History DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything / Theatre

* In the musical version of ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' (and [[Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera2004 the movie]] made from it), the song ''The Music of the Night'' could be seen as an attempted seduction. The lyrics are highly-suggestive euphemisms (The Phantom is singing about his music and the darkness/night, but could just as easily be substituted for sex). Christine faints towards the end of the song, so ultimately nothing happens.

* Comedy duo James and Jamesy have a moment if this where one character attempting to click on his headlamp looks... like something, both actors struggle to keep straight faces, near in mind the show is G rated

* In the musical version of ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' (and [[Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera2004 the movie]] made from it), the song ''The Music of the Night'' could be seen as an attempted seduction. The lyrics are highly-suggestive euphemisms (The Phantom is singing about his Music and the Dark/Night, but could just as easily be substituted for sex). Christine faints towards the end of the song, so ultimately nothing happens.

* In the musical version of ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' (and TheMovie made from it), the song ''The Music of the Night'' could be seen as an attempted seduction. The lyrics are highly-suggestive euphemisms (The Phantom is singing about his Music and the Dark/Night, but could just as easily be substituted for sex). Christine faints towards the end of the song, so ultimately nothing happens.

* There are parallels drawn in ''Theatre/{{Angels in America}}'' between God's abandonment of Heaven and Louis' abandonment of Prior.

* ''{{Theatre/Wicked}}''[='=]s "What Is This Feeling?" begins with this lyric: "What is this feeling so sudden and new? I felt the moment I laid eyes on you. My pulse is rushing. My head is reeling. My face is flushing. What is this feeling fervid as a flame? Does it have a name? Yes. '''Loathing'''. '''''Unadulterated loathing'''''". Sorry darlings, but that isn't loathing; it's ''[[LesYay lust]]''. Then again, they have been confirmed to have romantic interest in each other so [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation maybe they mistook their feelings]].
** Stephen Schwartz (composer) did this intentionally to highlight the irony of using common phrases from love songs in a song about hate instead. It's an ironic parody.
* In the [[Theatre/ShrekTheMusical Shrek muscial adaptation]], Pinocchio shouts [[AmbiguouslyGay "I'm good, I'm wood, get used to it!"]] during a song titled "Freak Flag" which rallies the FairyTales creatures against Farquaad. Already sounding more like a song for a gay pride parade than a theme for any RagtagBunchOfMisfits.

* In Theatre/{{Aida|JohnRice}}: The imprisoned Aida is alone with her captor Radames. He takes off his shirt, saying, "Do you know what's going to happen now?" Several actresses in the role play Aida as being VERY fearful that he's about to force himself on her. He instead orders her to wash his back, something that at the very least is meant to similarly degrade her, at worst, meant to symbolize a rape.
* In the musical version of ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' (and ''Main/TheMovie'' made from it), the song ''The Music of the Night'' could be seen as an attempted seduction. The lyrics are highly-suggestive euphemisms (The Phantom is singing about his Music and the Dark/Night, but could just as easily be substituted for sex). Christine faints towards the end of the song, so ultimately nothing happens. Not that it hasn't stopped fans from speculating otherwise--especially in the movie, where Christine is clearly not wearing her stockings when she wakes up.
* {{Theatre/Brand}} by Creator/HenrikIbsen has a jarring christmas scene involving a homeless mother and her child knocking at Brand`s door, begging for clothes for her frozen child. The scene plays heavily into the legends of st. Martin and other saints, sharing their clothes with a beggar in the snow, who turns out to be Christ. It also plays in on the christmas gospel, with the mother Mary seeking shelter and giving birth (at christmas, of course) to UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} himself. To drive the point home, Brand`s own son is dead, and his wife grieves over her dead son. But given the christmas references, it is impossible ''not'' to share with the paupers. The scene makes an {{anvilicious}} TearJerker, because we know this is breaking Agnes completely.
* In ''Theatre/ThrillMe'', "Roadster" is honestly about child murder, and not anything sexual. And if you can find a show that can say, "Feel the power of my engine," without making it about sex, you have an ''incredibly'' skilled performer.

* In the ''Theatre/{{Shrek}}'' musical adaptation, Pinocchio shouts [[AmbiguouslyGay "I'm good, I'm wood, get used to it!"]] during a song titled "Freak Flag" which rallies the FairyTales creatures against Farquaad. Already sounding more like a song for a gay pride parade than a theme for any RagtagBunchOfMisfits.

* In Theatre/{{Aida}}: The imprisoned Aida is alone with her captor Radames. He takes off his shirt, saying, "Do you know what's going to happen now?" Several actresses in the role play Aida as being VERY fearful that he's about to force himself on her. He instead orders her to wash his back, something that at the very least is meant to similarly degrade her, at worst, meant to symbolize a rape.

* {{Theatre/Brand}} by Creator/HenrikIbsen has a jarring christmas scene involving a homeless mother and her child knocking at Brand`s door, begging for clothes for her frozen child. The scene plays heavily into the legends of st. Martin and other saints, sharing their clothes with a beggar in the snow, who turns out to be Christ. It also plays in on the christmas gospel, with the mother Mary seeking shelter and giving birth (at christmas, of course) to {{Jesus}} himself. To drive the point home, Brand`s own son is dead, and his wife grieves over her dead son. But given the christmas references, it is impossible ''not'' to share with the paupers. The scene makes an {{anvilicious}} TearJerker, because we know this is breaking Agnes completely.

