‘Evita’ closes after many performances
From ROBIN CHARTERIS, in London The long-running musical, “Evita,” closed in London’s West End recently after seven years, eight months, 2900 performances, and £2O million ($53 million) worth of ticket sales.
It was expected to run for another year to break the record for the longestrunning West End musical — “Jesus Christ Superstar,” with 3357 performances — but management at the Prince Edward Theatre decided to close the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice show in favour of • Rice’s new musical, "Chess.” Writing in the “Sunday Times,” a columnist, Stephen Pile, said Webber wanted the show to con-
tinue, as did the producer, director and the entire cast, and they are reportedly upset by the management’s decision.
They are organising their own last-night party, according to Pile, and are not inviting the management to attend.
Only two members of the cast have been with the show throughout. They are Maggie Ede, a dancer, and David Taeger, a member of the chorus and understudy to Magaldi, the night club singer. “Evita” opened on June 21, 1977, in typical razzamatazz fashion. Only those in the know could get tickets, which fetched £lOO ($265) on the black market.
Tickets for the closing night are reportedly worth just as much.
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