History Theatre / BatBoyTheMusical

-->'''Bat Boy:''' I am not a boy. I'm an ''animal!'' ''(dies)''

-->'''Institute Man:''' What happened here?\\
'''Sheriff Reynolds:''' ItsALongStory. I don't know where to begin...

-->'''Institute Man:''' Alright, where's tha--? ''(sees Bat Boy's dead body)'' Oh, god...\\
'''Sheriff Reynolds:''' You're late.\\
'''Institute Man:''' What happened here?\\

** "[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking AND DON'T KILL MRS. TAYLOR'S KIDS!]]": Never kill any children. It will only cause grief to their parents. [[spoiler:Mrs. Taylor lost all of her children over the course of the musical. Ruthie died by a lethal injection from Dr. Parker, Rick perished by a combination of getting injured by Bat Boy and receiving a lethal injection from Dr. Parker, and Ron was burned to death with smoke inhalation when Mrs. Taylor herself lit the slaughterhouse, thinking Bat Boy was in there. As a result, Mrs. Taylor is left grieving over the loss of her remaining child, having lost him after losing Ruthie and Ron earlier.]]

''Bat Boy: The Musical'' is an American rock musical with its book written by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and Lawrence O'Keefe doing its music and lyrics. It's a musical production loosely based on the exploits of the Magazine/WeeklyWorldNews regular, "Bat Boy".

** "Revenge is something God forbids": Taking revenge on people will never solve anything or give you satisfaction, and will only turn you into a monster. [[spoiler:Dr. Parker plotted revenge on Bat Boy and Meredith for letting the lad attend the festival, causing him to become a SerialKiller in the process, including giving Ruthie a lethal injection. The Taylors also wanted Bat Boy dead, though not directly, causing Rick to get injured trying to attack Bat Boy when the whole town is stirred up against him for "killing" Ruthie and Ron to die when Mrs. Taylor sets the slaughterhouse on fire while he was still inside. Finally, when Dr. Parker kills Bat Boy and Meredith after slashing his own throat, the townsfolk are left horrified by the gory scene, instead of celebrating Bat Boy's death.]]

-->'''Institute Man:''' Alright, where's tha--? ''(sees Bat Boy's dead body)'' Oh my god...\\

->-'''Full Company''', ''Hold Me, Bat Boy (Reprise)''

* YouAreTooLate: The institute man arrives to take the Bat Boy, [[spoiler:but when he arrives, nearly all the main characters have already died]].

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** "To scapegoat folks is wrong": Do not blame others for any faults or wrongdoings you or others (may) have caused. [[spoiler:The ranchers found their cows were dying and blamed Bat Boy for it, only to later learn from Meredith that they were raising cows on the side of a mountain with a long way up and down, exhausting the cattle and depriving them of water and oxygen; this also leads to the lesson "And a mountain's no place to raise cows" which also tells others to use common sense.]]

** "To scapegoat folks is wrong": Do not blame others for anything that goes wrong. [[spoiler:The ranchers found their cows were dying and blamed Bat Boy for it, only to later learn from Meredith that they were raising cows on the side of a mountain with a long way up and down, exhausting the cattle and depriving them of water and oxygen, which also leads to the lesson "And a mountain's no place to raise cows".]]

** "Keep your vows": Always practice what you preach. [[spoiler:By scapegoating and vilifying Bat Boy, the townsfolk failed to observe their beliefs. It can also be taken to more serious levels with Dr. Parker and Meredith, because Meredith neglected Dr. Parker for Bat Boy and the doctor raped Meredith in the past, violating their marriage vows.]]
** "Revenge is something God forbids": Taking revenge on people will never solve anything or give you satisfaction, and will only turn you into a monster. [[spoiler:Dr. Parker plotted revenge on Bat Boy and Meredith for letting the lad attend the festival, causing him to become a SerialKiller in the process, including giving Ruthie a lethal injection. The Taylors also wanted Bat Boy dead, though not directly, causing Rick to get injured trying to attack Bat Boy when the whole town is stirred up against him for "killing" Ruthie and Ron to die when Mrs. Taylor sets the slaughterhouse on fire while he was still inside.]]

''Bat Boy: The Musical'' is an American rock musical with its book written by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and Lawrence O'Keefe doing its music and lyrics. It's pretty much ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as a musical production loosely based on the exploits of the Magazine/WeeklyWorldNews regular, "Bat Boy".

** "[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking AND DON'T KILL MRS. TAYLOR'S KIDS!]]": Never kill any children. It will only cause grief to their parents. [[spoiler:Mrs. Taylor lost all of her children over the course of the musical. Ruthie died by a lethal injection from Dr. Parker, Rick perished by a combination of getting injured by Bat Boy and receiving a lethal injection from Dr. Parker, and Ron was burned to death with smoke inhalation when Mrs. Taylor herself lit the slaughterhouse, thinking Bat Boy was in there.]]

** "Christian Charity" gets a moderately dark reprise (the first version is about not killing the Bat Boy or turning him over to the FBI, but the reprise is a warning against his attending a big town meeting.

So don't you go testing our Christian Charity!''

** "Forgive": If anyone does you any wrong, you should turn the other cheek and let bygones be bygones. [[spoiler:The Taylors did not forgive Bat Boy for injuring Ruthie and wanted revenge on him. Rick gets attacked by Bat Boy in return (albeit motivated by the sight of blood). Ron also dies trying to find and kill Bat Boy in the slaughterhouse, with his own mother burning him to death thinking he was Bat Boy. Dr. Parker also did not forgive Meredith over a triviality either, causing the vet to plot revenge against Bat Boy and become the musical's SerialKiller.]]

** "Love your neighbor": Be accepting and treat others with respect, even if they are different from you; this will cause them to treat you likewise. [[spoiler:The townsfolk of Hope Falls did not accept Bat Boy, not helped by the fact that they were easily manipulated by lies from Dr. Parker and from the rumors about their dead cattle and Bat Boy. In short, they let their fears cloud their judgement and views on Bat Boy and showed no "Christian Charity" to him. Bat Boy ended up plotting to kill Meredith and Dr. Parker for covering the truth of his origins and also for not showing enough love for him.]]

** "Keep your vows": Always practice what you preach. [[spoiler:By scapegoating and vilifying Bat Boy, the townsfolk failed to observe their beliefs. It can also be taken to more serious levels with Dr. Parker and Meredith, because the former raped her before they got married, meaning that another lesson learnt is.]]