But, if you'll allow me to play devil's advocate here - isn't one of the reasons we take familiar material and turn it into a musical, so that new generations can be introduced to it in a different form? I agree that we (us "older" folk who were fans of the movie) already knew the story behind applause, but its still an interesting show and I, for one, was glad they made a musical out of it (albeit not the best show in the world, it still had captivating performances and some good ensemble numbers, as stated previously in this thread).
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!