Hello, Dolly! is set in New York City in 1890. It starts Dolly Levi whose main job involves matchmaking people. Though she’s looking a wife for him, Dolly falls for Horace Vandergelder. Meanwhile, Horace plans to propose a hat shop owner named Irene Molloy who resides in New York City. Dolly arrives in Horace’s home in Yonkers and tells him to go on his way to New York.

Horace’s two employees, Cornelius and Barnaby, want to get out of Yonkers and Dolly advises them to go to New York City where they should meet up with Irene Molloy and her assistant, Minnie Fay. She also makes Ambrose, a young artist, joins a competition with Ermengarde, Horace’s niece whom Ambrose wants to marry.

At Irene’s shop, Cornelius and Barnaby arrive, pretending that they are rich men. When Horace comes in with Dolly, the two men hide. Minnie is horrified to see Cornelius hiding in one of the armoires but Dolly comes in to check and tells Horace that there’s nothing inside. Afterwards, Dolly arranges a date for Cornelius, Barnaby, Irene and Molly. As the two pairs go on with their date, Dolly seeks her first husband’s permission to remarry. She then meets Horace and tells him that an heiress named Ernestina Semple is a perfect match for him. She also informs him that he can meet the heiress in Harmonia Gardens.

When Horace reaches his destination, he is disappointed that he’s not meeting an heiress but Dolly’s friend, Gussie. Gussie becomes bored during their date and she leaves Horace alone.

When Cornelius, Barnaby, Irene, and Molly arrives at the same restaurant, the two men confess that they are not rich. Irene, who knows all about this, offers to take care of their bill but she realizes that she has left her bag and money at home. At that same moment, Dolly sits with Horace and tells that it’s not just possible for her to marry him. Cornelius and Barnaby and their dates try to sneak out but Horace sees them. He also sees Ambrose and Ermengarde who are coincidentally in the restaurant. Horace fires his employees and Horace tells Dolly that he will not marry her at all cost. Dolly is enraged by this and Horace is left alone again.

Back in Yonkers, Horace makes amends with Cornelius and Barnaby and they start running his business together. The movie ends with Horace realizing that he really loves Dolly and the two end up together at last.

Grease starts with the meeting of Sandy Olsson and Danny Zuko in the summer of 1958. Not long afterwards, they fall in love but Sandy worries that their relationship may not last long since summer’s end is fast approaching and her return to Australia is getting nearer by the day.

When classes resumes, Danny catches up with his gang, the T-Birds. Sandy unexpectedly enrolls in the same school as Danny’s where she meets the Pink Ladies led by Betty Rizzo, Danny’s ex-girlfriend.

When Sandy tells the girls about the boy he met that summer, Betty guesses that the boy must have been Danny. She sets up a surprise meeting between Sandy and Danny. However, Danny seems to have no regards for Sandy at all. One of the Pink Ladies invites Sandy to a slumber party so she can forget what happened between her and Danny. That night, Sandy hears the other girls talking behind her back.

Afterwards, Sandy begins to date the football player Tom Chisum which makes Danny jealous. Danny then seeks the help of Coach Calhoun so he can impress Sandy by playing some kind of a sport. After trying a lot of sports, Danny discovers his skills in track.

At the school dance, Danny gets partnered with another ex-girlfriend and they perform together for the national dance-off which is broadcasted on live TV. This greatly hurts Sandy and she goes home without Danny.

After a few days, Danny apologizes to Sandy. However, he hurts her again when he tries to make a pass at her. On the other hand, Betty Rizzo thinks that she’s pregnant but she gets insulted by her boyfriend when he tries to propose to her. To drive her boyfriend away, Betty tells him that the baby is not his and this starts a rumor about Betty. During this time, Sandy offers her support to Betty.

During a greaser race, Betty’s boyfriend asks Danny to be his substitute. Danny wins the race but he’s not completely happy because Sandy still does not want to talk to him.

Before the school year ends, Betty discovers that she’s not carrying a child and she reunites with her boyfriend. Danny on the other has become at athlete and Sandy appears wearing clothes fit for a bad girl. The movie ends with Danny and Sandy reuniting and proclaiming their love for each other.

