Apartment 7A

Tackle box, tailbone, tiny toy car.

Tackle box, tailbone, tiny toy car.

Tackle box, tailbone, tiny toy car.

Tackle box, tailbone, tiny toy car. Ah.

Tackle box, tailbone, tiny toy car.

Ah.

...tailbone, tiny toy car.

We're on in five. Nerve check.

Steady as she goes.

Places, people.

Okay.

Wish me luck, Mama.

Terry? - Terry?

Somebody close the curtain! Terry.

You'll be okay.

Breathe.

Your playing's getting better. I like that tune.

How's the leg?

Thanks.

I'll take care of it. - I don't care, Annie.

She can find her own way.

It's not fair.

- How long is she gonna be here? - I don't know.

She's your guest, Annie, not mine.

She should pitch in at least. - I'll take care of it.

You can't keep covering for her.

Got a date.

Good luck.

Ness is an ass.

I mean, she's not wrong.

I'm not your problem to solve.

These came for you.

No, thanks.

I'll land something soon. - Of course you will.

Ladies, this is a casting call for tap only.

If you're here and you can't tap, I don't wanna know you.

Sixteen, no.

Twenty-nine, no.

Seventeen.

No.

Name? - Uh, Theresa Gionoffrio.

Uh, Terry for short.

Do we know each other, Miss Gionoffrio?

Oh, no, no.

We never met, but, uh, I know who you are.

And you too, Mr. Marchand.

Uh, obviously.

She's the girl who fell.

Ah, Kiss Me, Kate, of course. You're, uh-- You're infamous.

"Infamous." Huh.

Wow. I--

I prefer famous, but I'll take what I can get.

Um-- I-- I have six years of formal training at Kearney Dance Academy.

That's in Hazard, Nebraska.

I have three shows under my belt. - Did you say Hazard?

Yes. Yes, sir.

Um, my family, they run a slaughterhouse there.

What happened that night won't happen again, sir.

All I need is a chance. - What move was it?

Um--

A jeté.

I, uh-- I hit the split just right, but my toe came down too early.

I mean, I've done it a million times, but just that one--

Show me.

Okay.

Again.

Okay.

Again.

Mm-hmm.

Again.

Again.

Again.

Again. Again.

Again.

Again.

Ah.

Um, I can-- I can do it all day if you want me to.

We'll call you.

You know, I haven't even sang yet.

Just-- How about one song?

What kind of animals did your family process in Hazard, Miss Gionoffrio?

Pigs, mostly.

And what were they like?

Uh, what were they like, sir?

Yeah, do they...

roll around in the mud?

Do they sniff at the dirt?

Wiggle their little tails?

Sure.

Well, show me.

Show you?

Get down on your hands.

Show me.

Sniff around in the mud, roll in the dirt

and wiggle your little tail.

Um...

I'll-- I'll do just about anything for another shot, Mr. Marchand.

But I won't humiliate myself.

Good for you.

Hey, you have to take it easy on those pills, Terry.

Being onstage isn't worth this.

Oh, Annie.

Of course it is.

How'd you do?

They asked me in for a callback.

Of course they did.

Number five showed real promise.

Thirteen was a little sloppy, but I can get her there.

Hon, have you thought about going back to Nebraska?

Look, I wouldn't want to go back to London either,

but just until you're back on your feet.

I came here for one reason, Annie.

To dance.

To make something of myself.

To see my name in big lights.

That's three reasons.

What? - What?

I know you. What are you planning? - What? Uh--

I'll see you at home.

Evening, ma'am.

Is there someone I can help you find?

Good evening, sir. I'm here for Alan Marchand.

Uh, please tell him that Terry Gionoffrio is here to see him.

Is Mr. Marchand expecting you?

Uh, yes. Yes, he-- he is.

Um, yes.

Maybe I should call you a cab.

Oh, no, no. I'm-- I'm fine.

I, uh-- I'm here--

Wh-- What was that?

What was what?

Ma'am?

What was what?

Whoa, Nelly.

You lost, honey?

Excuse me.

You think the poor thing's all right?

Let's get her up.

Come on, honey.

One, two, three and up we go.

I'll do just about anything, but I won't humiliate myself.

Seventeen. No.

Girl who fell.

Wish me luck, Mama.

Forget it.

Forget it?

No, no, I agree. - I told you not to go.

What did you say to me?

What happened?

She seemed sharp as a tack. - No, she wasn't sharp as a tack.

Honey, hurry. I wanna read the paper too.

Look at this headline.

What's going on in this world now?

I'd like to know. - Oh.

Oh, good morning, dear. How'd you sleep?

She needs coffee. You need coffee.

Sit down. Sit down.

You look terrible.

Make it a Bloody Mary, Roman.

What's your name, dear?

Terry Gionoffrio.

Oh, I won't ask you to spell that.

I'm Minnie. And this is my hubby, Roman.

Oh, uh, pleased to meet you. Thank you.

Drink up. I have one of these every morning.

One. Ha.

Sit down, will you? You're giving me a neck ache.

Eat. Eat. Roman made enough for an army.

Uh, I don't eat meat, but thank you.

What do you mean, you don't eat meat?

What are you? You a Hindu?

Uh, no. I grew up on a pig farm.

It's kind of hard to enjoy the smell of bacon when you've seen how it's made.

Huh.

Um... I'm sorry. I'm a little hazy on last night.

We found you on the sidewalk.

Like some junkie. You're not a junkie, are you?

Oh, no, no, it's just-- - I told you.

You mentioned you were a friend of Alan's.

Not so much a friend as a prospective employee.

For his Broadway show.

You know, I-- I'm a dancer, and I was just hoping that--

You'd waltz in there and show him it wouldn't be a show without you.

Well, something like that.

I was in really bad shape last night,

and there aren't a whole lot of people in the world who'd help out a stranger like that.

Oh. - Oh, go on, will you.

What sense is a guest room without a guest to stick in there?

I knew you was a performer, you know, as soon as I saw you.

Did my leotard give me away?

Nah, you got an interesting inner quality.

It's a star quality, in fact.

Stop it.

I'm not one to yank chains, honey.

So what happened to the leg?

Oh. Uh--