Show Synopsis:
Eva blackmails a famous singer into taking her to Buenos Aires, where she becomes a successful actress, model and socialite. She tears Colonel Juan Domingo Perón away from his mistress by insisting that she could help him gain the political power and prestige that he wants, and they each begin to plan for a new Argetina in their  separate ways. Perón is elected President, Eva tours Europe and increases her charity work to popularize herself and her husband. Eva becomes ill while she begins to debate the true reasons for her good actions, and Perón's generals try to force her out of politics. Eva wants to run fo vice president, but gives into her cancer and says goodbye to Argentina.	

Character:
Eva/Evita Perón, beautiful and clever 27-year-old woman; wife of newly elected President-elect Colonel Juan Domingo Perón; confident and pleased with her fame and public image.

Song Context:
Evita and Juan Perón have just met and Eva believes that they can help each other's careers and public images, but she has to persuade and seduce Juan.	

Fun Facts:
1) This musical is based on the life of Eva Perón, the wife of Juan Perón, President of Argentina. 
2) Patti LuPone won her first Tony Award for her performance of the role on Broadway, which also skyrocketed her career. 
3) LuPone researched all she could about Evita for the role, and admired her opportunistic political moves and her embrace of the lower class in Argentinia. She also claims that the ghost of Evita visited her during the out-of-town tryout in Los Angeles.