All that Jazz stars Joe Gideon, a struggling theater director and choreographer who desperately tries to balance his work in Broadway and in Hollywood. Because of his work, he not only becomes a chain-smoker but also develops dependence on various medical drugs. His girlfriend and ex-wife try convince him to get rid of his bad habits but to no avail.

One day, Joe is rushed to the hospital because of a sudden pain in his chest. He is ordered to remain in the hospital for a few weeks which causes delay in the musical he’s working on. Despite the warnings, Joe continues living an unhealthy life which eventually leads him to a coronary artery bypass surgery not long after.

During his hospitalization, the producers of the show discuss whether to replace Gideon or not. As they calculate the chances of earning more money, they realize that they will profit more if Joe Gideon dies. Important events in Joe’s life are reenacted on stage whose production he supervised while in the hospital. The movie ends with Joe suffering from another heart attack and dying while visions of him conquering the stage take place.

Les Miserables is set in 1815, the year when Jean Valjean gets released from nineteen years of imprisonment. With no money for food and shelter, he ends up under the care of Bishop of Digne. Overnight, Jean steals the silverware of the bishop but when he gets caught by the authorities, the bishop tells the police that the silverware was a gift from him. The police lets Jean go free and he brings the utensils with him. The kindness of the bishop prompts Jean to lead a new life using a different identity.

After eight years, Jean manages to be the owner of a factory and the mayor of Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais. The town’s newly assigned chief of police, Javert, doubts Jean’s real identity. One of Jean’s employees, Fantine, is discovered to have an illegitimate daughter named Cosette. An incident with the factory’s foreman forces Fantine to leave the factory and sell her hair and teeth just so she can continue providing for her daughter. She also ends up being a prostitute not long afterwards. One night, a customer abuses Fantine. She fights back but Javert thinks that it’s her fault and he arrests her. However, Jean saves her from imprisonment and takes care of her injuries.

When Javert sends a report of his speculation regarding Jean’s identity, a man who’s said to be Jean Valjean is caught. Because of this, Javert is forced to resign from his position as chief officer but Jean does not allow him. Jean also confesses his real identity. He goes back to Fantine and promises that he will take care of her daughter. It is not lone before Javert comes to take him. Jean pleads to let him fetch Cosette first but Javert won’t let him. Jean struggles and jumps into the river. In the Thenardiers’ residence, Jean finds Cosette. He pays Fantine’s debt to the family and takes Cosette with him. Jean and Cosette escape and make their way to Paris while Javert is set on capturing Jean again no matter how long will take.

Nine years later, a group of revolutionary students which include Marius Pontmercy, Enjolars, Gavroche, Grantaire, Courfeyrac, Combeferre, Joly, and Jean Prouvaire make plan of rebelling against the French government. One of Marius’s friends is Eponine, the daughter of Thenardiers.

When Marius sees Cosette and Jean distributing help to the poor, he immediately falls for her. The Thenardiers also spot Jean and plan on extorting more money from him. An argument between Jean and the family catches the attention of Javert. Jean and Cosette leave right away while Marius asks for Eponine’s help in finding where Cosette and her father live.

Eponine leads Marius to Cosette’s house. The two talk and discover their love for each other. Before Marius can leave, the Thernadiers and their cohorts arrive to catch Jean. Eponine warns Jean and Cosette. Jean then decides that they must leave right away. Cosette begs her father to recant his decision but the refuses. Before they leave, Cosette leaves a letter for Marius. Eponine finds it and keeps it for herself. When Marius fails to find Cosette again, he decides to join the French revolution.

During the funeral procession of the revolution’s most revered government official, the revolutionary students make a protest and start barricading the streets. A conflict between a revolutionary and a French soldier injures Eponine badly. Before she dies, she hands over Cosette’s letter to Marius.

Marius sends a letter to Cosette which Jean reads first. He learns how Marius and Cosette very much love each other and it makes him change his plans of escaping with Cosette. He goes to the barricade to save Marius and there he meets Javert again who was previously captured by the revolutionaries. When they are left alone Jean frees Javert.

