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** Trent name-drops Creator/StephenSondheim and ''Theatre/SweeneyTodd''. After Sondheim's passing, the shout-out was changed to Creator/AndrewLloydWebber and ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''.
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** Trent name-drops says he'll get Creator/StephenSondheim and to write a protest song for the group, as the composer's supposedly a fan of the former's performance as ''Theatre/SweeneyTodd''. After Sondheim's passing, the shout-out was changed to Creator/AndrewLloydWebber and ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''.''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', respectively.
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* AsTheGoodBookSays: "Love Thy Neighbor" is this trope in song form. Kaylee, Nick, Shelby, Kevin, and the other straight teens at James Madison all claim to be good people who are just following the Bible's pronouncement against homosexuality. Trent, who's played Jesus three times, fires back with ''other'' things that the Bible forbids--including getting tattoos, premarital sex, divorce, and [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbation]]--that the kids have no problem defying. He then directly quotes the New Testament, remarking that Jesus's "greatest commandment" was "Love thy neighbor as thyself." It's enough to get the teens to realize their hypocrisy, join in the song, and accept Emma.
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* AsTheGoodBookSays: "Love Thy Neighbor" is this trope in song form. Kaylee, Nick, Shelby, Kevin, and the other straight teens at James Madison all claim to be good people who are just following the Bible's pronouncement against homosexuality. Trent, who's played Jesus three times, fires back with ''other'' things that the Bible forbids--including getting tattoos, premarital sex, divorce, and [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbation]]--that masturbation--that the kids have no problem defying. He then directly quotes the New Testament, remarking that Jesus's "greatest commandment" was "Love thy neighbor as thyself." It's enough to get the teens to realize their hypocrisy, join in the song, and accept Emma.
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* AsTheGoodBookSays: "Love Thy Neighbor" is this trope in song form. Kaylee, Nick, Shelby, Kevin, and the other straight teens at James Madison all claim to be good people who are just following the Bible's pronouncement against homosexuality. Trent, who's played Jesus three times, fires back with ''other'' things that the Bible forbids--including getting tattoos, premarital sex, divorce, and [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbation]]--that the kids have no problem defying. He then directly quotes the New Testament, remarking that Jesus's "greatest commandment" was "Love thy neighbor as thyself." It's enough to get the teens to realize their hypocrisy, join in the song, and accept Emma.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Trent remarks that he's playing Jesus in a production of ''Theatre/{{Godspell}}''. Later, when he learns that the teenagers of Edgewater are using the Bible to justify their prejudice against Emma, he's able to draw on his experiences in the role--and thus Christian scripture--to offer a lesson about love and acceptance on their own terms, which works wonders and gets the kids to change their ways.
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** The other teenagers in Edgewater have this with some help from Trent. They claim to be "good people" who follow the Bible, but when Trent points out their hypocrisy in using scripture to justify their homophobia while also doing things like getting tattoos or having divorced parents, which are also forbidden in the book, they realize that they're being jerks. Kaylee in particular notes that she, Shelby, and Emma were friends before the latter came out, and remarks that she was wrong in assuming that Emma "turned" gay instead of always being gay. [[spoiler: They all apologize to Emma and support her coming to the prom by the end of the show.]]
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* SickeninglySweet: "The Acceptance Song." It's packed with syrupy lyrics about the beauty of nature and making "rainbow dreams come true." Needless to say, the crowd at the monster truck rally where it's performed is not impressed.
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** As well as the similar title, the BaitAndSwitch aspect of "Tonight Belongs to You" [[spoiler: where the school celebrates humiliating Emma with the prom fakeout]] owes something to "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" from ''Theatre{{Cabaret}}''.
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** As well as the similar title, the BaitAndSwitch aspect of "Tonight Belongs to You" [[spoiler: where the school celebrates humiliating Emma with the prom fakeout]] owes something to "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" from ''Theatre{{Cabaret}}''.''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}''.
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** As well as the similar title, the BaitAndSwitch aspect of "Tonight Belongs to You" [[spoiler: where the school celebrates humiliating Emma with the prom fakeout]] owes something to "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" from ''Theatre{{Cabaret}}''.
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A novelization was released in September 2019. A [[TheFilmOfThePlay film adaptation]] by Creator/RyanMurphy (''Series/{{Glee}}'') was given a limited theatrical release on December 4, 2020 with a worldwide Creator/{{Netflix}} debut on December 11. The film's cast includes Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/JamesCorden, Creator/AndrewRannells, Creator/NicoleKidman, Creator/KeeganMichaelKey and Creator/KerryWashington with Creator/ArianaDeBose as Alyssa and newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman as Emma.
