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That's what I thought.

A lot of critics were complaining that it was just a big long form music video. So my contention that Lloyd Webber doesn't make dialogue sections of his plays very often that the long form music video style was perfect for one of his musicals.
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It is entirely sung...if there is any dialogue, I am almost positive it is spoken within the context of the songs.
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OscarGuy wrote:As I have never seen Evita performed on stage, can someone tell me how much actual spoken dialogue is in the musical?

I'm trying to write up something on Evita and that's the one detail I'm not familiar with, so I need to get the info for the piece.

It's been 27 years since I saw it, but I recall very little dialogue. Just a few asides between songs perhaps, but no extended spoken sequences.
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As I have never seen Evita performed on stage, can someone tell me how much actual spoken dialogue is in the musical?

I'm trying to write up something on Evita and that's the one detail I'm not familiar with, so I need to get the info for the piece.
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