*by live theatre i mean plays, musicals, operas, ballets, concert versions of musicals, staged readings, & things of that nature. EDIT: YES this includes amateur, local, kids, high school, & community theatre. almost every show i've seen has been local
if you want, list the names of the shows you've seen in the tags!
So we've all heard of the "I Want Song" genre in musicals.
But what about the "Let's talk about the bitch behind their back like they're not in the room" song, or "singing s*** behing a bitche's back". There's a surprising amount of them.
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast
"Scrooge" from Muppet Christmas Carol
"Maria" from The Sound of Music
"Look at Me I'm Sandra Dee" from Grease
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from How The Grinch Stole Christmas
"Jackass In a Can" from Galavant
"Phony King of England" from Robin Hood
"Stepsister's Lament" from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
"Non-Stop" from Hamilton
And, of course, the man, the myth, the legend...
"We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto
You can learn a lot about a character and story from what they sing versus what other people sing about them.
I love the intersection of Narrator and character. Character who is the narrator or a narrator who is also a character but not the main character. Guy in the corner who announces what will happen and also gets boo'd or high five by the main characters. Exists in the 4th wall but sees through it. Or perhaps exists outside the 4th wall but peaks in and says hi. The characters say hi back. Sometimes the Narrator is all knowing. Sometimes they only know a little, perhaps the script or what has previously happened. Sometimes the Narrator character is kind and helps the other characters along. Sometimes they laugh in the other characters faces. There is a chart here that I haven't conceptualized yet.
So I have this envision of gamer Tim in an oversized t-shirt hanging off his shoulder, bare legs and wearing a cat eared headset. And having Jason maybe turned on or something seeing Tim like that
I started writing a fic about it but I’m in a bit of a slump atm. I had Tim opening the door in my story. Jay not expecting it. But for sketching purposes, them together cuddled up could be cute! Ooh that’s where my story could go since I was going to have Tim injured his leg 🙌
Sorry😅🫣
Anyway if that’s something you like, go for it!😊 If not totally understand and good luck! 🫶
Look forward to see what you’ll create ❤️ (PS - I’ve never done anything like this before. Giving ideas)
Hello, mccutcheon121 !! Thanks for the request! And dont worry about it being your first time sending one! It was a great request :) I decided to do a little bit of everything you mentioned 😅 so I hope you don't mind and I wish you the best of luck with completing your fic!