All-Knowing Singing Narrator: Difference between revisions

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* The Grave Robber from ''[[Repo ~~the~~ Genetic Opera]]'' of course, [[Lampshade Hanging|he's reading a newspaper about the events of the Opera]], so even though he wasn't there he still knows, unfortunately, however, they don't do the same when explaining how he knows all about Blind Mag's contract problems.

* The Grave Robber from ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]'' of course, [[Lampshade Hanging|he's reading a newspaper about the events of the Opera]], so even though he wasn't there he still knows, unfortunately, however, they don't do the same when explaining how he knows all about Blind Mag's contract problems.

** He hands the newspaper to Shilo. Not to mention, Mag's rival is ''standing right there'' at the time.

* The revolutionary narrator from ''[[Evita]]'', who is sometimes called [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|"Che"]].

* Clopin in the Disney version of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''. He establishes this in the first five minutes of the film, considering he opens it with the story of how Frollo killed Quasimodo's mother and 'adopted' Quasi, despite the fact that he wasn't even there at the time and the two (or possibly more, if you count the staring masonry) who were certainly wouldn't have told anyone.

* Clopin in the Disney version of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''. He establishes this in the first five minutes of the film, considering he opens it with the story of how Frollo killed Quasimodo's mother and 'adopted' Quasi, despite the fact that he wasn't even there at the time and the two (or possibly more, if you count the staring masonry) who were certainly wouldn't have told anyone.

** Arguably, Gringoire in the French rock opera.

* The Criminologist in the ''[[Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''.

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* Officer Lockstock and Little Sally in ''[[Urinetown]]''

* The urchins/Ronettes in the musical version of ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]''.

* In a non-musical version, the Radio DJ from ''[[The Warriors (~~Film~~)|The Warriors]]'' mostly fits into this category.

* In a non-musical version, the Radio DJ from ''[[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]'' mostly fits into this category.

* The Balladeer from ''[[Assassins (~~Theatre~~)|Assassins]]''.

* The Balladeer from ''[[Assassins (theatre)|Assassins]]''.

* Parodied in the ''[[Arthur (~~Animation~~)|Arthur]]'' episode "The Ballad of Buster Baxter": "Mom, there's a singing moose in front of the house!"

* Parodied in the ''[[Arthur (animation)|Arthur]]'' episode "The Ballad of Buster Baxter": "Mom, there's a singing moose in front of the house!"

* The Leading Player from the musical ''[[Pippin]].''

* A non-singing example: the Stage Manager from ''[[Our Town]]''.

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* The Lecturer in the musical adaptation of ''[[Reefer Madness (Film)|Reefer Madness]]''

* The Narrator in ''[[Blood Brothers]]''

* Lonny from the jukebox musical ''[[Rock of Ages (~~Theatre~~)|Rock of Ages]]''

* Lonny from the jukebox musical ''[[Rock of Ages (theatre)|Rock of Ages]]''

* Alan-a-Dale in the Disney [[Robin Hood (Disney)|Robin Hood]]

* Alan-a-Dale in the Disney [[Robin Hood (Disney film)|Robin Hood]]

* The Muses in the Disney adaptation of ''[[Hercules (Disney)|Hercules]]''

* The Muses in the Disney adaptation of ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]''

* Used (and [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]]) in "The Day They Shot Agarn" episode of ''[[F Troop]]''.

* A book of [[Greek Mythology]] featured a script-version of the story of Achilles. "Chorus" is described as the "Narrator who knows everything".