New EVITA tour recording?

[lovinlife2]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 7:45pm

there is a rumore that TROIKA Entertainment is putting out a recording of thier current tour of EVITA...is this a rumor or true?

I know they did one for thier "Joseph", so maybe...

it would rock if they did.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 8:04pm

It would only rock if it was a complete recording. Though the rumor may have come from the fact that there is a 2008 Dutch cast recording that was made and is now not being released due to copyright issues.

[lovinlife2]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 3:00pm

I am pretty sure it was about the U.S. tour...

[StageManager2]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 3:24pm

What's the backstory re the Dutch recording?

[jaystarr]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 3:51pm

There's a U.S. Tour? Can someone pls provide us the link...I look all over & can't find... I'm kinda interested! Thanks

J*

[BrianIdol]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 3:55pm

wasn't everyone posting how much the tour sucks on another thread?

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 4:11pm

yeah, I remember a thread from a while back where everyone was pretty much bashing the tour... incidentally, a friend and colleague of mine is in it - cast in the ensemble, now covers for Che.

[gtothefloflo]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 4:24pm

Updated On: 2/6/08 at 04:24 PM

[EVIE]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 4:28pm

Whoever plays Eva in that Dutch recording is gorgeous!

[jaystarr]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 4:35pm

I actually love Elena Rodgers (Argentinian) that's why I bought the 2006 LONDON REVIVAL RECORDING...and she sounds grreeeat !!!

J*

[StageManager2]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 4:40pm

Ugh! I don't like Elena. I have the revival recording, but I don't listen to it much, though I am partial to the new orchestrations/arrangements. I find her thick accent grating, as well as Matt Rawle's (i.e. "But who is this Santer Ayveeta"). In the APR, it was Bob Gunton's unnecessary and bad-attempt-at-a-Spanish-accent that bugged the hell out of me.

Updated On: 2/5/08 at 04:40 PM

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 5:11pm

jaystarr, I recently purchased the London revival cast recording and was very disappointed. On the whole, I thought it paled in comparison to the original. I don't think I'll listen to it again; once was definitely enough.

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 6:24pm

I give less than a damn about EVITA. I say record what may be Ted Neeley's final performance as Jesus, do a JCS recording since the bastards at Webber's company have their heads too far up their own asses to release a CD and DVD of the 2006 benefit (Neeley, Vereen, Elliman, Jack Black, Clint Holmes, et al.!

[EVIE]

Posted: 2/6/08 at 12:45pm

I'm not a fan of Elena's Evita either.

[BkCollector]

Posted: 2/6/08 at 1:24pm

After having been a fan of Evita for years, I've decided that the 06 London recording is the only one worth listening to now. The performances are far more musical than any other recording, and musicality is most important in a recording for me.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 2/6/08 at 3:13pm

I love Elena Rogers' vocals, but I'm not a fan of the recent London Cast Recording. The tempos are too slow (much slower than what was played in the theatre).

[phantomo88]

Posted: 2/6/08 at 7:37pm

J*r here is the EVITA itinerary:
http://www.troika.com/show_itineraries/EVITA-ITINERARY.pdf

I don't think it's coming to ma, but it will be in brooklyn later this year.

[philly03]

Posted: 2/6/08 at 8:24pm

Actually for some reason I really like Elena's "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," but for the majority of the rest the accent's too much for me...like in Buenos Aires!

[BkCollector]

Posted: 2/6/08 at 8:44pm

God forbid they sound like latinos.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 2/6/08 at 9:51pm

phantomo88- Thanks. I looked at the itinerary..it already played here in MA. in Lowell on 1/10 but for one day only?! and its coming back again in MA on 4/17 in Springfield, MA & 5/7 in Colonial Theater in Pittsfield ..not in Boston..

Why is it only 1 day on most of its performance/venue? Is it a concert format with no sets? ( the US TOUR..)

