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Evita revival with Rachel Zegler at the Palladium releases rehearsal photos

Jamie Lloyd directs the hit musical once more

Tanyel Gumushan

Tanyel Gumushan

| London |

20 May 2025

Evita in rehearsals
Evita in rehearsals, © Marc Brenner

Take a look inside the rehearsal room for Evita, playing at The London Palladium this summer.

Jamie Lloyd directs the revival of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, running from 14 June to 6 September 2025, with a press night set for 1 July.

Rachel Zegler is set to star in the lead role of Eva Perón, with Diego Andres Rodriguez as Che, and James Olivas as Juan Perón. They’re to be joined by Aaron Lee Lambert as Agustín Magaldi and Bella Brown as The Mistress / Alternate Eva.

Evita. Bella Brown (The Mistress, Alternate Eva). Credit Marc Brenner. 01575
Bella Brown (The Mistress, alternate Eva) in rehearsals for Evita, © Marc Brenner
Evita. James Olivas (Juan Perón). Credit Marc Brenner. 03691
James Olivas (Juan Perón) in rehearsals for Evita, © Marc Brenner

The ensemble includes 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, 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.

There will also be 5,000 tickets available across the run at £25 exclusively for under 30s, key workers and those receiving government benefits. These tickets will be available across all levels of the theatre, and go on sale at a later date.

The creative team are Fabian Aloise (choreographer), Soutra Gilmour (set and costume designer), Alan Williams (music supervisor and musical director), Jon Clark (lighting designer), Adam Fisher (sound designer), Will Burton CDG (casting director), Jim Carnahan (US casting director), Carole Hancock (wigs, hair and make up designer), Harry Blumenau (children’s casting/ children’s administration), Kate Waters (fight director), Lily Mollgaard (props supervisor), Ingrid Mackinnon (intimacy coordinator), Rupert Hands (associate director), Amy Thornton (associate choreographer), Cory Hippolyte (resident director), Paris Green (resident choreographer), Rachel Wingate (associate set designer), Kelsh B-D (associate sound designer), Lucía Sánchez Roldán (associate lighting designer), Rachel Woodhouse (costume supervisor), Harry Barker (assistant sound designer), Andy Barnwell and Rich Weedon for BW Musicians (orchestral management).

Evita. Diego Andres Rodriguez (Che) & Rachel Zegler (Eva Perón). Credit Marc Brenner. 01611
Diego Andres Rodriguez (Che) and Rachel Zegler (Eva Perón) in rehearsals for Evita, © Marc Brenner

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