History Theatre / Portal2TheUnauthorizedMusical

* AdaptedOut: Doug Rattmann only appears in the show via his trademark wall scrawlings. However, Rattmann appears physically [[spoiler:and sings]] in the 2017 reboot.

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. [=GLaDOS=], the spherical cores and the turrets are now humanoid. It's actually very effective.

* IAmBecomingSong: "Running the Whole Machine"

* MurderTheHypotenuse: Almost immediately after the scene showing Rick flirting with Caroline, Cave Johnson volunteers Rick for the most lethal test the facility is testing at the moment: the Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System. Apparently Rick survived the process to become the Adventure Core, but it certainly wasn't for a lack of trying by Johnson.

But the ones in the hats work on something called [[UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} Steam]].\\

* ShipSinking: Wheatley's betrayal ends his romance with Chell real fast, with his AdaptationalVillainy calling into question if it was even real in the first place. The DarkReprise of Suddenly Wheatley from the 2017 version further cements this.
* ShipTease:
** Chell and Wheatley sing a parody of [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors Suddenly Seymour]], ending with Wheatley falling over in shock after Chell kisses him on the cheek. Wheatley's betrayal ensures it [[ShipSinking doesn't last]].
** The Fact Core also swoons over [=GLaDOS=], while Rick flirts with Caroline.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Space Core is incapable of talking about anything other than space, and his body language is very reminiscent of a five year old. He's only slightly more stable appearing as the human scientist he originally was...but not much.

* {{Nerd}}: The Fact Core is shown to be this. Wheatley even calls him this during the boss fight sequence.

** Taken UpToEleven in the 2017 show. During the same number, [=GLaDOS=] takes control of Chell and all four of [[SummonBackupDancers the cores]], making them [[PlayingWithPuppets freeze, dance, and bow to her]] throughout the entire song.

* FilkSong

* TakeThat: The 2017 update launches one directly at President Trump.

''And with one last bomb I'll...''\\
'''''finish the job!''''']]

* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations

** The cores are TERRIFIED of [=GLaDOS=], and during the piece 'Poor Unfortunate Subjects' it's easy to see why; throughout the scene she randomly controls their movements, attacks them, or touches them in ways that make them grimace. Wheatley spends a majority of the song on the floor in the [[CowardlySidekick fetal position]], with the exception of the end of the song, which he spends unconscious after trying to argue on [[LovableCoward Chell's behalf]].

** Cave Johnson's just as much of a unhinged lunatic in the play as he was in the musical, though he comes off as slightly better here due to his numerous PetTheDog moments with Caroline. Even his signing Rick up for a potentially lethal test was triggered by him making obnoxious comments toward her. [[spoiler: Though once he has Caroline dragged against her will into their new BrainUploading experiment, it's clear even she's not safe from him.]]

--> '''Turrets:''' Do you hear the turrets sing?\\

That is until [[Creator/ValveSoftware Valve]] lets us know that the sequel's here!

* CondescendingCompassion: During "Suddenly Wheatley:"
--> '''Chell:''' Limited guidance...
--> '''Wheatley:''' [[SarcasmMode Well now, that's grateful...]]
--> '''Chell:''' ...to get through this floor!

--> '''Scientists:''' You're a class your own above other classes!
--> '''Cave Johnson:''' Gonna kick some Black Mesa-- *cough*

This troublesome mute has been blown to a'' charred blob!\\

'''''finish the job!!!''''']]

--> '''Wheatley:''' I care for this place,\\

I'm not a joke!

--> '''Wheatley:''' Suddenly Wheatley\\

I know what I'm for.

--> '''Cave:''' You always know what to say.

* IAmGreatSong: "Mr. Johnson"

* IAmSong: "I'm Alive"

--> '''Wheatley:''' Well, the subjects don't care what they do, as long as they make the biggest mess possible.

* ManChild: The Space Core.

* {{Montage}}: Chell's trek through [=GLaDOS=]'s testing track is compiled into one song, "Under Attack."

