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Look Back at Carol Burnett in Broadway's
Fade Out – Fade In
Look Back at Carol Burnett in Broadway's
Fade Out – Fade In
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Fade Out - Fade In
Broadway
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Fade Out Fade In Playbill - Opening Night, May 1964
Fade Out - Fade In
Broadway
Musical
Original
Mark Hellinger Theatre
1655 Broadway & 237 W. 51st St, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
A movie-theatre usherette becomes a film star in Depression-era Hollywood, despite being cast in roles that don't suit her, in the Jule Styne-Betty Comden-Adolph Green musical comedy.
lyrics:
Betty Comden
,
Adolph Green
book:
Betty Comden
,
Adolph Green
music:
Jule Styne
People (72)
Carol Burnett
Hope Springfield
(Original)
Betty Hutton
Hope Springfield
(Replacement)
Mitzi Welch
Hope Springfield
(Replacement)
Jack Cassidy
Byron Prong
(Original)
Tiger Haynes
Lou Williams
(Original)
Lou Jacobi
Lionel Z. Governor
(Original)
Tina Louise
Gloria Curie
(Original)
Richy Shawn
Byron Prong
(Replacement)
Judy Cassmore
Gloria Curie
(Replacement)
Dancer
(Original)
Helga Sixtrees
(Original)
Sean Allan
Photographer
(Original)
Publicity Man
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Virginia Allen
Dancer
(Original)
Jacqueline Alloway
Singer
(Original)
Diane Arnold
Dancer
(Original)
Seamstress
(Original)
Darrell J. Askey
Man
(Original)
Publicity Man
(Original)
Rex
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Fred Cline
Second Cowboy Extra
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Waiter
(Original)
Don Crichton
Lead Dancer
(Original)
John Dorrin
Frank Governor
(Original)
Lyman
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Trish Dwelley
Singer
(Original)
Diana Eden
Dancer
(Original)
Woman
(Original)
Penny Egelston
Madame Barrymore
(Original)
Steve Elmore
Arnold Governor
(Original)
First Cowboy Extra
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Richard Frisch
Max Welch
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Waiter
(Original)
Ernie Horvath
Dancer
(Original)
Mitchell Jason
Ralph Governor
(Original)
Howard Kahl
George Governor
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Eugene Kelton
Convict
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Carolyn Kemp
Singer
(Original)
Betty Kent
Singer
(Original)
Glenn Kezer
Billy Vespers
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
William Louther
Chauffeur
(Original)
Convict
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Charlene Mehl
Autograph Kid
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Nettum
Singer
(Original)
Robert Neukum
Rosco
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Judy Newman
Dancer
(Original)
Teenager
(Original)
Dick Patterson
Rudolf Governor
(Original)
Virginia Payne
Myra May Melrose
(Original)
Jody Perselle
Dancer
(Original)
Teenager
(Original)
Edward Pfeiffer
Convict
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Aileen Poe
Dora Dailey
(Original)
Roger Allan Raby
Autograph Kid
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Waiter
(Original)
Dan Resin
Custer Corkley
(Original)
Carolsue Shaer
Dancer
(Original)
Patricia Sigris
Dancer
(Original)
Reuben Singer
Dr. Anton Traurig
(Original)
Smaxie
Approval
(Original)
Roy Smith
Dancer
(Original)
Bill Stanton
Dancer
(Original)
Wendy Taylor
Dancer
(Original)
First Girl
(Original)
Jo Tract
Miss Mallory
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Frank Tweddell
Pops
(Original)
Gene Varrone
Gangster Extra
(Original)
Harold Governor
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
James Von Weiss
Convict
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
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Carol Burnett
Hope Springfield
(Original)
Jack Cassidy
Byron Prong
(Original)
Tiger Haynes
Lou Williams
(Original)
Lou Jacobi
Lionel Z. Governor
(Original)
Tina Louise
Gloria Curie
(Original)
Sean Allan
Photographer
(Original)
Publicity Man
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Virginia Allen
Dancer
(Original)
Jacqueline Alloway
Singer
(Original)
Diane Arnold
Dancer
(Original)
Seamstress
(Original)
Darrell J. Askey
Man
(Original)
Publicity Man
(Original)
Rex
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Judy Cassmore
Dancer
(Original)
Helga Sixtrees
(Original)
Fred Cline
Second Cowboy Extra
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Waiter
(Original)
Don Crichton
Lead Dancer
(Original)
John Dorrin
Frank Governor
(Original)
Lyman
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Trish Dwelley
Singer
(Original)
Diana Eden
Dancer
(Original)
Woman
(Original)
Penny Egelston
Madame Barrymore
(Original)
Steve Elmore
Arnold Governor
(Original)
First Cowboy Extra
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Richard Frisch
Max Welch
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Waiter
(Original)
Ernie Horvath
Dancer
(Original)
Mitchell Jason
Ralph Governor
(Original)
Howard Kahl
George Governor
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Eugene Kelton
Convict
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Carolyn Kemp
Singer
(Original)
Betty Kent
Singer
(Original)
Glenn Kezer
Billy Vespers
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
William Louther
Chauffeur
(Original)
Convict
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Charlene Mehl
Autograph Kid
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Nettum
Singer
(Original)
Robert Neukum
Rosco
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Judy Newman
Dancer
(Original)
Teenager
(Original)
Dick Patterson
Rudolf Governor
(Original)
Virginia Payne
Myra May Melrose
(Original)
Jody Perselle
Dancer
(Original)
Teenager
(Original)
Edward Pfeiffer
Convict
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Aileen Poe
Dora Dailey
(Original)
Roger Allan Raby
Autograph Kid
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Waiter
(Original)
Dan Resin
Custer Corkley
(Original)
Carolsue Shaer
Dancer
(Original)
Patricia Sigris
Dancer
(Original)
Reuben Singer
Dr. Anton Traurig
(Original)
Smaxie
Approval
(Original)
Roy Smith
Dancer
(Original)
Bill Stanton
Dancer
(Original)
Wendy Taylor
Dancer
(Original)
First Girl
(Original)
Jo Tract
Miss Mallory
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Frank Tweddell
Pops
(Original)
Gene Varrone
Gangster Extra
(Original)
Harold Governor
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
James Von Weiss
Convict
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
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Betty Comden
Book
Lyrics
Adolph Green
Book
Lyrics
Jule Styne
Music
Producer
George Abbott
Director
Ernest O. Flatt
Musical Staging
William and Jean Eckart
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Donald Brooks
Costume Design
Ralph Burns
Music Orchestrations
Ray Ellis
Music Orchestrations
Richard De Benidictis
Dance Arrangements
Buster Davis
Vocal Arrangements
John Allen
Production Stage Manager
William Krot
Stage Manager
Nicholas Gray
Assistant Stage Manager
Richard Horner
General Manager
Harvey B. Sabinson
Press Representative
Lee Solters
Press Representative
David Powers
Press Representative
Lester Osterman, Jr.
Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
May
20
1964
Opening Date
May
26
1964
Closing Date
Apr
17
1965
Previews
6
Performances
271
as of Jun 22, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1965
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Jack Cassidy
Nominee
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