In 1957, Booth won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work on the stage in Chicago. She returned to the Broadway stage in 1959, starring as the long-suffering title character in Marc Blitzstein's musical "Juno", an adaptation of Seán O'Casey's 1924 classic play, "Juno and the Paycock". In 1961, director Frank Capra approached Booth about starring in "Pocketful of Miracles", an updated version of Capra's 1933 comedy-drama "Lady for a Day" starring May Robson. Booth informed him that she was unable to match Robson's Oscar-nominated performance in the original film and declined the role. Capra instead cast Bette Davis, who was unfavorably compared to Robson by most reviewers when the film was released.