Who has played Evita on stage in London?
Notable casts
| Role | Concept Album (1976) | West End (2017) |
|---|---|---|
| Eva Perón | Julie Covington | Emma Hatton |
| Che | Colm Wilkinson | Gian Marco Schiaretti |
| Juan Perón | Paul Jones | Kevin Stephen-Jones |
| Agustin Magaldi | Tony Christie | Oscar Balmaseda |
Who sang Evita in London?
Although the concept album of the show, with Julie Covington singing the role of ‘Eva’, was released in 1976, the stage production was not mounted until some two years later due to the lack of availabilty of Hal Prince, who both Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice had wanted to direct the show on stage.
Who played Evita in the musical?
Patti LuPone starred as Eva Peron, with Mandy Patinkin as Che Guevara, the quasi-narrator of the musical. The musical defied mixed reviews and received 11 Tony Award nominations. LuPone and Patinkin won Tonys for their roles, and Harold Prince won for Best Direction of a Musical.
Who sang Evita first?
“Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” is a song recorded by Julie Covington for the 1976 concept album Evita, later included in the 1978 musical of the same name. The song was written and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while they were researching the life of Argentine leader Eva Perón.
Who wrote music for Evita?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Evita/Music composed by
Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the musical Evita, the song was released in 1976, the year the United States of America was celebrating 200 years of freedom, and Argentina wasn’t.
Who was in the original Broadway cast of Evita?
Evita Broadway Original Cast
- Seda Azarian. Person of Argentina.
- Dennis Birchall. Person of Argentina.
- Peppi Borza. Person of Argentina.
- Tom Carder. Person of Argentina. Che.
- Robin Cleaver. Person of Argentina.
- Mark East. Person of Argentina.
- Megan Forste. Child.
- Bridget Francis. Child.
Who played Eva in Evita?
Directed by Alan Parker, and written by Parker and Oliver Stone, Evita stars Madonna as Eva, Jonathan Pryce as Eva’s husband Juan Perón, and Antonio Banderas as Ché, an everyman who acts as the film’s narrator.
Who wrote the music for Evita?
Evita/Composers