Broadway | March 10, 1980 | VOBs + smalls and M4V
Cast: Patti LuPone (Eva Perón), Mandy Patinkin (Che), Bob Gunton (Juan Perón) Notes: Better than average for its age, not that that's saying a lot. Audio is solid, and there’s relatively little gen loss but some extended ducks. Includes TV commercial. Often mislabeled as November 30, 1979. Includes VOBs as well as a pitch-corrected M4V version. |
2NT | September 1982 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Valerie Perri (Eva), John Herrera (Che), Robert Dalton (Perón), Peter Marinos (Magaldi), Cynthia Simpson (Mistress) Notes: Professionally Shot footage of tech run of tour's opening at The Shubert in Chicago. Starts with "Eva, Beware Of The City" and goes through end of "Waltz For Eva And Che". Does not contain all numbers, but does have most. This is a single camera video recording with occasional zooms that is a little over an hour of Hal Prince directing the second national tour of Evita during a final dress rehearsal. It is fascinating to hear Prince give direction while watching the show and a great piece of theatre history. |
San Jose | 1986 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Loni Ackerman (Eva Perón), Tim Bowman (Ché), David Wasson (Perón), Mario Simon (Magaldi) Notes: Single Cam Proshot. Performed at the San José Civic Light Opera. Regional production based on the original Hal Prince staging and featuring Larry Fuller's choreography. Sound from soundboard. |
Canberra, Australia | May 1988 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Jillian Donaldson (Eva Perón), Stephen Fisher (Che), Phillip Dodd (Perón), Michael Tatchell (Magaldi), Julie McElhone (Perón's Mistress/Ensemble); Jenny Andrzejewski, Helen Bauer, Noelle Boyle, Rose Cella, Cathy Cleary, Louise Cleary, Rebecca Collins, Octavia Doerschmann, Rhonnda Fritz, Alison Garnsey, Kayleen George, Sarah Greig, Julie Hesse, Chris Hingee, Kim Hurts-Meyers, Karina Ishak, Marie Jenkins, Maggie Kerr, Barbara Sekuless, Elizabeth Stevenson, Diana Tapscott, Linda Tregonning, Jenny Whitbread, Anthony Bice, Richard Cheney, Ricky Cooper, Stephen Crocker, Tony Falla, Graeme Fay, Warwick Fyle, Malcolm Gall, Paul Harrison, Jeremy Kirk, Anthony Krajina, Andrew Moore, Jon Pearson, Dirk Peek, Norman Petering, Mark Pitkin, Michael Politi, Doug Royle, Alan Skelton, Garth Stewart (Ensemble) Notes: Pro-Shot |
Turkey | 1992 | MPG
Cast: Ruhsar Öcal (Eva Perón), Cihan Ünal (Che), Suat Arıkan (Peròn) Notes: ~11 minutes of random snippets from the show. The attention is mainly on ensemble members dancing, and the master sometimes intentionally leaves out the leads- at other times, it's a full ensemble focus. Audio is fine and not muffled. Recovered from private archive, released by longing, a disease. NFT FOREVER except through that trader. |
European Tour | Hamburg | July 26, 1997 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Susan Carr George (Eva Perón), James Sbano (Che), Jeff Austin (Perón), Scott Hayward (Magaldi), Zoe Abbott (Perón's Mistress) Notes: Great video captured from the back of the house, seems to be on a tripod with zooms. A completely unobstructed view of a slightly-modified version of Hal Prince's original staging. |
20th Anniversary Tour | Los Angeles | May 26, 1999 | MKV
Cast: Natalie Toro (Eva Perón), Raúl Esparza (Che), Raymond Jaramillo McLeod (Perón), Tom Flynn (Magaldi), Angela Covington (Perón's Mistress) Notes: Current copy in circulation is incomplete (Act 1 + Don't Cry for Me Argentina), but the full video exists. The best video of this tour, both filming and qualitywise. |
