Another Suitcase in Another Hall of the charts in Italy and the United Kingdom. "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while they were developing the "Evita" for Broadway in 1976. Both were extremely intrigued by the stories surrounding the life of Eva Perón while researching about her during the mid-1970s. They came to know about her husband Juan Perón, and his affinity for young women, and Rice and Webber decided to use it as one of the backstories behind Eva and Juan's rise to power. In the original musical, the song is performed by the character of
Another Suitcase in Another Hall Juan's teenage mistress (played by Siobhán McCarthy) after she is "kicked out" by his future wife, Eva. According to director Michael Grandage, the story took the "edge off" a supposed fairy tale like interpretation of Eva and Juan, unveiling their ambitions and cut-throat personality. From a production point-of-view, it also allowed Grandage to show ruthlessness of Eva, when Juan allows her to throw his "mistress" away. The girl is ultimately left on the streets with nowhere to go, and there she sings the song. It is a particularly poignant melody that should play with an audience's emotions. The mistress clearly