hey.... My Daughter was in the Evita show that time with Emma Kingston.
@lamisere8337
4 жыл бұрын
This was marketed as a recreation of the original Broadway and London productions and while, as far as I can see, it does scenically appear to be a clone of the original, it didn't seem "right" to me when I first saw this clip and of others from the same production. The costumes are also recreations. The projections are also as seen in the original production. However, one key element of the original missing from this production is the lighting design by David Hersey. He also designed the lighting for the original production of Les Miserables. I love his designs. They always have this earthiness about them that really makes the shows pop and look surreal. So from what I know of the original Evita lighting design by David Hersey, that seems to be the one element not carried over from the original into this supposed recreation. You can't get the gist of a show as originally staged with different lighting designs. That changes the way the show fundamentally looks on stage since the entire auditorium is dark and all we have are the lighting designs to show us, well, the show. That gives a show its distinctiveness. So as far as I'm concerned this was not quite a faithful reproduction of the original production of Evita. I see this production uses a LOT of neon-bluish lighting which to me completely kills the look of the show. It's the original but tarnished with tacky, "showy" lighting. I saw the 1999 U.S. anniversary tour starring Natalie Toro twice and that was a near-perfect recreation of the original productions and it was so thrilling to get a chance to see those scenes I had stared at as a kid in production photos of the show come alive on stage right before me. Nothing beats that feeling. That production also toyed with the lighting but I think it was, for the most part, the original lighting designs with some added revisions to give the show a fresh look I suppose. I didn't like the additional lighting. "Buenos Aires" went from a warm amber glow to seedy shadows of the dancers circling menacingly around Eva and the tastefully done flashes of "dance lights" at the beginning of the number to an all-out Disco Inferno thing with club lights and all this distraction that was not needed. Thankfully, the lighting went back to normal as originally envisioned after that number was over and did not make another appearance until "And the Money Kept Rolling In" which had tricked out purple lighting for the dance part. I see this tour played Sydney last then just fizzled. I do hope they tour the original production again in the U.S. but if they do, they better restore David's original lighting and also do away with the revised orchestration and put something sounding closer to the original orchestration, which was much lusher and intricate than the revised orch used for the recent lackluster, movie-clone London and Broadway revivals.
@sallyjonesie3886
4 жыл бұрын
I know this an old comment, but I find it absolutely fascinating as someone who was not around in the late 70s; I do wish I could go back to see the original production. What you say makes perfect sense, and I really feel you've hit the nail on the head. Thanks for the insight!
@strobe155
6 жыл бұрын
this a tech rehearsal right? I mean the smattering of applause at the end. And I'm not in Bway biz. Just a fan!!
@yotangy
6 жыл бұрын
It has to be a rehearsal, or specifically an opportunity to get some photos for press. You can tell by 1) All the empty seats in front. 2) That person walking up towards the stage with notes in his hand. 3) All the loud camera shutter sounds throughout the performance 4) The black out at the end of the piece instead of going into the next scene. 5) The announcement at the end "same _____, same condition"
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