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Not to be confused with the [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] [[Series/{{Taboo}} period drama]] [[NamesTheSame of the same name]].
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: At one point in the first act, Philip
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: At one point in the first act, Philip goes out into the audience to roast them mercilessly, while passing around a plate of smoked salmon fancies.
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* IrrelevantActOpener: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Although "Taboo" is a big, bombastic ensemble number as many of these types of songs often are, the number includes several conversations between characters that update the audience on various plot points.
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* JukeboxMusical: Boy George took on the project on the proviso that it wouldn’t just be a jukebox musical of Music/CultureClub songs. The shows consists mostly of original songs composed by George, Kevan Frost, John Themis and Richie Stevens. However, “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” does feature in the show’s second act. “Bow Down Mister” and/or “Karma Chameleon” feature in the finale of certain versions of the show. A few other pre-existing songs of the period are referenced inside the original songs.
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* JukeboxMusical: Boy George took on the project on the proviso that it wouldn’t just be a jukebox musical of Music/CultureClub songs. The shows consists mostly of original songs composed by George, Kevan Frost, John Themis and Richie Stevens. However, “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” does feature in the show’s second act. “Bow Down Mister” and/or “Karma Chameleon” feature in the finale of certain versions of the show. A few other pre-existing songs of the period are referenced inside within the original songs.
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* CanonForeigner: Unlike the major supporting characters such as George, Leigh and Philip, Billy and his family nor Kim is based on any specific RealLife person from the NewRomantic scene.
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* CanonForeigner: Unlike the major supporting characters such as George, Leigh and Philip, neither Billy and his family nor Kim is based on any specific RealLife person from the NewRomantic scene.
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* MushroomSamba: During the charity concert performance of "Il Adore", the empty hospital beds shown on the backdrop screen start to twist and distort as the song goes
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* MushroomSamba: During the charity concert performance of "Il Adore", the empty hospital beds shown on the backdrop screen start to twist and distort as the song goes carries on.
* NonAppearingTitle: "Guttersnipe" doesn't use its title in its lyrics.
* NonAppearingTitle: "Guttersnipe" doesn't use its title in its lyrics.
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* MushroomSamba: During the charity concert performance of "Il Adore" Adore", the empty hospital beds shown on the backdrop screen start to twist and distort as the song goes
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Musical dramatisation based on people and events in the NewRomantic scene in London in the early eighties, including the founding of the titular Taboo night club. Billy James, a disaffected young man, leaves his family in Bromley, consisting of his belligerent father and his long-suffering mother, and falls in with he
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Musical dramatisation based on people and events in the NewRomantic scene in London in the early eighties, including the founding of the titular Taboo night club. Billy James, a disaffected young man, leaves his family in Bromley, consisting of his belligerent father and his long-suffering mother, and falls by chance, starts living in a Soho squat with he
Kim, an aspiring fashion designer, and one George O'Dowd, soon to become Boy George of Music/CultureClub.
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* FriendshipSong: "Guttersnipe" is a [[LetsDuet duet]] between George and Marilyn about their fantasies of shared fame and success.
* JukeboxMusical: Boy George took on the project on the proviso that it wouldn’t just be a jukebox musical of Music/CultureClub songs. The shows consists mostly of original songs composed by George, Kevan Frost, John Themis and Richie Stevens. However, “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” does feature in the show’s second act. “Bow Down Mister” and/or “Karma Chameleon” feature in the finale of certain versions of the show. A few other pre-existing songs of the period are referenced inside the original songs.
* JukeboxMusical: Boy George took on the project on the proviso that it wouldn’t just be a jukebox musical of Music/CultureClub songs. The shows consists mostly of original songs composed by George, Kevan Frost, John Themis and Richie Stevens. However, “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” does feature in the show’s second act. “Bow Down Mister” and/or “Karma Chameleon” feature in the finale of certain versions of the show. A few other pre-existing songs of the period are referenced inside the original songs.
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* MushroomSamba: During the charity concert performance of "Il Adore" the
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Musical dramatisation based on people and events in the NewRomantic scene in London in the early eighties, including the founding of the titular Taboo night club.
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Musical dramatisation based on people and events in the NewRomantic scene in London in the early eighties, including the founding of the titular Taboo night club.
club. Billy James, a disaffected young man, leaves his family in Bromley, consisting of his belligerent father and his long-suffering mother, and falls in with he
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* MakeoverMontage: "Touched by the Hand of Cool" is staged around Leigh and his acolytes giving Billy a makeover.
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* MakeoverMontage: "Touched by the Hand of Cool" is staged around Leigh and his acolytes giving Billy a makeover.makeover.
* TragicAIDSStory: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. The final scene in which Leigh appears focusses on his AIDS-related death, but it's not the sum total of his character's contribution to the story.
* TragicAIDSStory: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. The final scene in which Leigh appears focusses on his AIDS-related death, but it's not the sum total of his character's contribution to the story.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: At one point in the first act, Philip
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* The 2012 off-West End revival.
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* The 2012 off-West End revival.revival at the Brixton Club House.
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* CanonForeigner: Unlike the major supporting characters such as George, Leigh and Philip, Billy is not based on any particular RealLife person from the NewRomantic scene.
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* CanonForeigner: Unlike the major supporting characters such as George, Leigh and Philip, Billy and his family nor Kim is not based on any particular specific RealLife person from the NewRomantic scene.
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Not to be confused with the [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] [[Series/{{Taboo}} period drama [[NamesTheSame of the same name]].
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* InMemoriam: The 2022 concert used a large screen to act as a backdrop for various scenes. During Il Adore, it showed several photos of the real life Leigh Bowery.
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Musical dramatisation based on people and events in the NewRomantic scene in London in the early eighties, including the founding of the titular Taboo night club.
Productions staged to date include:
* The original 2002 West End production at The Venue Theatre.
* The 2003 UK tour
* The 2003 Broadway production at the Plymouth Theatre. Closed after 100 performances.
* The 2012 off-West End revival.
* The January 2022 charity concert at the London Palladium.
Not to be confused with the [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] [[Series/{{Taboo} period drama [[NamesTheSame of the same name]].
!!Provides examples of:
* CanonForeigner: Unlike the major supporting characters such as George, Leigh and Philip, Billy is not based on any particular RealLife person from the NewRomantic scene.
* InMemoriam: The 2022 concert used a large screen to act as a backdrop for various scenes. During Il Adore, it showed several photos of the real life Leigh Bowery.
* OopNorth: Petal is described at one point as "a bit of Yorkshire lard."
* MakeoverMontage: "Touched by the Hand of Cool" is staged around Leigh and his acolytes giving Billy a makeover.
Productions staged to date include:
* The original 2002 West End production at The Venue Theatre.
* The 2003 UK tour
* The 2003 Broadway production at the Plymouth Theatre. Closed after 100 performances.
* The 2012 off-West End revival.
* The January 2022 charity concert at the London Palladium.
Not to be confused with the [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] [[Series/{{Taboo} period drama [[NamesTheSame of the same name]].
!!Provides examples of:
* CanonForeigner: Unlike the major supporting characters such as George, Leigh and Philip, Billy is not based on any particular RealLife person from the NewRomantic scene.
* InMemoriam: The 2022 concert used a large screen to act as a backdrop for various scenes. During Il Adore, it showed several photos of the real life Leigh Bowery.
* OopNorth: Petal is described at one point as "a bit of Yorkshire lard."
* MakeoverMontage: "Touched by the Hand of Cool" is staged around Leigh and his acolytes giving Billy a makeover.
