Evita will be taking over the APU Main Stage starting October 1st ... let's take a look at how this musical came to be.
1) Evita began as a concept album and gradually made its way to Broadway over a period of 2 years. It was a collaboration between legendary songwriters Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, also responsible for Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
2) The story follows Evita from the age of fifteen to thirty-three.
3) The original 1978 London production was directed by the renowed director Harold Prince.
4) Evita has been portrayed by such differing personalities as Patti LuPone, Elaine Page, and Madonna.
5) The Broadway premiere of this musical was located at ... The Broadway Theater.
6) Tim Rice became so fascinated by the person of Eva Peron that he eventually named hs first daughter after her.
Now it's YOUR chance to see this all for yourself as our production of Evita is running October 1-17. Tickets are available by calling (626) 815-5494 or by visiting www.apu.edu/theater.
See you at the show!
Sources: wikipedia.org and ibdb.com
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