Another Suitcase in Another Hall musical, titled "Evita", playing the role of Eva; she had desired to play the part for a long time and even wrote to director Alan Parker, explaining how she would be perfect for the part. After securing the role, she underwent vocal training with coach Joan Lader since "Evita" required the actors to sing their own parts. Lader noted that the singer "had to use her voice in a way she's never used it before. "Evita" is real musical theater — its operatic, in a sense. Madonna developed an upper register that she didn't know she had." Unlike the musical,
Another Suitcase in Another Hall by saying, "Don't ask, anymore". In 2004, author Rikky Rooksby released the book, "The Complete Guide to the Music of Madonna", where he wrote his thoughts about the popularity of the song: Eva is the center of attention [in the song] but the lyric does not allow a transfer of meaning outside of the context of her story. Part of the song's popularity lies in the way it finds an image—the suitcase in the hall—to express the nomadic nature of modern civilization, the feeling of urban rootlessness that many people experience. The theme of constant moving strikes a resonant note.