ Baby, we were born to run ♪ ♪ Tramps like us ♪ ♪ Baby, we were born to run ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ (upbeat music) (audience cheering and applauding) (audience continues applauding) - Surprise.

Yes, I am a Springsteen fan.

I finally got to see him I think at the Meadowlands.

It was incredible.

And every song was started with "One, two, three, four."

And I thought that only happened in, like, one or two songs, but it was every song, and it was so exciting.

And I was just like, "Yeah, Bruce, Bruce!"

It was amazing.

But yes, so we live happily in New Jersey and now we have an almost 13-year-old daughter.

It goes so fast.

I know that you guys know what I mean.

But this is from a movie that I would watch with her when she was really young, and this song just meant so much to us.

We actually loved the entire score, was written by Robert -Bobby - and Kristen Lopez, who also wrote "Frozen."

But this song is from "Coco."

(gentle music) (gentle music continues) ♪ Remember me ♪ ♪ Though I have to say goodbye ♪ ♪ Remember me ♪ ♪ Don't let it make you cry ♪ ♪ For even if I'm far away ♪ ♪ I hold you in my heart ♪ ♪ I sing a secret song to you ♪ ♪ Each night we are apart ♪ ♪ Remember me ♪ ♪ Though I have to travel far ♪ ♪ Remember me ♪ ♪ Each time you hear a sad guitar ♪ ♪ And know that I'm with you ♪ ♪ The only way that I can be ♪ ♪ Until you're in my arms again ♪ ♪ Remember me ♪ (Mandy singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) (Mandy continues singing in Spanish) ♪ Remember me ♪ ♪ Remember me ♪ ♪ For I will soon be gone ♪ ♪ Remember me ♪ ♪ And let the love we have live on ♪ ♪ And know that I'm with you ♪ ♪ The only way that I can be ♪ ♪ Until you're in my arms again ♪ ♪ Remember me ♪ (Mandy singing in Spanish) ♪ Remember me ♪ ♪ Remember me ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you.

(audience continue applauding) Thank you so much.

Now this next song, I'm definitely going to need your help.

So I sang this song in my debut, my first original Broadway show.

It wasn't my first Broadway show, but first original Broadway show, called "Dance of the Vampires."

- [Audience Member] Woo.

- You saw it?

Wow.

(audience laughing) But I sang this song every night as a duet with Michael Crawford, who was the original Phantom of the Opera.

In this show, he did not wear a mask, but he wore vampire fangs.

I don't know why it didn't work, but (audience laughing) since he's not here, tonight I would love it if you all would sing his part.

So, here, we're gonna practice and Dan will also be singing the part as well.

I think Spencer's going to be singing too.

And so if you repeat after me.

Turn around.

- [Audience] Turn around - Turn around.

- [Audience] Turn around.

- Turn around, bright eyes.

- [Audience] Turn around, bright eyes.

- You got it.

Here we go.

(audience laughing) - [Dan] Three.

(intense music) Beginning of Act Two, I come out in a white dress.

Here we go.

♪ Turn around ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I get a little bit lonely ♪ ♪ And you're never coming 'round ♪ ♪ Turn around ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ Of listening to the sound of my tears ♪ ♪ Turn around ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I get a little bit nervous ♪ ♪ That the best of all the years have gone by ♪ ♪ Turn around ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I get a little bit terrified ♪ ♪ But then I see the look in your eyes ♪ ♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I fall apart ♪ ♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I fall ♪ ♪ Turn around ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I get a little bit restless ♪ ♪ And I dream of something wild ♪ ♪ Turn around ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I get a little bit helpless ♪ ♪ And I'm lying like a child in your arms ♪ ♪ Turn around ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I get a little bit angry ♪ ♪ And I know I've got to get out and cry ♪ ♪ Turn around ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I get a little bit terrified ♪ ♪ But then I see the look in your eyes ♪ ♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I fall apart ♪ ♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I fall apart ♪ ♪ And I need you now tonight ♪ ♪ And I need you more than ever ♪ ♪ And if you only hold me tight ♪ That's right.

