Line #16 Theatre/ShrekTheMusical


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3	''Shrek The Musical'' (music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by Creator/DavidLindsayAbaire) is an adaptation of the Creator/DreamWorksAnimation film ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' as a stage musical. It opened on Broadway in 2008 after a trial run in Seattle. Multiple touring and international productions followed, and it is now available for independent productions.
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5	A professional recording of the original Broadway production is available on DVD and Amazon.
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7	!!Shrek The Musical provides examples for the following tropes:
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9	* AdaptationalSpeciesChange:
10	** The movie's Lord Farquaad was simply a diminutive human; in the musical, he's [[spoiler:half-dwarf]].
11	** The little Duloc dolls who greet Shrek and Donkey were originally animatronics, blatantly parodying Disney's ''Ride/ItsASmallWorld''. The show portrays them as fully-sized humans ''dressed'' like dolls.
12	* AdaptationalWimp: While he isn't much of a badass in the film either, here, Lord Farquaad is portrayed as a SissyVillain with ManChild tendencies.
13	* AdaptationAmalgamation: Based on the first movie but starts the same as William Steig's original book, with Shrek's parents kicking him out of the house.
14	* AdaptationExpansion: The extra half-hour that the film didn't have is used to elaborate on the backstories of Shrek, Fiona, and Farquaad, as well as give more focus to the Fairytale Creatures as characters.
15	** Fiona's time in the tower is expanded on and we see how it's affected her outlook, namely why it makes her so eager to marry the first prince who comes. It also shows how being locked in a little room for twenty years can result in slight SanitySlippage.
16	** Shrek's cynicism comes from a harsh life of learning that ogres are the biggest recipients of FantasticRacism out there and having his dreams of maybe getting to be a hero crushed by that harsh life. The first song also explains how he was raised and came to his swamp home.
17	** Dragon doesn't really like her job, feeling she's essentially Fiona's babysitter and hating how no one will ever want to rescue her instead of the classically beautiful princess, explaining why Donkey's flirting works so well.
18	** Farquaad's short stature and FantasticRacism turns out to be because [[spoiler:he's actually [[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves Grumpy]]'s son.]]
19	** The Fairytale Creatures realize that their natural way of dealing with problems (wait until a hero solves it for them) won't work this time and that they need to stand up for themselves. More specifically, Pinocchio has to accept the fact that he's a wooden boy, and that he doesn't need to be a real boy in order to be said hero.
20	* AdaptedOut:
21	** Robin Hood and his Merry Men (which is ironic, since they actually had a musical number in the film).
22	** While the Magic Mirror did appear in the Broadway show, he was cut out of the script for the revised version. The scene has Gingy inform Farquaad about Fiona instead.
23	* AgeCut: Both Shrek and Fiona get this:
24	** "Big Bright Beautiful World" goes from young Shrek finding his swamp, to adult Shrek breaking out of his outhouse. The song also shifts from his parents singing about how much his life will suck, to him singing about how much he doesn't care.
25	** "I Know It's Today" has Young Fiona walk behind the tower, and Teen Fiona emerges. Then Teen Fiona walks behind the tower, and Adult Fiona emerges.
26	* AgeLift: Literature/PeterPan was unquestionably a boy in the first ''Shrek'', but here, he's a 34-year-old {{Manchild}} "who needs to shave".
27	* AgeProgressionSong: "I Know It's Today" serves as this, with the first verse sung by Young Fiona, the second sung by Teen Fiona, and the third sung by Adult Fiona.
28	* AllThereInTheManual: The Fairytale Creatures get a surprising amount of characterization, sometimes even a little backstory, in the behind-the-scenes webisodes and their individual profiles on the (now defunct) "Shrekster" website, most of which isn't given in the show itself.
29	** The Broadway [=ProShot=] is missing the song "Forever" because it replaced the original song "Donkey Pot Pie" between the original Broadway run and the U.S. tour. The song contains a lot of Dragon's motivations (she's annoyed that she's a glorified babysitter and no one will ever want to rescue ''her'') and the reason Donkey becomes attracted to her (in stating that Fiona's not his type, he declares he "likes a big, big girl"). These songs were released as singles after after the Broadway production closed.
30	* AmbiguouslyGay: From the sassy Donkey, to the prissy Farquaad, to the entire pride-anthem vibe of "Freak Flag", the musical is full of this trope.
