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Watch Highlights of Edie Falco & More in MORNING SUN
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Oct 26, 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of Morning Sun, written by Tony Award winner Simon Stephens, directed by Drama Desk Award winner Lila Neugebauer, opens tonight, Wednesday November 3, at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).
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Did you ever have one of those dates where you can't stop talking
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I sometimes wonder if it's because the other person, the person that you're on the date with
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doesn't take the opportunity to speak when you offer them the opportunity
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Like you suggest a given pause in the natural flow of the conversation
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It could be that. Or it could be that you're just so nervous and anxious, uncertain about yourself
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And I am an anxious person that you don't want to let them talk in case they say something that will disappoint you
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I put on my yellow blouse. I put on my yellow blouse and my blue denim skirt
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and he takes me to a place called Frankie's on Lexington and 65th
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The tomato sauce on the meatballs is as fine as I have ever tasted
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And as soon as the waiter brings me out a house red, I start talking and I do not stop
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And what he does is he listens. He listens to me, talk about Casey and about mom and dad
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and about you, Tessa. He listens to me, talk about you, and you
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And what he does is he listens. He remembers things that I've said
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And the astonishing thing is what it feels like, like to be heard
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To be heard like that? Ask her. What? just ask her, will you? Yes
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Jesus, Eddie. What does he want to ask me? Eddie, I'm going to count down from five to one
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And I swear to God, if you don't ask her, I will punch your freaking lights out. She would, too
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Five four three What are you doing on Thursday night Excuse me On Thursday night I wondered
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Look, there's a movie I want to see this playing at the Regal. I wondered if you wanted to come with me to see it
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To see a movie? Yeah, sure. Sorry, you know, I'm just being ridiculous
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No, no, you want me to see a movie with you. Literally, in my life, never been more embarrassed
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I haven't done this as somebody out since I was about 16 years old. years old and it didn't go very well then and it's not really going very well now
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Wait, what movie is it? It's called, uh, you can count on me. It's a movie about a brother
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and a sister and I read a review of it and it said it was good. Yeah, I never spoke so many words
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in one go and now I really need to leave. So please pretend that none of this ever happened
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Yes. No, thank you. You know, just blanket all out of your mind. Yes, yes. I would like to go to the movies
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with you. I would like to go to the regal with you and see the movie that you read a good review of
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I finished work at seven, which might mean that I'll have to go straight there after work
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which will mean I won't have eaten anything, so maybe we could go and get something to eat afterwards
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He cries. I always cry at movies. Do you? Yeah, I'm really sorry
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Why are you sorry? Well, it's not exactly very manly, is it? Manly
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Well, it's not the kind of thing that you think about with most delivery guys. This is Eddie. He delivers medical supplies. His hobbies include hiking and camping and building bonfires and cooking outside and crying at sentimental movies
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