Opened at the Orpheum Theatre on September 25, 1979. Closed June 26, 1983 after 1,567 performances — 3.8 years. 7 Tony Awards in 1980, including Best Musical; 6 Drama Desk Awards in 1980, including Outstanding Musical; Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album in 1981 Evita is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It covers the early life, rise to power, charity work, controversies and death of the Argentine political leader Eva Perón, the second wife of the Argentine president Juan Perón. Wiki link