31	-->'''Pinocchio:''' I'm wood. I'm good. Get used to it!
32	* AnthropomorphicShift: Donkey, being portrayed by a live actor in costume, went from the quadruped TalkingAnimal he was in the films to an [[FunnyAnimal upright biped wearing a vest]], at least in early productions. Inverted in later incarnations as the clothes were removed and he began walking in a torso-first fashion with his forelegs held up - a stance more like that of a real quadrupedal animal on its hind legs.
33	* ArcWords: "A big, bright beautiful world." It finds its way (with its music and everything) into about half the songs.
34	* TheArtifact:
35	** From the Broadway proshot: the line "But it's not a choice you make, it's just how you were hatched" is usually sung by Humpty Dumpty. However, the actress who normally plays Humpty plays a ''different'' character in this performance (Tweedledum), yet still sings the lyric as written, consequently losing the egg pun.
36	** "I smell like sauerkraut!" was originally a line written for the Gnome, but in the filmed version, it's sung by (of all characters) the Mad Hatter, who replaces the Gnome.
37	** The 2023 UK tour completely removes Farquaad's short stature, and all the jokes with it. However, it still retains the subplot regarding [[spoiler:his father Grumpy]], which was written specifically to explain the character's height.
38	* AscendedExtra: All of the Fairytale Creatures ensemble to an extent, but especially Pinocchio.
39	* AscendedFridgeHorror: Any struggles you could think of with Fiona being locked in one little room of the tower are lovingly spelled out in her verse of "I Think I Got You Beat", making it clear she was more a prisoner than anything. SanitySlippage from isolation and boredom, minimal creature comforts (including needing to boil her chamberpot since she had no toilet), not much headroom when she grew taller... She even admits that it's a good thing the walls were padded.
40	* BigBeautifulWoman: A plot point with the Dragon, oddly enough--in both versions of her song ("Donkey Pot Pie" and "Forever"), she laments that she's always overlooked in favor of the more traditionally beautiful Fiona. Donkey tries to charm her into letting him go by revealing that he actually ''likes'' big ladies, which prompts Dragon to believe he's flirting with her and fall in love with him. In some productions, the point is emphasized by having Dragon be represented by an attractive plus-sized actress as well as a puppet.
41	* BoomerangBigot: [[spoiler:Lord Faarquard is half dwarf, but commits genocide against fairytale creatures.]]
42	* BreakingTheFourthWall: In the revised version, the still-living prisoners of Dragon tell Donkey the reason they weren't incinerated is that she keeps them around to sing backup.
43	* BSODSong: "Build a Wall" consists of Shrek planning to build a ten-foot wall to keep the world out after being convinced that Fiona and Donkey have betrayed him. While much of the song comes off more angry and sarcastic than depressed, the rage is at least partly Shrek's way of keeping his devastation under wraps.
44	* BurpingContest: Shrek and Fiona bond over one (with a fart contest as well) during "I Think I Got You Beat".
45	* CallForward: Puss in Boots makes a quick cameo during "Travel Song".
46	* CanonForeigner:
47	** A handful of the fairytale creatures in the show never actually appeared in the films. These include [[Literature/AliceInWonderland the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, Tweedledee and Tweedledum (in some productions)]], Literature/TheUglyDuckling, [[Theatre/TheNutcracker the Sugar Plum Fairy]], the Gnome, and [[Literature/TheElvesAndTheCobbler the Shoemaker's Elf]].
48	** Dragon's captive knights (AKA her background singers) are original to the stage show.
49	* CanonImmigrant: Shrek's parents, who appeared in the William Steig book that the films were based on, make a brief appearance in the show's prologue.
50	* CastingGag: The casting of John Tartaglia, a famous Broadway puppeteer, as Pinocchio, a puppet.
51	* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: Fiona does this during "This Is How A Dream Comes True" when Shrek doesn't rescue her the way she imagined being rescued.
52	-->'''Fiona''': This is how I pictured it\
53	More or less I must admit
54	* CompositeCharacter:
55	** The AngryMob that Shrek scares away in the film is combined with Farquaad's knights in the show.
56	** In the revised version that is performed in every production following the Broadway version, Gingy is the one who informs Farquaad about Fiona, not the Magic Mirror.
57	* CostumePorn: Bringing fairy-tale creatures to life requires it.
58	* CounterpointDuet:
59	** Shrek and Donkey during "Travel Song".
60	** Shrek and Fiona during "I Think I Got You Beat".
61	** All three sing a Counterpoint ''Trio'' at the end of "Who I'd Be" (which also counts as a DistantDuet since Fiona is separate from Shrek and Donkey).
62	* CrowdSong:
63	** "Story of My Life" introduces the various exiled Fairytale Creatures.
64	** "What's Up, Duloc?" promotes Lord Farquaad and his "plan with seven phases" for Duloc.
65	** "Donkey Pot Pie" is sung by Dragon's three singers, Donkey, and [[TheDeadCanDance the remains of Dragon's previous victims.]]
66	** "Freak Flag" is the MisfitMobilizationMoment for the Fairytale Creatures.
67	* TheDeadCanDance: During "Donkey Pot Pie" the skeletal remains of Dragon's previous victims dance around Donkey.
68	* DemotedToExtra: Dragon's role in the musical had shifted quite a bit throughout the show's history. In the tryout version, her role was significantly [[AscendedExtra larger]] compared to the first film, due to her romance with Donkey being much more established and fleshed out. Once the show hit Broadway, however, the scenes that helped develop their relationship were cut, and Dragon's stage time was reduced to the "Donkey Pot Pie" number, the chase sequence, and the scene where she bursts into the chapel to incinerate Farquaad.[[note]]The Seattle tryout was able to give Dragon more stage time by personifying her through her actress, allowing the character to appear without the giant puppet head. This wasn't the case in the Broadway production.[[/note]] Afterwards, the character [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse disappears before the finale]]. The show's current script, however, gives her a much more sizable role (not to the extent of the Seattle tryout, but not nearly as small as the Broadway iteration's).
69	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything:
70	** Dragon ranting about how princes are only interested in the more classically attractive Fiona and no one thinks that she might be waiting for someone too sounds an awful lot like a frustrated girl who doesn't fit the regular mold of beauty. The fact that she instantly falls in love with Donkey after he tells her Fiona isn't his type and he goes for big girls enhances the metaphor.
71	** "Freak Flag" has a bit of a LGBT pride element to it, especially with Pinocchio's closing message of "I'm wood, I'm good, ''get used to it!''"
72	* DuetBonding: Shrek and Fiona during "[[CounterpointDuet I Think I Got You Beat]]".
73	* EarlyBirdCameo: Puss in Boots, the IconicSequelCharacter from the film series, is given a quick cameo during "Travel Song,” as do Fiona’s parents, King Harold and Queen Lillian, in “Big, Bright, Beautiful World.” That being said, there’s currently no Shrek 2 musical.
74	* EvilIsHammy: Farquaad really cranks up his hammy tendencies, with a generous dose of [[{{Camp}} campy flair]] added for good measure.
75	* EvilStoleMyFaith: One of Shrek's lines in "I've Got You Beat" implies this about him. He describes narrowly escaping getting lynched by an angry mob, and wondering afterwards "whether ogres even go to heaven".
76	* FantasticAesop: "Freak Flag" starts out with your typical BeYourself message, but it kind of gets derailed halfway through.
77	-->'''Pinocchio:''' We may be freaks, but we're freaks with teeth and claws and magic wands...and together, we can stand up to Farquaad!\
78	'''Humpty-Dumpty:''' ''We've got magic! We've got power!\
79	Who are they to say we're wrong?\
80	All the things that make us special\
81	Are the things that make us strong!''
82	* FatAdmirer: Donkey, as it turns out, as he sets the record straight during the song "Forever".
83	* FemaleMonsterSurprise: As in the original, Donkey discovers that Dragon is female, and accidentally seduces her.
84	* ForTheEvulz: According to his Ballad (see below), Farquaad plans on total domination "with some torture, just for fun!"
85	* FreudianExcuse: Lord Farquaad's backstory is delivered in "The Ballad of Farquaad" about [[MissingMom his mother]] that died when he was young and his [[ParentalNeglect distant father]] that [[ParentalAbandonment left him alone in the woods]] when he was younger. [[spoiler:Subverted later when it turns out that his past [[UnreliableNarrator wasn't as hopeless as he made it out to be]].]]
86	-->'''Farquaad:''' Well, maybe if you hadn't abandoned me in the woods!\
87	[[spoiler:'''Grumpy:''' ''Abandoned'' you?! You were twenty-eight! ''[[BasementDweller And living in my basement!]]'']]
