during what would i do, marvin didn't talk face to face with whizzer - he spoke to the audience, and whizzer was behind him in white light. as they sang, whizzer came off of his platform and behind marvin, putting his hands on marvins shoulders. when marvin went to hold his hand, whizzer put his arms down, and marvin just. left his hand there. waiting.
Ik this isn’t some big revelation but it’s pride month and I want to point this out, parallels between Act 1 and Act 2:
Act 1: The chess game represents the end of Marvin and Whizzers relationship, Whizzer winning at Marvin’s game.
Act 2. The second racket ball game represents the end of Marvin and Whizzers relationship (for other reasons), Marvin winning at Whizzers game (Ik this one is obvious)
Act 1: Marvin regrets loving both Trina and Whizzer, longing for the life he could have had if he didn’t. (I never wanted to love you)
Act 2: Marvin is extremely thankful he ever got the opportunity to love Whizzer, and thinks of how horrible his life would be if he didn’t get to love him. (What would I do)
Act 1: Whizzer sings of the ending of Marvin and his relationship, blaming himself (the games I play)
Act 2: Whizzer sings of the ending of his life, exploring the unfairness of not deserving this, but accepting it nonetheless the less (You gotta die sometime)
Act 1: Mendel has no real interest in helping Marvin (or any of his patients for that matter), just really simping over Trina ( Marvin at the Psychiatrist)
Act 2: Mendel puts it best: ‘How can I help’ asks the wirey psychiatrist (Days like this)
Act 1: Trina feels helpless and angry at Marvin and Whizzer, like everything around her is breaking down (Breaking Down)
Act 2: Trina feels helpless, because she can’t help Whizzer (holding to the ground)
Act 1: Trina says her family is breaking up, They all say their a mess (Breaking down & Everyone tells Jason to see a psychiatrist)
Act 2: the family all comes together to celebrate Jason’s Bar Mitzvah in Whizzer’s hospital room (Jason’s Bar Mitzvah)
Act 1: Marvin says that [he] want[s] it all. ( Tight knit family & reprise)
Act 2: Marvin says to Whizzer that all [he] want[s] is you. (A day in falsettoland)
Act 1: Jason thinks he resembles his father to closely (Hason at the Psychiatrist)
Act 2: Don’t know why but he looks like Marvin (Jason’s Bar Mitzvah)