Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. 1492-1776: The Earliest Beginnings -- 2. 1776-1866: John Durang and the Dawn of American Theatrical Dance -- 3. 1866-1914: Building a Musical Theatre Dance Vocabulary -- 4. 1914-1929: The Dance Director: Front and Center -- 5. 1929-1943: Depression Ferments New Visions: Ballet and Modern Dance -- 6. 1943-1957: Integration: Dance Narrates -- 7. 1957-1968: Triple Threats Grow as Director-Choreographers Rise -- 8. 1968-1975: The Concept Musical Makes Room for Dance
9. 1975-1996: The Age of the Director-Choreographer Wanes -- 10. 1996-2020: Choreography and the Musical Break Open -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index
