Editing Reprise (section)

===Musical theater===
In [[musical theatre]] and [[opera]], reprises are any repetition of an earlier song or [[theme (music)|theme]], usually with changed lyrics and shortened music to reflect the development of the story. Also, it is common for songs sung by the same character or regarding the same [[motif (literature)|narrative motif]] to have similar tunes and lyrics, or incorporate similar tunes and lyrics. For example, in the stage version of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'', a song of the primary [[antagonist]] ("Javert's Suicide") is similar in lyrics and exactly the same in tune to a soliloquy of the [[protagonist]] when he was in a similar emotional state ("What Have I Done?"). At the end of the song, an instrumental portion is played from an earlier soliloquy of the antagonist, in which he was significantly more confident. ''Les Misérables'' in general reprises many musical themes.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}.

Often the reprised version of a song has exactly the same tune and lyrics as the original, though frequently featuring different characters singing or including them with the original character in the reprised version. For example, in ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', the reprise of the title song is sung by the Von Trapp children and their father, the Captain; whereas the original was sung by Maria. In "[[Edelweiss (song)|Edelweiss]]" (reprise), the entire Von Trapp family and Maria sing and are later joined by the audience, whereas the original features Liesl and the Captain.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}.

Also, in the musical ''[[The Music Man]]'', the love song "Goodnight My Someone" uses the same basic melody (though with a more ballad quality to it) as the rousing march and theme song "[[Seventy-Six Trombones]]"; in the reprised versions, Harold and Marian are heard singing a snatch of each other's songs.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} And in [[Jerome Kern]] and [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]'s ''[[Show Boat]]'', the song "[[Ol' Man River]]" is reprised three times after it is first sung, as if it were a commentary on the situation in the story.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} In some musicals, a reprise of an earlier song is sung by a different character from the one who originally sang it, with different lyrics.

In ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'', however, the reprises for the [[Mamma Mia (ABBA song)|title track]], [[Dancing Queen]], and [[Waterloo (ABBA song)|Waterloo]] have no altering of the lyrics, and are just shortened versions of the originals featured earlier.

In ''[[Rent (musical)|RENT]]'', the song, "I'll Cover You" gets a reprise at Angel's funeral. It is sung primarily by Collins and is slower and more emotional to reflect Collins' emotional state. Nearing the end of the song, the rest of the company begins singing a slower version of the first verse of "Seasons of Love". In addition, the second half of "Goodbye Love" features the piano playing an instrumental which is a faster version of the instrumental in "Halloween". 

In ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]'', the song, "Best Of Wives, And Best Of Women" reprises the song "It's Quiet Uptown" with the same melody and similar lyrics, along with "[[The Story of Tonight]]" being reprised several times.

In ''[[Frozen (musical)|Frozen]]'', the song, "For The First Time In Forever (reprise)" reprises the song "[[For The First Time In Forever]]" by [[Kristen Bell]] and [[Idina Menzel]]. Both versions are sung by the same artists.

In the [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] operetta ''[[Iolanthe]]'', the song "If you go in you're sure to win", sung by the Chancellor and his two lordly friends, gets a reprise in the final song "Soon as we may, off and away", sung by the whole ensemble, with the same melody, but with only two verses instead of three.