Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd WeberOriginally Directed by Harold PrinceEvita charts the young and ambitious Eva Perons meteoric rise to sainthood. Set in Argentina between 1934-1952, the Tony-winning musical follows Eva Duarte on her journey from poor illegitimate child to ambitious actress to, as the wife of military leader-turned-president Juan Peron, the most powerful woman in Latin America, before her death from cancer at age 33.The events in Evitas life are presented in song and commented on by the shows narrator, Che. Well-known numbers from Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical masterpiece include Dont Cry for Me Argentina, Oh What a Circus, Buenos Aires and Another Suitcase in Another Hall.
Year | Category | |
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1980 | Best Musical | Winner |
2012 | Best Revival of a Musical | |
2012 | Best Revival of a Musical | |
2012 | Best Revival of a Musical |
Videos
Wish You Were Here
South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (1/12 - 2/2) | ||
RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | ||
FARM HALL by Katherine Moar
Promenade Playhouse (1/10 - 1/26) NEW PLAY | ||
Cody Fry with Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/10 - 1/10) | ||
Batiashvili Plays Beethoven
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/3 - 1/5) | ||
Mahler's Journey
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/20 - 1/23) | ||
Pablo Cruise - Agoura Hills
The Canyon – Agoura Hills (1/25 - 1/25) | ||
Jane Eyre
A Noise Within (3/23 - 4/20) | ||
C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (3/12 - 3/12) | ||
Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical
Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas Theatre (11/22 - 1/5) | ||
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