Fade Out - Fade In

Fade Out - Fade In

Infobox Musical
name= Fade Out - Fade In
subtitle=


caption=Original cast recording
music= Jule Styne
lyrics= Betty Comden
Adolph Green
book= Betty Comden
Adolph Green
basis=
productions= 1964 Broadway
awards=

"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 4 years.

Comden and Green, who tackled the problems Hollywood players faced when the film industry transitioned from silent movies to talkies in the classic "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 Governor is based on MGM honcho Louis B. Mayer, known for his roving eye for pretty starlets and deep-seated nepotism.

Production

After six previews, the Broadway production opened on May 26, 1964 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, and closed on April 17, 1965, after 274 performances. Directed by George Abbott and choreographed by Ernest Flatt, the cast included Carol Burnett as Hope Springfield, Dick Patterson as Rudolf, and Lou Jacobi as Lionel Z. Governor, with Jack Cassidy and Tina Louise in supporting roles. Cassidy was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

Excellent reviews lead to a box office bonanza, and in its early weeks the show consistently outgrossed competitors "Hello, Dolly!" and "Funny Girl". Then Burnett was sidelined due to a serious neck injury sustained in a taxi accident. The production temporarily shut down, then reopened with Betty Hutton in the lead. After recuperating, Burnett returned to the cast, but left shortly afterwards to participate in "The Entertainers", a television variety series her husband Joe Hamilton was producing for CBS. When the show's producers threatened a breach-of-contract lawsuit, Burnett returned, but the financial losses sustained during her two absences proved to be insurmountable, and the production soon was shuttered. [Suskin, Steven [http://books.google.com/books?id=H8mb_JMx4u0C&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=Burnett+%22Fade+Out+-+Fade+In%22&source=web&ots=-uTGHS4ARz&sig=M3XVPXt-nYusj71XwiA3JpYcpIA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA90,M1 "Fade Out-Fade In",] "Second Act Trouble" (2006), ISBN 1557836310, pp 90-93]

An original cast recording was released by Decca Records.

When Burnett created her eponymous variety series in 1967, she hired "Fade Out - Fade In" choreographer Flatt and lead dancer Don Crichton to join the creative team.

Plot synopsis

Chorus girl Hope Springfield, full of hope but not much talent, accidentally is given the starring role in a new movie. When the error is discovered, heads roll and the completed film is shelved. But Rudolf, the nephew of studio head Lionel Z. Governor, takes a liking to the girl and arranges for a sneak preview. The movie is a success, Hope (rechristened Lila Tremaine) becomes a star, and in true Hollywood happily-ever-after fashion she and Rudolf walk off into the sunset hand-in-hand.

ong list

;Act I
*The Thirties
*It's Good to Be Back Home
*Fear
*Call Me Savage
*The Usher from the Mezzanine
*I'm With You
*The Usher from the Mezzanine (Reprise)
*My Fortune is My Face
*Lila Tremaine;Act 2
*Go Home Train
*Close Harmony
*You Mustn't Be Discouraged
*The Dangerous Age
*L.Z. In Quest of His Youth
*The Fiddler and the Fighter
*Fade Out - Fade In

References

*"Fade Out - Fade In" Original Broadway Cast Recording, compact disc released by Decca USA, May 2003, liner notes by Peter Filichia

External links

* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=3203 Internet Broadway Database listing]
* [http://www.nodanw.com/shows_f/fade_out.htm The Guide to Musical Theatre]


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