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Post by shownut on Oct 31, 2024 17:32:04 GMT
Antonio Banderas for Perón then!!!! One can dream :-) Btw the idea of a full blown West End production at the Palladium or Drury Lane - possibly the two most prestigious houses in London - as a “pre-Broadway tryout” is hilarious (/naïve/condescending/insulting depending upon intent). It was not intended to be insulting nor hilarious. The point was that London would be a testing ground to see if the show is working/creating buzz enough for a Broadway move. This was tried by American producers with the recent KISS ME KATE at The Barbican which I think, given the less stellar results, informed them why taking it Bway might not be such a great idea. But Antonio as Peron? Would love that! |
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Post by SuttonPeron on Oct 31, 2024 17:39:59 GMT
Antonio´s wanted to do Perón, I know that. But there´s no way he´d get cast in the US given he is not Latin-American, and most recent casts of Evita in major US productions have been mostly or all Latin-American. Yeah, stupid considering how diverse Argentina was at the time, but oh, well
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 31, 2024 19:49:05 GMT
Antonio´s wanted to do Perón, I know that. But there´s no way he´d get cast in the US given he is not Latin-American, and most recent casts of Evita in major US productions have been mostly or all Latin-American. Yeah, stupid considering how diverse Argentina was at the time, but oh, well
Very stupid. Exactly who would be gatekeeping this?!
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Post by justsaying113 on Nov 1, 2024 7:20:46 GMT
Antonio´s wanted to do Perón, I know that. But there´s no way he´d get cast in the US given he is not Latin-American, and most recent casts of Evita in major US productions have been mostly or all Latin-American. Yeah, stupid considering how diverse Argentina was at the time, but oh, well He'd be brilliant - sinister and menacing, as Peron should be and, as you say, Argentina has always been the most European of Latin American countries with significant Spanish and Italian influences and heritage. |
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Post by apubleed on Nov 1, 2024 8:33:52 GMT
Antonio´s wanted to do Perón, I know that. But there´s no way he´d get cast in the US given he is not Latin-American, and most recent casts of Evita in major US productions have been mostly or all Latin-American. Yeah, stupid considering how diverse Argentina was at the time, but oh, well
Very stupid. Exactly who would be gatekeeping this?!
US ‘woke culture’. |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Nov 1, 2024 9:12:08 GMT
No not at all. If you told them she is the 'Angela Bassett did the thing' singer then they may recognise her, but considering how poorly that went down I don't think it would encourage people to book. Plus wasn't her solo show a slow seller? I think they would definitely need a big name as Che to help fill the Palladium Exactly! Ariana will have extremely limited box office appeal for, what, a 12-14 week season in one of the biggest houses. However, Evita stands (or doesn't) on the casting of 'Eva' so I'm all for someone who can sing the s*** out of that score - and she sounds like she'd have no problem doing that at all. Surely, the way forward is Harry Styles (or a.n.other) as 'Che'! Could she sing it though? I don't know, it's just the thing that stood out with that Bafta performance she did (aside the cringe) was how out of breath she sounded. |
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Post by alece10 on Nov 1, 2024 9:46:18 GMT
Exactly! Ariana will have extremely limited box office appeal for, what, a 12-14 week season in one of the biggest houses. However, Evita stands (or doesn't) on the casting of 'Eva' so I'm all for someone who can sing the s*** out of that score - and she sounds like she'd have no problem doing that at all. Surely, the way forward is Harry Styles (or a.n.other) as 'Che'! Could she sing it though? I don't know, it's just the thing that stood out with that Bafta performance she did (aside the cringe) was how out of breath she sounded. Absolutely. After seeing her London concert I would say she can definitely sing it. |
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Post by apubleed on Nov 2, 2024 10:01:31 GMT
I am also skeptical on her vocals - Ariana seems to have a sweet ensemble voice to me not a power house leading lady voice. However, the one thing I have learned to do is trust Jamie Lloyd. If Jamie Lloyd thinks she is the right person, I think she is the right person.
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Post by max on Nov 2, 2024 22:21:10 GMT
Since 'Sunset Boulevard' was appropriately retitled 'Sunset Blvd' to reflect the director-authored changes to it, I'd happily see a different version of 'Evita'...on my wish list:
Take it back to the Concept Album orchestrations
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Restore the 'Che as research chemist/student' and 'insecticide' subplot - bring on all the eccentric staging that might match 'Kapow! Die!'
Cast Julie Covington, as Eva ghosting her own life.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Nov 3, 2024 6:22:17 GMT
I am also skeptical on her vocals - Ariana seems to have a sweet ensemble voice to me not a power house leading lady voice. However, the one thing I have learned to do is trust Jamie Lloyd. If Jamie Lloyd thinks she is the right person, I think she is the right person. Ariana DeBose is fantastic on the Donna Summer musical cast recording. She's got a big voice on her. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 3, 2024 7:07:35 GMT
Since 'Sunset Boulevard' was appropriately retitled 'Sunset Blvd' to reflect the director-authored changes to it, I'd happily see a different version of 'Evita'...on my wish list: Take it back to the Concept Album orchestrations & Restore the 'Che as research chemist/student' and 'insecticide' subplot - bring on all the eccentric staging that might match 'Kapow! Die!' Cast Julie Covington, as Eva ghosting her own life. And call it Chevita |
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Post by blamerobots on Nov 5, 2024 23:22:17 GMT
Hope everyone likes black and white photography I heard AB wouldn't be able to do it as he has a film/arts project going on and it's a cast of ALW veterans but I would love to be proven wrong as I absolutely adooooooooore him  |
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Post by A.Ham on Nov 7, 2024 8:13:46 GMT
Ariana Debose has been signed. Promo shoots are happening now. Interestingly I did hear Antonio was approached to play Peron but I don't know if he's actually been cast. No doubt I’ll get caught up in the hype and my love of Evita and end up booking for this, but a bit disappointed if it’s definitely Ariana 😟 |
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Post by rosscoe on Nov 7, 2024 14:19:54 GMT
As suggested above I would love in they did the concept album. It’s still my favorite version of the show.
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Post by max on Nov 7, 2024 15:05:37 GMT
As suggested above I would love in they did the concept album. It’s still my favorite version of the show. 2026 will be the 50yr anniversary of the concept album. Not quite a match next year, otherwise I'd think that's what they were up to. But I can hope... I remember seeing Cameron Mackintosh's tour of 'Oklahoma!' in 1980 (before ALW 'made him' hehe). So that was 37 years after that show was first staged - it looked quaint and old fashioned, but perfectly 'nice'. Of course, it's been given a radical interpretation recently. But I think 'Evita' has held up pretty well musically/lyrically, and the collision of showbiz & politics has become more relevant than it was in the 1970s. Horrible thought that the musical may well have had some influence on that. |
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Post by blamerobots on Nov 7, 2024 15:09:00 GMT
I'd love for them to do a new box set like they did with JCS and a show more leaning into that version would be brilliant, much like they did with the JCS revival |
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