This is a rare promotional ticket promoting the Original Broadway production of the CHARLES STROUSE, LEE ADAMS, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "APPLAUSE" at the Palace Theatre in New York City . (The production opened March 30th, 1970 and ran for 896 performances.) ..... The 1970 Tony Award winning "Best Musical" starred ANNE BAXTER as "Margo Channing" and featured PENNY FULLER, KEITH CHARLES, LAWRENCE WEBER, GWYDA DONHOWE, LEE ROY REAMS, BONNIE FRANKLIN, JOHN ANANIA, TOM URICH, RAY BECKER and BRANDON MAGGART ..... CREDITS: Book by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("Wonderful Town", "Bells are Ringing", "Do Re Mi", "Subways are for Sleeping", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "On the Twentieth Century", "The Will Rogers Follies") based on the film "All About Eve" and the original story by MARY ORR; Music by CHARLES STROUSE ("Annie", "Bye Bye Birdie", "All American", "Golden Boy", "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman!"); Lyrics by LEE ADAMS ("Bye Bye Birdie", "All American", "Golden Boy", "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman!", "Ain't Broadway Grand" ); Sets designed by ROBERT RANDOLPH; Costumes designed by RAY AGHAYAN; Directed and Choreographed by RON FIELD; Produced by JOSEPH KIPNESS and LAWRENCE KASHA in association with NEDERLANDER PRODUCTIONS and GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER III ..... This rare promotional ticket measures 4" X 1 5/8" inches and includes performance dates (through April 14th, 1972), an excerpt from a review and ticket prices. The backside is blank ..... CONDITION: This rare item is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.