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A musical (based on Eudora Welty's 1942 short story), with book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1975 (starring Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone as Jamie and Rosamund), where it was nominated for two Tony awards, and again in 1976. In addition, it was briefly revived off-Broadway in 2016, starring Steven Pasquale and Ahna O'Reilly as Jamie and Rosamund.

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A musical (based on Eudora Welty's 1942 short story), with book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1975 (starring Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone [=LuPone=] as Jamie and Rosamund), where it was nominated for two Tony awards, and again in 1976. In addition, it was briefly revived off-Broadway in 2016, starring Steven Pasquale and Ahna O'Reilly as Jamie and Rosamund.

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* TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether: The Harp brothers, who commit crimes together, even though Big Harp is only a head in a box.



* JawDrop: Mentioned in "Once Upon the Natchez Trace" as being the moon's reaction to Rosamund sleeping naked.



* MrsRobinson: Salome, who "lusted after every pair of pants on the Natchez Trace". This includes Jamie, who is presumably quite younger than herself.

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* MrsRobinson: Salome, who "lusted after every pair of pants on the Natchez Trace". This includes Jamie, who is presumably quite a bit younger than herself.



* SiblingTeam/TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether: The Harp brothers, who commit crimes together, even though Big Harp is only a head in a box.
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* ShamefulStrip: The Bandit of the Woods surprises Rosamund in the woods, forces her to give him all her clothes, and then sends her home naked.
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* MagicRealism: The show takes place in a generally realistic DeepSouth setting, with the exception of the Harp brothers' talking raven and Big Harp''s ability to survive decapitation.

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* MagicRealism: The show takes place in a generally realistic DeepSouth setting, with the exception of the Harp brothers' talking raven and Big Harp''s Harp's ability to survive decapitation.
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A musical (based on Eudora Welty's 1942 short story), with book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1975 (starring Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone as Jamie and Rosamund), where it was nominated for two Tony awards, and again in 1976. In addition, it was briefly revived off-Broadway in 2016.

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A musical (based on Eudora Welty's 1942 short story), with book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1975 (starring Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone as Jamie and Rosamund), where it was nominated for two Tony awards, and again in 1976. In addition, it was briefly revived off-Broadway in 2016.
2016, starring Steven Pasquale and Ahna O'Reilly as Jamie and Rosamund.
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Not to be confused with the fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm or [[Literature/TheRobberBride the novel by Margaret Atwood.]]

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Not to be confused with the fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm or [[Literature/TheRobberBride the ''The Robber Bride'', a novel by Margaret Atwood.]]
Atwood.
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Not to be confused with the fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm or [[Literature/TheRobberBride the novel by Margaret Atwood.]]
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* [[Gonk]]: Salome is described as such ("She had buzzard eyes/Crocodile jaws/Grabby long arms/And her fingers were technically claws"), but is typically played by attractive actresses.

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* [[Gonk]]: {{Gonk}}: Salome is described as such ("She had buzzard eyes/Crocodile jaws/Grabby long arms/And her fingers were technically claws"), but is typically played by attractive actresses.
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* Gonk: Salome is described as such ("She had buzzard eyes/Crocodile jaws/Grabby long arms/And her fingers were technically claws"), but is typically played by attractive actresses.

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* Gonk: [[Gonk]]: Salome is described as such ("She had buzzard eyes/Crocodile jaws/Grabby long arms/And her fingers were technically claws"), but is typically played by attractive actresses.
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** Gonk: Salome is described as such ("She had buzzard eyes/Crocodile jaws/Grabby long arms/And her fingers were technically claws"), but is typically played by attractive actresses.

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** * Gonk: Salome is described as such ("She had buzzard eyes/Crocodile jaws/Grabby long arms/And her fingers were technically claws"), but is typically played by attractive actresses.
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* NoGuyWantsToBeChased: The philosophy behind "Love Stolen".

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** Gonk: Salome is described as such ("She had buzzard eyes/Crocodile jaws/Grabby long arms/And her fingers were technically claws"), but is typically played by attractive actresses.



* Gonk: Salome is described as such ("She had buzzard eyes/Crocodile jaws/Grabby long arms/And her fingers were technically claws"), but is typically played by attractive actresses.



* TheIngenue" Rosamund, though she is more sexually active than the average example.

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* TheIngenue" TheIngenue: Rosamund, though she is more sexually active than the average example.

