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America's Sweetheart

Opened 1931

135 performances

Musical, Early

Inez Courtney, who was in the 1931 production.
Inez Courtney, who was in the 1931 production. Invincible Pictures Corp

A Hollywood satire that follows a young couple as they navigate the treacherous world of the early film industry during the transition from silent movies to talkies. When the leading lady becomes a big star and the leading man's career fades, their romance is tested by fame, jealousy, and the cutthroat machinery of the studio system.

Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Lorenz Hart
Book
Herbert Fields

Productions1 on Broadway

1931
Broadhurst TheatreBroadway Original, opened February 10, 1931, directed by Monty Woolley
135 performances

America's Sweetheart is a musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and book by Herbert Fields.

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