Evita 2006/2012 Revival — Page 2

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can somebody tell me why this production closed early, because its weekly grosses weren't terrible. They were over 1 million for the most part. Did it have an unusually high operating cost?

Ricky Martin's name above the title. The numbers tanked when he went on vacation, and the producers knew they needed a big name for when he left and couldn't secure one (they actually got JLo far enough through the process that she was touring the theater and dancing on the stage).

The tour was not profitable.

The weekly nut was substantially higher than 600,000, and the production was not sustainable without a big star draw.

I happened to see both productions and in many ways the 2006 version was far superior. The 2012 was saddled with Ricky Martin as a weak Che, spending most of the energy of his performance just trying to enunciate and precious little on creating any depth; Elena Roger, who set the Adelphi stage ablaze in 2006, spent most of her time here just getting brow-beaten by people who could f*cking get over her not being Patti LuPone, especially as her voice was a little raspier than in 2006; and stuck in the Marquis, which from the beginning felt was the wrong venue for that show. A show that felt grand and epic in the Adelphi, with its high stage, felt terribly claustrophic and I think made Elena seem smaller than she even is. (I personally felt the then-vacant St. James would have been a much more appropriate theatre at the time.)

Elena was a strong actress and dancer. Her voice though should have resulted in her being recast in previews. Loved the production but for her voice, sadly.

gotta love the subjectivity

I thought Ricky Martin was fantastic and really well suited for the part but I found Elana to give one of the worst performances I've ever seen on Broadway. Her voice was screechy and lacked any kind of nuance or beauty.

The production itself was fine If I remember correctly - Grandage directed right? But her shrill annoying voice runined the experience for me

I saw it in London (several times) and on Broadway and it was subtly different, although it looked pretty much the same (ravishing) in both cities, despite a restaged opening.

In London I thought Elena Roger was genuinely sensational......a human fireball. She was more sympathetic than the Eva's I'd seen in the Hal Prince staging but had a core of steel. Vocally she was so different from the Lupone/Paige belters we were used to but still sang it excitingly and had all the money notes. Couldn't take my eyes off of her.

Philip Quast was a solid, beautifully sung Peron and Matt Rawle was a handsome likable Che if a tad on the bland side. I didn't know what bland was however until I saw Ricky Martin grinning his way through it at the Marquis. It was as though he had no idea what he was singing about. Of course he looked beautiful but it was only when he could let rip and shake it on "And The Money Kept Rolling In" that he seemed in any way comfortable or invested. Maybe because she had a lot of stage time with him but Roger seemed lacklustre and less vocally secure than in 2006. The star performance was the always amazing Michael Cerveris, followed closely by Max Von Essen, a huge improvement on the London Magaldi. However, these roles are NOT leads and that was a problem for this production.

I loved the set, choreography and lighting but they were much more straightforward and representational than in the wildly imaginative original.

In retrospect I wish I'd seen DeCicco. The second West End alternate, Yvette Robinson was probably the most satisfactory combination I'd seen of Latin heat and stunning belt.

it is a shame that NYC didn't see Roger at her best as she is a major talent. Her Fosca was superb and her Piaf was astounding, THAT is the performance B'way should have seen.