Overview
Synopsis
In late the late 1960s, Margo Channing is a Broadway star. However, she secretly is paranoid about her age. Soon, an ambitious chorus girl, Eve, warms up to her. However, the admiring chorus girl quickly becomes Margo’s worst enemy and competition. Eve ends up understudying for Margo and then sabotages her so that she can perform the role in front of the important critics. In the end, Eve becomes a star and Margo’s career is fading. However, Margo realizes that she can still find happiness in the man she loves, Bill.
Show Information
- Book
- Adolph Green , Betty Comden
- Music
- Charles Strouse
- Lyrics
- Lee Adams
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1970
- Genres
- Cast Size
- large
- Licensor
- Tams Witmark Music Library
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Late Teen, Young Adult Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
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Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Lead |
Female |
Alto |
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Supporting |
Male |
Tenor |
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Supporting |
Male |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Supporting |
Male |
Tenor |
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Featured |
Female |
Alto |
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Featured |
Male |
Baritone |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Ensemble |
Either Gender |
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Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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