Reviews are in!!
Come out and see the show!! Extended through Sept 2nd!
"Ms. Rosario is a tiny woman with a big voice, a combination adored by musical cultists, and here she sings up a storm."
"Exquisitely portraying Eva is Arianna Rosario. I really could go on about her stunning voice and performances, imperiously relaying Eva's gripping speeches to her public, the emotional journey, and commanding stage presence, but I'm just sum it up saying that you will remember Ms. Rosario's Eva for quite some time."- Melissa Giordano
https://www.broadwayworld.com/long-island/article/BWW-Review-Bay-Street-Theatres-Production-Of-EVITA-20180808
"In the titular role, famously portrayed on stage by Patti LuPone and on screen by Madonna, Arianna Rosario stands on her own. With a robust voice that is also smooth and silky, Rosario makes for a sympathetic, albeit fallible Evita." -ISA GOLDBERG
https://indyeastend.com/arts/entertainment/evita-a-brilliant-revisioning/
"Arianna Rosario as Evita herself projects star power the minute she makes her entrance in a cloth coat and brunette wig (the real character’s natural color), and when she opens her vocal chords to belt out one of her several arias in this modern opera, she leaves no question she is a force that attention will be paid to.
While the role has sometimes been performed portraying Evita as merely a conniver with ice in her veins, Ms. Rosario colors her character’s canniness with warmth and humanity, and thus we can be sad when cancer kills her at 36, and honestly, that may have been the difference that failed to light our fire when we saw it in 1981. The lyrics at times call Evita a bitch and a slut who only slept her way to the top without heart, but really is that what you want your heroine to be? Give us someone to at least empathize with no matter what. Ms. Rosario responds in kind with her multi-layered performance.
Comparing the story of the real Evita—a sinner and saint in real life and on stage with somewhat different undertones—knowing more of her true story made me appreciate even more the humane, sassy but tender portrayal of Ms. Rosario as Evita". -Lorraine Dusky
http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Sag-Harbor/565537/Theater-Review-Evita-Conquers-At-Bay-Street-Theater
"Rosario’s portrayal of Eva Perón was brilliant in its complexity. She strutted around the stage like a Latina Madonna, exuding strength while wearing a new dress in every scene, each more fabulous than the last. She expertly portrays a woman with great ambition who demands love and respect, but still goes out of her way to genuinely care for the poor. Rosario’s powerful soprano did a great service to the classic “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” as well as “Rainbow High,” “Eva’s Final Broadcast” and other numbers." -David Taylor
https://www.danspapers.com/2018/08/musical-review-evita-at-bay-street-theater/
"Arianna Rosario is an impressive Eva, sensuous in her dancing, evocative with her vocals, and captivating as an actress."-Cindi Sansone-Braff
https://patch.com/new-york/easthampton/bay-streets-evita-rocks
"Arianna Rosario's (who played Eva) stature as a major talent seemed to grow throughout the show as the part demanded, and she was able to rise up and take the show to its highest energy points. Her singing is superb."-T.J. Clemente
http://www.hamptons.com/The-Arts/Performing-Arts/24859/Hamptons-Summer-Theater-Review-Evita-At-Bay.html#.W4V3RS3MxmA
