[Barberous]

I haven't seen this show; I've only heard the OBCR. There are a couple of things I don't get. Perhaps somebody could answer my dumb questons?

1) "Let's open up a restaurant in Santa Fe" - why does this idea keep coming up in the show? It seems irrelevant to me.

2) "Today for you, tomorrow for me" - what does this mean??

[ActingDude17]

I can't answer question #2, but as for question #1...

The characters are getting tired of their lifestyle in the Village, when Collins dreamily poses the idea of moving to Santa Fe and opening a restaurant to get away from it all.

[Selvaria]

My take on "Today for you, tomorrow for me" was fairly literal.

I heard it as Angel implying that she doesn't mind giving her money away to Collins' friends, as she earns it fairly quickly on the street with her drumming and various other little jobs (like taking care of Evita, the Akita).

I could be wrong, but that's the way I saw it.

[Disney-Bway27]

[Brother Marvin Hinten, S.]

It also shows, as they tearfully recount during their eulogies, that Angel was always putting other people's needs far ahead of her own.

[wtfchuck]

1. It is a typical "American Dream" style fantasy of Collins and Angel, they want to escape their lives in new york.

2. The song as a whole is to introduce Angel, the title line is to show her generosity etc..

[Barberous]

Thanks for your responses. I'm still confused by 'Santa Fe', though. It seems a bit too bourgeois or something... when the other characters (Benny, Mark, Roger) think about leaving their neighbourhood and getting more conventional jobs, it's portrayed as a bad thing, a betrayal of La Vie Boheme. Is it meant to be just idle musing that none of the characters are taking seriously?

[Tom]

[Barberous]

Good point, Roger's response to the 'Santa Fe' reprise in 'Finale A' makes sense for where he is at ("But you'd miss New York before you could unpack").

But I still find that reprise in 'Finale A' to be a bit irrelevant. It comes *after* these guys have already been 'tempted' to leave, and have already reaffirmed their choice of New York and art. So why is the reprise included?

[Tom]

I think it is just a daydream to take people out of their daily lives. We all have a little fantasy that we dream of, but would never really do if the opportunity presented itself.

[lbibeachman86]

I always thought it was saying how angel gives first instead of recieves.

[een]