EVITA

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Coming off the National Tour of ELF, Lexie Dorsett Sharp and Jesse Sharp will star as Eva and Juan Peron respectively in Gavilan College's production of EVITA. The newlywed husband and wife team met on the National Tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY and ended up playing opposite each other as Gomez and Morticia. They now bring their immense talents and experience to this production in Gilroy.
Jesse and director Dennis Beasley have been friends since attending graduate school at UC Irvine. After hearing that Beasley was looking to fill the lead roles and knowing that Eva Peron was one of his wife's dream roles, Mr. Sharp passed along the casting notice to Mrs. Sharp. The Los Angeles based actress promptly submitted an audition tape and was subsequently cast in the title role of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice rock opera. Mr. Sharp signed on later when his schedule opened up. The pair sizzles as the Argentinian power couple and these performances are not to be missed.
Lexie Dorsett Sharp (http://www.lexiedsharp.com) also starred in the YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN National Tour and is a proud graduate of the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music with a BFA in Musical Theatre.
Jesse Sharp (www.jessesharp.net) has appeared Off-Broadway and at regional theatres all over the country such as the Utah Shakespearean Festival. Jesse received a BA in Theatre from UCLA and an MFA in Acting from UC Irvine.
Santa Clara actor Jery Rosas plays the part of Che, the Perons' antagonist in the musical. Bay Area Audiences will recognize Rosas from his performances all over the Bay Area with companies such as Pear Ave Theatre, West Valley Light Opera, and the Sunnyvale Players in roles ranging from Bobby Child in CRAZY FOR YOU to Judas in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.
EVITA plays May 1,2, 8, 9, 15, and 16 at 8 pm and May 9 at 2 pm at the Gavilan College Theatre (5055 Santa Teresa Blvd) in Gilroy. The production is directed by Dennis Beasley. Vocal direction is by Sandra Marlowe and orchestra direction by Lane Sanders. EVITA is produced by the Gavilan College Theatre Program run by Dr. John Lawton-Haehl.
Tickets: $15 Advanced Tickets; $20 at the door; $12 Students and Seniors. Tickets can be purchased at Booksmart in Morgan Hill, The Gavilan College Bookstore or online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1473421. For more information please leave a message with the box office at (408) 846-4397.

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