Rachel Zegler will be bringing Evita to Broadway!
On Wednesday (April 29), it was confirmed that the 24-year-old Olivier Award and Golden Globe winner will be reprising her role as Eva Perón from the West End revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s musical.
Directed by Jamie Lloyd, the show originally ran for a limited 12-week engagement in London with Rachel earning rave reviews. Now, we have confirmed that the production will kick off on Broadway in New York City sometime in the Spring of 2027.
Andrew Lloyd Webber said, “I am delighted to see Jamie Lloyd’s extraordinary production of Evita head to Broadway. It is so exciting to see Tim and my work reimagined in new ways, and the show has a generational talent in Rachel Zegler. I can’t wait for American audiences to experience a production which took the West End by storm.”
“Performing Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s brilliant show in London was a dream come true, but being able to partner once again with Jamie to bring Evita to Broadway is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I can’t wait to perform for my home, New York City,” Rachel exclaimed.
Jamie Lloyd said, “I was completely overwhelmed by the incredible response to Evita in London. It is an honor to work with Tim and Andrew, and I’m looking forward to revisiting the production with Rachel, whose stellar performance continues to inspire me. When we started discussing a New York production, it became apparent that our Palladium staging of ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’ would not be possible. I am really excited to explore a new idea, made especially for Broadway.”
The change that will be made from the London production was confirmed in Jamie’s quote, where he noted that Rachel would not perform her iconic “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” on a balcony overlooking the street.
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