Woman of the Year, the 1981 John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Peter Stone musical opened March 29, 1981 at the Palace Theatre on Broadway. The show won four Tony Awards including Best Book and Best Score, as well as Best Actress to star Lauren Bacall.
Based on the 1942 film of the same title starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, the Broadway musical starred Bacall as a TV reporter who goes into battle mode when she is parodied by a chauvinistic cartoonist.
Flip through photos of the original production below:
Lauren Bacall and Eivind Harum in rehearsal
Lauren Bacall and Harry Guardino in rehearsal
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall and Harry Guardino
Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Cooper
Harry Guardino
Harry Guardino and Lauren Bacall
Harry Guardino
Helon Blount, Lauren Bacall, and Marian Harladson
Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Cooper
Lauren Bacall and Eivind Harum
Lauren Bacall and cast
Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts
Harry Guardino and Lauren Bacall
Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts
Lauren Bacall and cast
Lauren Bacall and cast
Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts
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