Musicals of the 1990s

Evita, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, tells the story of Eva Perón, the wife of Argentine President Juan Perón.

Roger Davis is a struggling musician and songwriter living with AIDS in New York City's East Village.

The Lion King, with music by Elton John and Tim Rice, tells the story of Simba, a young lion who must take his rightful place as king.

The Roxy is a nightclub in Chicago where Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly perform their vaudeville acts.

Les Misérables, with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer, follows the lives of several characters during the June Rebellion in Paris.

Kim is a young Vietnamese woman who falls in love with Chris, an American soldier, during the Vietnam War.

Phantom of the Opera, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, tells the story of the Phantom, a masked figure who haunts the Paris Opera House.

Grizabella is a former glamour cat who is chosen to ascend to the Heaviside Layer, a place of eternal happiness for Jellicle cats.

Victor/Victoria, with music by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, tells the story of Victoria Grant, a struggling singer who disguises herself as a man named Count Victor Grazinski to pursue a career in opera.

Molina is a gay window dresser who is imprisoned in a South American jail for his homosexuality.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, with music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, tells the story of Hedwig, a German transgender rock singer who travels to America to pursue her dreams of stardom.

Frank-N-Furter is an alien transvestite from the planet Transsexual, Transylvania who creates a creature named Rocky Horror.

Cabaret, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, tells the story of Clifford Bradshaw, a young American writer who moves to Berlin in the 1930s and becomes involved with the Kit Kat Klub, a cabaret nightclub.

The Mendelssons are a Jewish family living in New York City in the 1980s. The family consists of Marvin, Trina, Jason, and Whizzer.

Jelly's Last Jam, with music and lyrics by Jelly Roll Morton, tells the story of his life and career, from his early days in New Orleans to his later years in New York City.