⭐ EVITA – ALL-STAR CONCERT ANNOUNCED – THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE – STARRING AULI’I CRAVALHO & MATT RAWLE ⭐
Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning Evita returns to the West End this summer in an all-star concert at the iconic Theatre Royal Drury Lane, it has been announced.
The concert will be accompanied by the 30-piece London Musical Theatre Orchestra (LMTO).
Auli’i Cravalho, the voice of Disney’s Moana and star of The Little Mermaid Live, will make her West End debut in the title role of Evita, alongside West End leading man Matt Rawle (Martin Guerre, Miss Saigon, Zorro) who returns to the role of Che.
The concert production will be directed by Olivier Award-winner Bill Deamer (Follies), with further casting and creatives to be announced.
Evita charts 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.
Evita In Concert is produced by Fourth Wall Live and the London Musical Theatre Orchestra, and arranged with the permission of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group.
Evita has 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.
Evita In Concert will play Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 31st July & 1st August 2023.
Pre-sale (via sign-up link) starts on Friday 19th May – https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/evita/
Tickets for general on-sale to follow in due course.
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