Featuring a score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and book and lyrics by Tim Rice, Evita tells the story of the charismatic and glamorous first lady of Argentina, Eva Peron. This first Broadway revival of the award-winning 1979 musical features a starry cast led by international singing sensation Ricky Martin.
*PLEASE NOTE: Ricky Martin, Elena Roger and Michael Cerveris will play their final performance on January 26, 2013. Ricky Martin does NOT appear in Monday evening performances.
What Is the Story of Evita?
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Evita charts the rags-to-riches rise of the First Lady of Argentina, who won the love of her countrymen after marrying military leader-turned-president Juan Peron. Set in Buenos Aires between 1934-1952, the musical follows Eva Duarte Peron on her journey from fatherless child to ambitious actress to the most powerful woman in Latin America—and, eventually, to a saint-like figure after her death from cancer at age 33. The events in Evita’s life are presented in song and editorialized on by the show’s narrator, Che.
