Evita the Musical at MasterCard Theatres: Review

The musical Evita arrived in Singapore for the first time.  The musical charts the rags-to-riches life of  Evita, who moved from an ambitious actress to become the wife of the President Peron.  She died of cancer at a young age of 33.

For better enjoyment of this production, it pays to read up on the history of Argentina, and on Eva Peron, as the pace of story telling was quick.

Overall production standards was good and the cast were generally competent.  Emma Kingston has a good singing voice, albeit lacking the stature of a powerful lady.  Jonathan Roxmouth had a good turn as Che, the storyteller in this musical. 

While recent musicals have relied on elaborate sets and technology, Evita, being a 70s musical, was more song and plot.  A production that stood the test of time.