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A novelization was released in September 2019. A [[TheFilmOfThePlay film adaptation]] with [[Film/TheProm the same title]] by Creator/RyanMurphy (''Series/{{Glee}}'') was given a limited theatrical release on December 4, 2020 with a worldwide Creator/{{Netflix}} debut on December 11. The film's cast includes Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/JamesCorden, Creator/AndrewRannells, Creator/NicoleKidman, Creator/KeeganMichaelKey and Creator/KerryWashington with Creator/ArianaDeBose as Alyssa and newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman as Emma.
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* AbledInTheAdaptation: Emma in the Broadway show typically wore glasses, while the film adaptation’s Emma does not.
* AdaptationalContextChange: In the stage version of "It's Time to Dance", Barry flirtatiously sings "I just wanna dance with you" to the high school coach. In the film, he instead sings the line to [[spoiler:his mother]], who lovingly obliges.
* AbusiveParents: The film reveals that [[spoiler:when Barry came out to his parents, he left ''before'' they could kick him out. Dee Dee gets in contact with his [[Creator/TraceyUllman mother]] and they reconcile. His father, on the other hand, is nowhere to be seen, having been unable to accept him.]]
* AgeGapRomance: Assuming the characters are the same age as the actors, Mr. Hawkins is twenty years younger than Dee Dee here, but no less smitten with her.
* ActorAllusion: Trent does a jazz split during "Love Thy Neighbor", the same move that Creator/AndrewRannells pulled off in ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon''. Choreographer Casey Nicholaw (who previously worked with Rannells in the aforementioned show) convinced him to do it again for old time's sake.
* AdaptationExpansion:
** The film adds a good amount of new scenes that delve deeper into Barry and Dee Dee's personal stories. Dee Dee's relationship with Eddie is given more insight, as is Barry's relationship with his estranged parents (which later culminates in [[spoiler:his mother paying him a visit near the end to reconcile with her son]]).
** Emma's grandmother, a previously unseen character, actually appears in-person for the film, mainly to explain her granddaughter's situation to Barry and the viewers.
* AdvertisedExtra: Creator/NicoleKidman received more exposure in the advertising than the size of her role suggests, especially since Angie had less to do in the film than the stage version.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: The film removes a good amount of profanity from the script (including every F-bomb). "Changing Lives (Reprise)" has two notable alterations:
** Among the list of stereotypes the actors think of Indiana, "inbred wives" is changed to "homey wives".
** Barry's line at the end is changed from "Now let's go help that dyke!" to "Now let's go start a fight!"
* CastingGag: Creator/AndrewRannells plays Trent Oliver, meaning he gets to [[Theatre/TheBookOfMormon sing about the Bible and Christ's teachings]] all over again (albeit with a different context). The jokes about hip-hop and rap around Trent is also this, given that Rannells was in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' as King George III, who ''doesn't'' rap.
* CoolOldLady: The film features Creator/MaryKayPlace as Bea, Emma's previously unseen grandmother.[[note]]Her name is not stated onscreen, the end credits provide it.[[/note]] She welcomes the Broadway actors with open arms.
* LongingLook: The film gives Emma and Alyssa more noticeable ones than the show, particularly during the [=PTA=] meeting, where they're using the slim connection to support each other as best they can in public.
* MediaScrum: The film opens with this, with the media swarming Mrs. Greene and then Emma before the scene cuts to Broadway.
* MovieBonusSong:
** "Wear Your Crown", performed by Dee Dee, Alyssa, Emma, [[spoiler:Mrs. Greene]] and Angie, plays over the first part of the end credits.
** "Simply Love", which plays over the second half of the credits, performed by Barry.[[note]]Although unconfirmed, this may have been a song with a corresponding scene that was cut for time.[[/note]]
* MusicalisInterruptus: Alyssa's solo verse in "You Happened" gets cut short by the camera panning to [[spoiler:Shelby and Kaylee, who have put Alyssa and Emma's secret relationship together]].
* NoSongForTheWicked: Averted, TheFilmOfThePlay gives Mrs. Greene a part in [[spoiler:"Wear Your Crown", as part of her character development]].
* RaceLift: Mrs. Greene was initially played by a Caucasian actor on stage but is played by Black actor Creator/KerryWashington here.
* RuleOfSymbolism: During "Love Thy Neighbor", the camera pans up to some mall signs that, thanks to the angle, appear to form a cross above Trent and the ensemble. Appropriate imagery for a rousing GospelRevivalNumber!
* ShoutOut: Barry's phone password is 9481, Music/{{Beyonce}}'s birthday. Dee Dee says she got it on the first try.
* SpottingTheThread: Dee Dee realizes something is fishy when she notices that [[spoiler:the school parking lot is empty on ''prom night'']].
* VomitDiscretionShot: Trent gets carsick and the scene cuts just as he retches into a bucket.
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* AbledInTheAdaptation: Emma in the Broadway show typically wore glasses, while the film adaptation’s Emma does not.
