Clockwise: Rachel Zegler (Picture: Sarah Krick), Diego Andres Rodriguez (Picture: Sam Pickart), Bella Brown (Picture: Clare Park) and James Olivas (Picture: Alex Johnson) have been cast in the Broadway production of Evita
Further casting has been confirmed for the highly anticipated Broadway debut of the hit Jamie Lloyd-directed production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita.
As previously announced, the production’s multi-award-winning leading lady Rachel Zegler will reprise her performance as Eva Perón. She will be joined by Olivier Award nominee Diego Andres Rodriguez (Sunset Boulevard, Broadway) as Che, James Olivas (Kinky Boots, Hollywood Bowl) as Juan Perón and WhatsOnStage nominee Bella Brown (Hadestown, Lyric Theatre, West End) as The Mistress/Alternate Eva – all reprising their performances from the West End production. The show will also feature Ángel Lozada (Bad Cinderella, Broadway) as Agustín Magaldi.
The ensemble will also include Giuseppe Bausilio, Mely Berdion, Brandon Borkowsky, Ayla Ciccone-Burton, Grace Conrad, Christian Jesús Galvis, Tommy Gedrich, Sydney Jones, Natasha Leaver, Maggie Likcani, Mireia Mambo, Sebastian Martinez, Justice Moore, Pepe Muñoz, Julio Rey, Ken San Jose, Victor Carrillo Tracey, Damani Van Rensalier and J’Kobe Wallace. The Swings for the production will be Alexis Hasbrouck, AK Naderer, Regine Sophia, Francisco Thurston, Bryce Valle and Michael Bryan Wang.
The full creative team for Evita on Broadway and final casting for the role of ‘The Child’ will be announced at a later date.
Evita will play Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre with preview performances beginning 27 February 2027 for a 25 March opening night.
The production made international headlines last summer when it played a sold-out engagement at the London Palladium. It was heralded by critics with a staggering number of five-star reviews.
Evita received two Olivier Awards including Best Actress in a Musical for Zegler. The production was also awarded Best Musical and Best Musical Performance for Zegler at the London Standard Theatre Awards, along with receiving five WhatsOnStage Awards including Best Musical Revival and Best Performer in a Musical for Zegler.
The show will play the Winter Garden immediately following Lloyd’s critically acclaimed production of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing which will play a strictly limited 10-week engagement at the same venue, starting performances on 31 October.
Lloyd originally directed Evita at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre as part of the venue’s 2019 season.
Angela Thomas
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