Tim Rice became interested in the biography of Eva Perón – the wife of the famous dictator Juan Perón – in the early 70s of the past century. Most of the musical’s book, Tim wrote while in Argentina, where he traveled specifically to get “imbued” with the spirit of the country, where the action of his script takes place. He introduces a certain Che as the storyteller – the prototype of Ernesto Che Guevara. Che is the one who asks the most important question: Who was the legendary Evita in reality? In her new article, Lisa spoke to Valeria Solomonoff, the talented choreographer, who worked on the 2019 production of the famous musical “Evita”, presented at the New York City Center. Read it at:
https://thetheatretimes.com/musical-evita-45-years-later/ and find out how tango became the “voice” of Eva’s people and united them in this fascinating musical!