As the students continue fighting the government, Marius is saved by Jean before he gets killed just like his comrades. Jean carries Marius’s unconscious body through the sewers but Javert is already waiting for them on the surface. Jean pleads to him to bring Marius to a doctor but Javert warns him that he will kill him instead if he refuses to surrender. Jean refuses to heed his warnings and he proceeds on carrying Marius to safety. At that moment, Javert becomes confused with his duties and his sympathy for Jean. His confusion causes him to jump into the river of Seine.

As Marius recovers from his wounds, Jean confesses to him his past and tells him that he’s leaving Cosette in his hands. Unable to change his mind, Marius promises to Jean that he will take good care of Cosette and he will keep his secret safe.

When the Thenardiers try to crash Marius and Cosette’s wedding, Marius discover that they have the ring that he lost in the sewers. Marius then realizes that it was Jean who saved his life before. The couple search for Jean and they find him very ill in a convent. Before he dies, Jean hands a letter of confession to Cosette.

Phantom of the Opera is set in the year 1919. It starts with an auction of the things from Opera Populaire’s vaults. When a shattered chandelier is put up for bidding, it brings back memories of the Phantom of the Opera.

In the year 1870, Richard Firmin and Gilles Andre purchases the opera from the manager, Monsieur Lefevre amidst the rehearsals for the grand opera, Hannibal. The new owners are listening to one of the sopranos sing when the backdrop collapses behind her. People from the theater highly think that the incident was caused by the “Opera Ghost” rumored to be roaming in the grounds beneath the theater. This causes the opera singer to quit and the managers have nothing left to do but to cancel the performance. However, the ballet mistress suggests that the lead opera singer be replaced by a dancer named Christine Daae. With some doubts the managers concur but when they hear Christine sing, they know that they made the right choice.

Christine’s opera debut is a success and she tells the ballet mistress that it was all thanks to the “Angel of Music” who has been teaching her how to sing ever since. Later, the Phantom of the Opera appears in Christine’s dressing room and he takes her to his lair underground.

In the lair, the Phantom professes his love for Christine. The next day, as she sees the Phantom writes some music, Christine removes his mask. This enrages the Phantom who desperately tries to cover his face with his hands. Christine’s heart melts when she sees him in such a state making her return the mask to him. Christine’s gesture of sympathy makes the Phantom decide to return her to the opera.

During a performance, the chief stagehand gets hanged by the Phantom. Christine seeks refuge from her childhood friend, Raoul, who has romantic feelings for her. When she shares to him her knowledge about the Phantom of the Opera. Raoul vows to protect Christine from any harm that the Phantom of the Opera may inflict on her. The Phantom sees them together and he sets on inflicting vengeance on them.

After three months, the Phantom gate crashes a masquerade party in the opera house. He commands the managers to use his own composition, Don Juan Triumphant. The Phantom also sees that Christine is wearing an engagement ring. He rips if off before disappearing again. Raoul comes in and tries to go after the Phantom but the ballet manager prevents him from doing so. From the ballet manager, Raoul learns how the Phantom has suffered from abuse when he was part of a freak circus. When the Phantom killed the ringmaster, the ballet manager helped the Phantom and made him stay in the crypts of the opera house.

When Christine visits her father’s grave, the Phantom disguises as his chauffer. Raoul on the other hand comes right after her when he realizes that she’s missing. He finds the Phantom and Christine in the cemetery. The two men fight with their swords. The Phantom overwhelms Raoul but Christine begs him not to take Raoul’s life.

Raoul plans to entrap the Phantom with the performance of Don Juan Triumphant. During the performance, the Phantom appears and acts with Christine. In the middle of an act, Christine snatches away the Phantom’s mask. The audience scream in terror and the Phantom kidnaps her again after letting the chandelier fall on the stage.

After learning where the Phantom secretly lives, Raoul goes after Christine to rescue her. However, he gets caught by the Phantom. The Phantom threatens to end Raoul’s life if Christine does not marry him. Christine kisses the Phantom and shows him that it is impossible for him to be loved. The Phantom then realizes his mistakes and he lets Raoul and Christine go. As a memento, Christine leaves him her engagement ring. Afterwards, the Phantom disappears into oblivion.