--> '''Cave:''' You know, Caroline, I always said that if I died before they can pour me into a computer, I wanted you to run this place.
--> '''Caroline:''' That's very flattering, sir, but I don't think--
--> '''Cave:''' And I knew you'd argue. You're modest like that. [[RecordNeedleScratch But we can make you.]]
--> '''Caroline:''' ... What?

--> '''Fact Core:''' "Hillary Clinton became a politician after seeing The Brave Little Toaster!"

---> '''Fact Core:''' We're not crackpots, as some make us seem.\\

--> '''Chell:''' "Ah buh-heg yer pardon!" [[note]] In the 2017 version, this is changed to "Apple!" [[/note]]

-->'''Wheatley:''' ''Suddenly Wheatley...\\

'''''finish the job!!!'''''

And with one last bomb I'll...''\\

And with one last bomb I'll...\\
'''finish the job!!!'''''

* WasOnceAMan: The Fact, Space, and Adventure cores were once Aperture scientists who worked alongside Cave Johnson. In the 2017 show, [[spoiler:as was Wheatley]].

** Cave Johnson's just as much of a unhinged lunatic in the play as he was in the musical, though he comes off as slightly better here due to his numerous PetTheDog moments with Caroline. Even his signing Rick up for a potentially lethal test was triggered by him making obnoxious comments toward her. [[spoiler: Though once he has Caroline dragged against her will into their new BrainUploading experiment, it's clear even she's not safe from him.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Wheatley comes off worse because his MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment from TheStinger is cut. He also seems far more in control of his actions, unlike in the game where it was implied his FaceHeelTurn was due to the mainframe corrupting him. Thus, Wheatley comes off as someone who ''never'' had Chell's best interests at heart and was just using her to get what he wants. The DarkReprise of "Suddenly Wheatley" in the 2017 production further cements this.

* BadBoss: The cores are TERRIFIED of [=GLaDOS=], and during the piece 'Poor Unfortunate Subjects' it's easy to see why; throughout the scene she randomly controls their movements, attacks them, or touches them in ways that make them grimace. Wheatley spends a majority of the song on the floor in the [[CowardlySidekick fetal position]], with the exception of the end of the song, which he spends unconscious after trying to argue on [[LovableCoward Chell's behalf]].

''Portal 2: The Unauthorized Musical'' is a fan-made stage show adaptation of the beloved video game [[VideoGame/{{Portal 2}} of the same name]]. It is a product of the Vancouver-based musical theater burlesque comedy troupe Geekenders Theatricals. It was performed in January of 2015 at Vancouver's Rio Theatre.

The show retells the story of Valve's game, that of captive test subject Chell and her robot tormenters in Aperture Laboratories. It does this with the help of clever, Portal-ized parodies of show-tunes, giving us numbers such as "[[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Poor Unfortunate Subjects]]," "[[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors Suddenly Wheatley]]," and "[[Theatre/LesMiserables Do You Hear the Turrets Sing]]." Fairlith Harvey, the show's SelfDemonstrating/{{GLaDOS}}, added additional dialogue for the show that is very much in the vein of the darkly comic world of Aperture.

Because the plot sticks closely to the source material, this page will only feature tropes exclusive to the musical, and spoilers for the plot of Portal 2 will be left unmarked. Tropes already present in the video game itself can be found on [[VideoGame/{{Portal 2}} its page]].

!! ''Portal 2: The Unauthorized Musical'' contains examples of:

* AdaptationalVillainy: Wheatley comes off worse because his MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment from TheStinger is cut. He also seems far more in control of his actions, unlike in the game where it was implied his FaceHeelTurn was due to the mainframe corrupting him. Thus, Wheatly comes off as someone who ''never'' had Chell's best interests at heart and was just using her to get what he wants. The DarkReprise of "Suddenly Wheatley" in the 2017 production further cements this.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: {{Downplayed}}. [=GLaDOS=], the spherical cores and the turrets are now humanoid. It's actually very effective.

