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  • The 2019 revival staged "Pore Jud Is Daid" almost completely in the dark, with Curly getting extremely close to Jud's personal space while monitors in the back wall showed the actors' expressions in harsh, green-tinged light. Combined with the lyrics and mood of the song, which was stripped down to just a guitar and vocals, the effect on audiences was very unsettling, especially on the verse where Curly says they'll use his corpse as a substitute for ice in the summer.
  • Even in traditional productions, "Pore Jud Is Daid" is preceded by Curly entering Jud's smokehouse uninvited and joking about Jud using a rope to hang himself, with the song itself containing lots of backhanded compliments about the mourning people will do. Jud eventually joins in on the song and is sure folks will regret having treated him poorly once he's gone, and Curly adds onto it with a line that shows exactly what he thinks of his rival's prospective death.
    Jud: And now they know their friend is gone for good
    Curly: Good.
  • Depending on the actor, Jud's song "Lonely Room" can come across as this, especially if they go with the theory that Jud is a serial killer/rapist.
  • The final five minutes of the 2019 revival. For reasons that are obvious to anyone who saw it.

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