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After years in prison, Jean Valjean tries to build a new life while Inspector Javert refuses to let his past disappear. Their paths cross with a struggling mother, her daughter, and young revolutionaries in nineteenth-century France. An adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel about mercy, justice, and the cost of hope.
Accused of murder in 1920s Chicago, Roxie Hart turns to a lawyer who knows how to make a trial into a spectacle. Fellow defendant Velma Kelly competes for the same attention. A sharp musical satire about celebrity, manipulation, and a justice system where publicity can change everything.
Young soprano Christine Daaé becomes the obsession of a mysterious musician living beneath the Paris Opera House. As her career grows and her childhood friend Raoul returns, a dangerous rivalry takes shape. Romance and menace share the stage in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s novel.
A baker and his wife venture into the woods to lift a witch’s curse, crossing paths with Cinderella, Jack, and Little Red Riding Hood. Each has a wish to pursue. Their stories become entangled, and getting what they want brings consequences that no one can face alone.
Maria leaves her convent to care for Captain von Trapp’s seven children in Austria. Her warmth and love of music transform the family’s daily life and bring her closer to their father. As Nazism threatens their country, the household must decide what it stands for and where it can find safety.
Orpheus and Eurydice fall in love in a world where warmth and security are scarce. When Eurydice is drawn into Hades’ industrial underworld, Orpheus follows with a song and an unlikely plan. Their story intertwines with Hades and Persephone’s troubled marriage in a musical retelling of the Greek myths.
Simba grows up expecting to inherit the Pride Lands, until a family tragedy sends him into exile. New friendships help him find a different life, but the home he left behind still needs him. Disney’s stage adaptation follows his journey through loss, belonging, and responsibility.
An American writer arrives in Berlin and meets singer Sally Bowles in the orbit of the Kit Kat Klub. Their relationships unfold against an increasingly threatening political backdrop. Inside the club, the Emcee offers songs, jokes, and a disturbing reflection of the world beyond its doors.
In the land of Oz, Elphaba, a gifted young woman with green skin, meets Glinda, her popular and ambitious classmate. As their rivalry becomes friendship, their encounters with power and prejudice lead them down very different paths. This musical revisits the world of Oz through the two women who will become its most famous witches.
A group of young artists in New York’s East Village struggles to keep creating and stay connected amid poverty and the HIV/AIDS crisis. Over the course of a year, their friendships and romances are tested by illness, ambition, and loss. Jonathan Larson’s rock musical draws inspiration from La bohème.
Tony and Maria meet at a dance in New York and fall in love across the lines separating the Jets and the Sharks. As rivalry between the gangs intensifies, their hopes collide with prejudice and loyalty. A musical inspired by Romeo and Juliet, with dance central to its storytelling.
Returning from exile, Sweeney Todd opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett’s struggling pie business. His search for revenge against a corrupt judge draws them into a macabre partnership. Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s dark musical combines obsession, injustice, and unsettling humour in nineteenth-century London.
After the September 11 attacks close American airspace, diverted passengers arrive in Gander, Newfoundland. Residents organize food, shelter, and support as visitors wait for news and a way home. Based on real events, the musical follows the connections that form during several days of uncertainty.
Two young Mormon missionaries are sent to Uganda, where their expectations meet a community facing problems far beyond the lessons in their handbook. One clings to the rules while the other improvises. This irreverent musical comedy explores belief, friendship, and the stories people tell to make sense of hardship.
Elvis is a jukebox musical based upon the life of American singer Elvis Presley, conceived by and Ray Cooney (producer and co-devisor) and Jack Good (director and co-devisor). It tells the story of Elvis's life and career, from the beginning until his death. The original cast included Shakin' Stevens, who later became the top-selling UK singles artist of the 1980s, and Tracey Ullman.
