Evita Reviews
Stage and Cinema- Recommended
"...What fascinates with Evita is the creators' love-hate ambivalence over the title - what? - martyr, monster, dominatrix, proto-feminist heroine. The revulsion against this pushy parvenu doesn't just erupt from the military or plutocracy: Che's running jeremiads indict her for betraying the descamisados (shirtless ones) who she first championed, oppressing the press, and stripping Argentina of gold reserves, beef exports, and, not incidentally, human rights. But, as the musical exists to prove, she did it with such style."
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
"...Refreshingly innovative direction, memorable lead performances, a sensational ensemble, fresh dance moves, and a stunning production design make Musical Theatre West's revival of the international smash Evita by far the finest regional staging I've seen of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice classic."
OC Register- Recommended
"...Like Lloyd Webber and Rice's first major show, "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Evita" features a range of musical styles. The score is basically rock, yet features touches of classical and choral music as well as the kind of Latin rhythms found in Argentine music, all given supple, potent voice by pit conductor Lamoureux and his orchestra."