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==== Wicked: ====
* Go to a British ''[[Wicked (Theatretheatre)|Wicked]]'' forum and start talking about your favorite actress for the role of Elphaba. Once the dust settles between the Idina Menzel fans and the Kerry Ellis fans, you may be surprised to learn there are many more actresses who have played the role.
* You can do the same trick on most Broadway ''[[Wicked (Theatretheatre)|Wicked]]'' forums with Idina Menzel vs Shoshana Bean, or by suggesting that "Defying Gravity" is Stephanie J. Block's song rather than Menzel's.
* Liking a Glinda who wasn't Kristin Chenoweth is always good for a fight.
* Another British Wicked fight - Adam Garcia vs. Oliver Tompsett. And then Americans throw in Seb, Kris, and NLB. Loosely translated, it's an all-out battle royale for who the crap is the hottest Fiyero.
* [[Die for Our Ship|Shippings shouldn't be talked about if you don't want to start a riot]]. Is the [[Fan -Preferred Couple]] [[Les Yay|Glinda and Elphaba]] the one true pairing and fantastic case of [[Star-Crossed Lovers]], or is it just shippers thinking everything is romantic? Is Fiyero's and Elphaba's lovely or just getting in the way? They're [[Word of Gay|both]] canon so that adds fuel to flame.
** Related to it, but the sexualities of anyone. Is everyone Bisexual until proven otherwise or not? Is Glinda gay, or not?
* Preferring either the book or musical, depending who you ask, is just asking for trouble.
 
==== ''[[Les Misérables (Theatretheatre)|Les Miserables]]'': ====
* Do you prefer Frances Ruffelle as [[Les Misérables (Theatretheatre)|Eponine]]? Yes? Then prepare for the Lea Salonga fangirls to rip you to shreds.
* Do you prefer Lea Salonga as Eponine? Yes? Then prepare for the Frances Ruffelle fangirls to tear you to pieces.
* Do you prefer Samantha Barks as Eponine? Yes? Then prepare for both sets of fangirls to turn on you and leave you splattered in a bloody mess all over the floor.
* Do you think Marius belongs with [[Official Couple|Cosette]]? Yes? You will die.
* Do you think Marius belongs with [[Fan -Preferred Couple|Eponine]]? Yes? You will die.
* Do you love Colm Wilkinson as Valjean? Yes? You will die.
* Do you think Colm Wilkinson wasn't all that great as Valjean? Yes? You will die.
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* Idina Menzel or Eden Espinosa, who is the better Maureen? Either answer will get you eaten alive by the other actress' fans.
* Insult [[Author Existence Failure|Jonathan Larson]], the play itself, and/or any of its characters (especially [[Too Good for This Sinful Earth|Angel]]) and you ''will'' die.
* Don't express any preference to the play or [[The Movie|the movie]], unless you have a death wish.
 
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** Michael Crawford vs. Howard McGillin vs. Colm Wilkinson.
** The Phantom: Heroic romantic figure, or creepy stalker?
* Antistratfordianism (the hypothesis that [[William Shakespeare]]'s plays were not really written by William Shakespeare) is a can of worms you don't want to even mention, much less open. Be careful, the mere mention of [[Christopher Marlowe (Creator)|Kit Marlowe]] or Sir Francis Bacon is playing with fire on some Shakespeare forums as it can be constued as having antistratfordian implications.
* Or Shakespeare's sexuality, for that matter. It's been less of a hot-button topic lately, but don't bring that up. Don't even bring up the sexualities of some of his characters.
* Ask five musical theatre fans about the origin of the term 11 O'Clock Number. You'll get fifteen explanations and a sore head.
* Like [[Tanz Derder Vampire]]? Like the Hamburg DVD? Prepare to be bombed with endless commentary on how it features The Worst Cast Ever.
** Magda: blonde or redhead? Village bicycle or virginal victim?
 
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