* In ''FiniansRainbow'', when Finian learns Og the {{leprechaun}} came to America without a passport, he threatens to have him deported. As Og starts to flee, Finian accuses him: "You're a member of a subversive underground group takin' its orders from Dublin!"

* In the ''{{Shrek}}'' musical adaptation, Pinocchio shouts [[AmbiguouslyGay "I'm good, I'm wood, get used to it!"]] during a song titled "Freak Flag" which rallies the FairyTales creatures against Farquaad. Already sounding more like a song for a gay pride parade than a theme for any RagtagBunchOfMisfits.

* In {{Aida}}: The imprisoned Aida is alone with her captor Radames. He takes off his shirt, saying, "Do you know what's going to happen now?" Several actresses in the role play Aida as being VERY fearful that he's about to force himself on her. He instead orders her to wash his back, something that at the very least is meant to similarly degrade her, at worst, meant to symbolize a rape.
* In the musical version of ''Main/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' (and ''Main/TheMovie'' made from it), the song ''The Music of the Night'' could be seen as an attempted seduction. The lyrics are highly-suggestive euphemisms (The Phantom is singing about his Music and the Dark/Night, but could just as easily be substituted for sex). Christine faints towards the end of the song, so ultimately nothing happens. Not that it hasn't stopped fans from speculating otherwise--especially in the movie, where Christine is clearly not wearing her stockings when she wakes up.

* There are parallels drawn in ''{{Angels in America}}'' between God's abandonment of Heaven and Louis' abandonment of Prior.

* {{Theatre/Brand}} by Creator/HenrikIbsen has a jarring christmas scene involving a homeless mother and her child knocking at Brand`s door, begging for clothes for her frozen child. The scene plays heavily into the legends of st. Martin and other saints, sharing their clothes with a beggar in the snow, who turns out to be Christ. It also plays in on the christmas gospel, with the mother Mary seeking shelter and giving birth (at christmas, of course) to {{Jesus}} himself. To drive the point home, Brand`s own son is dead, and his wife grieves over her dead son. But given the christmas references, it is impossible ''not'' to share with the paupers. The scene makes an {{anvilicious}} TearJerker, because we know this is breaking Agnes completely.

* {{Theatre/Brand}} by Creator/HenrikIbsen has a jarring christmas scene involving a homeless mother and her child knocking at Brand`s door, begging for clothes for her frozen child. The scene plays heavily into the legends of st. Martin and other saints, sharing their clothes with a beggar in the snow, who turns out to be Christ himself. It also plays in on the christmas gospel, with the mother Mary seeking shelter and giving birth (at christmas, of course) to {{Jesus}} himself. To drive the point home, Brand`s own son is dead, and his wife grieves over her dead son. But given the christmas references, it is impossible ''not'' to share with the paupers. The scene makes an {{anvilicious}} TearJerker, because we know this is breaking Agnes completely.

* {{Theatre/Brand}} by Creator/HenrikIbsen has a jarring christmas scene involving a homeless mother and her child knocking at Brand`s door, begging for clothes for her frozen child. The scene plays heavily into the legends of st. Martin and other saints, sharing their clothes with a beggar in the snow, who turns out to be Christ himself. To drive the point home, Brand`s own son is dead, and his wife grieves over her dead son. But given the christmas reference, it is impossible ''not'' to share with the paupers. The scene makes an {{anvilicious}} TearJerker, because we know this is breaking Agnes completely.

* In the musical version of ''Main/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' (and ''Main/TheMovie'' made from it), the song ''The Music of the Night'' could be seen as an attempted seduction. The lyrics are highly-suggestive euphemisms (The Phantom is singing about his Music and the Dark/Night, but could just as easily be substituted for sex). Christine faints towards the end of the song, so ultimately nothing happens. Not that it hasn't stopped fans from speculating otherwise--especially in the movie, where Christine is clearly not wearing her stockings when she wakes up.

* In the musical version of ''Main/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' (and ''Main/TheMovie'' made from it), the song ''The Music of the Night'' could be seen as an attempted seduction. The lyrics are highly-suggestive euphemisms (The Phantom is singing about his Music and the Dark/Night, but could just as easily be substituted for sex). Christine faints towards the end of the song, so ultimately nothing happens.

* In {{Aida}}: The imprisoned Aida is alone with her captor Radames. He takes off his shirt, saying, "Do you know what's going to happen now?" Several actresses in the role play Aida as being VERY fearful that he's about to force himself on her. He instead orders her to wash his back, something that at the very least is meant to similarly degrade her, at worst, meant to symbolize a rape.

** Stephen Schwartz (composer) did this intentionally to highlight the irony of using common phrases from love songs in a song about hate instead.

* Stephen Schwartz (composer) did this intentionally to highlight the irony of using common phrases from love songs in a song about hate instead.

* ''{{Theatre/Wicked}}''[='=]s "What Is This Feeling?" begins with this lyric: "What is this feeling so sudden and new? I felt the moment I laid eyes on you. My pulse is rushing. My head is reeling. My face is flushing. What is this feeling fervid as a flame? Does it have a name? Yes. '''Loathing'''. '''''Unadulterated loathing'''''". Sorry darlings, but that isn't loathing; it's ''[[LesYay lust]]''. Then again, the author of the book did say they most likely didn't notice their hidden affections for each other.