Evita (musical)

Evita
Programme from the original West End Production at the Prince Edward Theatre
Music	Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics	Tim Rice
Book	Tim Rice
Basis	The life of Eva Perón
Premiere	21 June 1978: Prince Edward Theatre, London
Productions	1978 West End 1979 Broadway 2006 West End 2012 Broadway 2014 West End 2017 West End 2019 London
Awards	Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical Tony Award for Best Original Score

Evita is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader, activist and actress Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón. The story follows Evita's early life, rise to power, charity work, and death.

The musical began as a rock opera concept album released in 1976. Its success led to productions in London's West End in 1978, winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical, and on Broadway a year later, where it was the first British musical to receive the Tony Award for Best Musical.

This has been followed by a string of professional tours and worldwide productions and numerous cast albums, as well as a 1996 film adaptation. The musical was revived in London in 2006, and on Broadway in 2012, and toured the UK again in 2013–14 before running for 55 West End performances at the Dominion Theatre in September–October 2014.