Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alvin Hough, Jr.
Conductor
Rob Mathes
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jonathan Larson
Songwriter
Alex Lacamoire
Orchestrator
Bill Sherman
Orchestrator
Rob Mathes
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kwame Holland
Producer
Greg Wells
Producer
Alex Lacamoire
Producer
Angie Teo
Recording Engineer
Bill Sherman
Producer
Derik Lee
Recording Engineer
Ian Kagey
Recording Engineer
Joe Chiccarelli
Recording Engineer
John Davis
Editing Engineer
Kurt Crowley
Producer
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Producer
Nancy Allen
Editing Engineer
Steven Gizicki
Music Supervisor
Taylor Kernohan
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Tyler Hartman
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
The-the-play, the-the-play game
(Yeah)
The-the-play, the-the-play game
Walk through Time's Square, and what do ya see?
Ugliness where architecture used to be
The glamour and style have been replaced by god
Like the sixty dollar spectacle, it's all a fraud
That's the play game (that's the play game)
So why do I want to play the play game?
That's the play game (that's the play game)
I must be insane to play the play game
Even off Broadway, it's no guarantee
That some MBA won't decide what you see
Just like America, lackin' innovation
Just gettin' by on glitz and reputation
Just likе America, on the declinе
Unconcerned with the product, just the bottom line
Write for the movies, write for TV
So what if it's crap? At least you won't write for free
Make thousands of dollars for a first draft
Your life won't depend on whether Frank's bitch left
So just forget Shakespeare, back in Moliere
That's the play game (that's the play game)
That's the play game (that's the play game)
That's the play game
Why do I care? (The play game, the play game, the play game)
Writer(s): Jonathan D. Larson
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