NEW Evita Tour

[lovinlife2]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 3:21am

So, Troika is presenting a new Evita tour starting this Fall.

i know this in a Non-Equity tour, but does anyone know anything else about the show? Cast? Sets? Random things like that...

thanks,
N.

[tourboi]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 3:45am

I believe it will use the same staging and sets as the last tour, based on Hal Prince's work, which is (IMHO) fantastic direction.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 4:06am

I'm a fan of Prince's original direction, but I long for a new interpretation. (And that's how you rhyme.)

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 4:23am

EVITA was given a new staging and choreography on the West End and it had a lukewarm reception and ended up flopping.
Prince's staging seems to be the one that works best for this show.

[antonijan]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 4:31am

I hope to see it :P

http://www.pioneercenter.com/Broadway/Subscribe%20main%20page%2007-08.htm

[StageManager2]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 4:36am

The West End revival stunk worse than my ass! Surely, there must be another better way to envision this show.

[My Oh My]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 6:19am

You know, I want to say that I am all for new, fresh interpretations of musicals on stage and all, but at the same time, I've grown wary of a creative team that is too eager to renvision a show - it usually ends up being nowhere nearly as good as the original.

Of course, there are few exceptions, like the Chicago revival.

Prince's original, abstract, minimalist staging was simply genius. Why tamper with perfection? I did not see the London revival, but from what I have seen by way of video has left me less than impressed; the set and costumes seemed way too loud, gawdy, and distracting.

Updated On: 8/19/07 at 06:19 AM

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 10:51am

I'm seeing this in January! Very excited, I LOVE Evita but I have yet to see it live on stage. I'm a little disappointed it's non-equity, considering how challenging a show it is to produce. But I'm happy just to be seeing the Hal Prince production.

[JasonM12480]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 11:33am

Phil Peterson is playing Peron.

For anyone who caught the "Cats" National Tour in the last year or so, he was playing Old Deuteronomy.

[morosco]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 12:01pm

As a mere observer of this tasteless phenominon, one has to admire the stage management.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 12:06pm

That last national tour starring Kathy Voytko was horrendous. Probably one of the worst things I have ever seen. I couldn't wait until Eva died.

[ashbash1990]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 12:37pm

lol, morosco...

[lovinlife2]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 12:40pm

Updated On: 8/20/07 at 12:40 PM

[americanboy99]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 12:43pm

Jennifer Holliday.

[DrVincento2]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 6:06pm

I believe the Eva is a young girl from Elon University. Just graduated.

[The Boy From Ohio]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 6:17pm

americanboy99 you make me laugh. :)

[wicked4life51]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 6:24pm

yea dave clemmons is casting it . so it shouldnt be a bad cast

[bbonstage]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 8:02pm

her name is cameron wade, she didn't graduate from elon but did go there. she is fierce, i worked with her years ago at a little community theatre production of "joseph.."

[americanboy99]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 8:04pm

My friend goes to Elon.

[SweeneyPhanatic]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 8:34pm

...I liked Voytko. Maybe it's just b/c she was my first stage Eva and I have nothing but Patti's Tony performances to compare her to, but I thought she was very good.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 8:39pm

Ugh. I thought she was horrendous. Unlikable, and she couldn't hit the high notes without completely straining.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 8:51pm

Voytko sucked big titties! I hated the last production because of her.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 8:55pm

HAHA. I agree.

Anyone see her go on in PIRATE QUEEN?

[JRybka]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 9:32pm

Stage Manager... just how bad does your ass smell?

You made me laugh! Thanks for the happiness

[wicked4life51]

Posted: 8/19/07 at 11:39pm

appreciate the buisness that goes into casting a show
do any of you know who dave clemmons is?