The movie ends with Raoul visiting Christine’s tomb where he finds a red rose tied with a black ribbon.

Chicago is set in the year 1924, a time when Roxie Hart witness the star Velma Kelly makes a performance. Roxie Hart enters a relationship with Fred Casely, who told her that he knows that manager of the theater where Velma performs. Velma, on the other hand gets arrested for murdering her husband and his mistress who turns out to be her sister. Eventually, Fred confesses that he does not know any manager who can help Roxie so Roxie shoots him dead. She convinces her husband Amos to take responsibility when she tells him that Fred was a burglar. However, during the investigation some evidence point out that Roxie had a connection with Fred. Because of this, Amos tells the truth to the police and Roxie gets arrested for Fred’s death.

At Cook County Jail, Roxie meets Velma but she refuses to be friends with her. With the advice of the prison matron, Roxie convinces Velma’s attorney to help her in making a good appearance with the public. Her reinvented story catches the attention of the people and Velma loses the spot under the lime light. Velma tries to persuade Roxie to join her but Roxie rebuffs her just like what she did before.

When a wealthy woman gets the public’s attention when she gets arrested for the murder of his husband and his two lovers, Roxie makes a move right away by telling everyone that she’s pregnant. Roxie is advised by her lawyer to tell people that the child is Fred’s. Thinking that she can handle everything on her own, Roxie ditches her lawyer but rehires him again when a woman from the Murderer’s Row gets hanged.

During the trial, Roxie’s lawyer does everything to make her case sensational to the public. Just as Roxie seems to be gaining favors, Velma offers Roxie’s diary which purportedly contains incriminating entries that she uses in exchange for her amnesty. Velma walks out free and Roxie is acquitted as well. It is revealed that the lawyer manipulated the entries on the diary so he can set both Velma and Roxie free. Though Roxie’s husband still loves her, she ditches him and confesses that she’s not pregnant at all.

Velma and Roxie try their luck in vaudeville separately but both do not achieve success. When Velma offers partnering up with Roxie again, the latter hesitantly agrees. During their performance together, they audience and even the press love their act very much. The movie ends with the audience making a standing ovation for Roxie and Velma.

My Fair Lady starts with Professor Henry Higgins, an expert in phonetics who believes that he can teach anyone the proper ways of speaking that will make them look like royalty. He chooses Eliza Doolittle, a woman with a strong accent, to be his subject and he invites his friend, Colonel Hugh Pickering, to his house so he can observe while the professor teaches Eliza.

A few days later, Eliza’s father arrives acting like he gives a world’s care about his daughter but he is unexpectedly and verily satisfied with the money that Higgins has paid him. Eliza’s speech education continues but it seems to take forever before she can speak properly. Just as Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering are about to give, Eliza finally shows progress and she starts talking with an impeccable upper class accent.

When Professor Higgins take Eliza to Ascot Racecourse, she is able to fool everyone with her accent. She also manages to attend a party and dance with a prince. There, she meets another phonetics expert who was trained by Professor Higgins, Zoltan Karpathy.

When she realizes that no one seems to recognize her for her hard work, Eliza leaves Higgins but she finds out that she can’t go back to her former life anymore. Higgins looks for her and he finds her at his mother’s house. He tries to convince her to go back to his house but she refuses and tells him that she’s going to marry another guy and will work as Zoltan Karpathy’s assistant. Higgins goes back home alone and realizes that he has grown accustomed to Eliza’s presence. The movie ends with Eliza appearing in Higgin’s study, much to his surprise.

The Sound of Music stars Maria, (portrayed by Julie Andrews) an aspiring nun who is sent away by the Mother Abbess to villa because of her free-spiritedness and lively behavior that bother other nuns. She is set to live in the house of retired and widowed Captain Georg von Trapp and work there as the governess of seven children – Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta, and Gretl. The children initially play pranks on Maria but when she pays them with kindness and patience for their deeds, the children start to warm to her.

