Argentine singer to play lead in revival
The opening words in the Walnut Street Theatre production of Evita come from Che. He tells the audience to turn off cell phones and beepers and not take pictures.
He then grabs hold of a dangling rope, is lifted into the flies, and the musical proper gets under way.
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Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber talks to Playbill.com's London correspondent Mark Shenton about his latest show, The Wizard of Oz, as well as current and future projects.
Casa Maana's production of the Tony Award-winning musical EVITA will feature Lauren Kennedy as Evita, Kevin Gray as Che and is set to be directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford.
Cromer, who showed up for the awards and honored his original collaborators, read a long list of those who were, he said, "Our Town."
"I've been away a long time," Cromer said. "It's good to be back."
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