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 |
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A Fabulous 50th: Chicago and A Chorus Line!
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (4/18 - 4/18) | |
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RENT in Concert
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (3/15 - 3/15) | |
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Tchaikovsky & Schubert
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/14 - 3/16) | |
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Porn Rock: The Obscenity Trial of Jello Biafra
Eastwood PAC (3/1 - 3/23) | |
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Haïm Leads Handel & Bach
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/21 - 3/23) | |
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RHINESTONE COWBOYS
Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (3/22 - 3/23) | |
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C A B A R E T
Jaxx Theatre (3/13 - 3/29) | |
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Boston Ballet's Swan Lake
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Los Angeles Music Center (6/26 - 6/29) | |
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Bright Star
Cinnabar Theater (6/13 - 6/29) | |
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Murder At The Queens Cabaret
The Counts Den (4/10 - 4/13) | |
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Insidious: The Further You Fear
Dolby Theatre (4/30 - 5/1) | |
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The Diary of Anne Frank
Desert Theatreworks (4/4 - 4/13) | |
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