* AdaptationalContextChange: In the stage version of "It's Time to Dance", Barry flirtatiously sings "I just wanna dance with you" to the high school coach. In the film, he instead sings the line to [[spoiler:his mother]], who lovingly obliges.
* AbusiveParents: The film reveals that [[spoiler:when Barry came out to his parents, he left ''before'' they could kick him out. Dee Dee gets in contact with his [[Creator/TraceyUllman mother]] and they reconcile. His father, on the other hand, is nowhere to be seen, having been unable to accept him.]]
* AgeGapRomance: Assuming the characters are the same age as the actors, Mr. Hawkins is twenty years younger than Dee Dee here, but no less smitten with her.
* ActorAllusion: Trent does a jazz split during "Love Thy Neighbor", the same move that Creator/AndrewRannells pulled off in ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon''. Choreographer Casey Nicholaw (who previously worked with Rannells in the aforementioned show) convinced him to do it again for old time's sake.
* AdaptationExpansion:
** The film adds a good amount of new scenes that delve deeper into Barry and Dee Dee's personal stories. Dee Dee's relationship with Eddie is given more insight, as is Barry's relationship with his estranged parents (which later culminates in [[spoiler:his mother paying him a visit near the end to reconcile with her son]]).
** Emma's grandmother, a previously unseen character, actually appears in-person for the film, mainly to explain her granddaughter's situation to Barry and the viewers.
* AdvertisedExtra: Creator/NicoleKidman received more exposure in the advertising than the size of her role suggests, especially since Angie had less to do in the film than the stage version.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: The film removes a good amount of profanity from the script (including every F-bomb). "Changing Lives (Reprise)" has two notable alterations:
** Among the list of stereotypes the actors think of Indiana, "inbred wives" is changed to "homey wives".
** Barry's line at the end is changed from "Now let's go help that dyke!" to "Now let's go start a fight!"
* CastingGag: Creator/AndrewRannells plays Trent Oliver, meaning he gets to [[Theatre/TheBookOfMormon sing about the Bible and Christ's teachings]] all over again (albeit with a different context). The jokes about hip-hop and rap around Trent is also this, given that Rannells was in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' as King George III, who ''doesn't'' rap.
* CoolOldLady: The film features Creator/MaryKayPlace as Bea, Emma's previously unseen grandmother.[[note]]Her name is not stated onscreen, the end credits provide it.[[/note]] She welcomes the Broadway actors with open arms.
* LongingLook: The film gives Emma and Alyssa more noticeable ones than the show, particularly during the [=PTA=] meeting, where they're using the slim connection to support each other as best they can in public.
* MediaScrum: The film opens with this, with the media swarming Mrs. Greene and then Emma before the scene cuts to Broadway.
* MovieBonusSong:
** "Wear Your Crown", performed by Dee Dee, Alyssa, Emma, [[spoiler:Mrs. Greene]] and Angie, plays over the first part of the end credits.
** "Simply Love", which plays over the second half of the credits, performed by Barry.[[note]]Although unconfirmed, this may have been a song with a corresponding scene that was cut for time.[[/note]]
* MusicalisInterruptus: Alyssa's solo verse in "You Happened" gets cut short by the camera panning to [[spoiler:Shelby and Kaylee, who have put Alyssa and Emma's secret relationship together]].
* NoSongForTheWicked: Averted, TheFilmOfThePlay gives Mrs. Greene a part in [[spoiler:"Wear Your Crown", as part of her character development]].
* RaceLift: Mrs. Greene was initially played by a Caucasian actor on stage but is played by Black actor Creator/KerryWashington here.
* RuleOfSymbolism: During "Love Thy Neighbor", the camera pans up to some mall signs that, thanks to the angle, appear to form a cross above Trent and the ensemble. Appropriate imagery for a rousing GospelRevivalNumber!
* ShoutOut: Barry's phone password is 9481, Music/{{Beyonce}}'s birthday. Dee Dee says she got it on the first try.
* SpottingTheThread: Dee Dee realizes something is fishy when she notices that [[spoiler:the school parking lot is empty on ''prom night'']].
* VomitDiscretionShot: Trent gets carsick and the scene cuts just as he retches into a bucket.
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* AbledInTheAdaptation: Emma in the Broadway show typically wore glasses, while the film adaptation’s Emma does not.
* AdaptationalContextChange: In the stage version of "It's Time to Dance", Barry flirtatiously sings "I just wanna dance with you" to the high school coach. In the film, he instead sings the line to [[spoiler:his mother]], who lovingly obliges.
* AbusiveParents: The film reveals that [[spoiler:when Barry came out to his parents, he left ''before'' they could kick him out. Dee Dee gets in contact with his [[Creator/TraceyUllman mother]] and they reconcile. His father, on the other hand, is nowhere to be seen, having been unable to accept him.]]
