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Applause was a 1970 Broadway song sung by Bonnie Franklin as title song of Applause (musical), a vehicle for Lauren Bacall. The orchestra and chorus on the song were conducted by Donald Pippin (Broadway director). The B-side of the single featured Lauren Bacall and Len Cariou singing Something Greater.
Franklin's song was the most sucessful song from the musical, and the most successful of any Broadway songs in that season.
The lyrics by Lee Adams began: What is it that we're living for? Applause, Applause! Nothing I know brings on the glow Like sweet applause. As with all the songs in the musical, music was provided by Charles Strouse.
References
- Gerald Bordman, American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle -2010 p735 "Charles Strouse set Lee Adams's words to music and in the title song (sung by Bonnie Franklin as a bar waitress) came up with the most successful tune to emerge from a Broadway show during the season. ... The only musical of the season other than Applause to close with a profit was its last, Company (26 April 1970, Alvin).
- New York Theatre Critics' Reviews 1970 "One girl, Bonnie Franklin, making her Broadway debut, scores impressively with two delightful song-and-dance numbers. Indeed, I can't fault anybody in this big company, including the dancers — the title song, "Applause," and "She's No
- Entertainment World -1970 "The single discovery of Applause is Bonnie Franklin, a round-faced, carrot-topped darling of a singer-dancer, who nearly stops the show with her two big production numbers."
- Thomas S. Hischak Off-Broadway Musicals since 1919: From Greenwich Village ... - 2011 "Songwriters Charles Strouse and Lee Adams had Broadway hits together with Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, and Golden Boy."