Evita with Rachel Zegler reveals first look and vinyl recording release plans

Two exciting pieces of Evita news for the weekend!

Rachel Zegler stars in the Jamie Lloyd-directed revival of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. 

Joining Zegler are Diego Andres Rodriguez as Che, and James Olivas as Juan Perón, with Aaron Lee Lambert as Agustín Magaldi and Bella Brown as The Mistress / Alternate Eva.

Telling the tale of the rise and fall of the iconic Argentinian figure, Lloyd Webber and Rice’s classic 1978 musical includes numbers such as “Buenos Aires”, “Another Suitcase in Another Hall”, “Oh What a Circus” and “Don’t Cry for me Argentina”.

First of all, a first-look pic of the show was released yesterday to celebrate the start of performances at The London Palladium. Secondly, a two-side vinyl of Zegler performing “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” will be released on 4 July, with a standard and acapella version of the classic number supplied. It can be pre-ordered by the Evita store.

On the latest episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast, we sat down with Rodriguez and choreographer, Fabian Aloise, listen for free right here:

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.

You can read about the evolution of Evita in a history of leading ladies here.

There are 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.

The creative team also includes 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 plays at The London Palladium until 6 September, with a press night set for 1 July.

Also confirmed this week is an appearance from Zegler at this year’s West End Live.