* AgeGapRomance: Assuming the characters are the same age as the actors, Mr. Hawkins is twenty years younger than Dee Dee here, but no less smitten with her.
* ActorAllusion: Trent does a jazz split during "Love Thy Neighbor", the same move that Creator/AndrewRannells pulled off in ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon''. Choreographer Casey Nicholaw (who previously worked with Rannells in the aforementioned show) convinced him to do it again for old time's sake.
* AdaptationExpansion:
** The film adds a good amount of new scenes that delve deeper into Barry and Dee Dee's personal stories. Dee Dee's relationship with Eddie is given more insight, as is Barry's relationship with his estranged parents (which later culminates in [[spoiler:his mother paying him a visit near the end to reconcile with her son]]).
** Emma's grandmother, a previously unseen character, actually appears in-person for the film, mainly to explain her granddaughter's situation to Barry and the viewers.
* AdvertisedExtra: Creator/NicoleKidman received more exposure in the advertising than the size of her role suggests, especially since Angie had less to do in the film than the stage version.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: The film removes a good amount of profanity from the script (including every F-bomb). "Changing Lives (Reprise)" has two notable alterations:
** Among the list of stereotypes the actors think of Indiana, "inbred wives" is changed to "homey wives".
** Barry's line at the end is changed from "Now let's go help that dyke!" to "Now let's go start a fight!"
* CastingGag: Creator/AndrewRannells plays Trent Oliver, meaning he gets to [[Theatre/TheBookOfMormon sing about the Bible and Christ's teachings]] all over again (albeit with a different context). The jokes about hip-hop and rap around Trent is also this, given that Rannells was in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' as King George III, who ''doesn't'' rap.
* CoolOldLady: The film features Creator/MaryKayPlace as Bea, Emma's previously unseen grandmother.[[note]]Her name is not stated onscreen, the end credits provide it.[[/note]] She welcomes the Broadway actors with open arms.
* LongingLook: The film gives Emma and Alyssa more noticeable ones than the show, particularly during the [=PTA=] meeting, where they're using the slim connection to support each other as best they can in public.
* MediaScrum: The film opens with this, with the media swarming Mrs. Greene and then Emma before the scene cuts to Broadway.
* MovieBonusSong:
** "Wear Your Crown", performed by Dee Dee, Alyssa, Emma, [[spoiler:Mrs. Greene]] and Angie, plays over the first part of the end credits.
** "Simply Love", which plays over the second half of the credits, performed by Barry.[[note]]Although unconfirmed, this may have been a song with a corresponding scene that was cut for time.[[/note]]
* MusicalisInterruptus: Alyssa's solo verse in "You Happened" gets cut short by the camera panning to [[spoiler:Shelby and Kaylee, who have put Alyssa and Emma's secret relationship together]].
* NoSongForTheWicked: Averted, TheFilmOfThePlay gives Mrs. Greene a part in [[spoiler:"Wear Your Crown", as part of her character development]].
* RaceLift: Mrs. Greene was initially played by a Caucasian actor on stage but is played by Black actor Creator/KerryWashington here.
* RuleOfSymbolism: During "Love Thy Neighbor", the camera pans up to some mall signs that, thanks to the angle, appear to form a cross above Trent and the ensemble. Appropriate imagery for a rousing GospelRevivalNumber!
* ShoutOut: Barry's phone password is 9481, Music/{{Beyonce}}'s birthday. Dee Dee says she got it on the first try.
* SpottingTheThread: Dee Dee realizes something is fishy when she notices that [[spoiler:the school parking lot is empty on ''prom night'']].
* VomitDiscretionShot: Trent gets carsick and the scene cuts just as he retches into a bucket.
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** Trent name-drops Creator/StephenSondheim and ''Theatre/SweeneyTodd''.
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** Trent name-drops Creator/StephenSondheim and ''Theatre/SweeneyTodd''. After Sondheim's passing, the shout-out was changed to Creator/AndrewLloydWebber and ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''.
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* NamesTheSame: Angie's full name is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angie_Dickinson Angie Dickinson]], which is also the name of an actress who starred in films with the Rat Pack, won Emmys for her role on ''Series/PoliceWoman'', and had a memorable turn in ''Film/DressedToKill.'' Given that Angie's full name is never stated (we only hear "Miss Dickinson" on a phone call) and no one brings up the similarities, it doesn't seem to be a ShoutOut, so presumably the fact that they share a name is pure coincidence.
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* NamesTheSame: Angie's full name is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angie_Dickinson Angie Dickinson]], which is also the name of an actress who starred in films with the Rat Pack, won Emmys for her role on ''Series/PoliceWoman'', and had a memorable turn in ''Film/DressedToKill.'' Given that Angie's full name is never stated (we only hear "Miss Dickinson" on a phone call) and no one brings up the similarities, it doesn't seem to be a ShoutOut, so presumably the fact that they share a name is pure coincidence.
