The original Stage Girl was pitched as, essentially, The Rise and Fall of a Northeast Doll , with a narrative focus on Eli’s pre-transition life. Art about the angst of living closeted is unfortunately timely , and despite its glittery production, the record conveyed that pain. Yacht-rock revival track “Marianne,” in which Eli’s pre-transition narrator desperately pines after a woman who’s in love with “another” man, is like “Good Luck, Babe!” if Chappell Roan didn’t even know she was a woman yet. Meanwhile, on “Falsetto,” she whispers, “Sometimes when I’m inside of you/I wonder what it would be like to really be inside of you.” It’s a sentiment that may unsettle the ignorant (what, you’ve never heard “Fade Into You” before?), but in a sugary pop song, Eli makes it feel universal. The deluxe edition mostly doubles down on the silliness, but muddies the sequencing with songs that, while frequently just as good as the original version’s, detract from the tight narrative.…