William Shakespeare is celebrated by the cast, at his first production of Romeo and Juliet, and welcomes the audience to his newest play ("Larger than Life"). Shakespeare introduces his wife, Anne Hathaway, who is visiting from Stratford-upon-Avon to see the play. She suggests he change the ending, wondering what would have happened if Juliet did not kill herself; Shakespeare greets the idea with displeasure ("I Want It That Way"). Nevertheless, he allows his wife to explain her idea for the further events of the play, beginning with Juliet waking up to find Romeo dead ("...Baby One More Time"). At Romeo's funeral, Juliet finds out that Romeo had many other relationships, with both men and women ("Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely") and, upon learning of their forbidden relationship, Juliet's parents decide they will send her to a convent. May, Juliet's non-binary friend, and Angelique, her nurse, come to her rescue, while Anne writes herself into the play as "April", another of Juliet's friends. The four of them decide to take a road trip to Paris ("Domino"). Anne writes Shakespeare into the story as the carriage driver, and the trip to Paris begins ("Show Me Love"). In France, a party is planned for François du Bois, a sensitive young musician. His father, Lance, tells him he must either marry or join the army, even though François does not wish to pursue either option. Juliet, Angelique, May, and April sneak into the party ("Blow"). François notices their arrival but does not mind them crashing his party. May tells Juliet about their struggles as a non-binary person in a binary world ("I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"). François and Juliet begin to bond about their stifled lives and shared experiences ("Overprotected"). François finds himself attracted to Juliet, and they dance together ("Confident"). Angelique and Lance spend the night together, and it is revealed that she was formerly the nurse to his children. Lance asks her to stay, while Angelique wants to continue to mentor Juliet ("Teenage Dream/Break Free"). Juliet wakes up next to François, who proposes, but Juliet worries about rushing into a new relationship so soon after her tumultuous romance with Romeo ("Oops!... I Did It Again"). When her parents arrive to take her to the convent, however, she quickly accepts François's proposal. Anne is irritated that Shakespeare has taken up the quill to force Juliet into another abrupt marriage; she complains that he never writes about happy marriages. Determined to introduce a conflict or a plot twist to Anne's version of the play, Shakespeare has François and May meet again. After the two share a sudden kiss, they both feel conflicted ("I Kissed a Girl"). Complicating situations, Shakespeare decides to bring Romeo back from the dead, despite Anne's protests. Romeo makes a flashy entrance, saying that he has come back for his wife ("It's My Life"). The arrogant, selfish Romeo finds Juliet, "forgives" her for not killing herself, and demands that she return to the marriage ("Love Me Like You Do"). Juliet reveals to Romeo that she is engaged to François ("Since U Been Gone"). Shakespeare is frustrated with Anne because Juliet did not submit to Romeo's view of events. Anne counters that giving Juliet's story a happy ending is important to her and protests that Shakespeare cares more about his plays than his family. Anne breaks Shakespeare's quill, so that neither of them can make further changes to the story. Meanwhile, May is annoyed that François is ignoring May's feelings and still planning on marrying Juliet ("Whataya Want from Me"), while Juliet complains to May that Romeo lied to and cheated on her. François is conflicted and increasingly uneasy because he hasn't told Juliet about his feelings for May. Juliet meets again with Romeo, who reflects that he only ever felt valued for his looks and says that Juliet made him want to be a better person ("One More Try"). Despite their recent bonding, Juliet remains uncertain of her feelings towards Romeo ("Problem/Can't Feel My Face"). François's brother (in fact Shakespeare in disguise) invites Romeo to join the family band, which is booked to play at Juliet and François' wedding. Angelique, in the meantime, proposes to Lance. Anne discovers that Juliet is still in love with Romeo and recounts her own romance with Shakespeare ("That's the Way It Is"). At the wedding, Lance, François, Shakespeare, May, and Romeo perform ("Everybody"). François reads his vows to Juliet ("As Long as You Love Me"). Confused by them, Juliet reneges on the marriage, and François confesses his feelings for May ("It's Gonna Be Me"). This prompts Romeo to again profess his love for Juliet, while her parents insist she return to Verona with them, which Juliet refuses to do ("Stronger"). Lance apologizes to François for trying to control his actions and accepts his and May's relationship ("Shape of My Heart"). Angelique reassures Juliet that she will never leave her ("Fuckin' Perfect"), but Juliet insists Angelique go with Lance, before taking charge of her own destiny ("Roar"). Shakespeare complains that Anne has ruined his play, and that he only brought back Romeo to give Juliet the happy ending he thought Anne wanted. Anne refutes this, saying she wants Juliet to be able to make her own choices. Realizing he has hurt Anne, Shakespeare apologizes ("I Want It That Way – Reprise"). Shakespeare and Anne agree there does not need to be a conclusive ending, rather a new beginning. Romeo apologizes to Juliet, and they decide to go on a first date, while Angelique and Lance get married, and François and May begin a relationship ("Can't Stop the Feeling!").
