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...MONEY kept rolling," in sings Che, the disenchanted revolutionary who narrates Evita, in describing the results of the former Argentinian First Lady's fundraising drive. But Che's lyrics also describe the success of the musical itself. After its 1978 London premier. Evita arrived on Broadway, where it swept the 1979-80 Tony Awards. Since then, road companies have opened in, among other places, Chicago, Los Angeles, Vienna, Madrid, Mexico City, South Africa, Australia and Japan. Reportedly, the yen continue to roll in as Evita finally begins its first Boston engagement...
...money rolls with reason Evita remains a wonderfully stylish, original and exciting show, its strengths overshadowing its weaknesses, though these are evident in the new production. The musical's lyrics offer a synopsis. Eva Duarte (Derin Altay) ("There was no place she'd been by the age of 15") prostitutes herself to get to Buenos Aires. ("There has never been a lover...who hasn't an eye on...tricks he can try on his partner.") After becoming a radio star, Eva meets Colonel Juan Peron (Robb Alton). ("I've heard so much about you.") With her advice and encouragement...
...Cats Director Trevor Nunn and Designer-Cos-tumer John Napier, of the Royal Shakespeare Company, took Broadway's breath away last season with their monumental Nicholas Nickleby. And at age 34, Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has achieved the unprecedented feat of having three musicals playing simultaneously in London (Evita, Cats and Song & Dance) and New York (Evita, Cats and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat...
...Possum's Book of Practical Cats, a collection of witty verses the poet wrote in the 1930s for the amusement of the children of his relatives and friends; and music by Lloyd Webber, currently the most successful composer for Broadway and the West End (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat). In London, Cats has been a sold-out smash since it opened in May 1981. But the New York version "will not be a clone of the other," says Producer Cameron Mackintosh. Four main characters have been cut and others merged. Four songs have undergone...
...Hollywood movies (42nd Street) and newer foreign films ("Nine"). They bow to rock 'n' roll for their subject matter (Dreamgirls) or their urgent tempo (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat). They find their heroines in comic strips (Annie) or in history that reads like cheap fiction (Evita). The message sounds clear as a cash-register bell: the way to make a hit is to recycle pulp into...