'Evita' Starring Rachel Zegler Set for Broadway in Spring 2027
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Rachel Zegler will reprise her role as Eva Perón in the Broadway production of Evita, set to open in spring 2027, following a critically acclaimed West End run directed by Jamie Lloyd.
- The Broadway staging will be at a Shubert theater yet to be announced, with additional casting details forthcoming.
- The iconic balcony scene from the London production, where Zegler sang "Don’t Cry for Me Argentina" to crowds outside, will be reimagined for Broadway due to safety concerns.
- This revival presents a concert-style reimagining of the 1978 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice rock opera, featuring modern choreography and a minimalist approach similar to Lloyd’s previous Broadway work on Sunset Blvd.
- Zegler, who recently won an Olivier Award for Evita and will star in Romeo + Juliet on Broadway in 2024-2025, expressed excitement about performing the show in her hometown of New York City.
