Lisa Brescia, Felicia Finley, and Sarah Litzsinger as EVITA?

Did anyone see these gals as Eva Peron? I would love to hear your thoughts/opinions.

I'm working on a little research for an article I'm writing about the new London EVITA and I'd like to take into account some of the other actresses who have recently played the role.

I saw Lisa twice at Gateway and she was spectacular. She has a voice that doesn't quit and is a brilliant actress, so this was quite a good role to showcase her many talents.

Fun sidenote: Throughout the entire beginning of the run, Lisa was performing without the luxury of having that ever-popular alternate at matinees, so she was singing through that score eight times a week. Take into account tech rehearsals, etc., and you can only imagine how busy her schedule was the whole time leading up to and following the opening of the show... That's a whole lot of E's.

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I love all three of them and would have loved to have seen their take on Eva.

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Lisa was FANTASTIC in the role. She really captured the part of Eva. Felicia was not my favorite, I didn't like how her voice sounded as Eva. All I really noticed about Sarah when I saw her was that she was really short. She wasn't too memorable.

I was going to say...I do like Sarah, but she seems a little girl-y and innocent for the role.

I didn't see Kathy Voytko as Evita, but she was terrific in the title role in Princess Caraboo in the recent "staged reading" at Goodsped in Chester.

I wish I could've seen Felicia. I expect she was amazing.

I saw Litzinger as Eva and she was great, I guess she did look like a little girl playing dress up, but that's just because of her physical appearance. I think she was really great in the role. Very dramatic. Her voice sounded great. She didn't hit high notes though. I loved her.

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Brescia has never faltered in anything I've seen her do (even covering WOMAN IN WHITE for the first time, she was amazing vocally and dramatically). I didn't see her EVITA, but her voice is pure pop belt in everything else...Amneris, for instance. She can break your heart with a lightly sung ballad (as she did in COWBOY WALTZ/DOCTOR LAWYER INDIAN CHIEF) or growl to the very top (or blend the head to a vibrato then a belted growl still on pitch). She's amazing and needs a star-making turn soon.

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Is the question directed to me? She did belt. But she was singing on the same key all the time.

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How FIERCE does she look??? I wish I could have seen her live!!

Updated On: 7/19/06 at 02:29 PM

Updated On: 12/1/14 at 03:01 PM

Saw all three of them actually....

Felica was OK at best. I think she is much better in The Wedding Singer and in Aida. She just has some trouble hitting those belty notes (at least when I saw her). Someone mentioned Rainbow High as being impressive but it was very hard to listen to at the show I saw. Any actress taking on this role deserves a pat on the back because it is a mother.

Sarah was OK in the acting department but had a TREMENDOUS belt. I actually really enjoyed her singing and found that she really could rise to that belting challenge. The problems are mostly with the new show itself...not totally her fault. (Sidenote: I enjoyed Keith Bryon Kirk at Che!)

Lisa...really an excellent Eva. She nearly always gets positive reviews...when will she get the chance to originate a role? I loved her Amneris (of all the Amneris' she was really the only one that fully 'got' her character and didn't make it a cartoon) and she did solid work in WiWhite.

Of all...Bresica was the most well-rounded because she had the acting and singing chops to pull off that role. (Another sidenote, the mistress in Bresica's production was also totally above average....it's easy to be boring in that part)