And for some reason unknown to me, ALW seems to be very happy for the point to have been lost, as he approves countless major productions, including the Grandage revival that has been seen around the world, and the movie version, that treat it like a musical biopic of Eva.
It's such a shame Oliver Stone never made his version of the movie -- which he was signed on for and had a screenplay for -- because that would likely have influenced the way Evita is done on stage afterward rather than the way the film we got does. Not that the film shies away entirely from political takes and criticism... i mean the text is still there, Che and the chorus criticizing her and mocking the people is still there, and even the excellent addition of Antonio doing "The Lady's Got Potential" with footage of military action throughout helps... but it ultimately still plays like a straight up biopic musical about a strong woman in history. |
