After captivating audiences for the past 40 years in the UK, embarking on two West End seasons and following an international tour, Evita returns to the UK with a brand new cast for 2018 and comes to The Hawth, Crawley from Tuesday 18th to Saturday 22nd September, before returning to the region from Tuesday 30th October to Saturday 3rd November to appear at the Theatre Royal Brighton.
The cast is led by three of the finest musical theatre stars. Saying ‘What’s New, Buenos Aires’ for the first time is Lucy O’Byrne (The Sound of Music, Les Misérables) in the iconic role of Eva Perón, with Mike Sterling (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables) as Juan Perón and, award-winning West End leading man, Glenn Carter (Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar – on stage and screen, Les Misérables) as Ché. They will be joined by: Oscar Balmaseda (Magaldi) and Cristina Hoey (Mistress).
Completing the cast is: Emmanuel Alba, Verity Burgess, Callum Fitzgerald, Riva Grant, Samuel John Humphreys, Bethan Jacks, Joe McCourt, Benjamin McMillan, Chrissie Perkins, Oliver Slade, Chris Stoddart, Mike Ward, Kirsty Whelan and Yuval Zoref.
Telling the story of Eva Perón, wife of former Argentine dictator Juan Perón, Evita follows Eva’s journey, which ultimately led her to be heralded as the ‘spiritual leader of the nation’ by the Argentine people.
With more than 20 major awards to its credit, an Oscar winning film version starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas, and featuring some of the best loved songs in musical theatre, including Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, On This Night of a Thousand Stars, You Must Love Me, and Another Suitcase in Another Hall, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s extraordinary musical Evita is an iconic classic not to be missed!
Evita appears at The Hawth Crawley from Tuesday 18th – Saturday 22nd September with evening performances at 7.30pm and Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm and then at Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 30th October to Saturday 3rd November with evening performances at 7.45pm and Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm.Tickets are available from The Hawth box office on 01293 553636 and at www.hawth.co.uk and from The Theatre Royal Brighton box office on 0844 871 7650 and at www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-brighton/