History AffectionateParody / Theater

* ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' is an AffectionateParody of the Muppets and ''Series/SesameStreet''. Of course, some of the puppeteers of Avenue Q were once ''Sesame Street'' workers themselves.
* Blue Man Group is, in part, an Affectionate Parody of the [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible modern art scene]] that ironically has become far more successful than most serious examples of performance art.
* ''Theatre/{{Spamalot}}'' and ''Film/TheProducers'' both mock musical theater conventions while simultaneously celebrating them.
** As does ''Something Rotten!,'' which also parodies the works of William Shakespeare (portrayed here like a rock star).
* ''Theatre/TheMusicalOfMusicalsTheMusical'' parodies (in order): Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein, Music/StephenSondheim, Jerry Herman, Creator/AndrewLloydWebber, Kander And Ebb and "One" from ''Theatre/AChorusLine''.
* "What Am I To Do?", the ridiculously purple love song sung by a Creator/NoelCoward-like character in ''Theatre/TheManWhoCameToDinner'', was written by Noel Coward's long-time friend Music/ColePorter (who even signed his name on the song's manuscript as "Noel Porter").
* Much of the musical ''Theatre/ByeByeBirdie'' revolves around AffectionateParody of 1950s rock 'n' roll.
* While ''Literature/DonQuixote'' is a TakeThat of its subject matter, ''Theatre/ManOfLaMancha'' is more of an affectionate parody.
* ''The Seussification of RomeoAndJuliet'' is an affectionate parody of RomeoAndJuliet / Shakespeare as well as Dr. Seuss.
* ''Theatre/ArsenicAndOldLace'' affectionately parodied murder plays, with a GenreSavvy protagonist and nowhere-near-sinister killers.
* ''Theatre/TwoGentlemenOfLebowski'' is a loving tribute to both ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' and the works of Creator/WilliamShakespeare. The affection for ''Lebowski'' is clear, but the affection for the bard really shines through in the print version, which features "annotations" explaining the then-current references Shakespeare was making as he wrote the play.
* ''Theatre/DoneToDeath'' parodies all sorts of the MysteryFiction genre. However it is also very much an IndecisiveParody.
* From Creator/TeamStarKid:
** ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'' and its sequels are full-length musical parodies of the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' [[Literature/HarryPotter books]] and [[Film/HarryPotter movies]]. The sheer amount of effort that must have gone into its production, the very obscure references, and WordOfGod guarantees that the writers, cast, and crew are all huge fans.
** ''Theatre/HolyMusicalBatman'' is an affectionate parody of Franchise/{{Batman}} and superheroes in general.
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* ''Theatre/HolyMusicalBatman'' is an affectionate parody of Franchise/{{Batman}} and superheroes in general.

* ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'' and its sequel are full-length musical parodies of the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' [[Literature/HarryPotter books]] and [[Film/HarryPotter movies]]. The sheer amount of effort that must have gone into its production, the very obscure references, and WordOfGod guarantees that the writers, cast, and crew are all huge fans.
* From the same creators of ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', ''Theatre/HolyMusicalBatman'' is an affectionate parody of Franchise/{{Batman}} and superheroes in general.

* ''Theatre/TheMusicalOfMusicalsTheMusical'' parodies (in order): Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein, Creator/StephenSondheim, Jerry Herman, Creator/AndrewLloydWebber, Kander And Ebb and "One" from ''Theatre/AChorusLine''.

* "What Am I To Do?", the ridiculously purple love song sung by a NoelCoward-like character in ''Theatre/TheManWhoCameToDinner'', was written by Noel Coward's long-time friend Music/ColePorter (who even signed his name on the song's manuscript as "Noel Porter").

* "What Am I To Do?", the ridiculously purple love song sung by a NoelCoward-like character in ''Theatre/TheManWhoCameToDinner'', was written by Noel Coward's long-time friend ColePorter (who even signed his name on the song's manuscript as "Noel Porter").

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Musical_of_Musicals_(The_Musical!)]]''The Musical Of Musicals: The Musical'' parodies (in order): Rodgers And Hammerstein, Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Lloyd Webber, Kander And Ebb and "One" from ''A Chorus Line''

* ''{{Spamalot}}'' and ''Film/TheProducers'' both mock musical theater conventions while simultaneously celebrating them.

* ''DoneToDeath'' parodies all sorts of the MysteryFiction genre. However it is also very much an IndecisiveParody.

** As does ''Something Rotten!,'' which also parodies the works of William Shakespeare (portrayed here like a rock star).

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Musical_of_Musicals_(The_Musical!)]]''The Musical Of Musicals: The Musical'' parodies (in order): Rodgers And Hammerstein, Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Lloyd Webber, Fender And Ebb and "One" from ''A Chorus Line''

[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Musical_of_Musicals_(The_Musical!)]]''The Musical Of Musicals: The Musical'' parodies (in order): Rodgers And Hammerstein, Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Lloyd Webber, Fender And Ebb and "One" from ''A Chorus Line''

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Musical_of_Musicals_(The_Musical!)''The Musical Of Musicals: The Musical'' parodies (in order): Rodgers And Hammerstein, Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Lloyd Webber, Fender And Ebb and "One" from ''A Chorus Line''

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Musical_of_Musicals_(The_Musical!)''The Musical Of Musicals: The Musical'' parodies (in order): Rodgers And Hammerstein,Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Lloyd Webber, Fender And Ebb and "One" from ''A Chorus Line''

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Musical_of_Musicals_(The_Musical!)''The Musical Of Musicals: The Musical'' parodies (in order): Rodgers And Hammerstein,Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Lloyd Webber, Fender And Ebb and "One" from ''A Chorus Line''

* ''The Musical Of Musicals: The Musical'' parodies (in order): Rodgers And Hammerstein,Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Lloyd Webber, Fender And Ebb and "One" from ''A Chorus Line''

* ''TwoGentlemenOfLebowski'' is a loving tribute to both ''TheBigLebowski'' and the works of Creator/WilliamShakespeare. The affection for ''Lebowski'' is clear, but the affection for the bard really shines through in the print version, which features "annotations" explaining the then-current references Shakespeare was making as he wrote the play.

* "What Am I To Do?", the ridiculously purple love song sung by a NoelCoward-like character in ''TheManWhoCameToDinner'', was written by Noel Coward's long-time friend ColePorter (who even signed his name on the song's manuscript as "Noel Porter").

* While ''Literature/DonQuixote'' is a TakeThat of its subject matter, ''ManOfLaMancha'' is more of an affectionate parody.

* AvenueQ is an AffectionateParody of the Muppets and ''Series/SesameStreet''. Of course, some of the puppeteers of Avenue Q were once ''Sesame Street'' workers themselves.

* ''ArsenicAndOldLace'' affectionately parodied murder plays, with a GenreSavvy protagonist and nowhere-near-sinister killers.