* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Oh, ''so'' many
** Proposed by his original actor: Khashoggi is a Bohemian sympathiser, and is working within the system to bring about its downfall. Given that he is essentially the person who puts events in motion, there is support for this one. The 2022 UK tour lends weight to this theory by showing Killer Queen wielding mind control powers; a few times she's seen using them to puppet Khashoggi around. Notably, she doesn't appear to have to do this to any of her other henchmen.
** Is Killer Queen really a CorruptCorporateExecutive? Maybe she's just trying to run the planet the best she can, and stop people being hurt by the rebel uprising who are searching for something long lost?
** Then we come to the theories on Galileo and Scaramouche, the most popular of which run along the lines of them being the reincarnations (or alternately in the latter case, the descendant) of Freddie Mercury and Brian May. Earlier runs of the show invoked this (with varying levels of emphasis) in the case of Scaramouche. The Bohemians make much of the hairy guitar god Bri-An, whose mighty axe will be instrumental in bringing on The Rhapsody. When Scaramouche plays the guitar, Pop realises "The Hairy God of Rock is back, and [[HairyGirl he's a ''girl''?!]]"
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments:
** Khashoggi's plan coming together, culminating in him [[HeroKiller wiping out the Bohemians]] with ''Seven Seas of Rhye.''
** The last Bohemians rallying the people, culminating with an epic performance of ''Bohemian Rhapsody.''
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The whole musical.
** EpicRocking: ''Bohemian Rhapsody'', played as an encore.
-->'''Screen''': Do you want Bohemian Rhapsody?
-->*Audience cheers*
-->'''Screen''': ...Oh, alright then.
* AmericansHateTingle: The first U.S. production lasted sixteen months at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. While not an instant flop, the one-act CompressedAdaptation rarely played to capacity audiences and critics, while not vicious, were underwhelmed. The North American tour (showing the full version) a decade later did better.
* ClicheStorm: Invoked. TheChosenOne ends up going on a journey to find an ancient weapon to face down an evil MegaCorp, accompanied by a sharp-tongued love interest and a kooky mentor. Along the way, they meet LaResistance, and their leader is killed. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Notably, this just adds to the]] sheer awesomeness [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools vibe of the show.]]
* DracoInLeatherPants: Khashoggi to some fans. To be fair, it's never quite clear where his alignment lies. It is agreed amongst fans that he may be the only competent employee of [[MegaCorp Globalsoft]] as it all seems to go very badly after he is removed from his position.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: A surprising number of the background Bohemians are popular throughout the fandom.
* EvilIsCool:
** Khashoggi, first and foremost. Whereas most characters in the show are somewhat goofy, Khashoggi strikes up a morbidly funny combination of being a total villain and extremely competent. When Killer Queen kills him, it's clear she's screwed up badly.
** Killer Queen wears flashy clothing, and is fun as all hell to watch. She is, of course, the BigBad, but that doesn't take away from her absurd charm. If anything, it adds to it.
* FridgeLogic: Why did Khashoggi leave Galileo and Scaramouche in the same room, considering he knew the full prophecy?
** Actually explained vocally in the Las Vegas production: He does it on purpose.
* HollywoodHomely: It's assumed Scaramouche is meant to be this.
* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Killer Queen telling Khashoggi that she is going to fully sing "Don’t Stop Me Now" on the play’s sixth anniversary. When Khashoggi tells her that this isn’t part of the script, she responds "Screw the script!"
* SoBadItsGood: The plot is something of a mess and the dialogue is incredibly cheesy. The entire premise is goofy as all hell. That said? The SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic, combined with being completely insane, has led to many fans ironically enjoying the entire show.
* VindicatedByHistory: The show was absolutely savaged by the critics when it opened in 2002, where only the individual performances of a few of the cast were remarked upon positively, and faced cancellation twice, but still sold out many shows on a routine basis, and lasted them a good 12 years at the Dominion Theatre, as one of the longest-running shows in the West End. This is mostly because it underwent a drastic rewrite after the opening weeks. Ben Elton admits they didn't get the show right until the Australian version a year later (with many of the changes funnelled back to the West End version).