Sunday, March 26, 2023

Crowd-pleasers dominate San Francisco Playhouse’s 2023-24 season by Lily Janiak

“Guys and Dolls,” “The 39 Steps” and “Evita” are among the recognizable titles in the Union Square company’s next season.

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 10:00PM
Friday, March 24, 2023

Broadway: Andrew Lloyd Webber Faces Rare Financial and Criticial Bomb as “Bad Cinderella” Musical Decimated by Roger Friedman

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has had hit after hit with “Phantom of the Opera,” “Cats,” “Evita,” and other musicals that have been

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:12PM

Revivals, Recreations or Revisals... by JK

I'm old enough to remember a time when revivals of classic shows were near exact duplicates of the original. Think Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly! re-staged every few years to match Gower Ch…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:48AM
Friday, February 24, 2023

Evita, Macbeth, The Lehman Trilogy, More Set for Shakespeare Theatre Company Season by Margaret Hall

Director Sammi Cannold's humanizing approach to Eva Perón will continue development in Washington, D.C.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:14PM

News: Shakespeare Theatre Company Announces 23/24 Season: Greater Wonders by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

  Washington, D.C. [February 23, 2022]—Shakespeare Theatre Company and Artistic Director Simon Godwin are thrilled to announce the upcoming 23/24 Season: Greater Wonders. The 23/24 Season…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:56AM
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Tim Rice to Receive Johnny Mercer Award at the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame Annual Induction and Awards Gala

Rice has worked in music, theatre, and films since 1965 and has collaborated with Andrew Lloyd Webber on The Likes Of Us, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AM
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Leicester’s Curve Will Stage New Production of Evita This Fall by Andrew Gans

The U.K. venue also announced the performance schedule for Come From Away and Jim Cartwright’s Road.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
Monday, January 30, 2023

Concert Review: ‘Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive’ at The Music Center at Strathmore by Kateri Pelton

“Someone to make me aware, of being alive” The current tour of the renowned performer, Mandy Patinkin, takes its title from Stephen Sondheim’s “Being Alive” from the musical “Com…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:04PM
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Christian Thompson, Kyle McArthur, Tara Kostmayer & More Join Wicked National Tour by Caitlin Moynihan

New faces are hitting the road to Oz! The national tour of Wicked will welcome a slew of new cast members on February 7 when the production begins performances at the Dr. Phillips Center fo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:33AM
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Mandy Patinkin Will Bring Concert Act to Florida, Massachusetts, New York, More, in 2023 by Andrew Gans

The Evita and Homeland star will kick off the new year in Easton, Pennsylvania.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM
Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Evita, Directed by Sammi Cannold, to Bow at American Repertory Theater by Lindsey Sullivan

American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts will present a new revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera Evita from May 14, 2023 through July 16. Sammi Cannold re…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM

Sammi Cannold-Directed Evita Headed for American Repertory Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block, Andrew Gans

The production follows a 2019 concert staging helmed by Cannold at New York City Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

EVITA Revival Will Be Produced at A.R.T. in May 2023

A new revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera Evita is headed to the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University in May 2023, led by Terrie and Bradley B…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:15AM

Sammi Cannold-Directed EVITA Is Coming to American Repertory Theatre

The revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera was last seen at New York City Center in 2019. 

SOURCE: Theatrely at 10:15AM

Evita to Be Revived by American Repertory Theater

Sammi Cannold will helm the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice rock opera in May 2023.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:03AM
Saturday, December 3, 2022

Sure, Evita slept her way to the top, but Ballet Hispánico reclaims her in ‘Doña Perón’ at KenCen by Alexandra Bowman

In an exclusive interview, Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro explains what sets the new Latina-choreographed ballet apart from the musical made by non-Argentine men.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 06:28AM
Thursday, December 1, 2022

