Applause (musical)

Applause
Original Cast Recording
Music	Charles Strouse
Lyrics	Lee Adams
Book	Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Basis	All About Eve by Joseph L. Mankiewicz The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr
Productions	1970 Broadway 1972 West End 1972 Buenos Aires 1973 U.S. television 2004 Buenos Aires Revival 2008 Encores! 2016 Mexico City
Awards	Tony Award for Best Musical

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". The story centers on aging star Margo Channing, who innocently takes a fledgling actress under her wing, unaware that the ruthless Eve is plotting to steal her career and her man.

The musical opened on Broadway on March 30, 1970, running for 896 performances. The production was nominated for ten Tony Awards and ultimately won four: the overall production won the Tony Award for Best Musical, Lauren Bacall won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and Ron Field won both the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Choreography.