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Alternate Show Interpretation - the changes under this trope can range from minor tweaks (that can have huge ramifications) like your example, to radical reinterpretations: "It's The Music Man, but instead he's running the scam to get the grant money from a modern inner city school. The Patter songs become full raps with "Ya Got Trouble." resembling a firey sermon, and all the other music is similarly rearranged in urban styles." (...and now I realize that could be pretty awesome. Snoop Dog for Professor Hill.)
Edited by Scorpion451
So we all know how different productions of stage shows can lead to different interpretations of the material, and thus some scenes are played differently in different productions. Is there some kind of trope for that? I suck at summarizing things generally, so for a specific example, I look to RENT. In the scene where Angel dies, Mark is the only member of the cast who the script does not specifically place in another part of the scene - basically, the couples (Collins/Angel, Maureen/Joanna, Roger/Mimi) are in their own little scenes together, while Mark is not placed anywhere. As a result, some productions have him by Collins' side as Angel dies, which creates a boatload of Alternative Character Interpretation for his actions after this - meanwhile, other productions don't do anything like that and just kick him offstage. Is there any kind of trope for that?
Edited by STARCRUSHER99