Broadway Babies spotlights the men and women who made a difference in the development of American musical comedy. While theatrical historians traditionally have emphasized the role of the authors of musicals, Mordden also examines the personal styles of the directors, choreographers, and producers, in order to demonstrate not only what the musical became but what it was.

England 1646. The Country is torn apart by civil war. Fear and uncertainty are rife. The terrifying reign of Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General, is at its peak. His relentless purges are forcing the Mage families from hiding, fleeing for the only sanctuary where their kind can exist without persecution. The Isle. The Isle cannot hope to remain secret in such dangerous times, leaving Mage Sphinx with a stark choice. To deny his brethren sanctuary will be to sign their death warrants, to allow them sanctuary will risk the Isle he has sworn to protect. Death comes with each decision, but need it be the death of many? Or just one man. The De Winter family travel to England to assassinate Matthew Hopkins, leaving Cassius, first born son and Divinus of the Ri, to face an inescapable fate alone.