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** The song "Blew That Bitch Away" was heavily inspired by "Can't Stop the Beat" from ''{{Film/Hairspray}}''.

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** The song "Blew That Bitch Away" was heavily inspired by "Can't Stop the Beat" from ''{{Film/Hairspray}}''.''Theatre/{{Hairspray}}''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sam Rami wanted to make a film version of the musical in 3D. Needless to say that the project wasn't made. Instead a remake in 2013 was made.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sam Rami wanted to make a film version of the musical in 3D. Needless to say that the project wasn't made. Instead a remake in 2013 [[Film/EvilDead2013 remake]] was made.made in 2013.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: Sam Raimi himself regretted the infamous tree rape scene from the first film, and Ellen Sandweiss clarified that the original script just said that Cheryl would be "attacked by the woods". The musical leaves it vague what happened to her, having the lights go out as soon as the trees start attacking.
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* TroubledProduction: A positive example, if that's at all possible for this trope. The opening night for the first run took place on the first night of the 2003 Northeast Blackout, meaning they had two hundred people lining up to see a show that was going to happen in a venue with no electricity. However, they opted to perform the show on the front lawn, using car headlights as spotlights and with the crew playing their instruments acoustically. This ended up attracting even more attention from those with nothing to do, and resulted in the planned run extending for a few more weeks with a bigger budget.

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* TroubledProduction: A positive example, if that's at all possible for this trope. The opening night for the first run took place on the first night of the 2003 Northeast Blackout, meaning they had two hundred people lining up to see a show that was going to happen in a venue with no electricity. However, they opted to perform the show on the front lawn, using car headlights as spotlights and with the crew playing their instruments acoustically. This ended up attracting even more attention from those with nothing to do, and resulted in the planned run extending for a few more weeks with a bigger budget.budget.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sam Rami wanted to make a film version of the musical in 3D. Needless to say that the project wasn't made. Instead a remake in 2013 was made.

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* ExecutiveMeddling: The first run just ended the same way as the second film, with the song "Hail to the King". When it came to the Off-Broadway run, producers felt it wasn't enough and possibly too confusing for those unfamiliar with ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness''. They came up with the ending featuring Ash at the S-Mart telling the story to his co-workers, and the song "Blew That Bitch Away".



* FollowTheLeader: With its AudienceParticipation, midnight feel and being a horror comedy, it's frequently compared to ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''.
* HumbleBeginnings: The first performance was done from a small bar in Toronto, and ended up going to Off-Broadway.

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With its AudienceParticipation, midnight feel and being a horror comedy, it's frequently compared to ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''.
''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. The show was indeed inspired by the midnight screenings and cult following of ''Rocky Horror''.
** The song "Blew That Bitch Away" was heavily inspired by "Can't Stop the Beat" from ''{{Film/Hairspray}}''.
* HumbleBeginnings: The first performance was done from a small bar in Toronto, and ended up going to Off-Broadway.Off-Broadway.
* NoBudget: The musical as first performed just had a budget of $5000 (Canadian).
* TroubledProduction: A positive example, if that's at all possible for this trope. The opening night for the first run took place on the first night of the 2003 Northeast Blackout, meaning they had two hundred people lining up to see a show that was going to happen in a venue with no electricity. However, they opted to perform the show on the front lawn, using car headlights as spotlights and with the crew playing their instruments acoustically. This ended up attracting even more attention from those with nothing to do, and resulted in the planned run extending for a few more weeks with a bigger budget.
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* ActingForTwo:
** Sometimes the same actress plays Annie and Shelly, since Shelly is killed off very early in Act 1 and Annie's role becomes bigger in Act 2; it doesn't alter things too much to not have them in the same scenes together towards the end.
** It's also tradition for every cast member except Ash to double up and play the medieval characters when he gets sent back to the 1300s.
** The moose is either played by the same actor as Ed or Scottie.
** For obvious reasons, another actor has to double up as Linda's body after she's decapitated.
* ApprovalOfGod: Both Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi gave the show their approval. Bruce has even travelled to multiple cities to see it.
* ColbertBump: The show got a boost in popularity in TheNewTens when [=YouTuber=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJDs6F6DMrM Katherine Steele]] documented her experience starring in a production of it.
* FakeAmerican: The show originated in Canada, and lines of dialogue confirmed that Ash is from Minnesota.
* FollowTheLeader: With its AudienceParticipation, midnight feel and being a horror comedy, it's frequently compared to ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''.
* HumbleBeginnings: The first performance was done from a small bar in Toronto, and ended up going to Off-Broadway.

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