Argentina’s controversial First Lady is the subject of this dynamic musical masterpiece. As an illegitimate fifteen year old, Eva escaped her dirt-poor existence for the bright lights of Buenos Aires. Driven by ambition and blessed with charisma, she was a starlet at twenty-two, the president’s mistress at twenty-four, First Lady at twenty-seven, and dead at thirty-three. Eva Peron ‘saint to the working-class, reviled by the aristocracy and mistrusted by the military’ was destined to leave a fascinating political legacy unique in the 20th century. Told through a compelling score that fuses haunting chorales with exuberant Latin, pop and jazz influences, EVITA creates an arresting theatrical portrait as complex as the woman herself.
Reviews:
Syracuse.com
Syracuse New Times
Eagle Bulletin
NY Theatre Guide
Cast
Eva Peron – Erin Williamson
Ché – Liam Fitzpatrick
Juan Perón – Rob Searle
Agustin Magaldi – Ben Sills
Mistress – Carleena Manzi
Male Ensemble:
Jordan Twiss
Derek Powell
Chrisopher Lupia
Declan Cavanaugh
Jacob Ellison
Female Ensemble:
Kathy Egloff
Korrie Taylor
Terri Kennedy
Jennifer Stace
Elizabeth Rolnick
Emilie Pitts
Crew
Director: Abel Searor
Musical Director: Abel Searor
Choreographer: Sami Conter Hoerner
Producer: Keith Arlington
Stage Manager: Michaela Oney
Ms. Williamson’s Costumes: Stephanie Long
Main Costumer: Carleena Manzi
Costume Assistance: Laurie Rolnick
Hair and Wig Designer: Jennifer Pearson
Set Designer: Dustin Czarny
Lighting Designer: Liam Fitzpatrick
Sound Designer: Rob Searle
Run Crew: Sara Harrington, Emily Harrington
Media
Awards
SALT Nomination Musical of the Year
Ensemble of the Year in a Musical
Abel Searor, SALT Nomination Best Director of a Musical
Abel Searor, SALT Nomination Musical Director of the Year
Sami Conter-Hoerner, SALT Nomination Choreographer of the Year
Rob Searle, SALT Nomination Sound Design of a Musical
Liam Fitzpatrick, SALT Nomination Lighting Design of a Musical
Carleena Manzi, SALT Nomination Costume Design of a Musical
Liam Fitzpatrick, SALT Nomination Leading Actor in a Musical
Erin Sills, SALT Nomination Leading Actress in a Musical
Erin Sills, Broadwayworld.com Nomination Best Actress in a Musical
Rob Searle, SALT Nomination Supporting Actor in a Musical
Morgan O’Donnell Curry, SALT Nomination Non-Performing Person of the Year, Musical