"Evita," which won seven Tony awards and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, is playing in London, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Madrid, Vienna, and Sydney, Australia.
In 2005 and 2006 he directed revivals of Guys and Dolls and Evita, which ran simultaneously in West End theatres.
Nor is "Evita" (which came to New York via London in 1979) an unadulterated homage to its glamorous, self-invented heroine.
The Tony-winning Broadway production of "Evita," which opened in 1979, starred Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin.
Are many tears being shed among Broadway lovers for the comparatively brief run of "Evita," which announced a January closing on Tuesday?
So too are the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice, who are offering input for the first Broadway revival of "Evita," which is scheduled for the spring.
Mr. Lloyd Webber has also had a largely hands-off role in the first Broadway revival of one of his best-known works, "Evita," which originally ran in New York from 1979 to 1983 and won seven Tonys, including best musical.
Michael Grandage's revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's "Evita," which opened on Thursday night, is from beginning to end so stately and sober-sided that you may feel out of place if you're not wearing your best black.
(Directed by Michael Grandage, and starring the Argentine actress Elena Roger and the pop star Ricky Martin, this latest version of "Evita," which originated in London, opens April 5 at the Marquis Theater; Des McAnuff's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar," first staged at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada, opens on March 22 at the Neil Simon Theater).
The pop singer Ricky Martin will play Che and the Argentine actress Elena Roger will reprise her acclaimed West End performance as Eva Perón in Broadway's first revival of the musical "Evita," which is expected to begin performances in spring 2012, the producers of the show announced on Wednesday.
