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Opening Nights: Evita

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Russell Davies examines the stories behind the opening nights of well-known musicals.
Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice took their biggest risk to date putting on the musical stage a story of political intrigue, little known outside experts on 20th-century South American history. Davies hears about events that led up to the opening night on 21 June 1978, with memories from Rice and Lloyd-Webber, Joss Ackland, lighting director David Hersey and theatre critic Michael Billington, as well as those recorded at the opening, including Elaine Page, the first Evita.
Repeated Saturday 11pm

Contributors

Presenter:
Russell Davies
Interviewee:
Andrew Lloyd-Webber
Interviewee:
Tim Rice
Interviewee:
Joss Ackland
Interviewee:
David Hersey
Interviewee:
Michael Billington
Producer:
Anne Bristow
Source: Radio Times

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