History Theatre / TheMarioOpera

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: After the cliffhanger ending, Act 1 ends with a tribute song to Shigeru Miyamoto.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: After the cliffhanger ending, Act 1 ends with a tribute to Shigeru Miyamoto.

* HesBack: [[spoiler:After meeting Miyamoto and learning the truth, Mario chooses to come back to life to set the story straight, teaming up with Luigi soon after]].

* OffTheRails: Everything goes haywire when [[spoiler:a Magikoopa successfully kills Mario]], causing [[spoiler:Peach deciding to marry Bowser to unite the kingdoms, Bowser having no idea what to do next, and Ludwig summoning Luigi and brainwashing him to do what Mario couldn't so he can take over instead]].

''The Mario Opera'' is a three-act ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' fan RockOpera written by Jonathan Mann. Originally produced in 2005, it toured around Los Angeles before closing. It additionally had a one-night-only revival in 2013, with a slightly altered scenario and lyrics.

* RageBreakingPoint: Mario tries to contain his anger when confronting the Goomba, only to succumb to it and kill him.

* LyricalDissonance: The "Freakout!" song is about Mario lamenting what he's become and how easy killing feels to a happy, upbeat tune that segues into the ''Super Mario Bros.'' theme.

* NoEnding: The Act 2 and 3 demos end in the middle of the story, as [[spoiler:Mario and Luigi finally journey together to stop Ludwig and Bowser]].

* HesBack: [[spoiler:After meeting his gamer and learning the truth, Mario chooses to come back to life to set the story straight, teaming up with Luigi soon after]].

* NoticingTheFourthWall: [[spoiler:After dying, Mario meets the gamer controlling him and learns the truth of his existence as a game character]].

A website with general information about the 2005 version of the show, including a synopsis of the first act, can be [[http://www.the-mario-opera.com/ found here,]] and the 2013 version's first act can be [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP2_tLAnnx_LhK1oqiyTC3_gR_r6XuYy0 found here.]]

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Act 1 ends with a tribute to Shigeru Miyamoto.

* WithLyrics; Many of the songs are taken from the games and given lyrics.

* WeddingSmashers: Bowser and his troops interrupt Mario's wedding and abduct Peach.

* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Mario is initially devastated over killing the Goomba, as while it was evil, it was alive and sentient.

The story is a comedic deconstructive take on the plot of the original ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros''. After arriving in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario falls in love with the beautiful Princess Peach, and the two are quickly set to be married. But when the evil King Bowser kidnaps her, Mario learns just how far he'll go to save her, and how far he's already gone. Because everyone except Mario knows the truth of his existence: He's nothing more than a video game character who's lived and died millions of times...

* LighterAndSofter: The 2013 version gave Peach more heartwarming lines about her love for Mario instead of shallower lines about loving her letters and dress, and changed the Goomba's taunts about what Bowser is doing to Peach in captivity to ''much'' softer lines.

A website with general information about the show, including a synopsis of the first act, can be [[http://www.the-mario-opera.com/ found here,]] and the first act can be [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP2_tLAnnx_LhK1oqiyTC3_gR_r6XuYy0 found here.]]

A website with general information about the show, including a synopsis of the first act, can be found [[http://www.the-mario-opera.com/ here]], and the first act can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP2_tLAnnx_LhK1oqiyTC3_gR_r6XuYy0 here]].

''The Mario Opera'' is a three-act ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' fan opera written by Jonathan Mann. Originally produced in 2005, it toured around Los Angeles before closing. It additionally had a one-night-only revival in 2013, with a slightly altered scenario and lyrics.

''The Mario Opera'' is a ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' fan opera written by Jonathan Mann. Originally produced in 2005, it toured around Los Angeles before closing. It additionally had a one-night-only revival in 2013, with a slightly altered scenario and lyrics.

The story is a deconstructive take on the plot of the original ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros''. After arriving in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario falls in love with the beautiful Princess Peach, and the two are quickly set to be married. But when the evil King Bowser kidnaps her, Mario learns just how far he'll go to save her, and how far he's already gone. Because everyone except Mario knows the truth of his existence: He's nothing more than a video game character who's lived and died millions of times...

A website with general information about the show, including a synopsis of the first act, can be found [[http://www.the-mario-opera.com/ here]].

''The Mario Opera'' is a ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' fan opera written by Jonathan Mann. Originally produced in 2005, it toured around Los Angeles before closing and had a one-night-only revival in 2013.