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* DramaticIrony: The audience is aware of Jamie's double life as The Bandit of the Woods, but most of the other characters are not.



* Gonk: Salome is described as such ("She had buzzard eyes/Crocodile jaws/Grabby long arms/And her fingers were technically claws"), but is typically played by attractive actresses.



* MrsRobinson: Salome, who "lusted after every pair of pants on the Natchez Trace". This includes Jamie, who is presumably quite younger than herself.



* SiblingTeam: The Harp brothers, who commit crimes together, even though Big Harp is only a head in a box.

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* SiblingTeam: PaperThinDisguise: Jamie's idea of disguising himself involves rubbing berry juice on his face. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that it works on Rosamund and her father.
* SiblingTeam/TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether:
The Harp brothers, who commit crimes together, even though Big Harp is only a head in a box.

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* AntiHero: Jamie Lockhart, our thieving, murdering protagonist.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: Jamie and Rosamund]]
* DeathSong: "Goodbye Salome", which is a more upbeat example than most, given who's being [[AssholeVictim sent off]].



** "The Pricklepear Bloom", where Salome laments her lack of conventional attractiveness and the troubles it has caused her.

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** "The Pricklepear Bloom", where Salome laments bemoans her lack of conventional attractiveness and the troubles it has caused her.her, also counts.



** Many of the show's songs have aspects of this.

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** Many of the show's songs have aspects of this.this.
* ListSong: "Poor Tied-Up Darlin', where Little Harp lists all the things he will give to Goat in exchange for Rosamund.
* MagicRealism: The show takes place in a generally realistic DeepSouth setting, with the exception of the Harp brothers' talking raven and Big Harp''s ability to survive decapitation.
* OffWithHisHead: Happened to Big Harp some time before the story began, though somehow, he managed to survive the incident.
* SiblingTeam: The Harp brothers, who commit crimes together, even though Big Harp is only a head in a box.
* StupidCrooks: Goat, who has "a brain the size of a scuppernong seed" and repeatedly tries and fails to kill Rosamund. Little Harp is only marginally smarter, though at least he has the self-awareness to know that he's not the brains of the operation.
* VillainSong: Several.
** "The Pricklepear Bloom" for Salome.
** "Two Heads" for the Harp brothers as a pair.
** "Poor Tied-Up Darlin" for Goat and Little Harp.
* WickedStepmother: Salome, who actively tries to ''murder'' her stepdaughter.
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---> "And he stopped, and he laid her on the ground, and there he robbed her of that which he had left her the night before."
*** Many of the show's songs have aspects of this.

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---> --> "And he stopped, and he laid her on the ground, and there he robbed her of that which he had left her the night before."
*** ** Many of the show's songs have aspects of this.
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-->'''Comes a boy, he walks so steady. Comes a girl, she feels so ready.'''
---> "And he stopped, and he laid her on the ground, and there he robbed her of that which he had left her the night before.'''

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-->'''Comes --> "Comes a boy, he walks so steady. Comes a girl, she feels so ready.'''
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---> "And he stopped, and he laid her on the ground, and there he robbed her of that which he had left her the night before.'''"

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* IWantSong: Rosamund gets two - "Rosamund's Dream" and "Nothin' Up",

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* IWantSong: Rosamund gets two - "Rosamund's Dream" and "Nothin' Up",Up". In both of these songs, she laments her state of loneliness and desires for someone to sweep her off her feet and take her away from her life.
* TheIngenue" Rosamund, though she is more sexually active than the average example.
* IntercourseWithYou: "Deeper in the Woods", which ends in Jamie and Rosamund consummating their relationship.
-->'''Comes a boy, he walks so steady. Comes a girl, she feels so ready.'''
---> "And he stopped, and he laid her on the ground, and there he robbed her of that which he had left her the night before.'''
*** Many of the show's songs have aspects of this.
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Further complicating things is the presence of the Harp brothers, who try to rob Musgrove at the beginning and get involved with Salome's various schemes to kill Rosamund.

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Further complicating things is the presence of the Harp brothers, who try to rob Musgrove at the beginning and get involved with Salome's various schemes to kill Rosamund.Rosamund.

