Applause

About This Show

Based on the Academy Award winning film All About Eve starring Bette Davis, and the short story The Wisdom of Eve on which it is based, Applause tells the iconic story of Broadway legend “Margo Channing” (Kettenring) and her overzealous “fan” “Eve Harrington” (Lauren Roesner, a new Porchlight discovery making her Chicago debut). Harrington insinuates herself into the company of Channing and her circle of theater friends, playing the ingénue while plotting to steal Channing’s career and her man, “Bill Sampson” (David Schlumpf, also making his Porchlight debut.) Applause, opened on Broadway in 1970 and won two Tony’s including Best Musical and Best Actress for star, Lauren Bacall. It features the hits songs “Backstage Babble,” “But Alive,” “Fasten Your Seat Belts ” and “Welcome to the Theatre.”

Show Details

Running Time: 2hr 0min (1 intermission)
Dates: First Preview: March 1, 2016 Opening Night: March 1, 2016 Final Performance: March 3, 2016
Ticket Office: 6102833984

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