Productions1 on Broadway
| 1970 | Palace Theatre Original. March 30, 1970 · Ron Field | 896 performances · 1 Tony wins |
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Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
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In the literature33 passages
It took only one Broadway musical for Lauren Bacall to join the roster of power-house female stars who have won distinction in the theatre. And she did it by appearing as another powerhouse female star, Margo Channing, in a musical version of the 1950 movie, All About Eve. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p221
Woman of the Year had certain points of similarity with Miss Bacall’s previous musical, Applause. Both shows were told in flashback, and both involved a strong-willed public personality trying to solve the problem. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p253
Both shows were told in flashback, and both involved a strong-willed public personality trying to solve the problem of juggling a career and marriage. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-green-stanley-green-kay-5th-ed-rev-and-updated-by#p284
After the failure of It’s a Bird... It’s a Plane... It’s Superman came the success of Applause (3/30/70; 896 performances). The show was an adaptation of the. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p528
Lauren Bacall in Applause and Hugh Jackman in The Boy from Oz, are good examples. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p288
The one song from Applause that reached a level of popularity was the title tune, but another memorable moment was the musical scene surrounding “But Alive,” when Margo Channing goes to a gay bar to find some solace. book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p55
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