!This musical contains examples of:

*IAmSong: "Steal With Style" and "Love Stolen", where Jamie describes his personal philosophies on thieving and romance, respectively. "Steal With Style" also doubles as an IAmGreatSong.
** "The Pricklepear Bloom", where Salome laments her lack of conventional attractiveness and the troubles it has caused her.
*IWantSong: Rosamund gets two - "Rosamund's Dream" and "Nothin' Up",
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Meanwhile, Musgrove's wife Salome, who despises her stepdaughter, plans to kill her in order to inherit Musgrove's money. To do so, she hires a small-time criminal named Goat, who is [[StupidCrooks less than successful]]. During this time, Rosamund meets "The Bandit" and becomes enamored with him, not knowing that he is also Jamie Lockhart, the man her father intends for her to marry.

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Meanwhile, Musgrove's wife Salome, who despises her stepdaughter, plans to kill her in order to inherit Musgrove's money. To do so, she hires a small-time criminal named Goat, who is [[StupidCrooks less than successful]].successful]] in his various attempts. During this time, Rosamund meets "The Bandit" and becomes enamored with him, not knowing that he is also Jamie Lockhart, the man her father intends for her to marry.
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Further complicating things is the presence of the Harp brothers, who get involved with Salome's various schemes to kill Rosamund.

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Further complicating things is the presence of the Harp brothers, who try to rob Musgrove at the beginning and get involved with Salome's various schemes to kill Rosamund.

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-> A Talkin' head.

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-> A Talkin' talkin' head.



The musical, set on the Natchez Trace in the late 18th century, tells the story of Jamie Lockhart, a [[Myth/RobinHood Robin Hood-esque]] figure who leads a double life - honest and law-abiding by day, swindling and thieving (as "The Bandit of the Woods") by night. After saving the life of Clement Musgrove, the wealthiest planter in Mississippi, Jamie is invited to the man's farm, where he meets Musgrove's beautiful daughter Rosamund.

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The musical, set on the Natchez Trace in the late 18th century, tells the story of Jamie Lockhart, a [[Myth/RobinHood Robin Hood-esque]] figure who leads a double life - honest and law-abiding by day, swindling and thieving (as "The Bandit of the Woods") by night. After saving the life of Clement Musgrove, the wealthiest planter in Mississippi, Jamie is invited to the man's farm, where he meets Musgrove's beautiful daughter Rosamund.

Meanwhile, Musgrove's wife Salome, who despises her stepdaughter, plans to kill her in order to inherit Musgrove's money. To do so, she hires a small-time criminal named Goat, who is [[StupidCrooks less than successful]]. During this time, Rosamund meets "The Bandit" and becomes enamored with him, not knowing that he is also Jamie Lockhart, the man her father intends for her to marry.

Further complicating things is the presence of the Harp brothers, who get involved with Salome's various schemes to kill
Rosamund.
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->''"A gent and a robber all in one.
-> A girl who made the moon burn like the sun.
-> A greedy witch.
-> A man that rich.
-> A brain that big.
-> A filthy pig.
-> A Talkin' head.
-> The two of us.
-> And like I said, a hell of a lot happened around here."''
-->-- ''Once Upon the Natchez Trace''
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A musical (based on Eudora Welty's 1942 short story), with book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman.

The musical, set on the Natchez Trace in the late 18th century, tells the story of Jamie Lockhart, a [[Myth/RobinHood Robin Hood-esque]] figure who leads a double life - honest and law-abiding by day, swindling and thieving (as "The Bandit of the Woods") by night.

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A musical (based on Eudora Welty's 1942 short story), with book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman. \n\n The musical premiered on Broadway in 1975 (starring Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone as Jamie and Rosamund), where it was nominated for two Tony awards, and again in 1976. In addition, it was briefly revived off-Broadway in 2016.

The musical, set on the Natchez Trace in the late 18th century, tells the story of Jamie Lockhart, a [[Myth/RobinHood Robin Hood-esque]] figure who leads a double life - honest and law-abiding by day, swindling and thieving (as "The Bandit of the Woods") by night. After saving the life of Clement Musgrove, the wealthiest planter in Mississippi, Jamie is invited to the man's farm, where he meets Musgrove's beautiful daughter Rosamund.
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A musical (based on Eudora Welty's 1942 short story), with book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman.

The musical, set on the Natchez Trace in the late 18th century, tells the story of Jamie Lockhart, a [[Myth/RobinHood Robin Hood-esque]] figure who leads a double life - honest and law-abiding by day, swindling and thieving (as "The Bandit of the Woods") by night.

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