Tina Arena moved to Broadway after originally opening in London's West End, and it became the template for subsequent productions of the musical for the following quarter of a century. The musical charts Eva Perón's life from an ambitious teenager, through her career as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946, until her death in 1952 at the age of 33. It includes some of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's best known material, including "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina". On 21 August 2017, Opera Australia announced that Arena would be taking on the lead role
The Old Lady Shows Her Medals Rogers adapted the play and wrote lyrics to turn the play into a one-act musical. Mark Bucci was the composer. This was published in 1960 by Samuel French. "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals" was presented on "Theatre Guild on the Air" February 3, 1952. The 30-minute adaptation starred Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. It was also presented on "Screen Guild Players" October 7, 1946. Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. starred in the adaptation. The Old Lady Shows Her Medals The Old Lady Shows Her Medals is a play by J. M. Barrie. It was first published