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topicnews · July 18, 2025

Watch Rachel Zegler in the new trailer for London Palladium Evita

Watch Rachel Zegler in the new trailer for London Palladium Evita

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Watch Rachel Zegler in the new trailer for London Palladium Evita

Jamie Lloyd heads the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Musical.

Would you like “Rainbow High?”

Take a look at the new trailer for the current revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Evita, This began the preview on June 14th in the London Palladium with Rachel Zegler (West Side Story, Romeo + Julia, Snow White) in the title role in the video above.

Listen to Rachel Zegler's “Don't Cry for Me Argentina”

Zegler, who plays Eva in the Jamie Lloyd-staged production, is accompanied by Diego Andres Rodriguez, who has his Broadway debut as an Artie in Lloyd's Tony-Special resuscitation of Gab Sunset BLVD.,as che; James Olivas as Juan Perón; Aaron Lee Lambert as Agustín Magaldi; and Bella Brown as a lover/alternative Eva. Read reviews for the limited commitment by clicking here.

Read: Jamie Lloyd reveals the 3rd Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical, which he wants to revive

The Ensemble Includes Carl Au, Gabriela Benedetti, Shakara Brown, Damian Buhagiar, Kyeirah d'Arni, Sally Frith, Dangelo Jones, Lucas Koch, Natasha Leaver, Michael Lin, Dianté Lodge, Louis Mackrodt, Mireia Mullarke, 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 swing. Auora Breslin, Lois Haidar, Siena Merilind-Wu and Ffion Rosalie Williams share the role of the child.

The creative team also includes choreographer Fabian Aloise, set and costume designer Soutra Gilmour, Music Supervisor and music director Alan Williams, the light designer Jon Clark and the sound designer Adam Fisher. Everyone except Fisher reflect on their work from Regent's Park production of production 2019. Casting is done by Will Burton, with us by Jim Carahhan Casting. The creative team also includes wig, hair and make -up designer Carole Hancock. Kindergast director and child manager Harry Blumenau; Fighting director Kate Waters; Prop -Supervisor Lily Mollgaard; and intimacy coordinator Ingrid Mackinnon with orchestral management by Andy Barnwell and Rich Weedon for BW musicians.

The through-sung musical follows Eva Duarte, an illegitimate young girl from Los Requenen, that rose from anonymity to the actress and finally the first Lady of Argentina before her tragic death from cancer at the age of 33. Song titles do not include cry for me, Argentina, “Buenos Aires”, “Rainbow High” and “High Flying” and “High Flying”, “Hight Flying”, “Hight Flying”, “Highty Flying”, “Hight Flying”, “Hight Flying”, “Highting”, “Highty” Flying, “and” and “and” among other things “and” among other things “.

Evita Originally in 1976 as a two-LP recording with Julie Covington in the title role and Colm Wilkinson as Che. In 1978 Harold Prince organized both the original London and the New York productions of the musical, which the following year made Stars by Elaine Paige in London and Mandy Patinkin and Patti Lupone, where it won seven Tony Awards, including the best musical. Lloyd Webber and Rice had previously worked together Joseph and the amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat And Jesus Christ Superstar. Evita would mark their last big cooperation.

Madonna, Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce were played in the 1996 film version of 1996 Evita. Although the last Broadway resuscitation of War in 2012 Evita (With Elena Roger and Ricky Martin) there were attempts to bring it back to the main stem. The most recent New York production, which was staged in the City Center in November 2019, showed Sola Pfeiffer and Maia Reficco, who divided the title role under the direction of Sammi Cannold. The same production was then staged in Washington, DC and Cambridge, Massachusetts – even though future plans have not come about.

Lloyd was staged for the first time Evita in Regent's Park Open Air Theater as part of its 2019 season.

The services are currently planned until September 6th.

The revival is revived by Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals and Lloyd for the Jamie Lloyd Company by arrangement with the Reway Using Group Ltd. produced.

Visit evitathemusical.com.

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Photos: Jaime Lloyds Evita in the West End