***THEATER SPOILERS*** (give away the ending)

She gets raped by her brother-in-law, goes crazy and is carted away to an insane asylum.

He kills his rival, the farmhand, and marries the girl.

She shoots her lover dead, goes nuts and thinks she's filming a movie.

Her husband goes to jail for embezzlement but she survives through her talent.

He kills the crazy lady but doesn't realize its his long-lost wife.

She realizes she lived vicariously through her kids and reconciles with her daughter.

She gets an abortion and succumbs to moral disorder.

The nuns help them escape the Nazis.

The good-hearted wench get beaten to death by her no-good thug boyfriend.

The ones who step forward don't get the job

You get the idea......

Updated On: 11/21/03 at 01:40 AM

The latter, without being overly specific (names, etc.)
If someone can't figure them out and they want to know, they're welcome to ask.

Updated On: 11/21/03 at 01:56 AM

Lee-- what is funny, is I know all three of your shows!

But I am still working on MusicMan's

She gets raped by her brother-in-law, goes crazy and is carted away to an insane asylum.

--A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

He kills his rival, the farmhand, and marries the girl.

--OKLAHOMA

She shoots her lover dead, goes nuts and thinks she's filming a movie.

--SUNSET BOULEVARD

Her husband goes to jail for embezzlement but she survives through her talent.

--FUNNY GIRL

He kills the crazy lady but doesn't realize its his long-lost wife.

--SWEENEY TODD

She realizes she lived vicariously through her kids and reconciles with her daughter.

--GYPSY

She gets an abortion and succumbs to moral disorder.

--CABARET

The nuns help them escape the Nazis.

--THE SOUND OF MUSIC

The good-hearted wench get beaten to death by her no-good thug boyfriend.

-OLIVER!

The ones who step forward don't get the job

--A CHORUS LINE

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They crucify him.

JCS


She comes back to the phonetics teacher.

My Fair Lady


He reconciles with his daughter and emigrates with his family to America.

Fiddler on the Roof

He shoots the president.

Assassins


The wife leaves her husband for the film-maker.

Ragtime


He decides to stay with the girl in the town that comes and goes.

The Music Man


Stuck on the rest

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An old homeless whore wearing a retro-shop coat tries to crash a secret, after-hours dance club, managed by a chubby older guy on a major power trip, where everybody dances, like totally non-stop on crystal meth... After she's discovered tryin' to boogie all by herself, she's dissed by everyone and thrown out. Once on the street, she has a kinda reality check, and alone, mulls, like, what a downer it is to live in the past. Especially hers. She can't get a cab, even if she could afford one, and since it's a cold night, dies. She sees the fat club manager in the white light John Edward tunnel thingy, and somehow feels better about herself, and even the nasty dancin' folk who had a lot of 'tude earlier.

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Updated On: 11/21/03 at 11:45 AM

I'm guessing most people here will know the plots by title alone. This is fun!!


He reconciles with his daughter and emigrates with his family to America.

--FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

He sends his wife to a nunnery and goes into battle against her lover, his best friend.

--CAMELOT

She comes back to the phonetics teacher.

--MY FAIR LADY

His wife dies and he joins the circus.

--BARNUM

She remembers a word from her childhood.

--THE MIRACLE WORKER

She remembers a song from her childhood.

--THOU SHALT NOT

He shoots the president.

-ASSASSINS

The wife leaves her husband for the film-maker.

--RAGTIME

The family moves into a better neighborhood.

--A RAISIN IN THE SUN

She finagles the store owner to marry her.

--HELLO, DOLLY!

The lunatic dies and the whore is transformed.

-MAN OF LA MANCHA

He decides to stay with the girl in the town that comes and goes.

--BRIGADOON

They crucify him.

--JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR or GODSPELL

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curtain goes down, crickets chirp, and everyone leaves wondering what the hell they just paid for...

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An old homeless whore wearing a retro-shop coat tries to crash a secret, after-hours dance club, managed by a chubby older guy on a major power trip, where everybody dances, like totally non-stop on crystal meth... After she's discovered tryin' to boogie all by herself, she's dissed by everyone and thrown out. Once on the street, she has a kinda reality check, and alone, mulls, like, what a downer it is to live in the past. Especially hers. She can't get a cab, even if she could afford one, and since it's a cold night, dies. She sees the fat club manager in the white light John Edward tunnel thingy, and somehow feels better about herself, and even the nasty dancin' folk who had a lot of 'tude earlier.

CATS?? Maybe? Sorta?

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johnpopa: ROFL

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Kudos, JohnPopa.

All of have been answered correctly except "She remembers a song from her childhood." It, indeed, may be THOU SHALT NOT but I was thinking of something else. Anyone?


Here's some more:

He dies as his son proclaims a new regime.

He slaps his kid and goes to heaven.

The glamorous despot dies.

The guy kills himself so the family can get insurance money.

She takes care of his kids while he's in the war.

She takes dope and talks all night.

She takes dope, goes to NY and he follows her.

Her boyfriend gets torn apart by a gang of boys.

Their kid is imaginary.

They die in the tomb together.

The attorney and the actress wind up together.

The prosecuting attorney dies affirming his faith.

She doesn't kill herself.

They each confront their conflicts and sing about it.

He turns back into a kid again.

The kid gets laid.

It rains.

Updated On: 11/22/03 at 06:42 PM

West Side Story is correct.
Just take it easy, theaterbaby, we're not going anywhere.

He dies as his son proclaims a new regime.
King and I

He slaps his kid and goes to heaven.
Carousel

The glamorous despot dies.
A Little Night Music

The guy kills himself so the family can get insurance money.
Death of a Salesman

She takes care of his kids while he's in the war.
South Pacific

She takes dope and talks all night.
Long Days Journey Into Night

She takes dope, goes to NY and he follows her.
Porgy and Bess

Her boyfriend gets torn apart by a gang of boys.
Suddenly Last Summer

Their kid is imaginary.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

They die in the tomb together.
Aida

The attorney and the actress wind up together.

The prosecuting attorney dies affirming his faith.

She doesn't kill herself.
Sweet Charity

They each confront their conflicts and sing about it.

He turns back into a kid again.
Big

The kid gets laid.
Tea and Sympathy

It rains.
Rainmaker

How did I do?

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