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** "Love Thy Neighbor" sounds a good deal like "We Beseech Thee" (their verse patterns are almost identical) from ''Theatre/{{Godspell}}''. Fitting in that Trent is currently starring in that musical.
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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: [[spoiler: The fake prom trick the PTA pulls at the end of Act One is treated as legally meeting the state's requirement to hold a prom for Emma, so it can't be challenged in court. In reality, such a trick would be described as "separate but equal," which was explicitly outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court over a period of twenty years.]]
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* ExactWords: [[spoiler: PlayedForDrama. The state government requires the PTA to hold an inclusive prom, and Mrs. Greene, along with the rest of the PTA, obliges. However, they throw ''two'' proms--one that Emma is tricked into going to completely alone, and one that everyone else in the school attends. Mrs. Greene smugly claims that she did as was requested when challenged--Emma got a school-sponsored prom, didn't she?]]
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* FreudianExcuse: In "Alyssa Greene," it's suggested that Mrs. Greene [[MyBelovedSmother controls everything in her daughter's life]] because of her divorce; Alyssa sadly sings " 'Cause Mom's convinced if you're perfect/Your father might come back..."
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* EveryoneHasStandards:
** Despite their ulterior motives for helping, the Broadway actors all legitimately think it's messed up that the school won't let Emma bring her girlfriend to prom.
** Dee Dee, easily the most selfish of the actors, is taken aback when she learns Emma's parents threw her out.
** Despite their ulterior motives for helping, the Broadway actors all legitimately think it's messed up that the school won't let Emma bring her girlfriend to prom.
** Dee Dee, easily the most selfish of the actors, is taken aback when she learns Emma's parents threw her out.
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* CoaxThemOutOfTheCloset: Everybody in school knows Emma is a lesbian (and bullies her because of it), but they don't know Alyssa is her girlfriend. Alyssa can't come out lest she risk her popularity and especially her [[HeteronormativeCrusader mother's]] wrath. At the end of act one, when Emma thinks Alyssa was in on the school's ploy to abandon Emma during prom, Emma lashes out at Alyssa for not coming out and leaving her to feel alone.
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ShoutOut: Barry's phone password is 9481, Music/{{Beyonce}}'s birthday. Dee Dee says she got it on the first try.
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* ShoutOut: Barry's phone password is 9481, Music/{{Beyonce}}'s birthday. Dee Dee says she got it on the first try.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* AbledInTheAdaptation: Emma in the Broadway show typically wore glasses, while the film adaptation’s Emma does not.
* AdaptationalContextChange: In the stage version of "It's Time to Dance", Barry flirtatiously sings "I just wanna dance with you" to the high school coach. In the film, he instead sings the line to [[spoiler:his mother]], who lovingly obliges.
* AbledInTheAdaptation: Emma in the Broadway show typically wore glasses, while the film adaptation’s Emma does not.
* AdaptationalContextChange: In the stage version of "It's Time to Dance", Barry flirtatiously sings "I just wanna dance with you" to the high school coach. In the film, he instead sings the line to [[spoiler:his mother]], who lovingly obliges.
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* AbledInTheAdaptation: Emma in the Broadway show typically wore glasses, while the film adaptation’s Emma does not.
* AdaptationalContextChange: In the
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** The film reveals that [[spoiler:when Barry came out to his parents, he left ''before'' they could kick him out. Dee Dee gets in contact with his [[Creator/TraceyUllman mother]] and they reconcile. His father, on the other hand, is nowhere to be seen, having been unable to accept him.]]
* ActorAllusion: Trent does a jazz split in the film, the same move that Creator/AndrewRannells pulled off in ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon''. Choreographer Casey Nicholaw (who previously worked with Rannells in the aforementioned show) actually talked him into doing it again for old time's sake.
* AdaptationExpansion:
** The film adds a good amount of new scenes that delve deeper into Barry and Dee Dee's personal stories. Dee Dee's relationship with Eddie is given more insight, as is Barry's relationship with his estranged parents (which later culminates in [[spoiler:his mother paying him a visit near the end to reconcile with her son]]).
** Emma's grandmother, a previously unseen character, actually appears in-person for the film, mainly to explain her granddaughter's situation to Barry and the viewers.
* AdvertisedExtra: Creator/NicoleKidman received more exposure in the advertising than the size of her role suggests, especially since Angie had less to do in the film than the stage version.
* AgeGapRomance: Assuming the characters are the same age as the actors, Mr. Hawkins is twenty years younger than Dee Dee in the film, but no less smitten with her.
