a man craving fun in "life" persuades a child to bring him back, if you know what I mean
beetlejuice
enemies of each other are only specified as men and one week changes the entire perspective of everyone's views
outsiders
poor men hate their jobs but sing and dance like happy-go-lucky children anyway
newsies
people disagree while love finds its way across the border
west side story
men and women perform for money to pay off debt
rent
a man steals food, and that results in people rhythmically yelling at each other
les mis
a woman weaponizes clever and catchy songwriting against authority
the sound of music
a man chooses child to live with him while not knowing that people are on the hunt for this child
annie
a rather "hip" teen breaks the common injustice by dancing
hairspray
a woman takes an accidental trip somewhere, and finds friends who are seeking self-discovery, reimagining a classic in the 70s
the wiz
a bunch of men argue about signatures while rhythmically insulting each other.
hamilton
a man has tiny voices in his head but is called a psychopath in the process. meanwhile, a jealous girl wants better looks to impress this man, but not being able to confess her feelings until the last ten minutes of the musical.
seussical
a bunch of said "greedy" people regret their life decisions and have a group therapy session because their lives have fallen apart
into the woods
a man takes pills that prominently do not help but technology does and sent of a whole emotional franchise
dear Evan hansen
although being separate kinds of people, a couple's relationship blossoms over the summer and they ride off into the sunset, or should I say the sky.
grease
college roommates turned enemies by politics experience segregation and severe weather
wicked
man is ostracized but tends to a dwarf's needs to gain freedom all while falling in love in the process
shrek
a man and woman lose each other despite having very clear instructions on what to do
hadestown
a man lets a monster help with his problems
little shop of horrors
a man and woman give human bodies to clueless customers for them to eat.
sweeney Todd
a teen and her friends conduct an anthropological study of cafeteria politics
mean girls
six
this colorful (iykyk) yet horrid political war ends with a tragic love story gone wrong
heathers
a woman makes normally hard decisions easy by breaking the barriers of sexuality
legally blonde
a woman in a loveless, abusive relationship becomes pregnant and has an affair with a man while trying to escape to her new life
waitress