Shows · Fade Out— Fade In
Fade Out— Fade In
Opened 1964
271 performances
Musical, Golden Age
Hope Springfield, a mousy chorus girl, is accidentally cast as the lead in a big Hollywood musical when a studio mogul mistakes her for someone else. Thrust into the spotlight opposite a vain, dimwitted movie star, Hope navigates the absurdities of the studio system, fends off scheming rivals, and discovers that her genuine talent and charm are more powerful than all of Hollywood's manufactured glamour.
- Music
- Jule Styne
- Lyrics
- Betty Comden, Adolph Green
- Book
- Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Productions1 on Broadway
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
Fade Out – Fade In is a musical with a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Jule Styne. The story involves the movie industry in the 1930s. It starred Carol Burnett, returning to the Broadway stage for the first time in four years. Comden and Green, who tackled the problems Hollywood players faced when the film industry transitioned from silent movies to sound films in Singin' in the Rain, now turn to Hollywood in the 1930s. The show spoofs some of the great film stars of the era, such as Shirley Temple and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and the character L.Z. Governor is based on MGM honcho Louis B. Mayer, known for his roving eye for pretty starlets and deep-seated nep…
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