Maria teaches the children to sing and does fun activities with them. One day, they come back to their house all wet and dirty not knowing that Captain von Trapp has already arrived with Baroness Schraeder and a friend named Max Detweiler. The captain disapproves of the things that Maria teaches his children and when she tries to advise him on spending more time with his children, he tells Maria that she should just go back to the abbey. At that moment, the captain hears something and when he checks it out, he sees that his children are serenading the Baroness. The captain is overjoyed and he starts singing with his children. He also asks for Maria’s forgiveness and tells her to continue her stay in their home.

A grand party at the villa is planned by the Captain and his friends. During the preparation, the Captain shows some affection for Maria that makes the Baroness jealous. This drives the Baroness to convince Maria to go back to the abbey.

Maria leaves to prevent herself from falling for the Captain. This saddens the children and their sadness grows worse when they learn that their father got engaged with the Baroness. Meanwhile, the Mother Abbess learns that Maria has fallen in love with the Captain. She then encourages her to go back to the von Trapps’ home. After returning, Maria finds out about the engagement. Nevertheless, she agrees to stay until a new governess who will take care of the children is found. The Captain cant’ stand his feelings anymore so he breaks off his engagement with the Baroness and marries Maria instead.

During the couple’s honeymoon, the von Trapp children join a competition in the Salzburg Festival. Meanwhile, Austria has been declared to be annex of the Third Reich in Anschluss. The Captain learns about this and he and Maria immediately head back home. When ask to make a report to the Nazis, the Captain decides to get away from his Austria with his family. Before they can leave, German soldiers arrive and inquire about their destination. The Captain tells them that they are on their way to make a performance in the festival. The German soldiers accompany them to the festival and while everyone is busy, the von Trapp family make their escape.

They hide in cemetery crypt of the abbey. When the Nazis come and search for them, the family uses the caretaker’s car to run away. The Nazis try to run after them but their cars are sabotaged by the nuns in the abbey. The movie ends with von Trapp family travelling the mountains leading to Switzerland to start a new life in there.

The Wizard of Oz is set in the early 1900s in Kansas. Here, a young girl named Dorothy lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry as well as her dog, Toto. When Toto gets into trouble because the dog has bitten a neighbor, Dorothy takes him and runs away from their home.

Along the way, they encounter a person named Professor Marvel who falsely tells Dorothy that something bad has happened to her aunt and she must hurry back home. When she gets home, a violent tornado hits their neighborhood and Dorothy seeks protection in her bedroom. When their house is hit by the tornado, something strikes Dorothy on the heads and knocks her out.

The house gets blown off and it crashes in the Land of Oz, killing the Wicked Witch of the East. Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, and the Munchkins celebrate Dorothy’s accidental killing of the Wicked Witch. Before the Wicked Witch of the West can get the dead witch’s sleepers, Glinda puts them on Dorothy. The other Wicked Witch vows to get back at Dorothy some other time while Glinda advises her to take the yellow brick road which leads to the Emerald City. There she will find the Wizard of Oz who may be able to help her get back home.

During her journey, Dorothy makes friends with the Scarecrow, who desires to have a brain; the Tin Woodman, who wants to have a heart; and the Cowardly Lion who lacks courage. Because of the Wicked Witch, the group have a hard time reaching Emerald City. When they finally meet the Wizard of Oz, he agrees to help Dorothy in exchange for the Wicked Witch of the West’s broomstick.

On their way to the Witch’s castle, Dorothy and Toto get snatched by the Witch’s winged monkeys. Toto escapes the castle and searches for Dorothy’s friends. After sneaking inside the castle, the group fight the Winkie guards. The Witch burns the Scarecrow but Dorothy manages to douse the flames. The Witch also melts when she’s hit by the water. Her guards are happy now that the Witch is dead and they gave her broomstick to Dorothy as token of gratitude.