Poems by E. E. Cummings become songs and ensemble scenes about love, individuality, wonder, and change. The performance explores the poet’s playful language through musical storytelling.
Two sisters navigate romance, social expectations and their own identities at Padua High. Adapted from the film, the musical follows teenagers trying to decide who they want to be while resisting the roles that others have chosen for them.
110 in the Shade is a musical with a book by N. Richard Nash, lyrics by Tom Jones, and music by Harvey Schmidt. Based on Nash's 1954 play The Rainmaker, it focuses on Lizzie Curry, a spinster living on a ranch in the American southwest, and her relationships with local sheriff File, a cautious divorcé who fears being hurt again, and charismatic con man Bill Starbuck, posing as a rainmaker who promises the locals he can bring relief to the drought-stricken area. Nash's book is faithful to his original play, although all the interior scenes were moved outdoors to allow for the addition of townspeople for ensemble numbers and dances. Many of Jones' lyrics come directly from Nash's play.
Twelve-year-old New Yorker Evan Goldman is soon to become a man by having his Bar Mitzvah. He wants his party to be amazing, but that might not happen because his parents are splitting up as his father starts to fall in love with a stewardess, causing his mother to file a divorce against her husband ("13/Becoming a Man"). Just as Evan thinks that maybe things will be fine, his mother calls to tell him they are moving to Appleton, Indiana. Once there, Evan finds a friend in his neighbor, Patrice, who develops a crush on Evan while telling him about Appleton, Indiana ("The Lamest Place in the World"). Later that month, Evan meets Brett Sampson, the most popular kid in school, along with his goons, Malcolm and Eddie, and tells Brett and his friends to take Kendra, a very pretty girl whom Brett wants to date, to a scary movie where Brett can do "The Tongue". Brett nicknames Evan "Brain" because of his idea. Later, Brett asks out Kendra, but Lucy, her jealous friend who has a crush on Brett, tries to tell Kendra she can't go ("Hey, Kendra"). When Brett tells Evan that the idea seems to have worked, Evan is thrilled; this means that Brett will come to his Bar Mitzvah party, and if Brett comes, everyone else will come. Patrice, however, is displeased. If she goes to the Bar Mitzvah party, nobody else will go because the other kids don't like her and Evan will be viewed as "uncool" for hanging out with her. Evan does not think that it will be that bad, but when he hands out the invitations, he sees that Patrice is right, and in a moment of panic, rips up her invitation so the popular kids will come ("13 (Reprise)"). As the other kids express their excitement over Evan's party, Archie, a boy with muscular dystrophy, enters and introduces himself. He is upset at Evan for humiliating Patrice – his best and only friend – but promises to help make it up to her if Evan gets him a date with Kendra. When Archie's attempts to use his degenerative illness to guilt Evan into getting him the date do not work, Archie tries to convince him that Evan is the only one who can get Archie the date and if he doesn't, Archie will show up to Evan's Bar Mitzvah party and ruin it ("Get Me What I Need"). Evan finally relents. Later, at cheerleading practice, Kendra teaches a new cheer while Lucy resolves to make Brett her boyfriend ("Opportunity"). Archie tries to talk Patrice into giving Evan a second chance, especially since she has a crush on him, but she has lost faith in him and is still upset at what he did to her ("What It Means To Be A Friend"). In class, Brett tells Evan to get his mother to buy them all tickets to "The Bloodmaster." Evan protests that his mother will not buy them tickets to an R-rated movie, but Brett points out that if she doesn't, nobody will go to his Bar Mitzvah party and Evan will be uncool. Evan cycles through possible plans, eventually realizing that he will have Archie use his illness to guilt Evan's mother ("All Hail the Brain/Terminal Illness"). To make things better with Patrice, Evan asks her to go to the movie with him as a date. He then realizes that he "just set Brett and Archie up to be on dates with the same girl, on the same night, in the same