Mariand Torres as Eva Perón
Mariand Torres grew up in Miami, Florida and has called NYC home for 15 years. She is best known for playing the role of Elphaba on Broadway and the National Tour of Wicked, and most recently collaborated with Stephen Schwartz on the film version of his musical Snapshots, which was produced in collaboration with ACT of Connecticut. Other credits include: Broadway: Wicked, and the original cast of Broadway’s first Acapella musical, In Transit. National/International Tours: Wicked, and the world premiere of Prince of Broadway, directed by Harold Prince/Susan Stroman, which played in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. Off-Broadway: Natasha, Pierre and the the Great Comet of 1812 (Original Off B’way Cast), School of Rock (Gramercy Theater World Premiere). Regional: Eva Peron in Evita (Kansas City Rep), Helen Bechdel in Fun Home (KC Rep) Lady of the Lake in Spamalot (Connecticut Rep), world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa’s Giant (Signature Theatre), and Murder Ballad (Actors Playhouse). TV: Madam Secretary.
Mariand has participated in the development of new musicals with New York Theatre Workshop, The Public Theater, LAByrinth Theatre Company, New York Stage and Film, Sundance Theatre Lab, The Old Globe and Yale Rep, among others. She has performed in concerts throughout NYC (Lincoln Center, Birdland Jazz, Joe’s Pub and others), with the American Pops of Washington, DC and as far as Beijing, China. Education: Bachelor of Music, Musical Theater, University of Miami.
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March 5 & 6 | 7 PM
Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW, 13350 FSW Parkway, Fort Myers |
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Evita, the powerhouse musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is based on the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón, and follows her from her early life, to her rise to power, her charity work, and her death. It was the first British musical to win the Tony award for Best Musical.
“Arguably the best of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals…a ravishing spectacle…the sung-through narrative here maintains a rhythmic pulse.”
– David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter |
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