J*


Tour Itinerary:

2/8/08 2/10/08 Madison WI Overture Hall
2/12/08 2/12/08 Muncie IN Emens Auditorium
2/14/08 2/14/08 Roanoke VA Civic Center Auditorium
2/15/08 2/17/08 Lexington KY Opera House
2/18/08 2/18/08 Oxford MS Ford Center
2/20/08 2/20/08 Abilene TX Civic Center
2/21/08 2/21/08 Tyler TX Cowan PAC
2/22/08 2/22/08 Waco TX Hippodrome
2/23/08 2/23/08 McAllen TX Int. Civic Center
2/24/08 2/24/08 Harlingen TX Municipal Auditorium
2/26/08 2/26/08 Anniston AL HS Auditorium
2/27/08 2/27/08 Jackson TN Carl Perkins Civic Center
2/29/08 3/1/08 Bloomington IN University Auditorium
3/3/08 3/3/08 North Bay ON Capitol Centre
3/4/08 3/9/08 Ottawa ON National Arts Centre
3/10/08 3/11/08 London ON Labatt Centre
3/13/08 3/13/08 Augusta GA Civic Center
3/14/08 3/14/08 Montgomery AL Davis Theater
3/15/08 3/15/08 Jacksonville FL Moran Theater
3/16/08 3/16/08 Melbourne FL King Center
3/25/08 3/30/08 Thousand Oaks Fred Kavli Theater
4/4/08 4/5/08 New Brunswick NJ State Theater
4/6/08 4/6/08 Brooklyn NY Whitman Hall
4/7/08 4/7/08 Ogdensburg NY George Hall Auditorium

4/8/08 4/8/08 York PA Strand Capitol
4/9/08 4/10/08 State College PA Eisenhower Auditorium
4/11/08 4/12/08 Buffalo NY CUNY Center for the Arts
4/13/08 4/13/08 Bloomsburg PA Haas Center
4/15/08 4/15/08 New Wilmington PA ORR Auditorium
4/16/08 4/16/08 Williamsport PA Capitol Theater
4/17/08 4/17/08 Springfield MA Symphony Hall
4/18/08 4/20/08 Scranton PA Cultural Center Theater
4/22/08 4/22/08 Ashland KY Paramount Arts Center
4/23/08 4/23/08 Champaign IL Assembly Hall
4/24/08 4/27/08 Toledo OH Stranahan
4/28/08 4/28/08 Morgantown WV Creative Arts Center
4/29/08 5/1/08 Syracuse NY Mulroy Civic Center
5/2/08 5/3/08 Portland ME Merrill Auditorium
5/4/08 5/5/08 St. John NB Imperial Theatre
5/7/08 5/7/08 Pittsfield MA Colonial Theater
5/8/08 5/8/08 Sewell NJ Commerce Banks Arts
Center


Updated On: 2/6/08 at 09:51 PM

[StageManager2]

Posted: 2/6/08 at 9:53pm

"God forbid they sound like latinos."

Especially when no one else does.

When I saw the 1999 EVITA tour (with Natalie Toro and Raúl Esparza), it bugged the hell out of me when they'd pronounce "Argentina" as "Arrhenteena." Thus, "Don't cry for me, Arrhenteena" and "A new Arrhenteena" just sounded anomalistic.

Updated On: 2/6/08 at 09:53 PM

[StageManager2]

Posted: 2/6/08 at 10:28pm

jay, according to this it'll be at Symphony Hall on Mass. Ave. in Boston. But only for one day (4/17).

http://www.audiencerewards.com/profile/10_Evita.aspx

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 2/7/08 at 1:12am

In order to enjoy Elena you'd need of seen her full performance...her vocals alone aren't that stellar, but together was a killer combination.

[AlwaysTheAssistantMD]

Posted: 2/7/08 at 2:05am

Hmm... I'm pretty sure those rumors are just rumors. With the way Sir ALW controls his holdings now, it would take an awful lot of interest on his part to make the recording happen.

The current tour is also non-Equity which is why there are so many single nights and split weeks. It's Troika - for better or worse, they've mastered the downsizing of touring shows. The current tour only travels and uses a six person pit orchestra.

[phantomo88]

Posted: 2/7/08 at 9:12am

J*r, the reason this tour stops at so many small places for one night, is because it is non equity. Here are some other current tours you may not have know of:

Gypsy
Peter Pan
Beehive