PHOTO CALL: Applause Final Curtain Call and Reception

By Matthew Blank
11 Feb 2008

Christine Ebersole
Christine Ebersole

City Center Encores! kicked off its 15th season with Applause. Originally presented on Broadway in 1970, the musical boasts a Charles Strouse score, Lee Adams lyrics and a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. This concert staging featured two-time Tony winner Christine Ebersole as Margo Channing with her Grey Gardens co-star Erin Davie as Eve Harrington.

Helmed by director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall, the production featured a starry cast that included Kate Burton (Karen Richards), Mario Cantone (Duane Fox), Tom Hewitt (Howard Benedict), Michael Park (Bill Sampson), Megan Sikora (Bonnie) and Chip Zien (Buzz Richards). The five-performance run concluded the evening of Feb. 10.

Here are some photos from the curtain call and the following reception held in the City Center mezzanine lobby:

Curtain call


The cast of Applause takes its final bow.


Erin Davie
Tom Hewitt


From left: Rob Berman, Kathleen Marshall, Don Pippin and Marti Stevens


Celeste Holm and Kate Burton
Mario Cantone


From left: Charles Strouse, Chip Zien and Lee Adams


Megan Sikora
Michael Park


Christine Ebersole and Rob Berman


photos by Aubrey Reuben