"This Evita real flesh and blood," by Richard Ouzounian
What's new, Buenos Aires? Well, for starters, Eva Peron has turned from a legend into a woman. Michael Grandage's thoughtful production, which opened this summer at the Adelphi Theatre to excellent reviews, does two major things: it steps out from the shadow of the original Hal Prince production and it introduces us to an Evita who is more flesh and blood than smoke and mirrors.