>> Stephen: AND NOW PERFORMING "THE LADIES WHO LUNCH" FROM
STEPHEN SONDHEIM "COMPANY," PATTI LUPONE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ HERE'S TO THE LADIES WHO LUNCH
EVERYBODY LAUGH ♪ LOUNGING IN THEIR CAFTANS
AND PLANNING A BRUNCH ♪ ON THEIR OWN BEHALF
OFF TO THE GYM, ♪ THEN TO A FITTING
CLAIMING THEY'RE FAT ♪ AND LOOKING GRIM
'CAUSE THEY'VE BEEN SITTING ♪ CHOOSING A HAT
DOES ANYONE STILL WEAR A HAT?
♪ I'LL DRINK TO THAT HERE'S TO THE GIRLS
♪ WHO STAY SMART AREN'T THEY A GAS?
♪ RUSHING TO THEIR CLASSES IN OPTICAL ART
♪ WISHING IT WOULD PASS ANOTHER LONG EXHAUSTING DAY
♪ ANOTHER THOUSAND DOLLARS A MATINEE,
♪ A PINTER PLAY PERHAPS A PIECE OF MAHLER'S
♪ I'LL DRINK TO THAT AND ONE FOR MAHLER
♪ HERE'S TO THE GIRLS WHO PLAY WIFE
♪ AREN'T THEY TOO MUCH?
KEEPING HOUSE BUT CLUTCHING ♪ A COPY OF LIFE
JUST TO KEEP IN TOUCH ♪ THE ONES WHO FOLLOW THE RULES
AND MEET THEMSELVES ♪ AT THE SCHOOLS
TOO BUSY TO KNOW ♪ THAT THEY'RE FOOLS
AREN'T THEY A GEM?
♪ I'LL DRINK TO THEM LET'S ALL DRINK TO THEM
♪ AND HERE'S TO THE GIRLS WHO JUST WATCH
♪ AREN'T THEY THE BEST?
WHEN THEY GET DEPRESSED, ♪ IT'S A BOTTLE OF SCOTCH
PLUS A LITTLE JEST ♪ ANOTHER CHANCE TO DISAPPROVE
ANOTHER BRILLIANT ZINGER ♪ ANOTHER REASON NOT TO MOVE
ANOTHER VODKA STINGER ♪ AH I'LL DRINK TO THAT
SO HERE'S TO THE GIRLS ♪ ON THE GO
EVERYBODY TRIES LOOK ♪ INTO THEIR EYES
AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT THEY KNOW ♪ EVERYBODY DIES
A TOAST TO THAT INVINCIBLE BUNCH ♪ THE DINOSAURS
SURVIVING THE CRUNCH ♪ LET'S HEAR IT FOR
THE LADIES WHO LUNCH ♪ EVERYBODY RISE
RISE ♪ RISE, RISE
RISE, RISE ♪ RISE, RISE
RISE ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> STEPHEN: "COMPANY," IS ON
BROADWAY AT THE BERNARD B.
JACOBS THEATRE.
PATTI LUPONE, EVERYBODY!
THAT'S IT FOR THE LATE SHOW.
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE PRIME MINISTER JACINDA
ARDERN AND DAVID SEDARIS, JAMES CORDEN IS NEXT.
GOODNIGHT.