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Some of you may remember this from Sylvia Stoddard’s EVITA site – well, I wrote it, so why not put it up on MY site now? By the way, I’m seriously considering starting a support group “Evitaholics
Anonymous” for those who have actually done at least 20 of the following (it was
34 for me – ouch!). |
You may be obsessed with EVITA if...
1.
You've ever reassured a friend with the words, "Don't cry for
me..."
2. You ever
find yourself looking in the mirror and posing with arms aloft "á la
Perón."
3.
You've ever traveled to Buenos Aires just so you can say you've seen the
Río de la Plata, La Calle Florida, La Avenida Corrientes and La Avenida 9 de
Julio.
4. You've
ever started a sentence with "I believe Paloma's version was far more
exciting than Rocío's...."
5. On
days you feel down, you can play
Patti LuPone's "Buenos Aires" and pick yourself up rather quickly.
6. You
ever feel the need to be Christian Diored, Machivelled or Lauren Bacalled...
7. You
actually feel kinda sorry for Magaldi at the end of "Eva Beware of the
City."
8. You
have translated the Latin and Spanish lyrics in the show.
9. You
ever wondered what Evita in Hungarian sounds like.
10. You
KNOW what Evita in Hungarian sounds like because you own the Hungarian Cast
Album (along with the Brazilian, Czech and Korean versions...)
11.
You've actually got in a fight with someone because they thought Antonio
Banderas was better than Mandy Patinkin.
12. Patti
LuPone never returns any of your phone calls.
13. You
wonder why there have been productions in Vienna, Pretoria, Istanbul, Adelaide
and Osaka and yet there has never been one in Buenos Aires.
14. You
think everyone from Argentina sounds like Bob Gunton.
15. You
were very excited that a movie version was made of the show but you were
devastated that neither Ms. LuPone or Ms. Paige were in it.
16. You
bought the CD to "Anything
Goes, "The Bakers Wife" and/or " Sunset Boulevard" just
because Patti was on it.
17. You
wonder if the Mistress ever finds a nice man...
18. You
understand why there was an insecticide plot in the Concept Album.
19.
"Dressed up to the nines at sixes and sevens with you" makes
perfect sense.
20. Your
friends, relatives and/or significant others have said on more than one
occasion, "How many times can you listen to "Buenos Aires" in
one day?!
21. You
know the answer is 288 times.
22. You
find yourself humming "And the Money Kept Rolling In" every time you
go to the bank.
23. You
actually OWN the movie playing in "A Cinema in a Buenos Aires".
24. You
color coordinate an HTML document so that it matches the Argentine flag.
25. You
own a forties-style microphone.
26. Your
prom/wedding dress was white with silver sequins and was strapless.
27.
Every time you hear the words "bitch" or "slut" on
television you immediately respond with the words, "Dangerous Jade!"
28. You
are quick to list the historical inaccuracies in the show.
29. You
wonder why "Buenos Aires", a song about Argentina's capital city, is
often played with a Brazilian samba beat.
30.
You’ve ever wanted to send money to support the development of Korean
orchestras and music programs.
31. You
know what happened on 17 October 1945.
32.
You've ever tried to hit the high notes in "And the Money Kept
Rolling In" as you sing along with Mandy.
33. You
could actually sing the entire show for someone if you were asked to (but of
course your friends know better).
34. You
worship the ground Harold Prince walks on.
35. You
are asked "What are you talking about?" and you methodically reply,
"She really brightened up your out-of-town engagement...”
36. You
can't decide if Akiko or Reiko has the best Japanese version of the show.
37.
You've given Footlight Records or Dress Circle Records more than $45 of
your money to buy an EVITA recording.
38. You
convinced your high school drama department to do a production of the show.
39.
Your regular daily greeting to colleagues and friends is, "What's
new Buenos Aires?"
40. You
are obsessed with the stage show and haven't actually ever SEEN it.
41. You
think Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber are the only British songwriters of
importance.
42. You
chant "Perón! Perón!" every time you see a balcony.
43. You
understand what "DCFMA",
“OWAC”, “BA", "RH", “RT”, “ASIAH” and "ANA" signify.
44. You
search eBay daily for new EVITA collectibles.
45. You
wish you could kick your legs as high as the male dancers in "Buenos Aires"
46. You
wonder how hard it is to walk in cavalry boots.
47. You
break up with your significant other just so you can sing "Oh, but it's
sad when a love affair dies..."
48. Your
personalized car license plate reads
"DSCMSDO."
49. You
are the President of the local chapter of the Peronist Party.
50. You
created a website on the show just because you could.
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