* KickTheDog: Wheatly has a rather nasty one in the original version. After getting fed up with Space Core, Wheatly convinces Space Core he actually is in space, even acting it out with him, only for Wheatly cruelly bring him back to reality and make sure he understands that he is ''[[TemptingFate never]]'' going to space. It seems the creators agreed this was too cruel, and the moment is all but removed in the 2017 version, with only the final part being kept.

** In the 2017 production, Wheatley tells Chell that the cores are never supposed to disengage from their management rails "unless it's a very big production number."

The show retells the story of Valve's game, that of captive test subject Chell and her robot tormenters in Aperture Laboratories. It does this with the help of clever, Portal-ized parodies of show-tunes, giving us numbers such as "[[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Poor Unfortunate Subjects]]," "[[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors Suddenly Wheatley]]," and "[[Theatre/LesMiserables Do You Hear the Turrets Sing]]." Fairlith Harvey, the show's SelfDemonstrating/{{GLaDOS}}, added additional dialogue for the show that is very much in the vein of the darkly comic world of Aperture.

* TheBigDamnKiss: There is one between [[spoiler:Chell and Rick]] during the boss battle.

* CuteMute: Chell is considerably less stoic in this version of the story.

* SuddenlySpeaking: Chell, much to the surprise of the cores. And in a bizarre southern drawl, no less.
--> '''Chell:''' "Ah buh-heg yer pardon!"
** In the 2017 version, this is changed to "Apple!"

* SuddenlyVoiced: Chell, much to the surprise of the cores. And in a bizarre southern drawl, no less.

* RunningGag: Wheatley falls down a lot. Justified since he doesn't have much experience with walking, having relied on his management rail for most of his life. Downplayed in the 2017 production, in which it only happens a couple of times at the beginning and stops after GLADOS appears.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Wheatley comes off worse due to the fact that his MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment from TheStinger is cut. He also seems far more in control of his actions, unlike in the game where it was implied his FaceHeelTurn was due to the mainframe corrupting him. Thus, Wheatly comes off as someone who ''never'' had Chell's best interests at heart and was just using her to get what he wants. The DarkReprise of "Suddenly Wheatley" in the 2017 production further cements this.

* ShipTease: Chell and Wheatley sing a parody of [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors Suddenly Seymour]], ending with Wheatley falling over in shock after Chell kisses him on the cheek.

* KickTheDog Wheatly has a rather nasty one in the original version. After getting fed up with Space Core, Wheatly convinces Space Core he actually is in space, even acting it out with him, only for Wheatly cruelly bring him back to reality and make sure he understands that he is ''never'' going to space. It seems the creators agreed this was too cruel and the moment is all but removed in the 2017 version, with only the final part being kept.

** Rick and Caroline's exchange, "How many times do I have to tell you to call me Rick?" "As always, at least one more time" is lifted nearly word-for-word from Elizabeth and Will's dialogue in ''Film/ThePiratesOfTheCaribbean''.

* ShoutOut: The Fact Core's section of "Mr. Johnson" pays tribute to [[Creator/ValveSoftware Valve]].
--> '''Fact Core:''' We're not crackpots, as some make us seem.\\

* AdaptationalVillainy: Wheatley comes off worse due to the fact that his MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment from TheStinger is cut. The DarkReprise of "Suddenly Wheatley" in the 2017 production further cements this.

* InsultComic: Wheatley does a bit of this in "Why Can't the Subjects," cracking jokes about Black Mesa and humans in general. The other Cores find him hilarious. Chell does not. It serves as subtle {{Foreshadowing}} that Wheatley may not have Chell's best interests at heart.

* ShipTease: Chell and Wheatley sing a parody of [[Theater/LittleShopOfHorrors Suddenly Seymour]], ending with Wheatley falling over in shock after Chell kisses him on the cheek.