Evita/Trivia
< Evita
- Dawson Casting: Unavoidable, unless the production opts for Playing Gertrude instead. In Eva's first appearance, she is 15 years old; she ages 18 years over the course of the show, dying at age 33.
- Hey, It's That Guy!:
- Inigo Montoya is Che on the Original Broadway Cast album.
- Bob Gunton, Juan Peron in the original Broadway cast, is Warden Norton.
- Jonathan Pryce (the movie's Juan Peron) may be known, depending on your generation, as either The Engineer, Gabe, or Governor Swann.
- Star-Making Role: The role of Eva is perhaps one of the greatest examples of modern musical theater. The original productions launched the careers of Elaine Paige and Patti LuPone, two of the most respected musical actresses of their generation; "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" remains a Signature Song for both of them to this day. The movie version was perhaps Madonna's best reviewed acting performance, and the 2006 revival introduced Elena Roger to the English-speaking world.