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) | ||
Kelli O'Hara in Concert
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (2/1 - 2/1) | ||
Cody Fry with Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/10 - 1/10) | ||
FARM HALL by Katherine Moar
Promenade Playhouse (1/10 - 1/26) NEW PLAY
PHOTOS
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Tchaikovsky & The Mermaid
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/7 - 2/9) | ||
Celebrating MTT
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/1 - 2/1) | ||
Terence Blanchard Champion and Fire Shut Up in My Bones Operas
The Soraya (4/6 - 4/6) | ||
Chamber Music & Wine: From Armenia to Denmark
Walt Disney Concert Hall (4/22 - 4/22) | ||
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (4/2 - 4/6) | ||
Don't Touch My Hair
Atwater Village Theatre (2/13 - 2/24) | ||
Jesus Christ Superstar
Coachella Valley Repertory (3/15 - 3/15) | ||
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