Evita

Over the weekend I had the pleasure of seeing Evita on the stage. Minneapolis/St.Paul is fortunate to have many theaters that host fantastic shows each and every month. Unfortunately I can not afford to go see very many these days but I do try to make it to atleast a few each year.

Spring Awakening was my first choice because it was such a limited run but when I saw Evita was here, I jumped on that one! Tickets were only $40 , I could not say no.

I went with my theater buddy, Kari who also saw A Streetcar Named Desire with me this summer. We had table seats off to the side and it was absolutely lovely!

She was a good date! (wink)

My experience with Evita was only from the movie of the same name with Madonna as Eva Peron. I loved the music and the history and the politics of it all. The more "popular" songs were always on the Andrew Lloyd Webber compilations I had as a teen.

Here's a brief synopsis from Wikipedia:

Evita is a musical production, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón. The story follows Evita's early life, rise to power, charity work, and eventual death.

Evita began as a rock opera concept album released in 1976. Its success led to productions inLondon's West End in 1978, and on Broadway a year later, both of which enjoyed considerable success. A major 1996 film of the musical was made, starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas. The musical was revived in London in 2006. Evita has been given numerous professional tours and worldwide productions, and numerous cast albums have been recorded.

and a video clip from the movie.

Madonna in Evita

All in all, a lovely way to spend an evening! Highly recommended.

Thanks for stopping by!

red headed book child

I was so happy to finally see it on the stage.