West End 'Evita' Revival to End its Run May 26

By: Feb. 28, 2007
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
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After a run of a little less than a year, the West End revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's classic musical Evita will close this spring, according to Whatsonstage.com.

Starring Elena Roger in the title role as the ambitious Argentinian first lady, with Philip Quast as Juan Peron and Matt Rawle as Che, Evita will play its last performance on May 26th.  Evita opened to glowing reviews at the Adelphi Theatre on June 21st, 2006 after beginning previews on June 2nd.  It was originally slated to run through February 3rd, 2007, but its run was extended.  Last month, it was announced that the show's booking period was scheduled through December 15th. 

Evita, which was recently nominated for three Olivier Awards, is helmed by Donmar Warehouse artistic director Michael Grandage, choreographed by Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Doctor Doolittle), with Christopher Oram as the main designer; the three last collaborated on the smash revival of Guys and Dolls that is playing at the Picadilly Theatre. The revival is produced by Lloyd Webber's Very Useful Group.

Evita also stars Lorna Want as the Mistress and Gary Milner as Magaldi.  Abbie Osmon performs the role of Evita on Monday evenings and Thursday matinees.

Evita, which began life as a 1975 concept album, "is based on the life and times of Eva Peron, the second wife of Argentine dictator Juan Peron. It chronicles her life as Argentina's most complex and powerful figure, against a backdrop of political unrest, until her tragic death of cancer in 1952," according to press materials.  With music by Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Rice, the show opened at London's Prince Edward Theatre in 1978 with Elaine Paige as Eva and David Essex as Che. In New York, it ran 1,567 performances at the Broadway Theatre, and won the 1980 Tony Award for Best Musical, as well as six others. The show starred Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin (both of whom won Tonys) and Bob Gunton; Harold Prince also won a Tony for his direction.

Visit www.adelphi-theatre.com for more information and tickets.


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