In episode "The Big One" Rory's Chilton teacher welcomes Brad back after his "successful run on Broadway in Into the Woods". The guy who plays Brad, Adam Wylie, actually did play Jack in Into the Woods on Broadway.
All the references Paris makes are to the character of Jack, who sold his mother's cow for the magic beans that grew the beanstalk.
All the references Paris makes are to the character of Jack, who sold his mother's cow for the magic beans that grew the beanstalk.