Evita - Broadway

Reviews

• Review by Michael Sommers
  from NJ.com
  April 5, 2012

  ‘‘A petite dynamo from Buenos Aires making a brilliant Broadway debut, Elena Roger sympathetically portrays Eva as a driven soul who is not cynical about her machinations.’’

• Review by Steve Suskin
  from Variety
  April 5, 2012

  ‘‘Director Michael Grandage scores with a dynamic new ‘Evita,’ graced by an impressive performance from Argentinean actress Elena Roger and the ticket-selling presence of recording star Ricky Martin.’’

• Review by Terry Teachout
  from The Wall Street Journal
  April 5, 2012

  ‘‘Mr. Grandage's ‘Evita’ is an impressive achievement that should be judged on its own merits, which are legion. Even if you don't like Andrew Lloyd Webber's music, it will hold your eye from curtain to curtain.’’

• Review by Mark Kennedy
  from The Associated Press
  April 5, 2012

  ‘‘Much of the buzz coming from the new revival ‘Evita’ has been about the spitfire Argentine playing the title role. But all of the heat actually comes from the guy shaking his bon-bon. Ricky Martin is easily the best thing about this revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's bio of Eva Peron. He sings beautifully, dances gracefully, athletically climbs ladders, plays his role with a knowing sneer and elicits drools in his suspenders and tight white shirt. He even makes a mustache work. In fact, maybe it's time for Broadway to have a new rule: Put Ricky Martin in everything.’’

• Review by Joe Dziemianowicz
  from The New York Daily News
  April 5, 2012

  ‘‘Ricky Martin gives a great big touch of star quality to the seductive revival of ‘Evita’ at the Marquis. Seductive, sexy and sublime! One Can’t help but lean in, desperate for more.’’