Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals and Jamie Lloyd for The Jamie Lloyd Company have announced the full cast and creative team for Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita. Directed by Jamie Lloyd, the production opens at The London Palladium on Tuesday, 1 July, with previews from 14 June, and runs until 6 September 2025.
James Olivas will play Juan Perón opposite the previously announced Rachel Zegler (Eva Perón) and Diego Andres Rodriguez (Che). They will be joined by Aaron Lee Lambert as Agustín Magaldi and Bella Brown as The Mistress / Alternate Eva.
The ensemble includes Carl Au, Gabriela Benedetti, Shakara Brown, Damian Buhagiar, Kyeirah D’Marni, Sally Frith, DeAngelo Jones, Lucas Koch, Natasha Leaver, Michael Lin, Dianté Lodge, Louis Mackrodt, Mireia Mambo, Mia Mullarkey, Perry O’Dea, Alysha Sontae, Monica Swayne, Jon Tsouras, and Harrison Wilde. Myla Carmen, Barney Hudson, Nathan Louis-Fernand, Kirsty Anne Shaw, Ricardo Spriggs, and Regan Bailey Walker will serve as swings. Auora Breslin, Lois Haidar, Siena Merilind-Wu, and Ffion Rosalie Williams will share the role of The Child.
The creative team features Fabian Aloise (Choreographer), Soutra Gilmour (Set and Costume Designer), Alan Williams (Music Supervisor and Musical Director), Jon Clark (Lighting Designer), Adam Fisher (Sound Designer), Will Burton CDG (Casting Director), Jim Carnahan (US Casting Director), Carole Hancock (Wigs, Hair and Make-up Designer), Harry Blumenau (Children’s Casting/Children’s Administration), Kate Waters (Fight Director), Lily Mollgaard (Props Supervisor), Ingrid Mackinnon (Intimacy Coordinator), Rupert Hands (Associate Director), Amy Thornton (Associate Choreographer), Cory Hippolyte (Resident Director), Paris Green (Resident Choreographer), Rachel Wingate (Associate Set Designer), Kelsh B-D (Associate Sound Designer), Lucía Sánchez Roldán (Associate Lighting Designer), Rachel Woodhouse (Costume Supervisor), Harry Barker (Assistant Sound Designer), and Andy Barnwell and Rich Weedon for BW Musicians (Orchestral Management).
For Evita, there will be 5,000 tickets available across the run at £25 exclusively for under 30s, key workers, and those receiving government benefits. These tickets will be available across all levels of the theatre and will go on sale at a later date. Further information will be announced.
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary Evita returns to the West End, reimagined by the visionary award-winning director Jamie Lloyd. Featuring an iconic score including “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina,” “Oh What A Circus,” “Another Suitcase in Another Hall,” and the Oscar-winning “You Must Love Me.”
Fuelled by ambition and passion, Eva Perón rose from poverty to become the most powerful woman in Latin America. A symbol of hope to many Argentines, her star shone brightly as she captured the nation’s heart and divided its soul.
Produced by Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals and Jamie Lloyd for The Jamie Lloyd Company by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Jamie Lloyd originally directed Evita at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre as part of their 2019 season.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
