Evita
1980 ~ Broadway
Patti Lupone, Mandy Patinkin, Bob Gunton
Starts with one of the old commercials; actually a very nice looking video; well, its old and grainy but color at times and you can follow the story throughout; some whiteouts but some zooms as well. Good for its age. B
Evita
1981 ~ Shubert Theatre, Chicago
Valerie Perri, John Herrera, Robert Alton, Peter Marinos, Cynthia Simpson
Professionally shot footage of tech run of 2nd National Tours opening at The Shubert in Chicago. Starts with "Eva, Beware Of The City" and goes through end of "Waltz For Eva And Che". Does not contain all numbers, but does have most. Very dark and hard to see details at times but nice video. B+
Evita
1981 ~ Los Angeles, CA
Loni Ackerman and the rest of the original LA Cast
Nicely filmed. Some generational loss, and spotlight washout. B+
Evita
1988 ~ Music Theatre of Wichita, KS
Ann Crumb, William Gilinsky, Philip Hernandez, Rebecca Beeth, Patrick Greene, Giles Chiasson
Good video from one of the best regional theatre groups in the US; good picture and sound and closeups. B+
Evita
August 1991 - The Actors' Company, MI
Hunter Foster, Sutton Foster, Jeanne Delong
Local performance; pretty good for its age. B+
Evita *Only For Wants*
12/17/04 ~ Appleton,WI
Kathy Voytko, Bradley Dean, Philip Hernandez, Kate Manning, Gabriel Burrafato.
Slightly grainy video, excellent sound, full screen shot, taped off the house monitors. Some generational loss. B+
Evita
11/1/06 ~ West End, London
Elena Roger, Philip Quast, Matt Rawle, Gary Milner, Lorna Want
Vibrant production and amazing vocals. First act is complete, second act is highlights, however full audio throughout. Not the steadiest of dvds, but it's the only one and a fabulous production. B+
Evita
5/26/07 ~West End, London
Elena Roger, Matt Rawle, Phillip Quast, Greg Castiglioni, Lorna Want
Final performance; filmed from the back row, a few heads to film around, and no intentional camera hides. (a few people in the way during "late arrivals" but after the first 8 minutes, the capture is pretty good and clear audio. A
Evita
8/17/08 ~ Sacramento, CA
Julia Murney, Eric Kunze, Scott Blanks, Philip Michael Baskerville, Kari Yancy, Kim Arnett, Ann Cooley, Elizabeth Earley, Angelina Holliman, Carolanne Marano, Rayne Marcus, Christy Morton, Michael Ramey, Brett Rigby, Christine Rowan, German Santiago, Joseph Sark, Rocklin Thompson, Maurice Whitfield, Gabriel Williams, Josh Anderson, Brad Bong, Casey Bowman, Justin Kelley, Tyler Russell Warren, Kyle Welling, Reyna Armour, Bailey M. Duff, Tyler Fagan, Isabelle Flores-Jones, Lauren Metzinger, Krosby Roza, Katelyn Torres, Andrew Wilson.
Beautifully shot in 16:9 widescreen, crystal clear picture, great zooms, very steady. Minor obstruction from a head on left sideof screen, but is not really an issue at all. Only a few brief coverups. The show was performed in the round so sometimes the actors have their backs to the camera, but the show is very well balanced on all sides of the stage. A
Evita
9/17/09 ~ UK Tour
Rachael Wooding, Seamus Cullen, Mark Heenehan, Carly Bawden, James Waud
A bar obstruction from the balcony which interferes with some of the downstage action; good picture quality and sound throughout; a nice video. A 2 DVDs
Evita
3/14/12 ~ Broadway
Elena Roger, Ricky Martin, Michael Cerveris, Max von Essen, Rachel Potter, Maya Jade Frank
Great Capture of the Broadway transfer from London. Very well filmed with clear sound and nice closeups throughout; very good video; lavish and well executed Evita that was due for a date with Broadway. A
Evita
8/13/12 ~ Broadway
Christina DeCicco (u/s Eva Peron), Ricky Martin, Michael Cerveris, Max von Essen, Rachel Potter, Ashley Amber, George Lee Andrews, Wendi Bergamini, Callie Carter, Eric L. Christian, Kristine Covillo, Colin Cunliffe, Margot de La Barre, Bardley Dean, Ava DeMary, Rebecca Eichenberger, Melanie Field, Jennie Ford, Jason Lee Garrett, Constantine Germanacos, Constantine Germanacos, Laurel Harris, Bahiyah Hibah, Nick Kenkel, Brad Little, Erica Mansfield, Emily Mechler, Sydney Morton, Jessica Lea Patty, Aleks Pevec, Kristie Dale Sanders, Timothy Shew, Mavis Simpson-Ernst, Michaeljon Slinger, Johnny Stellard, Alex Michael Stoll, Daniel Torres, Matt Wall.