* ActorAllusion: Trent does a jazz split in the film, the same move that Creator/AndrewRannells pulled off in ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon''. Choreographer Casey Nicholaw (who previously worked with Rannells in the aforementioned show) actually talked him into doing it again for old time's sake.
* AdaptationExpansion:
** The film adds a good amount of new scenes that delve deeper into Barry and Dee Dee's personal stories. Dee Dee's relationship with Eddie is given more insight, as is Barry's relationship with his estranged parents (which later culminates in [[spoiler:his mother paying him a visit near the end to reconcile with her son]]).
** Emma's grandmother, a previously unseen character, actually appears in-person for the film, mainly to explain her granddaughter's situation to Barry and the viewers.
* AdvertisedExtra: Creator/NicoleKidman received more exposure in the advertising than the size of her role suggests, especially since Angie had less to do in the film than the stage version.
* AgeGapRomance: Assuming the characters are the same age as the actors, Mr. Hawkins is twenty years younger than Dee Dee in the film, but no less smitten with her.
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The film adaptation removes a good amount of profanity from the script (including every F-bomb). "Changing Lives (Reprise)" has two notable alterations:
** Among the list of stereotypes the actors think of Indiana, "inbred wives" is changed to "homey wives".
** Barry's line at the end is changed from "Now let's go help that dyke!" to "Now let's go start a fight!"
** Among the list of stereotypes the actors think of Indiana, "inbred wives" is changed to "homey wives".
** Barry's line at the end is changed from "Now let's go help that dyke!" to "Now let's go start a fight!"
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* CastingGag: Creator/AndrewRannells plays Trent Oliver in the film, meaning he gets to [[Theatre/TheBookOfMormon sing about the Bible and Christ's teachings]] all over again (albeit with a different context). The jokes about hip-hop and rap around Trent is also this, given that Rannells was in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' as King George III, who ''doesn't'' rap.
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** The film features Creator/MaryKayPlace as "Bea".[[note]]Her name is not stated onscreen, the end credits provide it.[[/note]] She welcomes the Broadway actors with open arms.
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* MediaScrum:
** The reporters questioning Mrs. Greene at the beginning of Act 2 [[spoiler:after news of the fake prom gets out]].
** The film opens with this, with the media swarming Mrs. Greene and then Emma before the scene cuts to Broadway.
** The reporters questioning Mrs. Greene at the beginning of Act 2 [[spoiler:after news of the fake prom gets out]].
** The film opens with this, with the media swarming Mrs. Greene and then Emma before the scene cuts to Broadway.
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** The film opens with this, with the media swarming Mrs. Greene and then Emma before the scene cuts to Broadway.out]].
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** The film opens with this, with the media swarming Mrs. Greene and then Emma before the scene cuts to Broadway.
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* MovieBonusSong:
** "Wear Your Crown", performed by Dee Dee, Alyssa, Emma, [[spoiler:Mrs. Greene]] and Angie, plays over the first part of the end credits.
** "Simply Love", which plays over the second half of the credits, performed by Barry.[[note]]Although unconfirmed, this may have been a song with a corresponding scene that was cut for time.[[/note]]
* MusicalisInterruptus: In the film, Alyssa's solo verse in "You Happened" gets cut short by the camera panning to [[spoiler:Shelby and Kaylee, who have put Alyssa and Emma's secret relationship together]].
** "Wear Your Crown", performed by Dee Dee, Alyssa, Emma, [[spoiler:Mrs. Greene]] and Angie, plays over the first part of the end credits.
** "Simply Love", which plays over the second half of the credits, performed by Barry.[[note]]Although unconfirmed, this may have been a song with a corresponding scene that was cut for time.[[/note]]
* MusicalisInterruptus: In the film, Alyssa's solo verse in "You Happened" gets cut short by the camera panning to [[spoiler:Shelby and Kaylee, who have put Alyssa and Emma's secret relationship together]].
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** TheFilmOfThePlay gives her a part in [[spoiler:"Wear Your Crown", as part of her character development]].
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* RaceLift: Mrs. Greene was initially played by a Caucasian actor on stage but is played by Black actor Creator/KerryWashington in the film.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: In the film version of "Love Thy Neighbor", the camera pans up to some mall signs that, thanks to the angle, appear to form a cross above Trent and the ensemble. Appropriate imagery for a rousing GospelRevivalNumber!
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** Two references to ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'': Angie compares the group’s disastrous truck rally fiasco to the ''Theatre/{{Carrie}}''s initial panning, and when Emma talks about the prom incident, she says “The only thing that would’ve made it worse was if a bucket of pig’s blood fell on my head.”
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** Two references to ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'': Angie compares the group’s disastrous truck rally fiasco to the ''Theatre/{{Carrie}}''s [[Theatre/{{Carrie}} stage musical's]] initial panning, and when Emma talks about the prom incident, she says “The only thing that would’ve made it worse was if a bucket of pig’s blood fell on my head.”
