London Evita to Close May 26th — Page 2

Eden Espinosa as Eva in the transfer?

...yes please.

(*Yes, I am bringing that up again!*)

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Not surprising. I thought it was a thoroughly uninspired revival with only Elena Roger's performance lifting it above the mediocre.

Pass. But usually when something opens up on broadway or the West End, they will redo a set rather than taking an existing one, because if they ALL used existing sets, then professional set creators would be out of work REALLY fast.

I'm sure Actor's Equity exchanges could be arranged really easily. It seems we have quite a few Broadway actors in the West End at the moment. ^_^

The revival itself was fairly bland, I thought, but the principal cast lifted it above mediocrity. I was very impressed with 'em all. Will totally have to add a final trip to 'Evita' to my crowded theatre-going schedule. XD

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Bring on the Broadway Transfer! If they put it in a medium-size house like the Neil Simon, it should be able to fill the seats.

I wouldn't be surprised if the tentative Broadway production went under some revision (the production has been considered bland, as was made evident by previous posters).

Just bring in Roger!

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I think that is what people are getting at unless you have a star like Roger and a director like Prince.

Dame -your the first person I've ever read say that Evita "...JUST IS NOT A GOOD SHOW????" Even lloyd webber haters for the most part like Evita.

Why it wasnt successful in London remains a bit of a mystery to me. Again, I think the marketing at RUG is awful. The revival got awesome reviews - especially Rogers.

But they bungled so many things - even look at how they handled distributing the recording - then did a highlights version, they recorded it before it opened and then released it late. It was June/July - not exactly prime time to debut a Major revival.

I don't know for sure - obviously - but I just think that once again RUG messed things up. Evita should have been teflon, especially in the UK. For it to close before it's 1 year anniversary is incredibly disappointing.

"Aren't there union rules about taking sets from overseas?"

What union would that be?"

That would be United Scenic Artists, Local 829 and, of course, the Teamsters.

Do you want to piss off set designers and Teamsters?

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How is this recording? I almost purchased it but got Bernarda Albe instead.

...needless to say, it was a hapless mistake.

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It's time to go back to Broadway, Eva.

The cast recording is amazing. I just wish it was complete though. I hope when they decide to tranfer here, they will release a complete recording.

You Must Love Me sounds good on the CD but it stops the show dead in the second act - it is totally not needed.

I liked the production overall - the opening and everything leading to Buenos Aires was terrific, better than the original. After that, the gigantic set kind of took over. It bothered me that Che - Matt Rawle - didn't have a beard and had an English accent. I can't really defend this position but I wanted more of a Spanish feel to things and other than Elena there was none.

That said I liked it a lot and I believe it WOULD do well in New York and that Ms Roger would be the next Toast of Broadway if given the chance. Re it's so-called lack of success, the theatre was packed when I saw it - last week - and there were no discounts. It was not exactly a flop.

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I recently saw this production and thought it was spectacular. Elena Roger is simply stunning. I really hope they bring it over for everyone to enjoy, especially since Elena is bursting with such talent.

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