larg ed ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁story , ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁songs ▁like ▁" Real ▁Est ate ", ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁cut . ▁ ▁Many ▁actual ▁locations ▁and ▁events ▁are ▁included ▁in , ▁or ▁are ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for , ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁musical . ▁Life ▁C afé , ▁where ▁the ▁" La ▁Vie ▁Boh ème " ▁numbers ▁are ▁set , ▁was ▁an ▁actual ▁restaurant ▁( closed ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁on ▁ 1 0 th ▁Street ▁and ▁Avenue ▁B ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Village ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁The ▁ri ot ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁act ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Village ▁ri ot ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁that ▁arose ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁city - im posed ▁cur f ew ▁in ▁Tom p kins ▁Square ▁Park . ▁ ▁" Will ▁I ? ", ▁a ▁song ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁during ▁a ▁Life ▁Support ▁meeting ▁and ▁express es ▁the ▁pain ▁and ▁fear ▁of ▁living ▁a ▁life ▁with ▁A ID S , ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁real ▁event . ▁Lar son ▁attended ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁in ▁De ed , ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁helps ▁people ▁deal ▁with ▁ill ness ▁and ▁gr ief , ▁much ▁like ▁Life ▁Support . ▁After ▁that ▁first ▁time , ▁Lar son ▁attended ▁the ▁meet ings ▁regularly . ▁During ▁one ▁meeting , ▁a ▁man ▁stood ▁up ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁afraid ▁of ▁dying . ▁He ▁did ▁say , ▁however , ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁one ▁thing ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁afraid : ▁Would