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* The first lyric Oscar Hammerstein II wrote ever for a Broadway show (though without credit), "Make Yourselves At Home" from a forgotten 1917 musical called ''Furs And Frills'', was one of these. This is more of a trivia note than an example, particularly since the song is lost.



* The first song in act ''one'' of ''Theatre/GuysAndDolls'' is "Fugue for Tinhorns," a song about horse races. Yes, the show is about gamblers, but that's the wrong kind--the rest of the show is about craps.
** A more traditional one happens at the start of act two, with "[[PrettyInMink Take Back Your Mink]]"--one of the Hot Box numbers. (This replaced a reprise of "A Bushel and a Peck" during the original production's pre-Broadway run.)



* ''Theatre/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' opens its second act with ''Entr'acte'', a choral medley of some of the show's songs sung completely in Latin. There is no choreography or anything, it is sung by the cast's choir which tends to be either at the back of the stage or completely offstage, so the stage itself is generally empty for the duration of the number.



* "Whipped Into Shape" does not get much context besides a passing reference to "exercise queen Brooke Windham" near the end of the first act in ''Theatre/LegallyBlonde''. This is a tape giving the audience a view into who the legal team's client is, given some minor interruptions by Professor Calahan for a rundown on the murder she's being charged with.



* "Whipped Into Shape" does not get much context besides a passing reference to "exercise queen Brooke Windham" near the end of the first act in ''Theatre/LegallyBlonde''. This is a tape giving the audience a view into who the legal team's client is, given some minor interruptions by Professor Calahan for a rundown on the murder she's being charged with.



* The first lyric Oscar Hammerstein II wrote ever for a Broadway show (though without credit), "Make Yourselves At Home" from a forgotten 1917 musical called ''Furs And Frills'', was one of these. This is more of a trivia note than an example, particularly since the song is lost.



* The fourth ''Theatre/MusicalToukenRanbu'' installment ''Tsuwamono-domo ga Yume no Ato'' opens up with "Ado Utsu Koe", a song about Kogitsunemaru reenacting his original sword's smithing. The in-universe justification is that it's a performance for his master, the Saniwa, and that other Touken Danshi have been practicing similar routines for him, but Kogitsunemaru's song has nothing to do with the rest of the musical.



* The first song in act ''one'' of ''Theatre/GuysAndDolls'' is "Fugue for Tinhorns," a song about horse races. Yes, the show is about gamblers, but that's the wrong kind--the rest of the show is about craps.
** A more traditional one happens at the start of act two, with "[[PrettyInMink Take Back Your Mink]]"--one of the Hot Box numbers. (This replaced a reprise of "A Bushel and a Peck" during the original production's pre-Broadway run.)



* "Poor Pirates" from {{Theatre/The Spongebob Musical}} is a protest song from Patchy the Pirate, who had been kicked out of the theater before the show started due to trying to film the show on his phone. After the song, security once again kicks him out, and the show returns to Spongebob's story.



* ''Theatre/ShowBoat'' opens its second act with "At the Fair," an extended but irrelevant ensemble about the attractions of the 1893 World's Fair at Chicago.



* ''Theatre/ShowBoat'' opens its second act with "At the Fair," an extended but irrelevant ensemble about the attractions of the 1893 World's Fair at Chicago.



* "Poor Pirates" from {{Theatre/The Spongebob Musical}} is a protest song from Patchy the Pirate, who had been kicked out of the theater before the show started due to trying to film the show on his phone. After the song, security once again kicks him out, and the show returns to Spongebob's story.



* ''Theatre/TheTalesOfHoffmann'': Justified, the opera starts with an hymn to beer and wine... However, it's just the Muse, trying to convince Hoffmann to forsake love, and embrace drinks.

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* ''Theatre/TheTalesOfHoffmann'': Justified, the opera starts with an a hymn to beer and wine... However, it's just the Muse, trying to convince Hoffmann to forsake love, and embrace drinks.



* The fourth ''Theatre/MusicalToukenRanbu'' installment ''Tsuwamono-domo ga Yume no Ato'' opens up with "Ado Utsu Koe", a song about Kogitsunemaru reenacting his original sword's smithing. The in-universe justification is that it's a performance for his master, the Saniwa, and that other Touken Danshi have been practicing similar routines for him, but Kogitsunemaru's song has nothing to do with the rest of the musical.



* ''Theatre/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' opens its second act with ''Entr'acte'', a choral medley of some of the show's songs sung completely in Latin. There is no choreography or anything, it is sung by the cast's choir which tends to be either at the back of the stage or completely offstage, so the stage itself is generally empty for the duration of the number.
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* The fourth ''Theatre/TouMyu'' installment ''Tsuwamono-domo ga Yume no Ato'' opens up with "Ado Utsu Koe", a song about Kogitsunemaru reenacting his original sword's smithing. The in-universe justification is that it's a performance for his master, the Saniwa, and that other Touken Danshi have been practicing similar routines for him, but Kogitsunemaru's song has nothing to do with the rest of the musical.

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* The fourth ''Theatre/TouMyu'' ''Theatre/MusicalToukenRanbu'' installment ''Tsuwamono-domo ga Yume no Ato'' opens up with "Ado Utsu Koe", a song about Kogitsunemaru reenacting his original sword's smithing. The in-universe justification is that it's a performance for his master, the Saniwa, and that other Touken Danshi have been practicing similar routines for him, but Kogitsunemaru's song has nothing to do with the rest of the musical.
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* "Whipped Into Shape" does not get much context besides a passing reference to "exercise queen Brook Windham" near the end of the first act in ''Theatre/LegallyBlonde''. This is a tape giving the audience a view into who the legal team's client is, given some minor interruptions by Professor Calahan for a rundown on the murder she's being charged with.

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* "Whipped Into Shape" does not get much context besides a passing reference to "exercise queen Brook Brooke Windham" near the end of the first act in ''Theatre/LegallyBlonde''. This is a tape giving the audience a view into who the legal team's client is, given some minor interruptions by Professor Calahan for a rundown on the murder she's being charged with.
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* "Whipped Into Shape" does not get much context besides a passing reference to "exercise queen Brook Windham" near the end of the first act in ''Theatre/LegallyBlonde''. This is a tape giving the audience a view into who the legal team's client is, given some minor interruptions by Professor Calahan for a rundown on the murder she's being charged with.

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