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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Alice asks Claire what she's going through, giving her a chance to step into the spotlight.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Everytime Claire tries to sing, [[MusicalisInterruptus Alice cuts her off]].

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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???'''Justified''':
** Claire is the HeroOfAnotherStory.
** Or she's the hero of a ShowWithinAShow.

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* '''Straight Trope''': In ''Tropetacular!'', the adventures of AliceAndBob's daily lives is briefly interrupted by Claire, a minor character, who sings a show stopping ballad about her struggles.

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* '''Straight Trope''': '''Straight''': In ''Tropetacular!'', the adventures of AliceAndBob's daily lives is briefly interrupted by Claire, a minor character, who sings a show stopping ballad about her struggles.



* '''Inverted''': Alice gets no songs, even though she is a lead.



* '''Zigzagged''': Claire gets part of a duet with Bob, but this is her only song.
* '''Inverted''': Alice gets no songs, even though she is a lead.
* '''Parodied''': See Danny's example in Exaggerated, if this is an IntendedAudienceReaction.

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* '''Zigzagged''': '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''':
Claire gets part of a duet with Bob, but this is her only song.
* '''Inverted''': Alice gets no songs, even though she is a lead.
* '''Parodied''': See Danny's example in Exaggerated, if this is an IntendedAudienceReaction.
song.



* '''Lampshaded''': ''Ethan'': Can I have a song? Claire got a song!

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* '''Lampshaded''': ''Ethan'': Can '''Lampshaded''':
-->'''Ethan''': "Can
I have a song? Claire got a song!song!"



* '''Defied''': ''Tropetacular!'' isn't a musical.
* '''Discussed''': ''Ethan'': Hey, sometimes small characters get the best songs. So can I sing?

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* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ''Tropetacular!'' isn't a musical.
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* '''Discussed''': ''Ethan'': Hey, '''Discussed''':
-->'''Ethan''':"Hey,
sometimes small characters get the best songs. So can I sing?sing?"



* '''Implied''': ???

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%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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* '''Enforced''': [[StuntCasting Claire is played by a big name singer.]]

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* '''Enforced''': [[StuntCasting Claire is played by a big name singer.]]]]
* '''Lampshaded''': ''Ethan'': Can I have a song? Claire got a song!
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Defied''': ''Tropetacular!'' isn't a musical.
* '''Discussed''': ''Ethan'': Hey, sometimes small characters get the best songs. So can I sing?
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': ???
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'''Basic Trope''': A character with few or no other lines or scenes gets a show stopping song.
* '''Straight Trope''': In ''Tropetacular!'', the adventures of AliceAndBob's daily lives is briefly interrupted by Claire, a minor character, who sings a show stopping ballad about her struggles.
* '''Exaggerated''': Danny comes out of nowhere interrupting the SliceOfLife scenes to sing a song about fighting aliens. It gets a standing ovation and becomes the show's SignatureSong, even though the rest of the show is nothing like it.
* '''Downplayed''': Claire is a secondary lead with a decent amount of stage time but only gets one big song.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Claire gets to sing a verse of Alice and Bob's show stopper.
* '''Double Subverted''': But she gets to sing the finale song all by herself.
* '''Zigzagged''': Claire gets part of a duet with Bob, but this is her only song.
* '''Inverted''': Alice gets no songs, even though she is a lead.
* '''Parodied''': See Danny's example in Exaggerated, if this is an IntendedAudienceReaction.
* '''Averted''': Claire only sings in ensemble pieces.
* '''Enforced''': [[StuntCasting Claire is played by a big name singer.]]

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