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For those of us who grew up listening to the various Evita recordings - the original concept album with Julie Covington in the title role, the London cast recording with Elaine Paige as Eva, the Broadway cast recording starring Patti LuPone and the world tour highlights disc with Florence Lacey - the arrival of a new Evita is big news. So it was with great anticipation that this writer and admitted Evitaphile opened the Polydor CD of the 2006 London cast recording of the Andrew Lloyd Webber (music)-Tim Rice (lyrics) musical.
The newest production of Evita - currently playing London's Adelphi Theatre - is the first major staging not to utilize Hal Prince's original, Tony-winning direction.
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Philip Quast's Peron is a sheer delight, bringing the most to his brief solos, including a wonderfully sung 'She Is a Diamond',
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