Very nice video; a couple of short blackouts towards the beginning of the show but otherwise well filmed with good close-ups and sound. A-
Evita
7/28/12 ~ Broadway
Christina DeCicco (u/s Eva Peron), Ricky Martin, Michael Cerveris, Max von Essen, Rachel Potter
Evita
8/15/12 ~ Broadway
Jessica Lea Patty (u/s Eva), Ricky Martin, Michael Cerveris, Max von Essen, Rachel Potter.
Beautiful HD capture of Jessica in the role of Eva. Excellent video with clear picture and good sound. A 2 DVDs
Evita
9/22/13 ~ Chicago, IL
Caroline Bowman, Josh Young, Christopher Johnstone, Sean MacLaughlin, Krystina Alabado.
Beautiful HD capture with no obstructions. Solid tour, great performances; great clear picture and sound; very good video. A+ 2 DVDs
Evita
12/14/13 ~ Costa Mesa, CA
Caroline Bowman, John Riddle, Sean MacLaughlin, Krystina Alabado, Christopher Johnstone, Ryan K Bailer, Nicholas Belton, Jessica Bishop, Ronald L Brown, Holly Ann Butler, Diana DiMarzio, Samantha Farrow, Katharine Heaton, Tony Howell, Katie Huff, Patrick Oliver Jones, Chris Kotera, Ian Liberto, Alison Mahoney, Megan Ort, John Riddle
First few minutes are missing completely, no audio or video; video picks up at the beginning of "Eva, Beware of the City" and complete after that with no blackouts, obstruction, or washout. Filmed in 16:9 with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups; great clear sound and includes curtain call. A- 2 DVDs
1980 ~ Broadway
Patti Lupone, Mandy Patinkin, Bob Gunton
Starts with one of the old commercials; actually a very nice looking video; well, its old and grainy but color at times and you can follow the story throughout; some whiteouts but some zooms as well. Good for its age. B
Evita
1981 ~ Shubert Theatre, Chicago
Valerie Perri, John Herrera, Robert Alton, Peter Marinos, Cynthia Simpson
Professionally shot footage of tech run of 2nd National Tours opening at The Shubert in Chicago. Starts with "Eva, Beware Of The City" and goes through end of "Waltz For Eva And Che". Does not contain all numbers, but does have most. Very dark and hard to see details at times but nice video. B+
Evita
1981 ~ Los Angeles, CA
Loni Ackerman and the rest of the original LA Cast
Nicely filmed. Some generational loss, and spotlight washout. B+
Evita
1988 ~ Music Theatre of Wichita, KS
Ann Crumb, William Gilinsky, Philip Hernandez, Rebecca Beeth, Patrick Greene, Giles Chiasson
Good video from one of the best regional theatre groups in the US; good picture and sound and closeups. B+
Evita
August 1991 - The Actors' Company, MI
Hunter Foster, Sutton Foster, Jeanne Delong
Local performance; pretty good for its age. B+
Evita *Only For Wants*
12/17/04 ~ Appleton,WI
Kathy Voytko, Bradley Dean, Philip Hernandez, Kate Manning, Gabriel Burrafato.
