EVITA
Parque Villa-Lobos, São Paulo
Directed by John Stefaniuk
Designed by Morgan Large
Choreographed by Floriano Nogueira
Sound by Gastón Briski
Costume by Lígia Rocha, Marco Pacheco & Jemima Tuany
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Evita charts the young and ambitious Eva Peron’s meteoric rise to sainthood. Set in Argentina between 1934-1952, the Tony-winning musical follows Eva Duarte on her journey from poor illegitimate child to ambitious actress to, as wife of military leader-turned-president Juan Peron, the most powerful woman in Latin America, before her death from cancer at age 33.
The events in Evita’s life are presented in song and commented on by the show’s narrator, Che. Well-known numbers from Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical masterpiece include “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” “Oh What a Circus,” “Buenos Aires” and “Another Suitcase in Another Hall.”
Atelier de Cultura present this production of Evita in a bespoke open air theatre built within Parque Villa-Lobos, São Paulo.
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Photo Credit: João Gomes Caldas Filho