♪ We'll be holding on forever ♪ ♪ And we'll only be making it right ♪ ♪ 'Cause we'll never be wrong ♪ ♪ Together we can take it to the end of the line ♪ ♪ My love is like a shadow on you all of the time ♪ Sing it.

♪ I don't know what to do, I'm always in the dark ♪ ♪ We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks ♪ ♪ I really need you tonight ♪ ♪ Forever's gonna start tonight ♪ ♪ Forever's gonna start ♪ ♪ Once upon a time, I dreamed of falling in love ♪ ♪ Now I'm only falling apart ♪ ♪ Nothing I can say ♪ ♪ A total eclipse of the heart ♪ Instrumental, here we go.

(intense music) Alright, Mike.

(intense music continues) (intense music continues) (intense music continues) (intense music continues) Come, do your part.

♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪ ♪ Well, every now and then, I fall apart ♪ ♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I fall apart ♪ ♪ And I need you now tonight ♪ ♪ And I need you more than ever ♪ ♪ And if you'll only hold me tight ♪ ♪ We'll be holding on forever ♪ ♪ And we'll only be making it right ♪ ♪ 'Cause we'll never be wrong ♪ ♪ Together we can take it to the end of the line ♪ ♪ My love is like a shadow on you all of the time ♪ ♪ I don't know what to do, I'm always in the dark ♪ ♪ We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks ♪ ♪ I really need you tonight ♪ ♪ Forever's gonna start tonight ♪ ♪ Forever's gonna start ♪ ♪ Once upon a time, I dreamed of falling in love ♪ ♪ Now I'm only falling apart ♪ ♪ Nothing I can say ♪ ♪ A total eclipse of the heart ♪ I'm gonna start to walk around the stage in my nightgown.

It was long.

♪ Once upon a time, there was light in my life ♪ ♪ Now there's only love in the dark ♪ ♪ Nothing I can do ♪ ♪ A total eclipse of the heart ♪ Then I walk to center stage, where I belong.

(audience laughing) (sweet music) ♪ Nothing I can do ♪ ♪ A total eclipse ♪ ♪ Of the heart ♪ (intense music) Woo.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience continues cheering and applauding) Thank you.

True story.

Yes.

You know, one thing that I do love, as well as people talking to me at the stage door about Nina, is when you are the green girl in "Wicked" on Broadway, a lot of times at the stage door, people will ask you, "Are you gonna do it again?

I saw you on YouTube, you should do it again.

You should do it again."

And I think to myself, "Oh, should I do it again?

Mandy, did you do it again?"

And I start to think about the 10-pound broom, 15-pound dress, going up and down trap doors, flying, and I think, "When am I gonna do it again?

When?

When, Dan?

When am I gonna do it again?

When?

When?

Never."

(audience laughing) (cheerful music) ♪ It's not that easy bein' green ♪ (audience laughing) ♪ Having to spend each day ♪ ♪ The color of the leaves ♪ ♪ When it could be nicer ♪ ♪ Bein' red, yellow or gold ♪ ♪ Something much more colorful like that ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ It's not that easy bein' green ♪ ♪ You seem to blend in with so many ♪ ♪ Ordinary things ♪ ♪ And people, they ♪ ♪ They pass you over ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're not standing out ♪ ♪ Like sparkles in the water ♪ ♪ Or stars in the sky ♪ ♪ But green's the color of spring ♪ ♪ And green can be cool ♪ ♪ And friendlylike ♪ ♪ And green can be big like the ocean ♪ ♪ Or important like a mountain ♪ ♪ Or tall like a tree ♪ ♪ If green is all there is to be ♪ ♪ It could make you wonder why ♪ ♪ But why wonder ♪ ♪ Why wonder, why wonder, why wonder ♪ ♪ I'm green and it'll be fine ♪ ♪ It's all ♪ ♪ It's all I want to be ♪ The first time they paint you green, they hand you this Neutrogena soap, and they say, "Here, it'll come right off."

