Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
The Leading Ladies xi
Chapter 1 Katharine Hepburn, Coco, and a Big Smash Flop 3
Chapter 2 Beginnings 11
Chapter 3 Broadway Gypsy 18
Chapter 4 Funny Girl, Hello, Dolly!, and I Do! I Do! 26
Chapter 5 Henry, Sweet Henry and Promises, Promises 42
Chapter 6 Company 52
Chapter 7 Follies 61
Chapter 8 Straight Plays 72
Chapter 9 "If Hitler's Alive I Hope He's Out of Town with a Musical" 76
Chapter 10 Straight Plays: The Sequel 83
Chapter 11 5-6-7-8: A Chorus Line 87
Chapter 12 Hooray for Hollywood 104
Chapter 13 How Do You Follow Up A Chorus Line? 108
Chapter 14 Dreamgirls 115
Chapter 15 Record-Breakers, Might-Have-Beens, and a Marriage 133
Chapter 16 Out OH My Own 142
Chapter 17 Miss Saigon 148
Chapter 18 Putting It Together 158
Chapter 19 Sunset Boulevard: The Mansion Has Landed 163
Chapter 20 Martin Guerre 171
Chapter 21 Hey, Mr. Producer and The Witches of Eastwick 175
Chapter 22 Back on the Line 180
Chapter 23 Saigon Redux 185
Chapter 24 Coming Full Circle 189
Index 195
