Muriel and Sitcoms and stuff

Been working a little more on the sitcom premise...waiting to hear from my new collaborator about my new ideas. Also did some work on Merman's Apprentice, the story and Merman's Apprentice, the musical...I sent off the lyric for Muriel's opening number to the composer. I have toyed with it on and off for a while and I hope he likes enough of it to set some so that I can rewrite if necessary. It all takes place on the old Canarsie line coming in under the river to the magical Oz like place: Broadway in 1970. We already have the second song which is Merman's entrance: A Broadway Star with such non-reverential lyrics as

SHE MAY BE OLD AND HER CHINS MAY ALL SAG
MAYBE SHE LOOKS LIKE
A TRUCKER IN DRAG
BUT SHE’S_____
A BROADWAY STAR

MAYBE HER PERFUME REMINDS YOU OF BOOZE
AND SHE MAY USE LANGUAGE
A SAILOR WON’T USE
BUT SHE’S_____
A BROADWAY STAR

this goes on to include Merman making fun of herself as her autograph hounds pick up the pace...

SHE MAY WAKE UP WITH A GRUNT AND A GROW’L
MAYBE HER MAKEUP’S PUT ON WITH A TROW’LL
BUT SHE’S
A BROADWAY STAR

FORGET ALL THE STAGEHANDS SHE HAD TO DISMISS
SO WHAT IF HER CO-STARS RESIGN WHEN THEY KISS
STILL SHE’S
A BROADWAY STAR

the other two songs are Merman's semi-serious number "Taking the Veil"

IT’S LIKE
TAKING THE VEIL
EIGHT SHOWS--YOU SHOW WITHOUT FAIL
NOW MATTER HOW YOU MAY FEEL
YOU SHOW OR THE SHOW
IS A FAILURE

and Muriel's title song "Merman's Apprentice"

WHO'S GONNA BE LEARNING THE ROPES
LIKE HOW TO TAKE STAGE AND THEN MURDER THE DOPES?
AND WHO WILL GET THE SUCKERS TO STAND
WHEN SHE'S THRU?
MERMAN'S APPRENTICE
MERMAN'S APPRENTICE
YES, MERMAN'S APPRENTICE
THAT'S WHO!

I still have to finish the story so I know how the darn thing ends. Off to the gym soon to pump and think