After the group gets back to Emerald City, the Wizard makes excuses when they ask for their rewards. During their confrontation, Toto pulls the curtain hiding the Wizard. It is revealed that the Wizard is nothing more than an old man pretending to be someone who has power. However, he stills gives the Scarecrow, the Lion, and the Tin Man some gifts to give them some satisfaction. A hot air balloon is also prepared for Dorothy which she can use to get back to Kansas. Unfortunately, it leaves without them because of Toto. At that moment, Glinda appears and tells Dorothy that if she taps her heels together thrice while saying the words, “There’s no place like home,” she can go back home. When Dorothy does this, she wakes up in the presence of her family, Toto, and Professor Marvel.

West Side Story takes place in Manhattan in 1957. A war breaks out between an American and a Puerto Rican Gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. These gangs are headed by Riff and Bernardo respectively. After they are subdued by Lieutenant Schrank and Officer Krupke, the Jets dare the members of the Sharks to another fight with them during an upcoming dance.

Riff invites his best friend and former member of the Jets, Tony, to come to the dance so that he can use his skills when their group fight the sharks. Tony refuses, telling him that he something extraordinary may happen during that time.

Bernado’s younger sister, Maria and her best friend Anita attend the school dance. There she meets Tony and the two immediately develop feelings for each other. Bernardo finds out about this and he warns Tony to leave his sister alone. To protect Tony, Riff suggests to Bernard that their gangs should hold a council to which Bernardo readily agrees.

When they get home, Bernard leaves again to attend the council. Tony arrives and spends time with Maria. Before he can leave. Maria tells Tony to meet her at the bridal shop after closing time.

Meanwhile, the gangs commence their council at Doc’s drugstore. Tony also arrives and suggests that the two gangs settle their differences with a one-on-one fist fight. Both groups agree. The Sharks choose Bernardo as their representative while the Jets opt for Ice. Afterwards, Tony confesses to Doc that he’s in love with Maria. Doc warns him about the dangers of delving into such situation.

The next day, Maria learns from Anita about the upcoming fight between the gangs. At the moment, Tony arrives and shocks Anita. When she learns of their feelings for each other, Anita advises Maria about what her brother will do if she and Tony continue their relationship. After Anita has left, Maria asks Tony to do everything he can to stop the fight.

Before the end of the day, members of the Sharks and the Jets prepare for the fist fight but Tony arrives and tries to dissuade them from pursuing the battle. Because of this, Bernardo starts insulting him. Riff gets enraged and hits Bernardo. Both men then engage in fighting while Tony desperately tries to get in between them. When Bernardo kills Riff, Tony also stabs him with his friend’s knife. Upon seeing what has happened, the gangs escape and Tony is left with a bloodied knife on his hand. A girl member of the Jets, Anybodys, pulls up Tony and escapes the crime scene with him.

While waiting for Tony, Maria learns about what happened to her brother. Tony arrives and begs Maria to forgive before he turns himself in to the police. Out of her love for him, Maria tells to Tony to stay with her.

As the Jets are discussing on what they should tell the police, Anybodys comes and informs them that someone from the Sharks is hunting Tony. Ice, the man who took over Riff’s position, sends out the other members of the gangs to warn Tony.

Before he leaves, Tony asks Maria to meet him at Doc’s drugstore and come away with him. Anita comes in and sees him as he makes his way in the alleyway.

Meanwhile, the police arrive to question Maria. Maria then asks Anita to meet Tony and tell him that she will be a little late. Anita goes to the drugstore but the Jets disbelieve that she comes with good intention. Before they can do anything bad to her, Doc comes to the rescue. Enraged by the harassment done to her, Anita tells them that Maria is killed because of her love for Tony.

Tony arrives and hears from Doc the wrong message delivered by Anita. Because of shock, Tony rushes out to find Maria. He spots her in one of the streets. Before he can reach her, Tony gets shot by Chino. The Sharks and the Jets together with Doc arrive at the scene. Before they can start another rumble, Maria snatches the gun from Tony’s shooter and threatens to kill as much as she can before she takes a bullet for herself. She blames the gangs for causing Riff, Bernardo, and Tony’s death. However, she can’t bear the thought of killing so she lets the gun drop from her hands. The movie ends with the members of both gangs carrying Tony’s body and Chino getting arrested for his crime.