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** Barry's phone password is 9481, Music/{{Beyonce}}'s birthday. Dee Dee says she got it on the first try.
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* SpottingTheThread: In the film, Dee Dee realizes something is fishy when she notices that [[spoiler:the school parking lot is empty on ''prom night'']].
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* VomitDiscretionShot: In the film, Trent gets carsick and the scene cuts just as he retches into a bucket.
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[[folder:The film adaptation]]
* AbledInTheAdaptation: Emma in the Broadway show typically wore glasses, while the film adaptation’s Emma does not.
* AdaptationalContextChange: In the stage version of "It's Time to Dance", Barry flirtatiously sings "I just wanna dance with you" to the high school coach. In the film, he instead sings the line to [[spoiler:his mother]], who lovingly obliges.
* AbusiveParents: The film reveals that [[spoiler:when Barry came out to his parents, he left ''before'' they could kick him out. Dee Dee gets in contact with his [[Creator/TraceyUllman mother]] and they reconcile. His father, on the other hand, is nowhere to be seen, having been unable to accept him.]]
* AgeGapRomance: Assuming the characters are the same age as the actors, Mr. Hawkins is twenty years younger than Dee Dee here, but no less smitten with her.
* ActorAllusion: Trent does a jazz split during "Love Thy Neighbor", the same move that Creator/AndrewRannells pulled off in ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon''. Choreographer Casey Nicholaw (who previously worked with Rannells in the aforementioned show) convinced him to do it again for old time's sake.
* AdaptationExpansion:
** The film adds a good amount of new scenes that delve deeper into Barry and Dee Dee's personal stories. Dee Dee's relationship with Eddie is given more insight, as is Barry's relationship with his estranged parents (which later culminates in [[spoiler:his mother paying him a visit near the end to reconcile with her son]]).
** Emma's grandmother, a previously unseen character, actually appears in-person for the film, mainly to explain her granddaughter's situation to Barry and the viewers.
* AdvertisedExtra: Creator/NicoleKidman received more exposure in the advertising than the size of her role suggests, especially since Angie had less to do in the film than the stage version.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: The film removes a good amount of profanity from the script (including every F-bomb). "Changing Lives (Reprise)" has two notable alterations:
** Among the list of stereotypes the actors think of Indiana, "inbred wives" is changed to "homey wives".
** Barry's line at the end is changed from "Now let's go help that dyke!" to "Now let's go start a fight!"
* CastingGag: Creator/AndrewRannells plays Trent Oliver, meaning he gets to [[Theatre/TheBookOfMormon sing about the Bible and Christ's teachings]] all over again (albeit with a different context). The jokes about hip-hop and rap around Trent is also this, given that Rannells was in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' as King George III, who ''doesn't'' rap.
* CoolOldLady: The film features Creator/MaryKayPlace as Bea, Emma's previously unseen grandmother.[[note]]Her name is not stated onscreen, the end credits provide it.[[/note]] She welcomes the Broadway actors with open arms.
* LongingLook: The film gives Emma and Alyssa more noticeable ones than the show, particularly during the [=PTA=] meeting, where they're using the slim connection to support each other as best they can in public.
* MediaScrum: The film opens with this, with the media swarming Mrs. Greene and then Emma before the scene cuts to Broadway.
* MovieBonusSong:
** "Wear Your Crown", performed by Dee Dee, Alyssa, Emma, [[spoiler:Mrs. Greene]] and Angie, plays over the first part of the end credits.
** "Simply Love", which plays over the second half of the credits, performed by Barry.[[note]]Although unconfirmed, this may have been a song with a corresponding scene that was cut for time.[[/note]]
* MusicalisInterruptus: Alyssa's solo verse in "You Happened" gets cut short by the camera panning to [[spoiler:Shelby and Kaylee, who have put Alyssa and Emma's secret relationship together]].
* NoSongForTheWicked: Averted, TheFilmOfThePlay gives Mrs. Greene a part in [[spoiler:"Wear Your Crown", as part of her character development]].
* RaceLift: Mrs. Greene was initially played by a Caucasian actor on stage but is played by Black actor Creator/KerryWashington here.
* RuleOfSymbolism: During "Love Thy Neighbor", the camera pans up to some mall signs that, thanks to the angle, appear to form a cross above Trent and the ensemble. Appropriate imagery for a rousing GospelRevivalNumber!
ShoutOut: Barry's phone password is 9481, Music/{{Beyonce}}'s birthday. Dee Dee says she got it on the first try.
* SpottingTheThread: Dee Dee realizes something is fishy when she notices that [[spoiler:the school parking lot is empty on ''prom night'']].