88	* {{Gasshole}}: Shrek and Fiona have a farting and burping contest.
89	* GenderFlip: The Three Blind Mice are females in the musical, while in the films they're males.
90	** To a lesser extent, Gingy. While the character is presumably still male like in the films, he's traditionally played by a female actor who carries him around like a puppet. The role definitely calls for a girl's voice to sing those notes.
91	* GiveMeASign: From "Travel Song":
92	-->'''Shrek:''' ''Why me? Why me?\
93	A simple answer would be fine\
94	Won't someone please send me a sign?''\
95	'''Donkey:''' Oh look, a sign! Yunita Pal Avenue straight ahead!
96	* GoKartingWithBowser: Lord Farquaad dances alongside the rest of the cast during "I'm a Believer".
97	* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Fiona in the musical is... [[SanitySlippage a little eccentric]] due to being alone in her tower for years.
98	-->'''Fiona:''' On the walls the days were added\
99	Luckily those walls were padded
100	* GradeSystemSnark: Shrek gives Fiona one in "I Think I Got You Beat."
101	-->'''Shrek''': I've heard better, I'm just sayin'\
102	A for effort, thanks for playing\
103	Sad to see a princess suffer\
104	But I had it rougher.
105	* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler:Farquaad is half-dwarf.]]
106	* HasAType: Donkey professes an interest in [[BigBeautifulWoman big beautiful women]] when trying to convince Dragon to let him go. [[InterspeciesRomance It works a little too well]].
107	* ImNotDoingThatAgain: Shrek's initial reaction when Fiona tells him that there is no door, and they'll have to go down the same way he came up.
108	--> '''Shrek:''' What do you mean there's no door? How do we get down?\
109	'''Fiona:''' Why, the same way you got up?\
110	'''Shrek:''' The same way I--?! Oh come on! I just--!
111	* IrrelevantActOpener: "Morning Person" recreates a funny bit from the movie, and lets Fiona tap-dance with the Pied Piper and the rats, but is otherwise irrelevant.
112	* IWantMyMommy: Darkly parodied with Dragon and Donkey before the song "Donkey Pot Pie":
113	-->'''Dragon:''' What's your name, pumpkin?\
114	'''Donkey:''' Mommy!\
115	'''Dragon:''' What a coincidence! (''referring to a skeleton in her lair'') That was ''his'' name too! And ''his!'' And ''his!'' And ''his!'' ''AND HIS!''
116	* IWantSong: Several characters have them:
117	** Fiona's "I Know It's Today", where she longs for a prince to come rescue her, just like the princesses depicted in her storybooks.
118	** Dragon's part of "Forever", where she laments being Fiona's "glorified babysitter", constantly disturbed by would-be-heroes who see her only as an obstacle instead of another lady who'd like to be rescued.
119	** Shrek's "Who I'd Be", where he reveals his desire to be a "semi-dashing" hero, or a daring viking, or a poet.
120	* LateToThePunchline: Upon arriving to Farquaad's castle, Shrek makes the CompensatingForSomething joke from the film, which receives a blank stare from Donkey. But then [[BrickJoke a bit later]], in the middle of the "Travel Song", Donkey suddenly breaks out laughing, saying he just got it.
121	* LoveEpiphany: Shrek realizes Fiona loves him in "When Words Fail" after he considers two possible ways to confess and flounders both attempts, but finishes with how Fiona will take his hand, smile and understand.
122	* MadnessMantra: Fiona's lament in "I Know It's Today":
123	--> '''Fiona:''' And the waiting, the waiting, the waiting, the waiting,\
124	The waiiiiitiiiiiing!
125	* {{Manchild}}: Peter Pan.
126	-->'''Peter:''' Maybe if we all close our eyes and clap really hard!\
127	'''Pinocchio:''' Oh, grow up!\
128	'''Peter:''' I ''won't'' grow up!\
129	'''Pinocchio:''' ''You're thirty-four and need a shave!''
130	** Farquaad has shades of this, but avoids fully committing to the trope. He gets distracted in the bath, calls his father "daddy" and is incredibly petty. His own description of his backstory (that he was kicked out as a child) and his father's version (that he was twenty eight) indicates he may have been a full-blown ManChild before becoming ruler of Duloc.
131	* MiseryPoker: In "I Think I Got You Beat", Shrek and Fiona sing about how bad each of their lives has been.
