Evita
Che (slang in South America "a guy") narrates the life story of Eva "Evita" Peron, a singer and actress who marries Juan Peron. Juan becomes President of Argentina.
The Sound of Music
Maria, a young woman studying to be a nun in Nazi-occupied Austria, becomes governess to the seven children of Captain von Trapp. She teaches the children to sing ("My Favorite Things," "Do -Re-Mi") and she and the Captain fall in love and get married. After Maria and the von Trapps give a concert for the Nazis they escape Austria. It was adapted into an academy Award-winning 1965 film starring Julie Andrews.
Fiddler on the Roof
Tevye is a lowly Jewish milkman in tsarist Russia ("If I Were a Rich Man"), and his daughter are anxious to get married ("Matchmaker").
Oklahoma!
On the eve of Oklahoma's statehood, cowboy Curly Mclain and sinister farmhand Judd compete for the love of Aunt Eller's niece, Laurey. Judd falls on his own knife after attacking Curly, and Curly and Laurey get married.
West Side Story
Riff and Bernardo lead two rival gangs: the blue-collar Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Tony, a former Jet, falls in love with Bernardo's sister Maria and vows to stop the fighting, but he kills Bernardo after Bernardo kills Riff in a "rumble".
The Phantom of the Opera
Adapted from the 1909 novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux, it is the longest-running show in Broadway history.
The Music Man
The swindler Harold Hill attempts to con the families of River City, Lowa by starting a boys' band. Whilr there, he falls in love with the librarian Marien Paroo.
Guys and Dolls
Nathan Detroit runs and underground craps game but needs a location. To make enough money to use the Biltmore garage for his game, he bets the notorious gambler Sky Masterson the Sky can't convince a girl of Nathan's choice to go to Havana with him for dinner; Nathan chooses the righteous missionary Sarah Brown.
Les Misérables
A partial retelling of the Victor Hugo novel of the same name, this work follows Jean Valjean, who was convicted of stealing a loaf of bread to feed his starving niece. He breaks his parole and is doggedly pursued by Inspector Javert.