Into the Woods intertwines the plots of several popular fairy tales, including "Jack and the Beanstalk". In "Giants in the Sky", Jack describes a near-fatal encounter with a giant that opens his eyes to the world he's left behind.

When most people think of Miss Saigon, two things come to mind: the wartime love story between Chris and Kim, and the helicopter, the technical highlight of the show, that evacuates the last Americans in Saigon from the Embassy roof while a crowd of abandoned Vietnamese people look on in despair.

Rent tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan's East Village in the thriving days of bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.

After Annie escapes the orphanage, she runs into a stray dog and comforts him, singing of better days yet to come ("Tomorrow"). When she realizes the dog catcher is after him, she pretends the dog is hers by calling him Sandy.

The Phantom of the Opera has been ensconced at Broadway's Majestic Theatre since it opened on January 26, 1988. The show, featuring a score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe, and Charles Hart, tells the story of a young soprano who becomes the object of obsession of a disfigured musical genius in Paris.

Aaron Burr expresses his envy of Alexander Hamilton's influence in the newly-formed government and wishes he had similar power. He decides to rectify this by running for political office in an effort to be in the metaphorical "room where it happens".

Set in early 19th-century France, Les Misérables is the story of Jean Valjean, a French peasant, and his desire for redemption after serving nineteen years in jail for having stolen a loaf of bread for his sister's starving child.

During a tap sequence, Paul falls and re-injures his knee that recently underwent surgery. After Paul is carried off to the hospital, the other dancers stand in disbelief, realizing that their careers can also end in an instant. The director asks what they will do when they can no longer dance. Led by Diana, they reply that whatever happens, they will be free of regret ("What I Did for Love").

Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power, Cabaret focuses on the nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub.

Nathan is having difficulty finding a location for his notorious floating craps game due to police pressure from Lt. Brannigan.