Evita

[countryjames]

Feb 23, 2017 22:10:20 GMT Scswp said:

Feb 23, 2017 21:33:51 GMT longinthetooth said:

Ah, as usual, the matinees. A pet gripe of mine. Nuff said.

I agree with that gripe! The matinees are often more popular than some of the weekday evenings and matinee audiences have often been given a raw deal! Not sure this is always now the case though.

In the original London production, once the alternate system was established as the demands of the role became clear, the principal did the Thursday matinee and Saturday evening. I can still remember the relief at seeing the midweek show (I bunked off from school) as it was the only one for which tickets could be obtained and seeing Elaine Paige's name on the board ...

[BurlyBeaR]

Did Patti REALLY perform it like that in the actual show?

If so it's a big fat

[Sue]

OMG. Patti, really? I mean, really 😱

[BurlyBeaR]

Fabulous though 

[Sue]

No turban though.

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Feb 24, 2017 21:32:37 GMT Sue said:

OMG. Patti, really? I mean, really 😱

I know right. No wonder she's a legend. It's all kinds of fabulous.

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Feb 24, 2017 21:16:22 GMT BurlyBeaR said:

Did Patti REALLY perform it like that in the actual show?

If so it's a big fat

I could have sworn I'd read that post of yours before somewhere... 

EDIT: Yup, in the Miss Patti Lupone thread over in Performers. Do you still need the Migraleve?

[BurlyBeaR]

Bells were ringing for me too!

[mallardo]

I traipsed out to Wimbledon to see this last night, mainly for Emma Hatton who did not disappoint. I knew she had a great voice but I did not know she was such a fine actress. She had it all and then some. The bonus was that it's an excellent production, very clear and intelligent - I much preferred it to the last West End revival. Gian Marco Schiaretti was everything you'd want in a Che and Kevin Stephen-Jones was a convincing Peron. Sarah O'Connor's "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" was gorgeous.

I don't get to see that many touring shows but this one definitely impressed. Highly recommended.

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Am seeing the show today, in the theatre now. I have no prior knowlage to the actual story and most of the music, am mainly here for Emma Hatton, who I thought was OK in Wicked but she wasn't right for that role (in my opinion!)

But i've heard amazing things about her so I'm looking forward to seeing her in a new role!

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Interval, and I must say, Emma is pretty great! She is alot better in this than Wicked, vocally this suits her alot more! She struggles a bit doing the big key changes but she is great otherwise! I don't know if I am a fan of the guy playing Che... vocally fine but he is really overracting to a point it is distracting. The raised eyebrows and big arm gestures is a bit much after the tenth time.

As for the show itself, its good. Its not my favourite by sny means, but the score has some great moments and the cast are great overall. Another Suitcase in Another Hall being the highlight so far, which was beautifully sung by the aftress playing the mistress. I am enjoying it more than I thought I would!

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Well damn, Emma was pretty stunning in that second Act. She really brought it out of the bag with those songs, the Final Address to Argentina moved me to tears, and even though the stalls was only about 70% full (if that!), Emma recieved a full standing ovation, and deservedly so. She was really great in this show.

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Trump's favourite musical. I mean, it just had to be, right?

www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/11/23/donald_trump_s_favorite_musical_is_evita_that_s_very_revealing.html

Sham populism? Check. Claiming charitable donations that don't add up? Check. Love of authoritarianism and a thing for military types? Check. Refused a state visit to the UK? Er, hold on a minute........

[mallardo]

On the other hand, we're told that one of his favourite movies is Sunset Boulevard. Could it be that he actually has some realization of the fact that his bloated sense of himself is really just a sad fantasy?

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"Sadly, as Eva died of cancer and Juan lost power in a military coup, the show offers little help to those of us who might be interested in stopping him."

Sure it does, right there just in front of the comma.

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One thing I kept swaying between throughout the show, are we supposed to like Eva? Because clesrly I was moved by the end of the show, but throughout I swayed between loving her for being a strong female, but disliking her because she is also a bit of a bitch to everyone.

[Phantom of London]

Thought that Trump hated anything that could be remotely Mexican?

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I'm sure Argentina and the rest of South America will love being grouped all together as one in the same. It surprises me that someone who claims to be so liberal comes out with so many sweeping comments

[hitmewithurbethshot]

Feb 25, 2017 20:04:15 GMT @outlander said:

I'm sure Argentina and the rest of South America will love being grouped all together as one in the same. It surprises me that someone who claims to be so liberal comes out with so many sweeping comments

I recall Mexico being in North America, not South.

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Haha touche, very true. Although point still stands that Mexico and Argentina are very separate

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I have come to the conclusion Louise Dearman needs to return to this role... she just needs too!

[BGLowe]

Feb 26, 2017 22:21:02 GMT danieljohnson14 said:

I have come to the conclusion Louise Dearman needs to return to this role... she just needs too!

It was the first thing I ever saw her in. Fell in love. She was incredible! It's the show that made me follow her.

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Feb 27, 2017 19:15:38 GMT @theatremonkey said:

So, was at the matinee on Saturday too. Come to think of it, DJ were you in row C stalls, you may have walked past me?

Anyway, it's worth catching, solid 4 stars all round. O'Connor smashes "Another Suitcase" (not literally, I mean the song), and Hatton's "Argentina" is the least sincere thing I've ever heard. In a good way.

More on my blog later this week.

Oh, and my mother had the same dressing table as Evita in the 1970s - except she hadn't tried to disguise hers with spray paint.

I wasn't, I was in J5 of the Stalls, but I still may of walked past you at some point. I was in a grey jumper and red trousers if that is any indication haha. Shame, would of been lovely to meet you!

I agree with your comments on "Another Suitcase", that was unexpectedly the highlight of the show for me, I thought she absolutely nailed it and sang it beautifully. I hope we see more of her soon on the stage!

[AliceFearnFan2212]

Off to see Evita twice next week in Oxford! SO EXCITED!! Emma's portrayal is just stunning and she makes me cry every time!

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Could anyone see Lara Pulver as Eva one day? She was pretty fabulous in Gypsy, but I wonder if vocally she could sustain a role like Eva for a full run?