Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction to the Second Edition xiii
5. Chapter 1: The Early Days: 1700–1849 1
6. Chapter 2: Opéra-Bouffe: 1850–1869 29
7. Chapter 3: That First Fine Flowering: 1870–1889 48
8. Chapter 4: Novelties of the Nineties 101
9. Chapter 5: Into the Twentieth Century: 1900–1914 129
10. Chapter 6: Those Magnificent Madcap Years: 1915–1929 163
11. Chapter 7: Whither Go You, Musical Theater? 227
12. Chapter 8: After the War Was Over: The 1940s 257
13. Chapter 9: When Broadway Really Ruled the Stage: The 1950s 291
14. Chapter 10: The Soaring Sixties 321
15. Chapter 11: New Departures: From Rock Opera to Party Musical 350
16. Chapter 12: Monumental Musicals 393
17. Chapter 13: On the Twenty-First Century 440
18. Index 475