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Perez Reviews: Evita on Broadway - starring Ricky Martin!

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What a treat!!!

Such a special way to end a special day in New York City yesterday!

We took Momma Perez to see Ricky Martin in Evita, playing Broadway for the first since the musical ended its original run in 1983, and both the Puerto Rican superstar and the production did not disappoint!

Like Newsies, Evita is a MUST see!

It has everything we LOVE and want in a Broadway musical - excellent songs (timeless ones by Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber), great singing, great dancing, great acting, big sets, fancy costumes, razzle dazzle and all that jazz!

But this production of Evita has more than just flash! It also has a lot of heart! And the show shines brightly mostly because of its two leads - Ricky as Che and in the title role is Argentinian actress Elena Roger, who not only brings authenticity but also gravitas to her performance.

At first we were a little puzzled by her casting. "She's not tall enough," we thought. "She doesn't posses the movie star looks this part demands," we also told ourselves. But all that soon melted away as Elena transcended and transformed! It was fascinating and thrilling to watch her go from unknown Eva to adored Evita. It was equally thrilling to see her so skillfully sing and dance and act, doing it all with aplomb and class. She wasn't acting. She was BEING!

Such believability!

We would vote for her!!!!

And Ricky, as the everyman narrator, definitely has our vote! It was so beautiful to see his beautiful spirit shine so brightly on the Broadway stage!

His interpretation of Che oozes with charisma, just as he does in real life.

We had never seen him "act" in anything before, and we were pleasantly surprised by how well he did! His singing was excellent. His acting was too. And he even showed off his dance moves!

The only critique we had about Martin's performance was that there were a few moments when the heartthrob went into "Ricky" mode and channeled his inner idol. HOWEVER, that is not a lazy choice on his part. The director told us backstage, when we mentioned that (because we like to be honest), that it was his idea for Martin to do that. To give the audience a little of Ricky along with Che. Because, let's be more frank, it is Martin that is helping Evita do huge box office business.

And it is the great production that will help it continue to flourish!!!!

P.S. We totally geeked out and LOVED that Eva sings You Must Love Me in this production - a song written for the feature film adaptation, starring the Queen Of Pop.

P.P.S. Such a pleasant surprise to run into our old pal Nick Jonas at the show!

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Ricky Martin Is Gay…But He Has Loved The Women!

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Oh Ricky, you just have too much fire in your loins!!

While we all know Ricky Martin is gay (he came out in 2010) that doesn’t mean he hasn’t bedded - and loved - women throughout his sexual history.

Martin recently told the April issue of Spanish Vanity Fair about his heterosexual relationships:

[Image via Joseph Marzullo/WENN.]

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Ricky Martin & His Boys Are Too Cute For Vanity Fair

Talk about cuteness overload!

Ricky Martin graces the cover of Vanity Fair Spain's April issue with his adorable twin boys Matteo and Valentino.

This is also the first time

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Evita And Newsies Broadway Tickets are Selling Like Crazyyyy!!!!

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Go Broadway!!!!!

We are VERY pleased to announce that tickets for the Broadway productions of Evita and Newsies are selling like theatrical hotcakes!!!!!

Monday night's Ricky-tastic preview of Evita was totally SOLD OUT, and the show has already made $10 million in advance ticket sales! Wowsa!

As far as Newsies is concerned,

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Ricky Martin's Opening Night In Evita! Bravo!

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What's new, Buenos Aires?

Ricky Martin? Lucky you!

Last night, Ricky made his debut in the new Broadway production of Evita, alongside Elena Roger and Michael Cerveris. Sweaty, styling and simply sexy, Ricky came out for his first curtain call to roaring applause.

Hence the huge smile on his face!

Check out some pics from last night's performance in the gallery (below) and see if you can't feel the pure joy radiating off of Ricky just by looking at him!

He looks right at home on that stage! Here's to his continued success!

[Image via WENN.]

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Ricky Martin Sizzles On Cover Of April's Issue Of The Advocate!

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This may have been his first interview with The Advocate, but oh, was it worth the wait or what?!

Ricky Martin is getting ready to take on Broadway in the upcoming revival of Evita, and took the opportunity to open up to the HOMOlicious magazine about writing his memoirs, appearing on Glee, fatherhood, and even some SEKSI little details about his relationship with Carlos Gonzalez Abella!

Ch-ch-check out the cover (above)!

Just adorable! He really is just too HAWT.

And the fact that he's also just an amazing person makes him even HAWTER!

It's almost too much to take!

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We Were Born This Way! Ricky Martin Stands Up To Spanish Talk Show Host's Ignorant Comments!

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Former Quién Tiene la Razon host Nancy Alvarez has come under fire - and rightfully so- after she asserted in an interview that people are made gay by "mistakes made by their parents" - all stemming from a Tweet to her from Ricky Martin attempting to explain to her how clearly ignorant that idea is!

According to GLAAD, Martin questioned her on whether straight people choose to be so:

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