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...cliched, but so begins the Colonial Theatre's version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's famed Evita. Webber's solo efforts include mega-hits Cats and The Phantom of the Opera. Evita, on the other hand, was written 16 years ago with the help of lyricist Tim Rice, whose previous collaborations with Webber include Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat...
...true-life rags-to-riches story of Argentinian heroine Evita Peron is well-known. Evita traces this shooting star from the slums of Buenos Aires to the president's mansion. Evita grew up an ambitious girl in Argentinian slums, carefully manipulating her "targets," usually men, to ensure her ascent on the ladder of success. Her climb ends when she finally reaches the "top" and marries Juan Peron, the soon-to-be-dictator of Argentina...
...Evita's climb in social status has its costs, though: The innocence and ambition of her youth slowly turns into a vengeful bitterness against those she has struggled so long to become part of--the upper class. We also see her personal ambitions supersede those for her country as she sacrifices the poor in order to live in wealth...
Even when Evita does come to the aid of the lower class, she skims a percentage of the funds for deposit in her Swiss bank account...