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Bandstand is an original musical about a group of veterans struggling with the return to normal life in the US following World War II. It was composed by Richard Oberacker, with lyrics and book by Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor.

The musical focuses on Donny Novitski, a young singer/songwriter and pianist returning home from war. Although he is eager to return to his normal life, haunted by memories of war, he is unable to find success or fit back into civilian society. He then assembles a band composed entirely of veterans with the aim of winning a national radio contest in New York City.


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Bandstand ''Bandstand'' is an original musical about a group of veterans struggling with the return to normal life in the US following World War II.UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. It was composed by Richard Oberacker, with lyrics and book by Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor.

The musical focuses on Donny Novitski, a young singer/songwriter and pianist returning home from war. Although he is eager to return to his normal life, haunted by memories of war, he is unable to find success or fit back into civilian society. He then assembles a band composed entirely of veterans with the aim of winning a national radio contest in New York City.

City. When he meets Julia, the widow of his best friend from the war, she joins the band as their vocalist, but their relationship forces Donny to confront some of the worst memories of the war.




* TheAlcoholic: Davy, who liberated Dachau.
* Main/AmbiguousDisorder: Some of Wayne’s behavior resembles some of the symptoms for OCD. Donny and all of the guys show symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder but it’s never confirmed in the show.
* Main/AmbiguouslyJewish: Donny Novitski.
* Main/AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: This Is Life (Reprise).
* Main/BandOfBrothers: The Donny Nova Band.

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* TheAlcoholic: Davy, who liberated Dachau.
Dachau, "drinks a fifth of vodka in his kitchen every night."
* Main/AmbiguousDisorder: AmbiguousDisorder: Some of Wayne’s behavior resembles some of the symptoms for OCD. Donny and all of the guys show symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder but it’s never confirmed in the show.
* Main/AmbiguouslyJewish: AmbiguouslyJewish: Donny Novitski.
Novitski, whose Polish heritage is mentioned on and off.
* Main/AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: This In "This Is Life (Reprise).
(Reprise)," Donny declares his love for Julia right before they [[spoiler: deliberately throw the NBC contest.]]
-->'''Donny:''' And what I feel for you, Julia, that is true. No matter how tough it is, no matter how long it takes, I need to be with you.
* Main/BandOfBrothers: The Donny Nova Band.Band, a group of strangers and acquaintances, become "brothers" by the end through their shared trauma and healing.



* Main/DrowningMySorrows: Davy and Donny in particular.

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* Main/DrowningMySorrows: Davy and Donny in particular.particular, both of whom are seen drinking to try to forget the horrors they saw firsthand.



* Main/ReadTheFinePrint: The Donny Nova Band's contract with NBC.
* RefugeInAudacity: performing Welcome Home on live TV because they knew that if NBC was going to steal their song they would never be able to put a WarIsHell song in a movie.
* Main/ShellShockedVeteran: All the guys of the band.

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* Main/ReadTheFinePrint: The Donny Nova Band's contract with NBC.
NBC. They sign it without reading the fine print, but Jimmy discovers that the contract essentially signs away the rights to the winning song and doesn't even require the studio to give them anything more than background roles in the film.
* RefugeInAudacity: performing Welcome Home "Welcome Home" on live TV because they knew that if NBC was going to steal their song they would never be able to put a WarIsHell song in a movie.
* Main/ShellShockedVeteran: All the guys of the band.band, emphasized both in dialogue and in the choreography.



* ThisIsReality: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV9PTvT90sQ first version]] of "This Is Life" notes that this would be the perfect moment for a GrandRomanticGesture if they were in a movie.

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* ThisIsReality: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV9PTvT90sQ first version]] of "This Is Life" Life," Donny and Julia's duet, notes that this would be the perfect moment for a GrandRomanticGesture if they were in a movie. movie, but that their lives and relationship are considerably more complicated and messy.

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* TheMaidenNameDebate: variation. Donny suggests that Julia use her maiden name (Abrams) for the band instead of her married name, Trojan. Julia refuses because she doesn't want to lose her last link to her late husband.
* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Julia's married name is Trojan. Her husband's nickname in the army (and in high school) was "Rubber." (Donny's actually reluctant to tell her that he went by Rubber until she says that he was called that in high school). She tells the guys that she's heard all the jokes.



