Article: 'Evita' Winner of seven Tonys, the musical chronicling the life of Eva Duarte de Peron will be staged at Merrill

PORTLAND - Following a triumphant return to London's West End, the all-new production of the legendary musical "Evita" now on a Broadway national tour will be presented in May at Merrill Auditorium.

PCA Great Performances will present this epic Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical collaboration, winner of seven Tony Awards and copious hurrahs from critics worldwide, at 8 p.m. Friday, May 2, and at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3.

The story of one passionate woman's love affair with her country, "Evita" chronicles the charismatic Eva Duarte de Peron's meteoric rise from Argentine peasant to national sainthood, replete with less- than-saintly stepping stones along the way.

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