PHOTO SPECIAL: The Evita Files — Patti LuPone

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News PHOTO SPECIAL: The Evita Files — Patti LuPone With the imminent arrival of the Broadway revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita, which is scheduled to begin previews March 12 at the Marquis Theatre, we thought it would be a great time to look back at some of the stellar women who played the title role in the original London and Broadway productions.

By Matthew Blank, Andrew Gans

March 08, 2012

We continue our Evita Files series with Patti LuPone, who created the role of Eva Peron on Broadway, earning Tony and Drama Desk awards for her performance.

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The upcoming Broadway revival will feature Olivier Award winner Elena Roger in her Broadway debut as Eva Perón, Grammy winner Ricky Martin as Che, Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris as Juan Perón, Max von Essen as Magaldi and Rachel Potter as the Mistress.

PHOTO SPECIAL: The Evita Files — Patti LuPone

http://images.playbill.com/photo/E/v/Evita-Playbill-09-79.jpg — Martha Swope

Patti LuPone in <i>Evita</i> on Broadway (1979) — Patti LuPone in *Evita* on Broadway (1979)

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Patti LuPone and Bob Gunton in <i>Evita</i> on Broadway (1979) — Patti LuPone and Bob Gunton in *Evita* on Broadway (1979)

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Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin in <i>Evita</i> on Broadway (1979) — Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin in *Evita* on Broadway (1979)

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