The Drama Dorks | Evita: Between Reality and Spectacle @TheDramaDorks | Uploaded November 2022 | Updated October 2024, 18 minutes ago.
Don't cry for me, Argentina... The truth is... a little blurry?
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical adaptation of Eva Perón's life story brought her to the Broadway stage and to the silver screen, standing as one of the best roles of Elaine Paige, Patti Lupone and Madonna. But, angling her story as a morality play about social resentment and vanity, do Andy and Tim stay true to the realities of her life? What does Argentina say about this musical? And, more importantly, what does this musical say about Eva?
0:00 Introduction
2:41 A Tale of Two Evas
9:37 Evita in a Nutshell
17:14 The Young Girl
22:45 The Actress
32:56 The First Lady
41:32 The Savior
47:45 The Martyr
55:53 Conclusion
Don't cry for me, Argentina... The truth is... a little blurry?
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical adaptation of Eva Perón's life story brought her to the Broadway stage and to the silver screen, standing as one of the best roles of Elaine Paige, Patti Lupone and Madonna. But, angling her story as a morality play about social resentment and vanity, do Andy and Tim stay true to the realities of her life? What does Argentina say about this musical? And, more importantly, what does this musical say about Eva?
0:00 Introduction
2:41 A Tale of Two Evas
9:37 Evita in a Nutshell
17:14 The Young Girl
22:45 The Actress
32:56 The First Lady
41:32 The Savior
47:45 The Martyr
55:53 Conclusion