* ThisIsReality: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV9PTvT90sQ first version]] of "This Is Life" notes that this would be the perfect moment for a GrandRomanticGesture if they were in a movie.

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* ThisIsReality: The The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV9PTvT90sQ first version]] of "This Is Life" notes that this would be the perfect moment for a GrandRomanticGesture if they were in a movie.
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* TheAlcoholic: Davy, who liberated Dachau.


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* ChekhovsSkill: Jimmy is in law school on the GI Bill and calls out various things in the show that are illegal. In the third act, he is the one who can ReadTheFinePrint to see that the contract they signed with NBC gave them the right to use their song without their permission and without compensation.


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* RefugeInAudacity: performing Welcome Home on live TV because they knew that if NBC was going to steal their song they would never be able to put a WarIsHell song in a movie.


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* ThisIsReality: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV9PTvT90sQ first version]] of "This Is Life" notes that this would be the perfect moment for a GrandRomanticGesture if they were in a movie.
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The musical focuses on Donald Novitski, a young singer/songwriter and pianist returning home from war. Although he is eager to return to his normal life, haunted by memories of war, he is unable to find success or fit back into civilian society. He then assembles a band composed entirely of veterans with the aim of winning a national radio contest in New York City.


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The musical focuses on Donald Donny Novitski, a young singer/songwriter and pianist returning home from war. Although he is eager to return to his normal life, haunted by memories of war, he is unable to find success or fit back into civilian society. He then assembles a band composed entirely of veterans with the aim of winning a national radio contest in New York City.




* Main/SurvivorsGuilt: Donny Nova about Michael.

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The musical focuses on Donald Novitski, a young singer/songwriter and pianist returning home from war. Although he is eager to return to his normal life, haunted by memories of war, he is unable to find success or fit back into civilian society. He then assembles a band composed entirely of veterans with the aim of winning a national radio contest in New York City.




* Main/BandOfBrothers: The guys of the Donny Nova Band.

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* Main/BandOfBrothers: The guys of the Donny Nova Band.

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* Main/ShellShockedVeteran
* Main/SurvivorsGuilt
* Main/DrowningMySorrows: davy and donny in particular
* Main/HeroicBSOD: julia, after donny finally tells her how michael died
* Main/AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: "this is life (reprise)"
* Main/ReadTheFinePrint
* Main/WarIsHell
* Main/torch song: love will come and find me again can be considered this
* stray shots strike nothing: averted, donny throws a grenade meant for the enemy but it ends up costing michael his life
* bread and circuses: nbc plans to use the donny nova band for this but the trope is inevitably averted when they sing the original version of welcome home
* ambiguous disorder: some of wayne’s behavior resembles some of the symptoms for ocd, donny, and all of the guys, show symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder but it’s never confirmed in the show
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!!''Bandstand'' provides examples of:

* Main/ShellShockedVeteran
* Main/SurvivorsGuilt
* Main/DrowningMySorrows: davy and donny in particular
* Main/HeroicBSOD: julia, after donny finally tells her how michael died
* Main/AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: "this is life (reprise)"
* Main/ReadTheFinePrint
* Main/WarIsHell
* Main/torch song: love will come and find me again can be considered this
* stray shots strike nothing: averted, donny throws a grenade meant for the enemy but it ends up costing michael his life
* bread and circuses: nbc plans to use the donny nova band for this but the trope is inevitably averted when they sing the original version
Main/AmbiguousDisorder: Some of welcome home
* ambiguous disorder: some of wayne’s
Wayne’s behavior resembles some of the symptoms for ocd, donny, OCD. Donny and all of the guys, guys show symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder but it’s never confirmed in the show
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* Main/AmbiguouslyJewish: Donny Novitski.
* Main/AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: This Is Life (Reprise).
* Main/BandOfBrothers: The guys
of brothersthe Donny Nova Band.
* Main/BreadAndCircuses: Averted. NBC plans to use the Donny Nova Band for this but the trope is inevitably averted when they sing the original version of Welcome Home in 'Welcome Home (Reprise)'.
* Main/DrowningMySorrows: Davy and Donny in particular.
* Main/HeroicBSOD: Julia, after Donny tells her that [[spoiler:Michael died because of friendly fire from Donny]].
* Main/ReadTheFinePrint: The Donny Nova Band's contract with NBC.
* Main/ShellShockedVeteran: All the guys of the band.
* Main/StrayShotsStrikeNothing: Averted. Donny throws a grenade meant for the enemy [[spoiler:but it ends up costing Michael his life]].
* Main/SurvivorsGuilt: Donny Nova about Michael.
* Main/TorchSong: Love Will Come And Find Me Again can be considered this.
* Main/WarIsHell: A major theme throughout the musical, especially present in Welcome Home (Finale).
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* shell shocked veteran
* survivor's guilt
* drowning my sorrows: davy and donny in particular
* heroic bsod: julia, after donny finally tells her how michael died
* anguished declaration of love: "this is life (reprise)"
* read the fine print
* war is hell
* torch song: love will come and find me again can be considered this

