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Based on the opera 'La Boheme' Rent is the story of young artists living in New York in the early 90s. Dealing with relationships, AIDs, and trying to survive in the city. It's one of the most amazing Broadway musicals in recent history.
About Rent
Rent is a rock musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La Bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of the Bohemian East Village, under the shadow of AIDS.
The musical was first seen in a limited two-week workshop run at the New York Theatre Workshop in 1994. This same New York City off-Broadway theatre was also the musical's initial home following its official January 25, 1996, opening. Tragically, the show's creator, Jonatha...
Light My Candle Lyrics
Roger
What'd you forget?
Mimi enters, holding a candle and looking for a match
Mimi
Got a light?
Roger
I know you? -- You're --
You're shivering
Mimi
It's nothing
They turned off my heat
And I'm just a little
Weak on my feet
Would you light my candle?
What are you staring at?
Roger
Nothing
Your hair in the moonlight
You look familiar
[He lights her candle. MIMI starts to leave, but stumbles.]
Can you make it?
Mimi
Just haven't eaten much today
At least the room stopped spinning.
Anyway. What?
Roger
Nothing
Your smile reminded me of --
Mimi
I always remind people of -- who is she?
Roger
She died. Her name was April
Mimi blows out the candle.
Mimi
It's out again
Sorry about your friend
Would you light my candle?
[Roger lights the candle.]
Roger
Well --
Mimi
Yeah. Ow!
Roger
Oh, the wax -- it's --
Mimi
Dripping! I like it -- between my --
Roger
Fingers. I figured...
Oh, well. Goodnight.
Mimi exits. There is another knock.
It blew out again?
Mimi
No -- I think that I dropped my stash
Roger
I know I've seen you out and about
When I used to go out
Your candle's out
Mimi
I'm illin' --
I had it when I walked in the door
It was pure --
Is it on the floor?
Roger
The floor?
Mimi gets down on all fours and starts searching
Mimi
They say I have the best ass below 14th street
Is it true?
Roger
What?
Mimi
You're staring again.
Roger
Oh no.
I mean you do -- have a nice --
I mean -- You look familiar
Mimi
Like your dead girlfriend?
Roger
Only when you smile.
But I'm sure I've seen you somewhere else --
Mimi
Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club?
That's where I work - I dance - help me look
Roger
Yes!
They used to tie you up --
Mimi
It's a living
Mimi douses the flame again.
Roger
I didn't recognize you
Without the handcuffs
Mimi
We could light the candle
Oh won't you light the candle?
Roger lights it again.
Roger
Why don't you forget that stuff
You look like you're sixteen
Mimi
I'm nineteen -- but I'm old for my age
I'm just born to be bad
Roger
I once was born to be bad
I used to shiver like that
Mimi
I have no heat -- I told you
Roger
I used to sweat
Mimi
I got a cold
Roger
Uh huh
I used to be a junkie
Mimi
But now and then I like to --
Roger
Uh huh
Mimi
Feel good
Roger
Here it -- um --
Roger stoops and picks up Mimi's stash.
Mimi
What's that?
Roger
It's a candy bar wrapper
Roger puts it behind his back and into his pocket.
Mimi
We could light the candle
Roger blows out the candle.
Mimi
What'd you do with my candle?
Roger
That was my last match
Mimi
Our eyes'll adjust, thank God for the moon
Roger
Maybe it's not the moon at all
I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street
Mimi
Bah humbug ... Bah humbug
Roger
Cold hands
Mimi
Yours too.
Big. Like my father's
You wanna dance?
Roger
With you?
Mimi
No -- with my father
Roger
I'm Roger
Mimi
They call me
They call me Mimi
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