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Applause

Shows · Applause

Applause is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. The musical is based on the 1950 film All About Eve and the short story on which the movie is based, Mary Orr's "The Wisdom of Eve".

Opened
1970
Performances
896
Type
Musical
Era
Revolution
Music: Charles StrouseLyrics: Lee AdamsBook: Betty Comden & Adolph Green

Productions1 on Broadway

1970 Palace Theatre Original. March 30, 1970 · Ron Field 896 performances · 1 Tony wins

Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.

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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