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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:They got the Beat!]] |
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4 | ''Head Over Heels'' is a JukeboxMusical loosely based on Sir Philip Sidney's ''[[Literature/OldArcadia Arcadia]]'' combined with with the music of Music/TheGoGos. It tells the story of the royal family of Arcadia, [[RulerProtagonist King Basilius]], [[DefrostingIceQueen Queen Gynecia]], and their daughters [[ProudBeauty Pamela]] and [[WideEyedIdealist Philoclea]]. Problems are arising due to the daughter's love lives; Pamela refuses to marry any of her suitors, and Philoclea only has eyes on her childhood friend Musidorus, a penniless shepherd. Prophecies from the mysterious oracle Pythio lead Basilius to take his family on a journey away from their home, but as Pamela's handmaid Mopsa says, "a man can find his destiny on the way he takes to avoid it." |
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6 | The show flopped on Broadway due to the odd pairing of Elizabethan language and 80s pop music, but the CastFullOfGay caused it to develop a cult fanbase. The original cast featured Jeremy Kushnier as Basilius, Creator/RachelYork as Gynecia, Bonnie Milligan as Pamela, Alexandra Socha as Philoclea, Andrew Durand as Musidorus, Taylor Iman Jones as Mopsa, Tom Alan Robbins as Dametas, and Creator/{{Peppermint}} as Pythio. |
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9 | !!This musical contains examples of: |
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11 | * AbdicateTheThrone: Pythio predicts Basilius will do this. He doubts it. [[spoiler: He does eventually give the crown to his wife. ]] |
12 | * AdaptationalSexuality: [[spoiler: Pamela and Mopsa were not in a romantic relationship in the orginal story.]] |
13 | * BedTrick: One of the few plot points kept around from the original story. The king and queen both make plans to meet up with Cleophila in a dark cave, but she gives their letters to each other without reading them. |
14 | * BetaCouple: [[spoiler: Mopsa and Pamela, though they rival the alpha couple in Act One.]] |
15 | * BigBeautifulWoman: Pamela |
16 | * ChildhoodFriendRomance: Philoclea and Musidorus [[spoiler: as well as Mopsa and Pamela. ]] |
17 | * DisguisedInDrag: Musidorus, as the Amazonian warrior Cleophila. [[spoiler: He even decides to keep his female persona around!]] |
18 | * TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Pamela (the Beautiful) and Philoclea (the Smart). |
19 | * IAmSong: "Beautiful" for Pamela, "Vision of Nowness" for Pythio, "Good Girl" for Philoclea. |
20 | * IntercourseWithYou: "Heaven is a Place on Earth" turns into this. |
21 | * LineOfSightName: Three guesses who Cleophila first introduces herself to! |
22 | * LipstickLesbian: [[spoiler: Pamela]] |
23 | * MagicalQueer: Pythio, at first. [[spoiler: They're eventually revealed to have been a citizen of Arcadia, banished after coming out. ]] |
24 | * MissingMom: Mopsa has one. [[spoiler: They come back.]] |
25 | * OnlySaneMan: Mopsa, to an extent. |
26 | * ProphecyTwist: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with.]] Most of the prophecies aren't too hard to decipher, but Basilius' stubborn nature makes him unwilling to think through them. |
27 | * QuarrelingSong: "Automatic Rainy Day" |
28 | * RunningGag: Whenever a character has a “mind blown” moment, the entire show stops dead and the full chorus sings a snippet “Skidmarks On My Heart.” |
29 | * SexlessMarriage: Basilius and Gynecia. |
30 | * SpeaksFluentAnimal: One of Mopsa’s lines can be interpreted as this. |
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