132	-->'''Fiona''': Okay top this. I missed my prom.
133	-->'''Shrek''': My dad and mom sent me away, it was my birthday.
134	-->'''Fiona''': I was sent away on Christmas Eve. Haha!
135	* MisfitMobilizationMoment: The Fairytale Creatures all decide to band together and actually fight against Farquaad's rule during "Freak Flag."
136	* MomentKiller: Farquaad rudely interrupts the "Big Bright Beautiful World" reprise not once, but twice. The first time, he whispers "Awkward!" in the middle of the song, and at the end, he lets out an obnoxious (if not hilarious) [[JerkAss "BOOOOOOOO!"]]
137	* MoodSwinger: Fiona seems "a bit bi-polar" during "I Know It's Today".
138	* MotionCapture: How the Magic Mirror's face was portrayed on the stage.
139	* MythologyGag:
140	** Puss in Boots has a quick cameo in "Travel Song", and Donkey comments that he's never met a cat wearing boots before (a nod to their eventual friendship).
141	** The song "Make a Move" is clearly inspired by Music/OtisRedding's cover of "Try a Little Tenderness", which Donkey briefly sings in the movie.
142	* NeverTrustATrailer: [[https://youtube.com/UPSPj3kx3Cc The commercial]] for the Blu-Ray/DVD release adds a lot of canned audience reactions to the show clips. Perhaps the most jarring edit is the addition of laughter after Shrek’s line, “You were expecting Prince Charming?”, a moment that isn’t meant to be funny.
143	* PrecisionFStrike: After the UnusualEuphemism below, Pinocchio ends the song "Story of My Life" with an exclamation of ''"Crap!"''
144	* SameCharacterButDifferent: The Fairy Godmother makes an appearance, but she is ''not'' the villainous one from ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'', despite their visual similarities.
145	* SanitySlippage: Fiona has a moment of this in "I Know It's Today" from waiting to be rescued [[GoMadFromTheIsolation from a small room in a tower for over twenty years]].
146	--> '''Fiona:''' And the waiting, the waiting, the waiting, the waiting,\
147	The waiiiiitiiiiiing!
148	* SassyBlackWoman: Dragon's singing voice sounds like one.
149	* SceneryPorn: Swamps, forests, castles, towers, lakes of lava, etc.
150	* ScreenToStageAdaptation: It's a musical adaptation of the first Shrek film (and the first one to be based on a [=DreamWorks=] animated feature).
151	* SettingIntroductionSong: "Big Bright Beautiful World" introduces Shrek and Fiona (and their parents), and explains the role of an Ogre in this fairy-tale world.
152	* ShoutOut: To several other Broadway musicals.
153	** At the end of the reprise for "What's Up, Duloc?", Lord Farquaad "levitates" to the top of his castle and imitates the iconic "Defying Gravity" riff from ''{{Theatre/Wicked}}''. He even sings "And no-ones gonna bring me down!" while the rear lights even shine a bright green accompanying him nailing the final battle cry.
154	** During "Story of My Life":
155	-->'''Mama Bear''': [[{{Theatre/Gypsy}} Mama's in the mud, Mama's in distress!]]
156	** In Seattle tryouts, "Story of My Life" was not included. Instead, there was a song which served as an extended ''Theatre/AChorusLine'' reference in which the fairy tale creatures "audition" before Farquaad, who is offstage beyond the fourth wall a la Zach in ''A Chorus Line''. The Broadway version arguably kept this element in the choreography.
157	** At the end of "Forever", Dragon holds a note and takes a deep breath before finishing the song, similar to the end of "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" from ''{{Theatre/Dreamgirls}}''.
158	** In more recent productions of the show, there's a visual gag during "Freak Flag" where one of the fairy tale creatures [[http://www.cheaptheatretickets.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Shrek-Freak-Flag.jpg waves a large flag in the background]], an obvious reference to ''Theatre/LesMiserables''. The flag even sports a picture of Pinocchio drawn to look like Cosette.
159	** It's a common gag for Lord Farquaad to give his white horse different names in every performance. During one show, he blatantly calls it "Reference to the [[WesternAnimation/Shrek2 Second Movie]]".
160	** [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Giraffe and gazelle puppets]] make a brief appearance during "Travel Song", complete with a parody of the opening chant from "Circle of Life".
