I ended up seeing Evita twice in one week recently, as I had previously purchased a seat to see Ricky after his vacation, but then ended up getting a papered ticket a few days earlier to see Max as Che, but the surprising part of seeing two shows that close was Elena.
I had read some of the hatred online, but I also know this place can be a bit catty and have learned to tune much of it out. But as soon as she came onstage and sang, I was like 'Oh my God, she's awful... they were actually right.' In Buenos Aires, she was two or three beats behind the orchestra in the fast parts. She seemed overwhelmed. And I actually thought, what must it be like to be in this cast and have to hear her caterwauling like this every night. They deserve hazard pay.
Then, I saw her four days later, and she was brilliant. She owned the stage, sang the hell out of it, and demanded attention.
So, based on that, I'm starting to think she might be terribly inconsistent since the role is so demanding, and we're all clueless that there are two versions of her Eva. I never saw such a different performance by the same actor in a show ever.
Now t/d/b/a haterobics on here.