Wichita, KS | 2000 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Jacquelyn Piro (Eva), Andrew Varela (Ché), Michael DeVries (Juan Perón), Matthew R. Jones (Magaldi), Kristen Williams (Perón's mistress) Notes: Proshot. Filmed using one camera on a tripod. Includes a commercial for several productions of Evita. With some generation loss and spotlight washout but it’s a pretty good video overall. |
London | May 26, 2007 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Elena Roger (Eva Perón), Matt Rawle (Che), Philip Quast (Juan Perón), Greg Castiglioni (Agustin Magaldi), Lorna Want (Perón's Mistress) Notes: Final West End performance. A stunning show with amazing performances! Just a few heads to film around, but nothing very bad. |
Sacramento Music Circus | August 17, 2008 | juniper47's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Julia Murney (Eva Perón), Eric Kunze (Che), Scott Blanks (Juan Perón), Philip Michael Baskerville (Agustin Magaldi), Kari Yancy (Perón's Mistress) Notes: Filmed in widescreen with no major obstructions, some great zooms, and a very steady, clear picture. Final performance of the Sacramento production. This production was performed in the round, so sometimes the actors have their backs to the camera, but it is overall very well balanced on all sides. The stage also rises and revolves, which is used to great effect during "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina". |
UK Tour | September 17, 2009 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Rachael Wooding (Eva Perón), Seamus Cullen (Che), Mark Heenehan (Perón), James Waud (Magaldi), Carly Bawden (Perón's Mistress) Notes: A bar obstruction from the balcony which interferes with some of the downstage action. Good picture quality and sound throughout. |
Broadway | August 13, 2012 | NYCG8R's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Christina DeCicco (t/r Eva Perón), Ricky Martin (Che), Michael Cerveris (Perón), Max von Essen (Magaldi), Rachel Potter (Perón's Mistress), George Lee Andrews, Ashley Amber, Eric L Christian, Kristine Covillo, Colin Cunliffe, Margot de La Barre, Bradley Dean Notes: Very nice video; a couple of short blackouts towards the beginning of the show but otherwise well filmed with good close-ups and sound. |
Broadway | August 15, 2012 | SunsetBlvd79's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Jessica Lea Patty (alt Eva Perón), Ricky Martin (Che), Michael Cerveris (Perón), Max von Essen (Magaldi), Rachel Potter (Perón's Mistress) Notes: Beautiful HD capture of Jessica in the role of Eva with a fresh take on the character. She brings a great element to Eva, since she is normally in an ensemble track, her dancing flourishes with perfection! |
7NT | Chicago September 22, 2013 | SunsetBlvd79's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Caroline Bowman (Eva Perón), Josh Young (Che), Sean MacLaughlin (Juan Perón), Christopher Johnstone (Agustin Magaldi), Krystina Alabado (Perón's Mistress) Notes: Beautiful HD capture with no obstructions. Josh and Caroline do a great job as Che and Eva. A solid tour, great performances and production value! |
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | September 2019 | hitmewithyourbethshot's Master | MTS
Cast: Samantha Pauly (Eva Perón), Trent Saunders (Che), Ektor Rivera (Perón), Adam Pearce (Magaldi), Frances Mayli McCann (Perón's Mistress) Notes: A stellar video of this cast, slightly washed out with zero obstructions and plenty of wides and zooms. |
Bucks County Playhouse | October 2022 | MP4
Cast: Gabriella Enriquez (Eva Perón), Pablo Torres (Che), Eric Ulloa (Perón), Devin Cortez (Magaldi), Maria Bilbao (Perón's Mistress), Michelle Alves, Andrés Acosta, Marissa Barragán, Zach Bravo, Edgar Cavazos, Jimena Flores Sanchez, Edlyn González, Juan Guillen, Edgar Lopez, Amanda Rivera-Torres, Oscar Antonio Rodriguez, Madeline Serrano, Sophia Viscuse Notes: Proshot |