Mary Orr

A famous actress learns the hard way that the devotion of a young admirer is not what it seems.

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 Award for Best Musical, and Lauren Bacall won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical. The musical was later adapted for television, starring Bacall, with Larry Hagman replacing Len Cariou in the role of Bill Sampson. It aired in the United States on CBS on March 19, 1973.

Una joven que aspira a convertirse en actriz y triunfar en los escenarios se las ingenia para introducirse en un grupo de actores de teatro y hacerse amiga y confidente de una famosa y veterana actriz. El deseo de actuar y los celos la consumen hasta el punto de traicionar a sus compañeros en su escalada hacia el éxito. Ella halaga, atrae, seduce, pero también pisotea a todo el que se cruza en su camino: escritores, directores, productores. Sólo un inteligente crítico teatral adivina lo que se esconde tras su dulce apariencia, sólo él es capaz de ver a Eva al desnudo.

Two stepsisters become rivals for the same handsome bachelor. Comedy.