Star of the Backstage

"Star of the Backstage"

Song Information Singers: Kristen Bell Julie Kavner Kevin Michael Richardson Nancy Cartwright Yeardley Smith Hank Azaria Maggie Roswell Harry Shearer Dan Castellaneta Characters: Marge Simpson Julius Hibbert Bart Simpson Lisa Simpson Kirk Van Houten Helen Lovejoy Lenny Leonard Waylon Smithers Barney Gumble Homer Simpson Length: 2:12 Reprise: 0:24 Writer(s): Music: Jack Dolgen Lyrics: Elisabeth Kiernan Averick and Jack Dolgen Appearance(s): "The Star of the Backstage"

"Star of the Backstage" is a song performed by Marge, Dr. Hibbert, Bart, Lisa, Kirk Van Houten, Helen Lovejoy, Waylon Smithers, Lenny Leonard, Barney Gumble, and Homer.

Lyrics

Marge:

Script notes and sound cues,

Take me there again.

In my blacks in the backs of the wings,

So I'm not seen.

No one knows the magic,

That hides behind the scenes.

It's me!

The cast said yes! We're putting on a musical!

Places, everybody,

It's time to start the show.

That's what actors need me to say,

Otherwise, they wouldn't know where to go.

Cinch up the hemlines,

Sound check all the mics.

Close the door, ring the bell,

And bring down the house lights.

It's curtains up for Marge Bouvier.

'Cause I'm once again the star,

Of the backstage.

Chief Wiggum:

Wow, you're the director?

Marge:

No, more important... the stage manager.

Five minutes, guys!

Dr. Hibbert:

Thank you, five.

Marge:

Five minutes. I always used to love saying that, before...

The endless loads of laundry,

The dishes piled high.

The whining and complaining,

Bart:

It's mine!

Lisa:

It's mine!

Bart and Lisa:

It's mine!

Marge:

Enough!

I'm returning to my theater family,

A revival of our fondest memories.

Singin'...

Kirk:

Do.

Dr. Hibbert:

Re.

Helen Lovejoy:

Mi.

Waylon Smithers:

This-

Lenny:

Show-

Barney:

Will be-

Marge:

The talk of the town,

A hit, a smash, the rage.

Homer:

And there's nothing Springfield needs more,

Than a play!

Marge:

Good!

'Cause I'm once again the,

Appreciated, well-respected, never, ever disconnected,

Nothing but the most impressive,

Everybody's dearest friended,

Star,

Of the backstage...

Barney, Lenny, Helen, Kirk, Dr. Hibbert and Smithers:

She's the star, see how she shines.

She answers when we call for lines.

Marge:

Places, everybody!

Reprise

Marge:

Script notes and sound cues,

They never saw me as a friend.

In my blacks in the backs of the wings,

I was unseen.

So much for the magic,

No one wants old Marjorie.

Appearances

• Episode – "The Star of the Backstage"