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* shell shocked veteran
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* survivor's guilt
Main/SurvivorsGuilt
* drowning my sorrows: Main/DrowningMySorrows: davy and donny in particular
* heroic bsod: Main/HeroicBSOD: julia, after donny finally tells her how michael died
* anguished declaration of love: Main/AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: "this is life (reprise)"
* read the fine print
Main/ReadTheFinePrint
* war is hell
Main/WarIsHell
* torch Main/torch song: love will come and find me again can be considered this
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Bandstand is an original musical about a group of veterans struggling with the return to normal life in the US following World War II. It was composed by Richard Oberacker, with lyrics and book by Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor.

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Bandstand is an original musical about a group of veterans struggling with the return to normal life in the US following World War II. It was composed by Richard Oberacker, with lyrics and book by Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor.Taylor.


* shell shocked veteran
* survivor's guilt
* drowning my sorrows: davy and donny in particular
* heroic bsod: julia, after donny finally tells her how michael died
* anguished declaration of love: "this is life (reprise)"
* read the fine print
* war is hell
* torch song: love will come and find me again can be considered this
* stray shots strike nothing: averted, donny throws a grenade meant for the enemy but it ends up costing michael his life
* bread and circuses: nbc plans to use the donny nova band for this but the trope is inevitably averted when they sing the original version of welcome home
* ambiguous disorder: some of wayne’s behavior resembles some of the symptoms for ocd, donny, and all of the guys, show symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder but it’s never confirmed in the show
band of brothers
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Bandstand is a musical about a group of veterans struggling with the return to normal life in the US following World War II.

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Bandstand is a an original musical about a group of veterans struggling with the return to normal life in the US following World War II.II. It was composed by Richard Oberacker, with lyrics and book by Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor.
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Bandstand is an original musical composed by Richard Oberacker with book and lyrics by Oberacker and Robert Taylor.

The musical centers on a group of veterans returning home to the United States after World War II. Struggling to fit into their old lives while dealing with the lingering effects of the war, they form a band composed solely of veterans to compete in a national radio contest in New York City. The prize guarantees instant stardom to the winners, and by performing together they hope to help one another deal with their personal issues. But with complicated relationships, the demands of the competition and the challenging after-effects of war, going all the way for a win in the contest seems like a dream that may break these musicians.

Bandstand stars Corey Cott, Laura Osnes, and Beth Leavel.

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Bandstand is an original musical composed by Richard Oberacker with book and lyrics by Oberacker and Robert Taylor.

The musical centers on a group of veterans returning home to the United States after World War II. Struggling to fit into their old lives while dealing with the lingering effects of the war, they form a band composed solely of veterans to compete in a national radio contest in New York City. The prize guarantees instant stardom to the winners, and by performing together they hope to help one another deal with their personal issues. But with complicated relationships, the demands of the competition and the challenging after-effects of war, going all the way for a win in the contest seems like a dream that may break these musicians.

Bandstand stars Corey Cott, Laura Osnes, and Beth Leavel.

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