Let me tell you, that shit doesn't come off.

(audience laughing) Sorry, ALL ARTS.

It's there.

It's on your pillowcase, your blankets, my husband.

I gave birth to our daughter a year after doing "Wicked," and we're giving her her first bath in our Brooklyn apartment, little sink.

And I start to wash behind her ears.

And then I see, and it was green.

(audience laughing) Look, I know I made the choice for Broadway, but what about her?

What, my baby?

She's just a child.

♪ But green's the color of spring ♪ ♪ And green can be cool ♪ ♪ And friendlylike ♪ So friendly.

♪ And green can be big like the ocean ♪ ♪ Or important like a mountain ♪ ♪ Or tall like a tree ♪ ♪ Well, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Green is all there is to be ♪ ♪ It could make you wonder why ♪ ♪ But why wonder ♪ ♪ Why wonder, why wonder, why wonder ♪ ♪ I'm green and that'll do fine ♪ ♪ It's all ♪ ♪ I want to be ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) You know, something that is so important to me, to all of us, is whenever we play any community, it's so important that we incorporate a local choir to celebrate local talent within your community.

And I'm so excited to invite the students from Long Island University Choir to join me for these last three songs.

Would you please give them a round of applause?

(audience cheering and applauding) (jaunty music) (jaunty music continues) These incredible students have not only just started this semester, but they have been working so hard.

And I think you're gonna be quite impressed, as I was, as we all were, on these next three songs.

So here we go.

(intense music) ♪ Something has changed within me ♪ ♪ Something is not the same ♪ ♪ I am through with playing by the rules ♪ ♪ Of someone else's game ♪ ♪ Too late for second-guessing ♪ ♪ Too late to go back to sleep ♪ ♪ It's time to trust my instincts ♪ ♪ Close my eyes, and leap ♪ ♪ It's time to try ♪ ♪ Defying gravity ♪ ♪ I think I'll try ♪ ♪ Defying gravity ♪ ♪ And you can't pull me down ♪ ♪ I'm through accepting limits ♪ ♪ 'Cause someone says they're so ♪ ♪ Some things I cannot change ♪ ♪ But till I try, I'll never know ♪ ♪ Too long I've been afraid of ♪ ♪ Losing love I guess I lost ♪ ♪ Well, if that's love ♪ ♪ It comes at much too high a cost ♪ ♪ I'd sooner buy ♪ ♪ Defying gravity ♪ ♪ Kiss me goodbye ♪ ♪ I'm defying gravity ♪ ♪ And you can't pull me down ♪ ♪ Come with me ♪ ♪ Unlimited ♪ ♪ Together we're unlimited ♪ ♪ Together we'll be the greatest team ♪ ♪ There's ever been ♪ ♪ Dreams, the way we planned 'em ♪ ♪ If we work in tandem ♪ ♪ There's no fight we cannot win ♪ ♪ Just you and I ♪ ♪ Defying gravity ♪ ♪ With you and I ♪ ♪ Defying gravity ♪ ♪ They'll never bring us down ♪ Well?

Are you coming?

♪ So if you care to find me ♪ ♪ Look to the western sky ♪ ♪ As someone told me lately ♪ ♪ Everyone deserves the chance to fly ♪ ♪ And if I'm flying solo ♪ ♪ At least I'm flying free ♪ ♪ To those who'd ground me ♪ ♪ Take a message back from me ♪ ♪ Tell them how I am ♪ ♪ Defying gravity ♪ ♪ I'm flying high ♪ ♪ Defying gravity ♪ ♪ And soon I'll match them in renown ♪ ♪ And nobody in all of Oz ♪ ♪ No wizard that there is or was ♪ ♪ Is ever gonna bring me down ♪ ♪ Look at her, she's wicked ♪ ♪ Get her ♪ ♪ Bring me down ♪ ♪ No one mourns the wicked ♪ ♪ So we have to bring her ♪ ♪ Ahhh ♪ ♪ Down ♪ Woo.

