Applause (musical) Applause (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, and ran for 896 performances. It won the Tony
The Sisters (1938 film) there. At the ball on the night of the 1908 presidential election, Frank and Louise are reunited and decide to give their marriage another chance. The film was based on a popular novel. Miriam Hopkins and Kay Francis were originally announced as female stars. Following "Jezebel", Bette Davis was dismayed to be assigned to "Comet Over Broadway", a melodrama in which she would portray a Broadway actress who sacrifices her career to care for her ne'er-do-well husband when he is released from prison. "This was the first nothing script I was given since my court battle in England," Davis later