CARLOTTA: This trophy from our saviours, from our saviours from the enslaving force of Rome! GIRL’S CHORUS: With feasting and dancing and song, tonight in celebration, We greet the victorious throng, returned to bring salvation! MEN’S CHORUS: The trumpets of Carthage resound! Hear, Romans, now and tremble! Hark to our step on the ground! ALL:…
AUCTIONEER (spoken) Sold. Your number, sir? Thank you. (spoken) Lot 663, then, ladies and gentlemen: a poster for this house’s production of “Hannibal” by Chalumeau. PORTER (spoken) Showing here. AUCTIONEER (spoken) Do I have ten francs? Five then. Five I am bid. Six, seven. Against you, sir, seven. Eight. Eight once. Selling twice. Sold, to…
(Suddenly, MIMI’s hand twitches. Incredibly, she is still alive.) MIMI I jumped over the moon!! ROGER What? MIMI A leap of mooooooooooooooo– JOANNE She’s back! MIMI I was in a tunnel. Heading for this warm, white light… MAUREEN Oh my god! MIMI And I swear Angel was there — and she looked GOOD! And she…
ROGER Your eyes As we said our goodbyes Can’t get them out of my mind And I find I can’t hide From your eyes The ones that took me by surprise The night you came into my life Where there’s moonlight I see your eyes (Band takes over) How’d I let you slip away When…
(The lot and the loft) ALL SEVEN HOMELESS Christmas bells are ringing Christmas bells are ringing Christmas bells are ringing How time flies When compassion dies No stockings No candy canes No gingerbread No safety net No loose change No change no ONE HOMELESS MAN “Santy Claus is coming” ALL Cause Santy Claus ain’t coming…
(Various locations) (In blackout, once again the phone rings.) ROGER & MARK’S ANSWERING MACHINE “Speak…” (Beep) ROGER’S MOTHER Roger, this is your mother Roger, honey, I don’t get these postcards “Moving to Santa Fe” “Back in New York Starting a rock band” Roger, where are you? — Please call (The following is sung simultaneously) MIMI’S…
Don’t breathe too deep Don’t think all day Dive into work Drive the other way That drip of hurt That pint of shame Goes away Just play the game You’re living in America At the end of the millennium You’re living in America Leave your conscience at the tone And when you’re living in America…
(The PRINCIPALS emerge from the church.) MIMI (to ROGER) It’s true you sold your guitar and bought a car? ROGER It’s true — I’m leaving now for Santa Fe It’s true you’re with this yuppie scum? BENNY You said you’d never speak to him again MIMI Not now MAUREEN Who said that you have any…
(Outside the church) MARK (On the pay phone) Hi. It’s Mark Cohen. Is Alexi there?…No, don’t bother her. Just tell her I’m running a little late for our appointment… Yes, I’m still coming… Yes, I signed the contract… Thanks… How did we get here? How the hell… Pan left — close on the steeple of…
(In a church. Angel’s memorial) MIMI Angel was one of my closest friends. It’s right that it’s Halloween, because it was her favorite holiday. I knew we’d hit it off from the moment we met. That skin head was bothering her, and she said she was more of a man than he’d ever be, and…