From Fiorello!
That's from a rehearsal of the Encores! production of Fiorello! the musical about NYC's most iconic mayor before Ed Koch (RIP).
I moved there during the Koch years, so Fiorello was way before my time.
But it looks like a really fun musical.
For example, why was LaGuardia so beloved by New Yorkers? I think this one sums it up:
Extremely trenchant:
Desperation, some?