A new ballet tips ‘Evita’ Perón off her pedestal by Sarah L. Kaufman

In Ballet Hispánico’s “Doña Perón,” choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa studies the enigmatic, charismatic Argentine icon.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:12PM
Tuesday, November 29, 2022

The Museum of Broadway Is Open. Here Are 10 Highlights. by Sarah Bahr

In Times Square, a 26,000-square-foot space details the history of theater with objects like Patti LuPone’s “Evita” wig, a Jets jacket from “West Side Story” and more.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:36PM
Thursday, November 24, 2022

‘Berlusconi’ London Musical Staged by ‘Fleabag’ Producer Sparks Satire on Mogul’s Mediaset TV by Nvivarelli

The announcement of a London stage musical titled “Berlusconi,” depicting the turbulent life of Silvio Berlusconi through a feminist prism and produced by British “Fleabag” producer …

SOURCE: Variety at 08:16AM
Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Fleabag producer brings Berlusconi musical to London stage by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

‘Fierce, feminist’ show from Francesca Moody is written by former Grange Hill actors Ricky Simmonds and Simon Vaughan and tells an ‘almost true’ story A musical about Silvio Berlusco…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AM
Thursday, November 17, 2022

See Tim Rice's Sardi's Portrait Unveiled by Logan Culwell-Block

The Evita and Lion King lyricist is the newest face on the wall of this theatre district mainstay.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM
Sunday, November 13, 2022

‘I want people to walk away with a sense we can triumph together’: the making of Mandela the musical by Sarah Crompton

Two South African brothers have spent seven years developing a musical about Nelson Mandela’s younger, radical years. His family are supportive, but political musicals are high risk… We …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AM
Thursday, October 20, 2022

The Newest Bad Cinderella Star: Robo Girl by Logan Culwell-Block

Watch The Masked Singer tackle the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber with songs from Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19PM

VIDEOS: Watch Clips From 'Andrew Lloyd Webber Night' on THE MASKED SINGER

The episode featured the masked celebrity contestants singing songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals like Bad Cinderella, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, and more. The episode also fea…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18AM
Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Watch Highlights From Bucks County Playhouse's Reimagined Evita by Andrew Gans

Gabriella Enriquez, Pablo Torres, Eric Ulloa, and more star in the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03PM
Sunday, October 2, 2022

Evita Too review – discos among the death squads in a gorgeously disordered show by Kate Wyver

Soho theatre, LondonA different Mrs Perón gets the mega-musical treatment in Sh!t Theatre’s hilarious, sinister comedy about the ethics of populism and the heartbreak of loss As in: Evita…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PM
Thursday, September 29, 2022

Checking In With… Evita Star Eric Ulloa by Andrew Gans

The actor and writer is currently playing Perón in Bucks County Playhouse's reimagined version of the Tony-winning Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AM
Monday, September 26, 2022

Regional News/Preview: “Evita” at Bucks County Playhouse (Through Sunday, October 30, 2022) by David Roberts

The rags to riches story of one of the world’s most charismatic and controversial political figures receives a new look, in an exciting, intimate production at Bucks County Playhouse, runn…

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 01:27PM

See Gabriella Enriquez, Pablo Torres, Eric Ulloa, More in Reimagined Evita at Bucks County Playhouse by Michael Wiltbank

The dance-centric production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical is set in the basement of an Argentinian tango bar.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AM
Friday, September 23, 2022

Gabriella Enriquez, Pablo Torres, Eric Ulloa Star in Reimagined Evita Beginning September 23 at Bucks County Playhouse by Andrew Gans

The dance-centric production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical is set in the basement of an Argentinian tango bar.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:13AM
Monday, September 19, 2022

Antonio Banderas & Stephen Schwartz Are Collaborating on New Musical About Pablo Picasso by Caitlin Moynihan

Tony nominee Antonio Banderas and composer Stephen Schwartz are teaming up to create a new musical based on the life of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, according to ABC Cultura. Banderas is se…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:49AM

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