Evita - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Evita
The musical EVITA by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber has enjoyed cult status for years, winning over twenty international awards, including an Oscar for the film version starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas. The show, which includes some of the best musical songs of all time, such as “Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina”, “On This Night of a Thousand Stars”, “I’d be Surprisingly Good For You” and “Another Suitcase in Another Hall”, tells the story of Eva Perón, wife of the former Argentine dictator Juan Perón, from her humble beginnings to her reign as national heroine.
The VEREINIGTEN BÜHNEN WIEN are very proud to have secured Vincent Paterson, the star director and choreographer, as director of this exciting new production. Vincent Paterson created the choreography for the Hollywood film starring Madonna.
Synopsis
The musical is based on the life of the Argentine First Lady, Eva Perón (1919 – 1952), affectionately known as “Evita” to the people of Argentina, and sets her rise to social and political power against the background of historical events in Argentina between 1934 and 1952. The story is narrated by a young man called Che who acts as a guide and commentator on events.
During her lifetime Evita, who came from an impoverished background, is revered as a saint by the “Descamisados”, the “shirtless”, but despised by the bourgeoisie and intellectuals. She sleeps her way to the top, lover by lover, until she finally meets Perón, a colonel in the army. After throwing herself behind his bid for the presidency, she becomes Argentina’s First Lady.
In spite of her glamorous lifestyle and love of luxury, Eva Perón markets her sympathy for the poor and oppressed with such skill and flair that she becomes a symbol of hope and the idol of an entire nation. Social and economic tensions increase and she faces increasingly bitter criticism, but she manages to turn imminent defeat into a personal triumph.
Subject to change.
The VEREINIGTEN BÜHNEN WIEN are very proud to have secured Vincent Paterson, the star director and choreographer, as director of this exciting new production. Vincent Paterson created the choreography for the Hollywood film starring Madonna.
Synopsis
The musical is based on the life of the Argentine First Lady, Eva Perón (1919 – 1952), affectionately known as “Evita” to the people of Argentina, and sets her rise to social and political power against the background of historical events in Argentina between 1934 and 1952. The story is narrated by a young man called Che who acts as a guide and commentator on events.
During her lifetime Evita, who came from an impoverished background, is revered as a saint by the “Descamisados”, the “shirtless”, but despised by the bourgeoisie and intellectuals. She sleeps her way to the top, lover by lover, until she finally meets Perón, a colonel in the army. After throwing herself behind his bid for the presidency, she becomes Argentina’s First Lady.
In spite of her glamorous lifestyle and love of luxury, Eva Perón markets her sympathy for the poor and oppressed with such skill and flair that she becomes a symbol of hope and the idol of an entire nation. Social and economic tensions increase and she faces increasingly bitter criticism, but she manages to turn imminent defeat into a personal triumph.
Subject to change.
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