Applause

Musical

Writers: Adolph Green Betty Comden Charles Strouse Lee Adams

Overview

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Category
Musical
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1970
Genres
Cast Size
large
Casting Notes
Mostly male cast
Includes adult, mature adult, late teen, young adult characters

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.

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