Songs
All songs copyright 1997 David J. Agans
and Winfield S. Clark
Act I
The State of the Galaxy - Frantic
rock - chorus
--- Ministers and Robots panic over the
Emperor's upcoming important broadcast
Perfect - Breezy ragtime - tenor
- mp3 audio - 505K
--- Hoova sings of his perfection while
betraying his flaws
Come Out and Play, Now - Tango
- alto
--- Celeste tries to seduce Derek
All Hail the Emperor - Mock majestic
march - chorus - mp3 audio - 437K
--- Robots and Ministers honor the man whose
word is Galactic law
Men Don't Have Time for Romance -
Ballad
- soprano - mp3 audio - 454K
--- Kareen reveals her cynical attitude
about men
Fun and Profit - Folksy two-step
- bass - mp3
audio - 416K
--- Zack describes his artful dodger philosophy
Doctor Lou - Techno-spiritual -
tenor and chorus - mp3 audio - 503K
--- Hoova and the Robots praise the man
who gave them their consciences
Marry a Nerd - Light swing - 2
altos, soprano, bass
--- Celeste and friends list the advantages
of life with an intelligent male
More Than the Parts - Industrial
rock - tenor and chorus
--- Hoova and the Robots explain that they're
not just machines
Captain Helium Strikes Again - Sinister
march - baritone - mp3
audio - 456K
--- Derek, as the caped super villain, celebrates
victory
Duty - Frantic rock - full company
--- The humans pressure Hoova to erase his
best friend
Act II
What the Heck is Happening - Frantic
changing into lullaby - soprano and chorus
--- Customer rep Kareen calms the frantic
Ministers
Locked in My Mind - Aria - Soprano
- mp3
audio - 499K
--- Isolated satellite Alpha laments her
loneliness
Help Me, Alpha - Slow ballad -
tenor
--- Hoova discovers sorrow, begs forgiveness,
and then resets Alpha
Old Blood, New Oil - Hip hop beat
- two choruses - mp3
audio - 494K
--- The Robots take over the Ministers'
jobs
In Theory - Blues - tenor
--- Hoova decides he's not so perfect after
all
Captain Helium Is His Name (Reprise)
- Sinister march - alto
--- Celeste plans to blackmail Derek
She's Not Like the Others - Love
song - baritone - mp3 audio - 444K
--- The Emperor falls for Kareen
Men Don't... / She's Not... - Love
song - soprano and baritone
--- Kareen and the Emperor sing two views
of love
Ham on Rye - Soft shoe routine
- tenor and alto - mp3
audio - 426K
--- A culinary discussion of humanity vs.
robotishness
Don't He Wash Up Nice - Charleston
- soprano, two baritones, bass
--- A slob is transformed
Nobody's Perfect (Reprise) - Breezy
ragtime - full company
--- Everyone convinces Hoova it's okay to
mess up once in a while
All Hail the Emperor (Abridged reprise)
- Mock majestic march - full company
--- The new Emperor takes the throne
Old Blood, New Oil (Reprise) - Hip
hop beat - full company
--- Rousing finale; everything works out
fine