place...." Evan makes Archie promise to do nothing more than sit next to Kendra so as not to screw up Brett's date. Archie agrees, and everyone prepares for Friday night ("Getting Ready"). Everyone gets to the movie and Brett prepares for "The Tongue." Lucy is on "Tongue Patrol" and Kendra waits for it along with Eddie and Malcolm. Amidst it all, Patrice is upset because Evan is not sitting with her; he is saving a seat for Archie, who arrives intending to win Kendra over ("Any Minute"). During the movie, Lucy pulls Kendra back while Archie and Brett try to kiss her at the same time, causing them to inadvertently kiss each other. Archie reveals how Evan set him up on a date with Kendra. Brett breaks up with Kendra, and Lucy asks if Brett's "tongue is still available." Meanwhile, Evan is left alone by Patrice ("Good Enough"). As Lucy and Brett begin dating, she forces him to spend more time with her. Brett's friends recognize that Lucy is good neither for Brett nor for them at all ("Bad Bad News"). Evan promises to help to get Brett and Kendra back together so that he can get back on everyone's good side. Archie, fearing that this is a lost cause, begs Patrice to help Evan. She tells Archie she is not going, but he knows she's lying. When Patrice gets there, she surprises Evan by helping him help Brett, but instead of telling Brett what to say to Kendra, they end up telling each other that they are sorry, but Brett is oblivious ("Tell Her"). Brett takes their advice, and when he learns that Lucy and Kendra are fighting over him, he interferes and makes a feeble attempt to get Kendra back, and to his surprise, she forgives him. Meanwhile, Lucy learns of it and won't take the hint. She spreads a rumor that Kendra is cheating on Brett with Evan, and then gets Evan and Kendra in the same place so that Brett can catch them ("It Can't Be True"). Her plan works, and Brett lashes out at Evan. Evan, finally having enough of Brett, stands up to him and says that Archie and Patrice are his real friends. After Brett insults Archie and Patrice, Evan shoves him, and Brett punches him in the nose, giving him a nosebleed. Patrice immediately rushes to Evan's aid. Kendra shows kindness towards Archie before running after Brett. Evan wants to call off the Bar Mitzvah party because it would only be him, Patrice, and Archie, but Patrice and Archie point out it that won't be that bad, and Evan starts to agree. He surprises Patrice with a kiss, and she surprises him back ("If That's What It Is"). Evan has his Bar Mitzvah party after all; he is starting to understand what growing up means, and the characters tell of what surprises turning thirteen brought for each of them ("A Little More Homework"). Evan tells the audience that he is "thirteen years old. And [he's] just getting started." An encore is performed to end the show and the band is brought onstage ("Brand New You").
13 Daughters was a short-lived Broadway musical with book, music and lyrics by Eaton Magoon, Jr., starring Don Ameche. It played for 28 performances in 1961. The story was influenced by the life of Magoon's great-grandparents Chun Afong and his wife Julia Fayerweather Afong and their twelve daughters.
On her thirteenth birthday, Jenna Rink wishes she were thirty. She wakes up as an adult and discovers how her choices have changed her friendships and her life.
1492 Up to Date; or, Very Near It (sometimes titled 1492) is a burlesque extravaganza created in 1892 in observance of the quadricentennial of Columbus's expedition to the New World. The libretto is by R. A. Barnet. with music by Carl Pflueger. Its Broadway production was presented by Edward E. Rice's "Surprise Party" in 1893. The plot centers on Columbus, but in burlesque style, it has little to do with his historical story. The show has been described as "a musical, historical, mellow drama that threw together bits of opera comique, comic opera, stereopticon projections, extravaganza, farce-comedy, vaudeville, local comedy, burlesque, and even minstrelsy."
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is a 1976 musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It is considered to be a legendary Broadway flop, running only seven performances. It was Bernstein's last original score for Broadway.
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