The moment that we’ve - ok mostly just myself - all been waiting for is finally here. The time has come for me to partner with Lyric Arts once again in announcing the cast of their upcoming production of Evita. Last year, Lyric Arts made the brave and bold decision to produce Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic and Tony award winning show. It immediately went to the top of every list I had including top shows I was excited for in 2018-2019 season. Evita has always been one of my absolute favorite shows. I even wrote a fifteen page research paper on it in college.
The show will be directed by Matt McNabb with music direction by Louis Berg-Arnold and choreography by Lauri Kraft. Without further ado, I announce the cast of Evita.
The Cast:
Eva Perón………………………………….Kiko Laureano
Che…………………………………………….Adan Varela
Juan Perón………………………………..Kent Dean
Agustin Magaldi………………………..Derick Taylor-White
Perón’s Mistress………………………..Laila Sahir
Ensemble…………………………………..Nuriel Abdenur, Dan Britt, Andrew Elfenbein, Lucy ……………………………………………………Juncosa, Brandon D Lund, Stella Murphy, Sophie ……………………………………………………Negrete, Gianna Schiller, Rachel Sulentic, Benjamin ……………………………………………………Thacker, Rick Wyman, Robert Zalazar.
Show Description:
Evita brings to life the rags-to-riches rise of Eva Peron, the First Lady of Argentina. Set between 1934 and 1952, the Tony Award winner for Best Musical follows Eva Duarte on her journey from poor illegitimate child to ambitious actress to the most powerful woman in Latin America, before her death from cancer at age 33.
Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, this musical masterpiece by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber is filled with well-known numbers such as “Oh What a Circus,” “Buenos Aires,” and “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.”
Want to get your tickets ahead of time? Click the Evita button below! Never seen a show at Lyric Arts before? Now is the perfect time to see their work with the their current production of Sense & Sensibility.