Below is a chart with a list of current or recently popular Broadway productions, along with the official description of each one.

Imagine you're selecting the show for a high school production. Using the descriptions in the chart, determine whether each one would be consideredcontroversial for a school production. You be the judge! Your answers may be different than those of other students, and that's okay.

In the chart, you will find three blank columns. In the first two, you'll put a X under the appropriate one ("controversial" if you feel it isn't a good choice for a high school production, "not controversial" if you feel it's a good high school choice). In the last column on the right, you'll explain your reasoning. What makes it a controversial choice, or what makes it a safe choice?

In your explanations, be sure to cite key words and phrases from the descriptions in order to support your position.

You arenotencouraged to research these shows. If you have background knowledge on them, that's fine, but don't Google the ones you're unfamiliar with. Rely solely on the descriptions in the chart to make your decisions.

Title	Official Description	Controversial	Not controversial	Explanation
SAMPLE You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown	With charm, wit, and heart, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs and vignettes, based on the beloved Charles Schulz comic strip, is the ideal first show for those who would like to do musical.		X	This is a great show for a school to do. The content is appropriate and it is an easy show for performers and tech.
Rent	In the late 1980s and early 1990s, friends in Manhattan's East Village struggle to build the lives of their dreams. Pennilessness, drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, social tension, and political unrest, among other hardships, challenge the group physically and emotionally.
Aladdin	The beloved story is brought to thrilling theatrical life in this bold new musical. With just one rub of a magic lamp, Aladdin's journey sweeps you into an exotic world full of daring adventure, classic comedy, and timeless romance.
Little Shop of Horrors	Little Shopfollows meek plant store attendant Seymour, his co-worker crush Audrey, her sadistic dentist of a boyfriend, and the man-eating plant that threatens them and the world as we know it.
American Psycho	26year-old Patrick Bateman: a sophisticated, rich, and devastatingly handsome Wall Street banker in 1980s New York City. There's just one snag: Patrick can't get the blood out of his $5,000 suits because he also has a murderous, psychopathic alter ego.
Six	Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st-century girl power.
Spring Awakening	In late 19th-century Germany, teenagers struggle to cope with the sexual mysteries of puberty. Faced with sexual repression and an often-unjust class of adults, these teenagers attempt to walk the difficult road to emotional and physical maturity the best they can.
Ain't Too Pround: The Life and Times of the Temptations	Five guys. One dream. And a sound that would make music history. With their signature dance moves and unmistakable harmonies, they rose to the top of the charts creating an amazing 42 Top Ten Hits with 14 reaching number one. The rest is history -- how they met, the groundbreaking heights they hit, and how personal and political conflicts threatened to tear the group apart as the United States fell into civil unrest.
Girl From the North Country	1934. A time-weathered guesthouse in the heartland of America. Only a song can shake off the dust for one group of wayward souls -- and old dreams may hold the promise of new beginnings. Reimagining the music of Bob Dylan as roof-raising ensemble pieces and soul-stirring solos.
Chicago	The story of two rival vaudevillian murderesses locked up in Cook County Jail. Nightclub star Velma's serving time for killing her husband and sister after finding the two in bed together. Driven chorus girl Roxie's been tossed in the joint for bumping off the lover she's been cheating on her husband with.
Something Rotten!	Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to compose a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rockstar known as "The Bard." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theater involves singing, dancing, and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world's very first musical.