(audience cheering and applauding) Woo.

(audience continues cheering and applauding) Thank you so much.

You have just been such an incredible audience.

We're gonna do these next two songs.

And this next song is from my album "Fearless," and it was written by my dear friend, Lin-Manuel Miranda.

And, yes, thanks.

(audience cheers) And when he asked me what fearless meant to me, I told him the story of how my parents met.

My parents met as pen pals during the Vietnam War.

My father was drafted at 19.

My mom wanted to join the Peace Corps at 17 and her parents said, "Absolutely not."

So she did the next best thing, which was write to soldiers that maybe didn't have anybody to write to.

And one of those soldiers was my father.

And I'm happy to say that they just celebrated their 50-year wedding anniversary.

- [Audience Member] Woo.

(audience applauding) - So when I think about fearlessness, I think about them.

And when I told Lin-Manuel that story, he wrote this beautiful song.

This is "Fearless."

(solemn music) ♪ We begin fearless ♪ ♪ We crawl, we walk, we run until we fall ♪ ♪ Begin again, begin again ♪ ♪ We climb until the world puts up a wall ♪ ♪ Puts up a wall ♪ ♪ We learn to flinch ♪ ♪ We don't remember when ♪ ♪ We feel the pinch of don't do that again ♪ ♪ Endless lists of don't do that again ♪ ♪ Don't do that again ♪ ♪ They put us in boxes ♪ ♪ Affix us with the label on the side ♪ ♪ They win again, they win again ♪ ♪ We dim the lights ♪ ♪ We shut the door and hide ♪ ♪ And hide ♪ ♪ But as we grow and make this place our own ♪ ♪ I let you in and I am less alone ♪ ♪ I am less alone ♪ ♪ I am less alone ♪ ♪ I am less alone ♪ ♪ You remind me of something I've always known ♪ Here we go!

♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ And when I see you, I am fearless ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ When I'm around you, I am fearless ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ When I am near you, I am fearless ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ Now gather round if you can hear this ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ And hand in hand we can be fearless ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ We take a stand and we are fearless ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ When I'm in doubt, you make me fearless ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ Begin again, begin again ♪ ♪ My mother wrote letters to soldiers overseas ♪ ♪ She was doing her part ♪ ♪ She was 17 ♪ ♪ My father responded ♪ ♪ He was stationed overseas ♪ ♪ And he won her heart slowly ♪ ♪ Sight unseen ♪ ♪ He writes, you wait for me ♪ ♪ And I'll survive this war ♪ ♪ A year goes by ♪ ♪ And there's a soldier at the door ♪ ♪ Her parents rage ♪ ♪ Her parents rage ♪ ♪ They didn't know ♪ ♪ They didn't know ♪ ♪ She had to choose to stay or go ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ And I am here 'cause they were fearless ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ They stood their ground and they were fearless ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ They blazed a trail by being fearless ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ Begin again, begin again ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ And when we find each other fearless ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ We're right behind each other fearless ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ The walls are gone when we are fearless ♪ ♪ Walls come down ♪ ♪ Begin again, begin again ♪ ♪ We can be fearless ♪ ♪ We can try to change the world ♪ ♪ And when we fall ♪ ♪ Begin again, check in again ♪ ♪ I know that you can I can do it all ♪ ♪ We can do it all ♪ ♪ Begin again, do it all ♪ ♪ And when the fear ♪ ♪ Do it all ♪ ♪ Is the only thing ♪ ♪ That's real ♪ ♪ Begin again, begin again ♪ ♪ I let you in and I begin to feel ♪ ♪ Fearless ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) (audience continues applauding) Thank you so, so, so much.

I wanna give it up again for this incredible band.

We have, again, Spencer on drums, (audience applauding) Lexi on bass, (audience applauding) Mike on guitar, (audience applauding) and Dan, my musical director, Dan Lipton.