161	** During the show's tryout performances in Seattle, one of the fairy tale creatures, the Wicked Witch, mentions selling her memoirs to [[Creator/StephenSchwartz Stephen]] [[{{Theatre/Wicked}} Schwartz]].
162	** When Pinocchio tells Peter Pan to grow up, the latter replies, [[Theatre/PeterPan1954 "I won't grow up!"]]
163	** During "I Know It's Today":
164	-->'''Fiona''': [[Literature/AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret Are you there, God? It's me, Fiona]].
165	* SissyVillain: Farquaad is played as this.
166	* SoloDuet: In "I Know It's Today", Adult Fiona sings a Solo ''Trio'' with the child and teenage versions of herself.
167	* TheSongBeforeTheStorm: "Freak Flag" is the MisfitMobilizationMoment when the Fairytale Creatures decide to band together and actually fight against Farquaad's rule.
168	* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the movie Mama Bear gets turned into a bear rug by Lord Farquaad but in the musical she a main character and survives till the end.
169	* StepfordSuburbia: Duloc under Farquaad's rule is well on its way to becoming this before he's dispatched. Donkey even lampshades it early on, saying that the whole place is "going Stepford."
170	* SuddenlySpeaking: In the movie, Dragon is silent. In the musical adaptation, she even got a song.
171	* SummonBackupDancers: Fiona usually summons the dancing rats with the Pied Piper's flute in "Morning Person".
172	** Dragon summons her [[TheDeadCanDance previous victims]] for "Donkey Pot Pie".
173	* TallyMarksOnThePrisonWall: In the "I Think I Got You Beat" song, Fiona mentions having done this while being locked away in the tower.
174	-->'''Fiona''': ''On the walls the days were added / Luckily those walls were padded!''
175	* TermsOfEndangerment: Dragon does this with Donkey in the dialogue leading up to "Donkey Pot Pie", introducing herself by bellowing "Hello gorgeous!" and calling him by flirty pet names like "pumpkin" whilst threatening to eat him.
176	* ThenLetMeBeEvil: During "Build a Wall", Shrek declares that he's going to be the monster everyone expects him to be:
177	-->'''Shrek:''' I'm gonna be what they want.\
178	I'm gonna be what they say\
179	Hey world, I'll do it your way!\
180	You're looking for a monster, it's your lucky day\
181	I'll be what you want!
182	* TheSomethingSong: "Travel Song"
183	* TitleTheAdaptation: Shrek The Musical
184	* TriumphantReprise: "Big Bright Beautiful World." The first version is a cynical opening number about how it's awesome being anything ''but'' an ogre. The reprise is a tender song about how Shrek's life has become worthwhile.
185	* UnusualEuphemism:
186	-->'''Pinocchio:''' Man I tell ya, sometimes bein' a fairytale creature sucks ''pine sap!''
187	** Later, "Mother Hubbard!" is exclaimed in place of a certain other, specific swear.
188	* VillainSong: Lord Farquaad gets two:
189	** "What's Up, Duloc?" is a crowd song about [[SmugSnake how great he is]] and how he's rid Duloc of [[FantasticRacism non-human "freaks"]].
190	** "The Ballad of Farquaad" details his backstory and his [[spoiler:[[UnreliableNarrator supposed]]]] FreudianExcuse.
191	** Dragon's song (either "Forever" or "Donkey Pot Pie" depending on the version) starts as a villain song, but [[LoveRedeems changes to a]] Love Song after Donkey seduces her.
192	* VocalDissonance:
193	** The dainty-looking Sugar Plum Fairy speaks with a very deep, throaty voice.
194	** In several of the Website/YouTube clips of the show, Dragon's singing voice is fairly high and jazzy.
195	* VoiceOfTheLegion: In the Broadway production, Dragon is voiced by an entire female ensemble, evoking this trope. They even vocalize in harmony to represent her roars. In subsequent productions, she is voiced by a soloist.
196	* WelcomingSong: "Welcome to Duloc/What's Up, Duloc?", the first part of the song being ripped straight from the original film.
197	* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman:
198	** "Freak Flag", in which the Fairytale Creatures learn to embrace their fantastical eccentricities.
199	** Weirdly, Donkey [[InvokedTrope uses this]] to save himself from Dragon, pointing out that he's a donkey, not a knight, and therefore shouldn't be considered a threat. Then he accidentally seduces her.

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