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N ______ 3 € ‘M & § A ‘uj § 2 & e T I 20 3 Th % describe § Evita! ®= With & hottest ticket of the T I 2001 Drayton Festival a Theatre season can be ‘EJ described in one word â€" © Evita! :33 With the fourâ€"week run at = 93 per cent sold, the few 3 remaining tickets are in high = demand for this fabulous 3 musical masterpiece. Monumental Broadway musical wraps up Drayton Festival Theatre‘s 2001 season Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Enterâ€" tainment, was originally scheduled to direct this ambitious production. But due to a scheduling conflict, he has placed Anne L. Allan in the director‘s chair. [| 6 o ou § | _ | e * Visit our website at www.sleepfactory.com * Financing available . * Senior Discount * Over 40 locations across Canada * We customize : Serving your Community For Over 22 Years Since 1978 "CANADA‘S MATTRESS SU?ERSTORE" ONE FULL YEAR F .,r!.“L_.i_iJ_‘_r;‘ E % r:,us e in e . ppaiannaipaaronae f"h bidnaitioais mith a \ ® § -,v»i' + y M e i ' f g e 24y ul j L r+ 4 i 5 [ 0d ad a oC "Ms. Allan is one of greatâ€" est and most respected talâ€" ents in this country today," says Mustakas. "I know her vision for this timeless piece is unlike any production ever mounted on . the Drayton Festival Theatre stage." Allan recently directed West Side Story at Stage West, Mississauga, and includes in her recent credits Amy Sky‘s Phenomenal Woman conâ€" cert, 1 Love You, You‘re Perfect, Now Change at Stage West, Calgary and War Brides at Neptune Theatre, NO PAYMENTS NO INTEREST See stare for detils Hours: Mon.â€"Wed. 10â€"6pm Thurs.â€"Fri. 10â€"3pm Saturday 9â€"6pm Sunday 11â€"5pm Halifax. She was formerly the senior resident director for Livent, supervising such productions as Showboat, Ragtime, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Aspects of Love, which she also choreoâ€" graphed. A native of the U.K., Allan was assistant to renowned choreographer Gillian Lynne on Phantom of the Opera in the West End and in Vienna. An accomplished classiâ€" cal ballet dancer, she trained at the Royal Ballet School and also taught private dance lessons to Diana, Princess of Wales. Evita is the story of Eva Duarte who grew up a poor child in Argentina. c Her determination to find a better life for herself and those like her, inspired a nation. Starting as a model, then radio personality, Eva moved up the social ladder, but never abandoned the people who loved her and saw her as the "spiritual leader of the nation." It was as an actress that she met Colonel Juan Peron, and the two became as adored by the lower class as they were loathed by the Bourgeoisie. Evita is best known for its music, composed by Sir Andrew Lioyd Weber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. "Don‘t Cry For Me, Argentina‘, "Another Suitcase In Another Hall" and "Oh, What A Circus" are just a few of the timeless classic songs in this rollickâ€" ing musical masterpiece. Taking the role of Evita is Susan Gilmour, who has travelled the globe as Fantine in Les Miserables (Toronto, Broadway, Los Angeles, Tour). She reprises her role of Evita from the production staged at Theatre Calgary. Tackling the challenging role of Che Guevera is David Rogers. _ s The Kingston native has mastered similar roles, havâ€" ing performed as both Raoul and Phantom in â€" The Phantom of the Opera. Other credits include Tony in West Side Story, Captain Corcoran Asian/African in H.M.S. Pinafore, and Gus/Growitiger in Cats. _ He was last seen on the Drayton stage in Yowll Get Used To It!... The War Show, Romance/Romance, and the lead in She Loves Me. Rounding out the cast are Fred Love as Juan Peron and Wayne Berwick as Magaldi. Drayton Enterâ€" tainment patrons will recogâ€" nize Love from his perforâ€" mances earlier this at the Drayton Festival Theatre in Little Me and at the Huron County â€" Playhouse â€" and King‘s Wharf Theatre in You‘ll Get Used To It‘.. The War Show. Berwick is a Drayton Festival Theatre favourite, with recent performances in Gilbert & Sullivan‘s Patience. A talented ensemble cast of singers, dancers and actors transforms the Drayton stage into an exotic South American experience. Evita opens Sept. 6 and continues through Sept. 29. Tickets can be ordered by calling the Drayton Festival Theatre box office at 638â€" 5555 or 1â€"888â€"449â€"4463.