Big Cat

Role in the Story
Cameron, in a daze brought on by a borderline food coma, hallucinates Jeremy Jordan in the kitchen beside him, who gives him the motivational speech he's always needed.

Performers

 * Jeremy Jordan as Jeremy Jordan
 * Drew Gehling as Cameron Mitchelljohn

Lyrics
[JEREMY JORDAN]

Dude, this is not a dream

I am here inside the cream cheese

Yes, it's Jeremy Jordan

And dude

Show a little self control

I am also in your soup bowl

It's your buddy, Double J

I can help you

Make some better choices

I can help you

Find the beast inside

A lion needs his pride

There's a lion in you

No, actually a lynx

Not a lynx

Uh... Possibly it's a panther?

There's a big cat in you

I know it's not a tiger

Give me time

Uh... and I will find the feline in you

Dude, I was once like you

Well, really, not like you at all

But I could act like you if I had to

And bro, an actor outta know

You can't control the casting

I'm gonna go back to the cat thing

Be a cheetah

Leaping through the forest

Be a leadah

I know that you can

You can be a leading man

There's a leopard in you

No, leopard's aren't too hot

Ocelot?

Not a lot left for options

There's a lion-

Oh, shit, fuck, aaagh, GOD

I already said that

What is left?

Maybe you're a bobcat?

There's no way we can top that

[BOTH]

In the tall grass looking for dinner

With the claws and the heart of a winner

Jungle cats are a natural wonder

Never the hunted, always the hunter

We're a pack and we're in it together

Not the crap from Andrew Lloyd Webber

It's the thrill of the kill

When I'm out on the prowl

And you're gonna hear [me]

Growl

[JEREMY JORDAN]

There's a big cat in you

[CAMERON]

There's a big cat in me

[BOTH]

And it's named for a car

Which is it?

A Cougar or a Jaguar?

[CAMERON]

There's a big cat in me

[JEREMY JORDAN]

There's a big cat

[BOTH]

You are not the kitten that you were

Now you're fangs and fur

And definitely not a murderer

[JEREMY JORDAN]

"You didn't kill that guy, right?"

[CAMERON]

"No!"

[CAMERON]

There's a big cat in me

[JEREMY JORDAN]

Mew

Mew

[CAMERON]

"There's a big cat in me."

Trivia

 * The irony of this number and Cameron's looking up to Jeremy Jordan is that both Jordan and Cameron's actor, Drew Gehling, have shared roles on Broadway before. In Sara Barellies's Waitress, Gehling originated the role of Dr. Pomatter, which Jordan later took over after Gehling's departure. This can also be found in Jordan's line in the song, "But I could act like you if I had to".

Resources

 * https://genius.com/Original-cast-of-a-killer-party-big-cat-lyrics