The concert production is the first time that Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical will be performed in London since 2017.
Taking place on the 31st July and 1st August at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, full casting has been announced for the upcoming concert production of Evita.
Joining the previously announced Auli’i Cravalho, the voice of Disney’s Moana, as Eva and Matt Rawle (Martin Guerre, Miss Saigon, Zorro) who returns to the role of Che is Jeremy Secomb (Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera) who is also returning to the show in the role of Peron, and Nathan Amzi (Heathers the Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar) as Magaldi. Playing Mistress is Emily Lane (Anna in Disney’s Frozen the Musical). Completing the cast is Lloyd Davies, Robin Kent, Emily Langham, Jasmine Leung, Amonik Melaco, Joseph Poulton, Agnes Pure and Sophie Sass.
The musical tells the story of the young and ambitious Eva Peron’s meteoric rise to sainthood. Set in Argentina between 1934-1952, the musical follows Eva Duarte on her journey from poor illegitimate child to ambitious actress to, as wife of military leader-turned-president Juan Peron, the most powerful woman in Latin America, before her death from cancer at age 33.
Presented by Fourth Wall Live and the London Musical Theatre Orchestra, Evita in Concert is directed by Bill Deamer, with musical supervision by Simon Lee, musical direction by Ben Ferguson, sound design by Adam Fisher, lighting design by Tim Deiling, Set and Costume design by Rebecca Brower, and casting by Sarah-Jane Price. The concert is accompanied by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Ben Ferguson.
It has been arranged with the permission of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group. The musical features lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, orchestrations by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on orchestrations originally by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
To book tickets visit: https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/evita/