Plannietink08 said: "Katherine Hepburn in a musical about the life of Coco Chanel was incredibly surprising to read."
And she gave an incredible performance as well. For my money, she should have won the Tony that year, but Bacall's win was a good one...should have been a tie. In the case of Coco, Hepburn was the entire show, even if George Rose was in it and Rene A. won a (not particularly deserved) Tony. With Applause, Bacall was not the entire show, although she was terrific.