"Evita" began as a rock opera released in 1976. After lyricist Tim Rice became fascinated with Eva Perón through a radio program, he approached Andrew Lloyd Webber with the idea of a musical based on her life, and Lloyd Webber eventually took him up on it. The success of the concept album they collaborated on led to a West End premiere in 1978, and a Broadway debut the following year that rec…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 11:45AM on October 13, 2013