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Running time: 2 HOURS, 20 MIN.Ĭast: Stefanie Powers (Margo Channing), Kate Jennings Grant (Eve Harrington), Darrell Carey (Duane Fox), Stuart Zagnit (Buzz Richards/Tony Announcer), Janet Aldrich (Karen Richards), John Dossett (Bill Sampson), Nick Wyman (Howard Benedict), Jay Russell (Peter, The Agent), Bill Ullman (Bert), Denis Jones (Stan Harding) Belle Calaway, Bruce Moore, Lynne Morrissey, Mark Arvin, Gregory Butler, Marc Calamia, Deidre Goodwin, Jenny Lynn Suckling, Lisa Mandel, Sharon Moore, David Parker, Stepp Stewart. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and Lauren Bacall won the Tony for Best. Fitzgerald costumes, Robert Mackintosh, Thomas Starzewski general manager, Darwall Associates and Maria Di Dia production stage manager, Martin Gold technical supervisor, Arthur Siccardi associate producer, Alecia Parker casting, Stuart Howard and Amy Schecter. Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Lee Adams & Book by Betty. Sets, Michael Anania lighting, Howell Binkley sound, Peter J.

Directed by Gene Saks.Ĭhoreographed by Ann Reinking orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin music supervision and vocal arrangements by John McDaniel dance music arrangements, Irwin Fisch, Bruno Casolari, Charles Strouse, Ian Herman. One problem, though, is that the mature Margo makes much of the fact that her beau is a youthful 33, whereas Dossett’s gray hair makes him seem like an overdue Bill.Ī Barry and Fran Weissler presentation, in association with Kardana Prods., of a musical in two acts with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams, book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.

Dossett’s affable manner and solid singing voice make Bill a real catch, and his duet with Margo, “Think How It’s Gonna Be,” brings emotion to a production that could use more. Still, Grant should occasionally let the audience see more of the ruthlessness under Eve’s surface goodness.Īlso registering is John Dossett as Margo’s director/boyfriend, Bill Sampson. If Powers is less than stellar as Margo, Kate Jennings Grant is on the mark as Eve Harrington, the seemingly sweet woman who idolizes Margo and becomes her personal assistant while plotting her own showbiz ascension. A couple of added songs in the show include a new finale, “I Don’t Want to Grow Old,” which allows Margo to tenderly conclude the evening with the man she finally realizes she loves. The more effective changes include moving the title song to the opening, with Margo leading the company in an all-out celebration of a Tony Awards ceremony. Such liveliness characterizes the changes made by the original creative team (composer Charles Strouse, lyricist Lee Adams and book writers Betty Comden and Adolph Green).

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Powers is especially perky in “But Alive,” which for better or worse evokes the mod disco scene of the late 1960s. Choreographer Ann Reinking mines this advantage by devising some new dance steps in a production that contains other revisions.

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On the plus side, Powers is a much better dancer than was Bacall. When she descends the spiral staircase that figures so prominently in this production’s set design, Powers is simply walking downstairs, not making a grand entrance. Sleekly beautiful, Powers lacks the blustery self-confidence of Bacall, and seems a bit tense in the early scenes. Photographs also include images of costume design sketches by Ray Aghayan.Although Powers has time to grow into the role during an extended road tour on the way to Broadway, the essential niceness of her persona seems at odds with the part. Hanford, Eleanor Parker, Arlene Dahl, George McDaniel, and Janic Lynde.

Photographs include images of Lauren Bacall, Len Cariou, Lee Roy Reams, Bonnie Franklin, Penny Fuller, Ann Williams, Brandon Maggart, Anne Baxter, Keith Charles, Gwyda DonHowe, Lawrence Weber, Patrice Munsel, Pia Zadora, Virgil Curry, Stephen Everett, Alan Jordan, Lisa Carroll, Ed Fuller, Bryan Spencer, Diane McAfee, Marius Hanford, B.J.

Publicity photographs for the stage production Applause (Music: Charles Strouse Book: Betty Comden, Adolph Green Lyrics: Lee Adams).