Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway Evita?
Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway Evita?
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#1Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 2:06pm
I came up with a bunch of sites that have this information in Spanish only, and I can't find any in English.
Might be just a rumor, but I wonder if she leaked some info. of negotiations to the Latin American press.
http://www.laubfal.com/elena-roger-sera-evita-en-broadway-en-el-2012
http://www.todomusicales.com/rumores/rumores/elena-roger-estrenara-evita-en-broadway-en-2012/334/
http://www.mundotvonline.com/tag/elena-roger/
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Updated On: 2/9/10 at 02:06 PM
#2Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 2:23pmI'd love to see a production of Evita come to New York, but I don't know if I'd like it to be the London revival. But I do like Elena Roger.
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#2Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 4:39pmI hope not. Her vocals are pretty atrocious on the recording.
#3Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 4:43pm
Weren't there rumors that she'd be playing Fosca in Passion in the West End? That'd be more interesting than her doing Evita again, honestly.
If Evita comes back, they should get an unknown actress. Or Lady Gaga.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#4Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 4:44pmI really want a revival. I really DON'T want her in it.
#5Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 4:58pm
That recording is horrible, especially the synthesized sounding orchestra. Blech. I threw it out.
I would actually like to see Karen Olivo as Eva.
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#6Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 5:06pm
Elena's accent is a bit harsh on the recording, but when I saw the show several months later (I think the show opened in the summer and I saw it around February) I thought she was quite good. Her accent and pronunciation had mellowed. That said, I wouldn't object to somebody else in a Broadway revival. I did like that production (London revival), though. It's a shame it wasn't better received.
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Updated On: 2/9/10 at 05:06 PM
#7Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 6:24pmI would LOVE nothing more than an Evita revival. I just don't want Elena Roger to star in it. The vocals on the CD are horrendous. I listened once, and haven't listened since. The CD just gathers dust now.
#8Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 6:43pmI can't speak for Elena, but I would love for this show to be revived. But I would really like a unknown to cast in the title character.
#9Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 6:55pmI really would LOVE Karen Olivo to play Evita.
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#10Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 6:56pmYES!
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#11Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 8:07pmThat CD really does not do that production justice! I'm not a fan of the musical but I did like that production and the cast ~
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#12Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 8:22pmThere's something not ~right~ about Karen Olivo as Evita to me.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#13Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 8:49pm^ I am NOT referring to you AT ALL. But I think some people take issue with the color of Olivo's skin. She would be darker than most Evas. But the woman is a fantastic belter, and has proved that she is quite a gifted actress.
#14Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 8:58pm
She would look kind of funny with a blonde wig on. :-P
I *really* liked Olivo in West Side Story, and I think she probably could sing the score very well. But she still comes across a little too modern for me.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#16Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 9:29pm
Sutton Foster for Evita!
Eva Peron was not awkward and boring. Sutton Foster as Eva would be sleep-inducing.
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#17Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 9:34pm
But she still comes across a little too modern for me.
I agree, I thought she was far too contemporary in WSS.
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Updated On: 2/9/10 at 09:34 PM
#18Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 9:38pmYes, the WSS that Laurents purposely tried making more modern. No where in the playbill does it say that this production is set in the 1950's.
#19Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 9:41pm^ Well, that makes more sense. I still think she's too modern for Evita. And that's not her fault. I also think Kate Baldwin is too classic for anything that takes place from about 1959 on.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#20Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 9:53pm
Given the sound of the score, mostly pop rock, with some ballads thrown in, Olivo would handle it just fine. There is nothing period about the score of the show, save for a tango or two.
I'll throw another name into the mix that a lot of people won't like, but I'll do it anyway. Eden Espinosa would sound incredible
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#21Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 10:39pmI'm willing to believe that the CD does not do her justice but man alive, her voice just sounds harsh on that CD.
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#22Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/9/10 at 10:56pm
Karen Olivo would be a great Evita.
She's sexy, Latin, and dangerous (not that any of those are related to one another). Evita has the tendency to be a role that's portrayed as a little wimpy, a little waiflike. Evita was strong, powerful, and sometimes even cuckholding. She was a maneater in some respects, and Karen Olivo would perfectly put across those aspects of her personality.
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#23Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/10/10 at 12:26am
"Weren't there rumors that she'd be playing Fosca in Passion in the West End? That'd be more interesting than her doing Evita again, honestly.
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It seemed more than rumours:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Elena_Rogers_Set_for_Donmar_Warehouses_PASSION_in_2010_20091208
She can do both.
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#24Elena Roger in 2012 Broadway's Evita?
Posted: 2/10/10 at 2:25am
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