The new production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita, directed by Jamie Lloyd, will begin performances at the London Palladium next month.
Rachel Zegler (Eva Perón) in rehearsals. Photo by Marc Brenner
Following Eva Peron's story from poverty to become one of the most powerful women in Latin America, this will be the first time Evita has been on the West End stage since 2017. The last production in London was at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2019.
Evita features an iconic score including 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina', 'Another Suitcase in Another Hall' and the Oscar-winning 'You Must Love Me'.
The cast for the London run features Rachel Zegler (Eva Perón), Diego Andres Rodriguez (Che), James Olivas (Juan Perón), Aaron Lee Lambert (Agustín Magaldi) and Bella Brown (The Mistress / Alternate Eva) are joined by Carl Au, Gabriela Benedetti, Shakara Brown, Damian Buhagiar, Kyeirah D'Marni, Sally Frith, DeAngelo Jones, Lucas Koch, Natasha Leaver, Michael Lin, Dianté Lodge, Louis Mackrodt, Mireia Mambo, Mia Mullarkey, Perry O’Dea, Alysha Sontae, Monica Swayne, Jon Tsouras and Harrison Wilde as Ensemble, with Myla Carmen, Barney Hudson, Nathan Louis-Fernand, Kirsty Anne Shaw, Ricardo Spriggs and Regan Bailey Walker as Swings. Auora Breslin, Lois Haidar, Siena Merilind-Wu and Ffion Rosalie Williams share the role of The Child.
Evita will play at The London Palladium from 14 June - 6 September 2025.
