| A | B |
| An American in Paris | American GI falls in love with a French gamine |
| Anchors Aweigh | Includes Gene Kelly's acclaimed dance with Jerry the Mouse |
| Annie | "It's a hard-knock life for us..." |
| Brigadoon | Love blossoms in a mysterious Scottish village |
| Fiddler on the Roof | "Sunrise, sunset..." |
| Flower Drum Song | Illegal Chinese immigrant finds love in America |
| Cabaret | "Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!" |
| Hello, Dolly! | Busybody matchmaker outmatches herself |
| The Wizard of Oz | "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore..." |
| Meet Me in St. Louis | American family life at the turn of the century |
| My Fair Lady | Pygmalian update; from flower girl to duchess |
| On the Town | Three sailors and their girls paint New York red |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Seven brothers and their "sobbin' women" |
| Singin' in the Rain | Silent stars make bumpy transition to sound |
| The King and I | "Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera..." |
| The Sound of Music | Nuns, Nazis, and Nutrasweet |
| West Side Story | Gang warfare in Romeo and Juliet update |
| Carousel | Ill-fated love story of carny barker and millworker |
| South Pacific | WWII saga; nurse finds "some enchanted evening" with enigmatic French planter |
| Oklahoma! | "...where the winds come sweepin down the plain..." |