Eden as Eva Peron
Eden as Eva Peron
#1Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 8:51amAfter looking at the Flora pics from Encores, I think Broadway producers should knock down walls to get Eden to play Eva Peron in "Evita" now! I think she has the package to play that role and do it justice. Any thoughts?
#2re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 8:52amIs Evita is to be revived, I think Orfeh is a better choice.
Thesbijean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/9/04
#2re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 11:24amOrfeh? Are you kidding me? You couldn't pay ME to see her play that role.
#3re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 11:34am
Not sure she has the chops... yet 
CMU_bway_lover
Stand-by Joined: 3/20/08
#4re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 12:11pmThere is an Evita revival in Sacramento this summer/ fall with Julia Murney. Won't transfer though...
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#5re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 12:46pm
I'm still aching for a production of EVITA with the sensational Jennifer Cody. Since her hubby Hunter has already played Che regionally (his sister Sutton played Peron's Mistress), I say bump him up to the role of Juan Peron. 
#6re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 1:01pmEden is a compitent singer, but not much of an actress. Plus, she would destroy the music with the screechy belting and icky "Mariah type" runs she would eventually add as the run went on. Shoshana too!
#8re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 4:47pmIf anyone should be playing Evita, it should be Julia Murney. Her version of Buenos Aires at Seth's Broadway 101 was enough to make me want to fly to Sacramento to see her do it.
#9re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 4:52pmI'm gonna second the idea of Orfeh playing EVITA. She'd be completely brilliant, and I'd love to see her prove everyone who doubts it wrong.
#10re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 4:54pmI like Julia M as well, but something doesn't sit right with me in regards to her playing Eva. I don't think a latina has to play the role, but the gal should not look so waspy and thin. I like her voice, but I find her upper range to be a bit shrill.
#11re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 4:54pm
Bleh, no thank you.
Orfeh, a bit too old don't you think? I'd prefer Ripley if we're not casting for age.
#12re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 4:55pmOrfeh is younger than Julia Murney...5 years younger, actually...
#13re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 4:56pmI like Ripley too, but again...so waspy! However, I would love to hear her sing the score.
#14re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:24pm
oh puleeze!
the only to play Eva Peron is Jennifer Holliday.
#15re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 7:51pmAnd Jen Cody? Really?
bohemianqueen
Understudy Joined: 1/18/06
#16re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 10:37pmEden was actually in the running for 'Evita' in London a couple of years ago, they flew her over for the auditions, and she got to the final 3.
#17re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 10:40pmI think Barbara Eden would be great!
#18re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 10:53pm
Lea Salonga would certainly be an interesting choice.
I'd also like to see Mandy Gonzalez or Andrea Burns take on the role. Both would be equally fabulous.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#19re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 10:59pmI still can't understand the lack of support for ORFEH EVITA. Mandy Gonzalez seems like a good choice too.
#20re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 11:02pm
Kelly2, Orfeh would bring many interesting qualities to the role, but one can't help but think that the natural raspiness of her voice wouldn't sit well with the score.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#21re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 11:05pmI've heard her sing "Maybe This Time", and "My Strongest Suit", and the "raspiness" in her voice was much less pronounced. Hearing her sing the score is one of my personal chief reasons for wanting her to get cast, beyond that she looks perfect for it, and could embody Eva perfectly, IMO.
#22re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 11:09pm
I'd also like to see Mandy Gonzalez or Andrea Burns take on the role. Both would be equally fabulous.
Absolutely.
I really like Orfeh, but I just can't picture her as Evita (same goes for Eden).
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#23re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 11:18pm
"I like Ripley too, but again...so waspy! However, I would love to hear her sing the score."
Correct me if im wrong but wasnt Alice Ripley supposed to be the original Sarah in Ragtime? I remember hearing that somewhere. And if thats true Im sure she could look the role.
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#24re: Eden as Eva Peron
Posted: 5/8/08 at 11:43pmI can't really picture Eden in this role either. I don't think her voice would suit the role either, just IMO.
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