What is Evita (musical)?
{{Infobox musical | name = Evita | subtitle = | image = | image_size = | caption = | music = [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] | lyrics = [[Tim Rice]] | book = | basis = Life of [[Eva Perón]] | productions = [[West End theatre|West End]] (1978)<br />[[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] (1979) | awards = [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical]] (1978)<br />[[Tony Award for Best Musical]] (1979) }} '''''Evita''''' is a [[musical theater|musical]]. The [[lyrics]] were written by [[Tim Rice]]. The music was [[Musical composition|composed]] by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]. The musical is based on the life of [[Eva Perón]] (1919-1952), the wife of [[Argentina|Argentinian]] President [[Juan Perón]], which [[Che Guevara|Che]] is telling. ''Evita'' opened on the [[West End theatre|West End]] in 1978, and on [[Broadway]] in 1979. It won the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical]] and the [[Tony Award for Best Musical]]. In 1996, a [[Evita (movie)|movie version]] was released starring [[Madonna Ciccone|Madonna]]. {{performing-arts-stub}} [[Category:1970s musicals]] [[Category:Musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber]] [[Category:Musicals by Tim Rice]] [[Category:Tony Award winning musicals]] [[Category:Laurence Olivier Award winning musicals]] [[Category:Broadway musicals]] [[Category:West End musicals]] [[Category:Musicals adapted to movies]] [[Category:1978 works]]