FADE OUT / FADE IN
November 9 & 15, 2009
Book and lyrics by
Betty Comdem and Adolph Green
Music by Jule Styne
Directed by Lewis Wilkenfeld
Musical Direction by Dean Mora
Choreographed by Cheryl Baxter
Produced by Karen Culliver and Pamela Hamill
Comden and Green, who tackled the problems Hollywood players faced in the 1920’s
with the classic “Singin’ In The Rain”, moved up a decade to the 1930's with the
hysterically funny 1964 Broadway musical FADE OUT - FADE IN. Originally staring
Carol Burnett as Hope Springfield, a chorus girl full of hope but not much talent, the
show spoofs some of the great film stars of the era, such as Shirley Temple and Bill“Bojangles” Robinson. The score is pure Jule Styne brass. |