EVITA 1979 MUSICAL

Evita is a musical production with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón. The story follows Evita s early life, rise to power, charity work, and eventual death. Evita began as a rock opera concept album released in 1976. Its success led to productions in London s West End in 1978, and on Broadway a year later, both of which enjoyed considerable success. A major 1996 film