* VomitDiscretionShot: Trent gets carsick and the scene cuts just as he retches into a bucket.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The film adaptation]]
* AbledInTheAdaptation: Emma in the Broadway show typically wore glasses, while the film adaptation’s Emma does not.
* AdaptationalContextChange: In the stage version of "It's Time to Dance", Barry flirtatiously sings "I just wanna dance with you" to the high school coach. In the film, he instead sings the line to [[spoiler:his mother]], who lovingly obliges.
* AbusiveParents: The film reveals that [[spoiler:when Barry came out to his parents, he left ''before'' they could kick him out. Dee Dee gets in contact with his [[Creator/TraceyUllman mother]] and they reconcile. His father, on the other hand, is nowhere to be seen, having been unable to accept him.]]
* AgeGapRomance: Assuming the characters are the same age as the actors, Mr. Hawkins is twenty years younger than Dee Dee here, but no less smitten with her.
* ActorAllusion: Trent does a jazz split during "Love Thy Neighbor", the same move that Creator/AndrewRannells pulled off in ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon''. Choreographer Casey Nicholaw (who previously worked with Rannells in the aforementioned show) convinced him to do it again for old time's sake.
* AdaptationExpansion:
** The film adds a good amount of new scenes that delve deeper into Barry and Dee Dee's personal stories. Dee Dee's relationship with Eddie is given more insight, as is Barry's relationship with his estranged parents (which later culminates in [[spoiler:his mother paying him a visit near the end to reconcile with her son]]).
** Emma's grandmother, a previously unseen character, actually appears in-person for the film, mainly to explain her granddaughter's situation to Barry and the viewers.
* AdvertisedExtra: Creator/NicoleKidman received more exposure in the advertising than the size of her role suggests, especially since Angie had less to do in the film than the stage version.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: The film removes a good amount of profanity from the script (including every F-bomb). "Changing Lives (Reprise)" has two notable alterations:
** Among the list of stereotypes the actors think of Indiana, "inbred wives" is changed to "homey wives".
** Barry's line at the end is changed from "Now let's go help that dyke!" to "Now let's go start a fight!"
* CastingGag: Creator/AndrewRannells plays Trent Oliver, meaning he gets to [[Theatre/TheBookOfMormon sing about the Bible and Christ's teachings]] all over again (albeit with a different context). The jokes about hip-hop and rap around Trent is also this, given that Rannells was in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' as King George III, who ''doesn't'' rap.
* CoolOldLady: The film features Creator/MaryKayPlace as Bea, Emma's previously unseen grandmother.[[note]]Her name is not stated onscreen, the end credits provide it.[[/note]] She welcomes the Broadway actors with open arms.
* LongingLook: The film gives Emma and Alyssa more noticeable ones than the show, particularly during the [=PTA=] meeting, where they're using the slim connection to support each other as best they can in public.
* MediaScrum: The film opens with this, with the media swarming Mrs. Greene and then Emma before the scene cuts to Broadway.
* MovieBonusSong:
** "Wear Your Crown", performed by Dee Dee, Alyssa, Emma, [[spoiler:Mrs. Greene]] and Angie, plays over the first part of the end credits.
** "Simply Love", which plays over the second half of the credits, performed by Barry.[[note]]Although unconfirmed, this may have been a song with a corresponding scene that was cut for time.[[/note]]
* MusicalisInterruptus: Alyssa's solo verse in "You Happened" gets cut short by the camera panning to [[spoiler:Shelby and Kaylee, who have put Alyssa and Emma's secret relationship together]].
* NoSongForTheWicked: Averted, TheFilmOfThePlay gives Mrs. Greene a part in [[spoiler:"Wear Your Crown", as part of her character development]].
* RaceLift: Mrs. Greene was initially played by a Caucasian actor on stage but is played by Black actor Creator/KerryWashington here.
* RuleOfSymbolism: During "Love Thy Neighbor", the camera pans up to some mall signs that, thanks to the angle, appear to form a cross above Trent and the ensemble. Appropriate imagery for a rousing GospelRevivalNumber!
ShoutOut: Barry's phone password is 9481, Music/{{Beyonce}}'s birthday. Dee Dee says she got it on the first try.
* SpottingTheThread: Dee Dee realizes something is fishy when she notices that [[spoiler:the school parking lot is empty on ''prom night'']].
* VomitDiscretionShot: Trent gets carsick and the scene cuts just as he retches into a bucket.
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* TheCheerleader: In the original Atlanta production, Alyssa, Shelby and Kaylee (known then as "Ashley" and "Mandy") were explicitly shown to be part of the school's cheer squad, and even wear their uniforms for a portion of Act 1. On Broadway, we get a passing mention of Alyssa being a cheerleader, but it's not as overtly showcased here. The film shows all three in cheer uniforms but never in action.
