Evita is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón. The story follows Evita's early life, rise to power, charity work, and eventual 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, and on Broadway a year later, both of which enjoyed considerable success, winning both the Laurence Olivier Award and 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 major 1996 film of the musical starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas. The musical was revived in London in 2006, and on Broadway in 2012. Evita is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón. The story follows Evita's early life, rise to power, charity work, and eventual 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, and on Broadway a year later, both of which enjoyed considerable success, winning both the Laurence Olivier Award and 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 major 1996 film of the musical starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas. The musical was revived in London in 2006, and on Broadway in 2012. false 2025-02-11 04:05:17 1996 1996-01-01 1996-01-01 77 Pop 111591 2142768 baa95be8-3693-4c09-9b12-228ed5bc0a35 980ee2d8-2ee9-407b-b48e-48360fbc7437 23b63e85-be33-3b6d-abef-bd42230a7f04 /config/metadata/library/8a/8a02e45ced7ad95483ea0159c961f185/folder.jpg Madonna Andrew Lloyd Webber Madonna 04:16 03:47 03:32 04:08 05:35 05:20 05:15 04:17 03:32 04:17 04:11 05:44 02:24 05:17 02:27 04:16 01:40 04:12 02:50