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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 16, 2024 21:08:36 GMT
Well, sorry to disappoint but as someone who never saw a theatrical production of Evita until the BK tour came around (and around) I am very grateful for it. Ok, the Marti Pellow as Che situ wasn’t great but I think that same tour had Madalena Alberto as Eva who was fabulous. I’ve seen other very impressive performances in the BK production. I too have only seen the Kenwright production (I didn't even try to see the Regent's Park one as it was very clear the production style would not be at all to my taste) and I enjoyed it. It's a pity it seems to now be inextricably linked to Marti Pellow, because he did the London run, but I saw it a dozen time altogether over a 5 year period & only saw Pellow the once so there were plenty of other cast options. I think I saw 5 Ches altogether, including understudies. The only real problem I had with the casting throughout the 5 years was that the ensemble were almost all in their early 20s so the male ensemble were always implausible as Peron's fellow generals.
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Post by BVM on Sept 16, 2024 21:23:59 GMT
Bonkers that we've made it to page 5 in 24 hours due to an unsubstantiated rumour from some bloke on TikTok!
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Post by blamerobots on Sept 16, 2024 21:27:36 GMT
Bonkers that we've made it to page 5 in 24 hours due to an unsubstantiated rumour from some bloke on TikTok! The voice of the people cannot be, and will not be, and must not be denied.
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Post by BVM on Sept 16, 2024 21:31:52 GMT
Bonkers that we've made it to page 5 in 24 hours due to an unsubstantiated rumour from some bloke on TikTok! The voice of the people cannot be, and will not be, and must not be denied. Haha, indeed!
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 16, 2024 21:35:54 GMT
Rather thrilled that my legacy for posting on this place is "for the masses" if I'm honest 😂
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Post by A.Ham on Sept 16, 2024 21:39:22 GMT
Agreed - the BK one is the only production of Evita I've seen. It was lost in the Dominion, but in a medium-size house on tour, it was really rather good (Marti Pellow aside). It's a musical I've always loved, and I had tickets for the cancelled Barbican OAT transfer, and I'm now genuinely excited for a new revival of it. The same production also play the smaller Phoenix Theatre. Thank you - I saw this at the Phoenix and was wondering if it was the BK production others have referred to. With Emma Hatton as Evita and a very handsome man (definitely not Marti Pellow!) as Che. It was the only time I’ve seen Evita on stage, having watched the film countless times. Thought it was pretty good, and in a venue that size the set and production didn’t feel particularly basic or cheap.
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Post by max on Sept 16, 2024 22:28:23 GMT
The apparent reason she turned it down was because she didn't want the press attention and she didn't like Eva Peron as a person after finishing the concept album and couldn't bear playing her night after night, and would understand if she didn't want to deal with the score. There's a funny story in Tim Rice's biography where he took her out to dinner to try and convince her to avoid spending the money on a search and got through the entire night without talking about it until the end where he asks and she just says "No." She seems like a very private person. Another rumour was that she didn't agree with Hal Prince's politics. That wasn't true either. "I didn't even know Hal Prince had any politics." www.thebeautifulchanges.co.uk/observer.jpgThis interview from 1985 is rather sad in retrospect. Covington talks about the money from the 'Evita' recording running out soon, and not being averse to some other commercial success, and needing to do something soon. She's talking while being in the play about T.S.Eliot 'Tom and Viv'. Yet that play is the last time I remember hearing of her being in anything of any prominence. She nearly played Eva in Australia in 1989 according to LA Times: "British actress Julie Covington, whose recording of “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina” was a worldwide hit, has pulled out of an Australian production of “Evita” where she was to play Eva Peron for the first time. Covington, 42, suffered a stress fracture, the show’s producers said Sunday without being more specific. Covington, who recorded the original “Evita” album 13 years ago, arrived in Sydney, Australia, in a blaze of publicity. However, the Australian media of late has been carrying reports of friction with producer Thomas Guerra. Stephanie Lawrence, who played Eva Peron for three years on the London stage, will take Covington’s place in the show, which is scheduled to open July 18."
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Post by erik24601 on Sept 17, 2024 12:11:56 GMT
This has been shared before on this board but this is a fascinating insight into the creation of the show on both sides of the pond.
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Post by distantcousin on Sept 17, 2024 15:14:14 GMT
Bonkers that we've made it to page 5 in 24 hours due to an unsubstantiated rumour from some bloke on TikTok! Evita is clearly a popular "IP"! (to use the industry-speak that seems to have fallen into online parlance now...)
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Post by distantcousin on Sept 17, 2024 15:17:48 GMT
I would say the same thing about the curve production (I feel like the only person here who liked it) it’s the first version i saw live and made me fall in love with a great score Not just you - I loved the Curve production. Went 4 times! Oh no, really?! I despised it! And I'm all for reimagined shows, but this weren't IT!
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Post by distantcousin on Sept 17, 2024 15:18:43 GMT
We'll wait for Jamie Lloyd's WHISTLE ⬇️ THE WIND. I'm here for it
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Post by BVM on Sept 17, 2024 15:52:52 GMT
Not just you - I loved the Curve production. Went 4 times! Oh no, really?! I despised it! And I'm all for reimagined shows, but this weren't IT! Ha - yes indeed! A lot of my like for it was due to reasons idiosyncratic to me (and I did understand where a lot of the criticism came from) but yes for me it worked. Clearly not the best production of Evita I've seen, but far from the worst.
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