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
Margo Jones concept of theater-in-the-round to television with his "Cameo Theatre". The Margo Jones Award was established in 1961 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The television series Curious & Unusual Deaths features an episode of Season 2 about Jones' death. In 2006, a documentary film about her life and career, "Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater", was shown on PBS. With Jones portrayed by Judith Ivey, the film dramatized scenes from her life, adapted from her letters and correspondence with Broadway producers and Tennessee Williams (portrayed by Richard Thomas). The film features interviews with people who worked with