13 is the story of a Jewish boy named Evan, who moves to Appleton, Indiana from New York City after his parents get a divorce. He first befriends his neighbor Patrice, whose only other friend is Archie, the terminally ill nerd. Evan decides that, in order for his Bar Mitzvah to be a hit, he will have to become popular and unintentionally gets himself involved in a fight over the quarterback Brett between best friends Kendra and Lucy. Hilarity Ensues.With music by Jason Robert Brown and a book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn. It was the first Broadway musical with an entirely teenage cast.Has A WMG page and a character sheet.
Against My Religion: Patrice jokes that bar mitzvahs are against her religion.
Evan: The one day where everything is supposed to be happy and perfect!
Patrice: See, Catholics don't have that. It would go against everything we believe in!
All Guys Want Cheerleaders: Averted with Evan, who goes for the only girl not on the cheerleading squad, Patrice, with everyone else, it's played straight with beautiful head cheerleader Kendra.
Clingy Jealous Girl: Lucy, who thinks every girl who talks to Brett is flirting with him.
Brett: Hi, Cassie.
Lucy: Were you flirting with her?!
Cut Song: "Here I come" and "Opportunity" where cut from the Broadway production, although "Opportunity" was put back in the most recent version, released by MTI.
Dan Quayle: The characters go to Dan Quayle Junior High.
Getting Crap Past the Radar: During "Getting Ready", Lucy tells Kendra that she shouldn't kiss Brett because she's a "good girl". But it sounds like they're talking about something else.
Let's not forget one of Patrice's lines in between verses of "the lamest place in the world"
"I guess you don't want what comes after the tongue."
What about the rocking horse line in "Hey Kendra"? Brett cuts it off before it goes too far, but not without Eddie and Malcolm making pointed references.
Girls are Really Scared of Horror Movies: Kendra was screaming the whole time during the movie theater scene. But then again... someone got his penis set on fire and their eyelids torn off.
Jerkass Has a Point: Subverted with Kendra and Evan's "thank you meeting" that Lucy sets up - it was how Lucy framed Kendra "cheating on Brett" with Evan.
Jewish Mother: Averted with Evan's mom, who we almost never hear from.
Although what we've heard about her slightly fits the trope.
Karma Houdini: Lucy. She intentionally breaks up Kendra and Brett. When they get back together thanks to Evan, it merely takes a rumor for Brett to beat up Evan and break up with Kendra. And the kicker? Lucy ends up with Brett at the end.
Love Triangle: Lucy loves Brett who loves Kendra who is being obsessed over by Archie.
Lyrical Dissonance: "Any Minute" could be considered a sweet love song, but it keeps the love song tone while Kendra and Brett are describing what is happening in the horror movie they're watching.
Let's not forget that although "Get Me What I Need" is catchy, there are parts where it's downright depressing
Here's the problem: every minute, every second that I wait
Might be too late
So let's face it, if I ever have a chance, the time is now
Oblivious to Love: Kendra doesn't know that Archie has a thing for her, and Brett doesn't know how Lucy feels until she kisses him right after he and Kendra break up.
Original Cast Precedent: in most productions Kendra is blonde, Lucy has dark hair, and Evan has light brown hair.
Subverted with Brett and Patrice, who both have brown hair in most productions, but Brett had blonde hair on Broadway and Patrice had red hair on Broadway.
Villain Song: Although Lucy isn't really a villain, "Opportunity" still fits.
Voice Types: Kendra,who is mentioned repeatedly as beingPurity Personified, is listed as a soprano although Delaney Moro, the original Kendra on Broadway is an alto. Patrice is a Mezzo soprano, and Lucy is an alto. (Elizabeth Gillies mentioned that she can sing "lower than any female legally should".) And all of the boys are tenors.
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