Original Cast: Light My Candle

Roger

What'd you forget?


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

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

It's out again

Sorry about your friend

Would you light my 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; then knocks again)


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 candles 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

They say that 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


Roger

I didn't recognize you

Without the handcuffs


Mimi

We could light the candle

Oh won't you light the candle


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 bgad


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 have a cold


Roger

Uh uh

I used to be a junkie


Mimi

But now and then I like to-


Roger

Uh uh


Mimi

Feel good.


Roger

Here it-um


Mimi

What's that?


Roger

A candy bar wrapper


Mimi

We could light the candle

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 fathers

You wanna dance?


Roger

With you?


Mimi

No-with my father


Roger

I'm Roger


Mimi

They call me

They call me Mimi