Slightly grainy video, excellent sound, full screen shot, taped off the house monitors. Some generational loss. B+
Evita
11/1/06 ~ West End, London
Elena Roger, Philip Quast, Matt Rawle, Gary Milner, Lorna Want
Vibrant production and amazing vocals. First act is complete, second act is highlights, however full audio throughout. Not the steadiest of dvds, but it's the only one and a fabulous production. B+
Evita
5/26/07 ~West End, London
Elena Roger, Matt Rawle, Phillip Quast, Greg Castiglioni, Lorna Want
Final performance; filmed from the back row, a few heads to film around, and no intentional camera hides. (a few people in the way during "late arrivals" but after the first 8 minutes, the capture is pretty good and clear audio. A
Evita
8/17/08 ~ Sacramento, CA
Julia Murney, Eric Kunze, Scott Blanks, Philip Michael Baskerville, Kari Yancy, Kim Arnett, Ann Cooley, Elizabeth Earley, Angelina Holliman, Carolanne Marano, Rayne Marcus, Christy Morton, Michael Ramey, Brett Rigby, Christine Rowan, German Santiago, Joseph Sark, Rocklin Thompson, Maurice Whitfield, Gabriel Williams, Josh Anderson, Brad Bong, Casey Bowman, Justin Kelley, Tyler Russell Warren, Kyle Welling, Reyna Armour, Bailey M. Duff, Tyler Fagan, Isabelle Flores-Jones, Lauren Metzinger, Krosby Roza, Katelyn Torres, Andrew Wilson.
Beautifully shot in 16:9 widescreen, crystal clear picture, great zooms, very steady. Minor obstruction from a head on left sideof screen, but is not really an issue at all. Only a few brief coverups. The show was performed in the round so sometimes the actors have their backs to the camera, but the show is very well balanced on all sides of the stage. A
Evita
9/17/09 ~ UK Tour
Rachael Wooding, Seamus Cullen, Mark Heenehan, Carly Bawden, James Waud
A bar obstruction from the balcony which interferes with some of the downstage action; good picture quality and sound throughout; a nice video. A 2 DVDs
Evita
3/14/12 ~ Broadway
Elena Roger, Ricky Martin, Michael Cerveris, Max von Essen, Rachel Potter, Maya Jade Frank
Great Capture of the Broadway transfer from London. Very well filmed with clear sound and nice closeups throughout; very good video; lavish and well executed Evita that was due for a date with Broadway. A
Evita
8/13/12 ~ Broadway
Christina DeCicco (u/s Eva Peron), Ricky Martin, Michael Cerveris, Max von Essen, Rachel Potter, Ashley Amber, George Lee Andrews, Wendi Bergamini, Callie Carter, Eric L. Christian, Kristine Covillo, Colin Cunliffe, Margot de La Barre, Bardley Dean, Ava DeMary, Rebecca Eichenberger, Melanie Field, Jennie Ford, Jason Lee Garrett, Constantine Germanacos, Constantine Germanacos, Laurel Harris, Bahiyah Hibah, Nick Kenkel, Brad Little, Erica Mansfield, Emily Mechler, Sydney Morton, Jessica Lea Patty, Aleks Pevec, Kristie Dale Sanders, Timothy Shew, Mavis Simpson-Ernst, Michaeljon Slinger, Johnny Stellard, Alex Michael Stoll, Daniel Torres, Matt Wall.
Very nice video; a couple of short blackouts towards the beginning of the show but otherwise well filmed with good close-ups and sound. A-
Evita
7/28/12 ~ Broadway
Christina DeCicco (u/s Eva Peron), Ricky Martin, Michael Cerveris, Max von Essen, Rachel Potter
Evita
8/15/12 ~ Broadway
Jessica Lea Patty (u/s Eva), Ricky Martin, Michael Cerveris, Max von Essen, Rachel Potter.
Beautiful HD capture of Jessica in the role of Eva. Excellent video with clear picture and good sound. A 2 DVDs
Evita
9/22/13 ~ Chicago, IL
Caroline Bowman, Josh Young, Christopher Johnstone, Sean MacLaughlin, Krystina Alabado.
Beautiful HD capture with no obstructions. Solid tour, great performances; great clear picture and sound; very good video. A+ 2 DVDs
Evita
12/14/13 ~ Costa Mesa, CA
Caroline Bowman, John Riddle, Sean MacLaughlin, Krystina Alabado, Christopher Johnstone, Ryan K Bailer, Nicholas Belton, Jessica Bishop, Ronald L Brown, Holly Ann Butler, Diana DiMarzio, Samantha Farrow, Katharine Heaton, Tony Howell, Katie Huff, Patrick Oliver Jones, Chris Kotera, Ian Liberto, Alison Mahoney, Megan Ort, John Riddle
First few minutes are missing completely, no audio or video; video picks up at the beginning of "Eva, Beware of the City" and complete after that with no blackouts, obstruction, or washout. Filmed in 16:9 with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups; great clear sound and includes curtain call. A- 2 DVDs