(audience applauding) Thank you so much.

(audience cheering and applauding) I wanna give a big thank you to everybody here at the Tilles Center who has just been so wonderful and welcomed us and just taken such great care of us.

And everybody at ALL ARTS, thank you so much for making this possible.

And this last song I dedicate to all of you, because you are all stars.

(gentle music) (gentle music continues) ♪ Do you ever feel like a plastic bag ♪ ♪ Blowing through the wind ♪ ♪ Wanting to start again ♪ ♪ And do you ever feel ♪ ♪ Feel so paper-thin ♪ ♪ Like a house of cards ♪ ♪ One day from cavin' in ♪ ♪ Do you ever feel already buried deep ♪ ♪ Six feet under screams ♪ ♪ But no one seems to hear a thing ♪ ♪ Do you know that there's still a chance for you ♪ ♪ 'Cause there's a spark in you ♪ ♪ You just gotta ignite ♪ ♪ The light ♪ ♪ And let it shine ♪ ♪ Just hold the night ♪ ♪ Like the Fourth of July ♪ ♪ Baby, you're a firework ♪ ♪ Come on show 'em what you're worth ♪ ♪ Make 'em go, awe, awe, awe ♪ ♪ As you shoot across the sky-y-y ♪ ♪ Baby, you're a firework ♪ ♪ Come on, let your colors burn ♪ ♪ Make 'em go, awe, awe, awe ♪ ♪ You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe ♪ ♪ You don't have to feel like a waste of space ♪ ♪ You're original, cannot be replaced ♪ ♪ If you only knew what the future holds ♪ ♪ After a hurricane ♪ ♪ Comes a rainbow ♪ ♪ Maybe the reason why ♪ ♪ All the doors are closed ♪ ♪ So you can open one ♪ ♪ That leads you to the perfect road ♪ ♪ Lightning bolt ♪ ♪ And like a lightning bolt ♪ ♪ Your heart will glow ♪ ♪ So when it's time, you'll know ♪ ♪ You just gotta ignite ♪ ♪ The light ♪ ♪ And let it shine ♪ ♪ Just own the night ♪ ♪ Like the Fourth of July ♪ ♪ Baby, you're a firework ♪ ♪ Come on, show 'em what you're worth ♪ ♪ Make 'em go, awe, awe, awe ♪ ♪ As you shoot across the sky-y-y ♪ ♪ Baby, you're a firework ♪ ♪ Come on, let your colors burn ♪ ♪ Make 'em go, awe, awe, awe ♪ ♪ You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe ♪ ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪ ♪ Even brighter than the moon ♪ ♪ It's always been inside of you ♪ ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪ ♪ Even brighter than the moon ♪ ♪ Baby, you're a firework ♪ ♪ Come on show 'em what you're worth ♪ ♪ Make 'em go, awe, awe, awe ♪ ♪ As you shoot across the sky-y-y ♪ ♪ Baby, you're a firework ♪ ♪ Come on, let your colors burn ♪ ♪ Make 'em go, awe, awe, awe ♪ ♪ You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe ♪ ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪ ♪ Even brighter than the moon ♪ ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪ ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪ ♪ Even brighter than the ♪ ♪ Ah-ah-ah ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ - Woo!

(audience cheering and applauding) Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

(bright music) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (audience cheering and applauding) ♪ Straighten the spine ♪ ♪ Smile for the neighbors ♪ ♪ Everything's fine ♪ ♪ Everything's cool ♪ ♪ The standard reply ♪ ♪ Lots of tests, lots of papers ♪ ♪ Smile, wave goodbye ♪ ♪ And pray to the sky, oh, God ♪ ♪ And what will my parents say ♪ ♪ Can I go in there and say ♪ ♪ I know that I'm letting you down ♪ ♪ Nina ♪ ♪ Just ♪ ♪ Breathe ♪ (cheerful music) (audience cheering and applauding)