Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice. His first venture to the outside world finds him Esmeralda, a kind-hearted and fearless Romani woman who openly stands up to Frollo's tyranny.

Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.

Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.

Dedicated environmental lawyer Lucy Kelson goes to work for billionaire George Wade as part of a deal to preserve a community center. Indecisive and weak-willed George grows dependent on Lucy's guidance on everything from legal matters to clothing. Exasperated, Lucy gives notice and picks Harvard graduate June Carter as her replacement. As Lucy's time at the firm nears an end, she grows jealous of June and has second thoughts about leaving George.

本片是由美国当代最伟大的音乐剧词曲作家史帝芬。桑坦(STEPHEN SONDHEIM)所创作的著名音乐剧。
【拜访森林】汇集了格林童话中“杰克与魔豆”、“灰姑娘”、“小红帽”、“长发姑娘”四个脍炙人口的故事与角色，并套上讽刺剧的面纱而组成一个“成人童话故事”，其中蕴涵的“教育”意味均以故事中的经验教训带出，且不时出现令人爆笑的对话。
原本互不相千的四剧主角们，在作者巧妙的串联下，涉入对方的生活。另外，桑坦更颠覆了童话故事中“从此幸福快乐”(Happily ever after)的典型结局，延伸探讨到在“很久很久以前...”之后，主角们又发生了什么样的事情？