I don't understand how people are criticizing. She did this role in various different countries. If she was as bad as people were saying, she wouldn't have played the role ON BROADWAY, and on the WEST END. She's raw, vocally and as an actress. And, you're all forgetting that SHE'S FROM ARGENTINA. She's as authentic as you can get. Sit down.

she killed this idc what ya´ll say. her voice and her dancing was amazing and POR FIN an evita who says BUENOS AIRES and not buenas airas and pronounce right rio de la plata, florida, corrientes and nueve de julio, anyways elena roger supremacía we love our argentinian queen

For everyone criticizing Elena, please bare in mind that she had to do this eight times a week without fail.the role of evita is both physically and vocally challenging to its fullest extent. It is only natural that after a few shows during the week she may be feeling fatigued.

i don’t understand how anyone could ever criticize elena? she’s vocally incredible, and her stage presence is EVERYTHING.

ppl are criticizing because of her vocals but her stage presence is AMAZING

elena did an amazing job!!!!

I love Elena Roger in this role! People need to stop hating! She is the reason why most people of Argentinian decent or any Latin American, Mexican descent is given a chance to try their best to reach the American dream!

Elena is simply stunning here. A really nuanced performance.

If people don't understand how incredible she is in this role, they are basic. She's like a siren. So authentic.

I think people forget their only human. Love the rass to her voice gives it more meaning to the song and her dancing is perfect.

Elena is simply stunning in this role. She makes it fresh and her own..... big shoes to fill after Patti Lupone and she rises to the occasion. Her accent, and vocal improv choices are on point .. I played the role of Che many times in local productions here in CA. The revival of 2012 was so enjoyable. Elena is on point! Bravissima

Wow! BEST choreo I've seen for Evita!

Wow! Damn impressive actress. She never missed a beat. She's passionate. That's why I love theater. The sheer unabashed passion of the actors

I saw Elena's performance in the London production and she was stunning to watch. It was a real star is born moment. I have seen many comments from audience members reporting that something was lost from this production when it transferred to Broadway which is a real shame. Although I can still see what made her a very special Eva and I really think her performance holds up here. Elena excels when dancing and acting. I personally adore her voice even when it is sometimes shrill and think she navigates a horribly difficult and vocally punishing score superbly and managed to for years... THAT'S surely worthy of praise. In 'Don't Cry for Me...' and 'I'd be Surprisingly Good for You' she demonstrates best why she is a great Eva. The manipulative, cold and egotistical woman pulling the strings comes to the forefront of her performance which is beautiful contrasted by her tragic physical decline later on. I've also been really pleased to see more people praising Elena in the comments, a few years ago reading these comments was painful.

She was amazing! It’s hard singing that under hot lights while dancing tango

reading the comments, what the hell? Who could possibly criticize elena? this number ALONE must be damn exhausting and vocally, she emitted the raw, sexual, aggressive, and ambitious qualities of evita peron. damn!

Elena the best!

K but the choreo + lighting+ dynamic star turns of the entire cast = magic

Elena was fabulous in London as Evita and sensational as Edith Piaf In Piaf in London too.

These comments are shit. Her vocals are amazing. I just don’t like the actual written score, some of the notes just feel short. But otherwise, the actual actress did an amazing job!

I do not understand how people criticize it, try to sing in a language that is not yours while you focus on the dance steps or the good pronunciation ... please empathize people.

I see people complaining about people criticizing Elena. I don;t see people criticizing Elena though.

Elena is so lovely. I just am entranced by her.

The people who are commenting and criticizing her have surely never played Eva Peron on Broadway eight times a week.

Can I just take a second to comment on how dreamy Max von Essen is? If he ever wants to retire from theatre, I'd be willing to hire him as my own person chanteur.

Meu príncipe meu lindo meu amor

...sou português vi 4 versões da Evita quer em Londres, Espanha, Grécia e Brasil, sendo estas duas ultimas versões péssimas. Para mim a Paloma San Basilio foi perfeita. Agora quase 40 anos volvidos vejo este excerto duma argentina que apenas conheço de nome através duma amiga que vive em Buenos Aires. Fiquei pasmado, mesmo extasiado com a vitalidade desta artista neste video. Artista fabulosa pois é difícil cantar e dançar desta maneira em simultanêo. Parabéns a este grande talento da Argentina. Fabulosa mesmo.

I think she is fucken great!

My dance teachers husband Sean M. was the husband in this with Caroline I think? I know this isn’t with her

I her performance over Patty LuPone

I think she was quite good!

The orignal choreo is so much better though

She seems slightly behind the beat throughout.

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I don’t think she’s a poor job at all! Apart from Some rhythmical things in the beginning.

I think the production lacks because of a few key artistic choices. I don’t think Evita works if it’s played as Realism or verbatim theatre. Yes it’s based on real people and events but (a lot like Jesus Christ Superstar) it works best when it focuses on the mythmaking. So in that regard, the actress playing Santa Evita has to embody the *idea* of her and inhabit the ambitious tendencies as opposed to playing the real Eva Duarte Peron. If you play it verbatim, it can be misconstrued as supporting Peron’s politics. Because the reality is The Peronistas were a fascist regime with a socialist scheme to enrich themselves personally. I think Patti LuPone did this well. In her book, Patti talks about Eva as more of an enigma or ghost that haunted her and less a real person who lived and died. But Elena Roger’s whole schtick is that she’s as authentic as it gets. She’s Argentinian and probably looks and sounds more like the real person. But the show isn’t about Eva Duarte Peron. It’s about Evita.

Also… Evita’s Beunos Aires is literally gay rights

you all should watch Sara Ramirez`s interpretation of this song...

Poor Elena she was dying up there

I don't understand a word she's saying at the start. Not because of the accent, btw. She just doesn't punch in her words enough. I like the dancing and vocals, though.

Vocal is impressive - body movements need work. I saw her in this and she was good but there are times when her emotions are high and powerful via voice and the body is stiff. Tough role and overall done well, but not at Patti or Madonna’s level. Big ladies preceded her and comparisons are inevitable (ha!) but she was very good.

I just hate the staging of this run. It's just boring compared to the original. I was so disappointed when I saw it I was like... Really? Sets? Lol

shame maybe she was nervous

I really don't think her voice is strong enough to portray Evita. Her voice sounds very strained and almost sounds like she needs to go get her vocal cords checked. There could be something pathological there. Especially when she opts to use her head voice for "And if ever I go to far...", it's very anti-climactic. It should be the high point of the whole song and should definitely be belted. But I did enjoy her dancing!

The dancers role is silent..... What a mess. No wonder she closed the show, what a shame...... Apparently the approached LuPone to recreate her performance, desperate to salvage the box office. Moral of the story? Know your limitations....

The answer is:...........................NO!

What she lacked in vocals she made up for in raw passion.❤

Look, Elena Roger is a good dancer, as a singer, not so much. Patti LuPone was the best, Evita. How and why Roger's was cast in the role is a mystery. There are plenty of actresses out there who at least can sing the score.

I READ MANY COMMENTS ABOUT ELENA'S SINGING HERE. THERE WAS NO OTHER PRODUCTION WHERE EVITA HAD TO DANCE A HARD AND EXHAUSTING CHOREOGRAPHY AS IT IS. COME ON GUYS, SHOW ME ANOTHER SINGER THAT DOES IT BETTER DANCING AND JUMPING AND SPINNING LIKE THIS. ALL THE CHOREOGRAPHIES I'VE SEEN FROM DIFFERENT PRODUCTIONS LOOK LIKE A SCHOOL PRESENTATION COMPARED TO THIS ONE.