Claim: Lauren Bacall refused to be part of the cast of Applause.
Evidence: Bacall also worked on Broadway in musicals , earning Tony Awards for Applause -LRB- 1970 -RRB- and Woman of the Year -LRB- 1981 -RRB-.
Applause is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green , lyrics by Lee Adams , and music by Charles Strouse.