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 April 2008 Back to Table of Contents Back to Archives Main Page Section: Arts Don’t Cry — Evita’s at UB By Courtney Pellett
With lyrics by Rice and music by Lloyd Webber, the show is based on the colorful life of Maria Eva Duarte de Peron. In the story of political and personal power struggles, glamour and greed, Malia Tippets plays Eva, Philip Peterson is Argentina president Juan Peron, and Omar Lopez-Cepero is revolutionary icon Che Guevara. The show won several Tony Awards and set box office records upon opening in 1978. Eva, or Evita as was her nickname, was Peron’s second wife. She became legendary to the people of Argentina by acting as their voice in the government. The musical opens with a young Eva moving to Buenos Aries with a singer whom she has an affair with. After quickly dumping the singer she starts a long line of lovers and works her way up the social ladder to become a radio actress. It then follows Eva as she meets her future husband during a charity event, moves in with him, and eventually marries him. Subsequently, she becomes involved in politics and helps her husband win the presidency by promising to help “the shirtless,” and almost runs for vice president herself. But sickness stops her, and the musical ends with her death from cancer in 1952. Guevara narrates the tale, even though there is no historical documentation that Eva and Che ever actually met. Throughout the show, he questions Eva on her motives and her job in the many offices she holds while her husband is in power. The show is perhaps best known for the song “Don’t Cry for me Argentina,” and also for Alan Parker’s film version, which starred Madonna, Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce. The show starts at 8 p.m. on both nights on the Mainstage Theatre. For more information, visit www.ubcfa.org or call 645-ARTS. Courtney Pellett, a senior at Medaille College, is an editorial intern at Buffalo Spree and Forever Young. back to top back to table of contents Current Issue | About Forever Young | Where to Find | Advertise | Our Advertisers | Community Calendar | Contest | Clubs | Contact Us | Archives | Home |
