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BIO

West End credits: Piaf (Olivier Award Best Actress); Passion and Evita (Olivier Award Nominations Best Actress); Boeing Boeing. Argentina credits: original productions of Piaf (several awards including the 2011 Konex Award for Best Actress in a Musical of the Decade), Nine, Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables, Saturday Night Fever, Houdini, La Fiaca, and Jazz, Swing, Tap. Elena and director Valeria Ambrosio devised Mina, che cosa sei?!? (five awards including ACE Award for Best Actress). Film: Un amor, La vida anterior, La bolsa o la vida, and the short film, La voz. Album: VIentos del sur (Clarin Best Album), Recorriendo el rock Nacional, Evita (2006 London Cast Recording).

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2012
Eva Peron

[West End]
London Revival, 2006
Eva


Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2012 - Distinguished Performance Award

Elena Roger, Evita


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Olivier Awards - 2009 - Best Actress In A Musical

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Olivier Awards - 2007 - Best Actress In A Musical

Elena Roger, Evita

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News


Video: Rachel Potter Reprises THE ADDAMS FAMILY Role For 'Pulled' Performance

Broadway's former Wednesday Addams, Rachel Potter, is revisiting her role in an all new video, featuring the song 'Pulled' from The Addams Family the Musical! Watch the video here!
THE ADDAMS FAMILY Star Rachel Potter To Release New Cover of 'Pulled' for Halloween

Broadway's former Wednesday Addams, Rachel Potter, will revisit the role in a new single, dropping October 30. Get a first look at her cover of the Wednesday Addams anthem, 'Pulled' from The Addams Family the Musical and the accompanying video below.
Rachel Potter Will Release Broadway Symphonic Album Next Year

Rachel Potter has announced that she is releasing a Broadway album next year! The album will feature symphonic reimaginings of some of Potter's Broadway favorites.
Recap the Works of Jamie Lloyd

​ In just over a week, one of the most-anticipated shows of the season officially opens on Broadway. Sunset Boulevard is back, straight from its acclaimed run in London, and this time, Tony-nomintaed and Olivier-winning director Jamie Lloyd is at the helm. Check out the director's extenisve list of London and New York credits here or recap on some highlights below! In 2008, Lloyd was made the associate director of the Donmar Warehouse. His 2008 production of Piaf transferred to the West End and to Buenos Aires. In 2008 he directed The Pride at the Royal Court, for which he won the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. His 2010 production of Passion won the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical. Elena Roger sings from Passion at the 2010 Olivier Awards: In 2013, the Ambassador Theatre Group launched The Jamie Lloyd Company. As the  artistic director at Trafalgar Studios in 2013, Lloyd featured three productions: a revival of The Pride, The Hothouse starring Simon Russell Beale and John Simm, and Macbeth, starring James McAvoy and Claire Foy, which received an Olivier nomination for Best Revival.  A second Trafalgar Transformed season opened in July 2014 with Richard III starring Martin Freeman, East is East, and The Ruling Class, again starring James McAvoy. In the same year, Lloyd directed Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory, starring Catherine Tate, Aaron Tveit, and Jamie Parker. Starry productions in the following years included The Homecoming starring Gemma Chan and John Simm; The Maids , starring Uzo Aduba, Zawe Ashton, and Laura Carmichael; and Doctor Faustus starring Kit Harington. Lloyd's 2019 production of Evita, which played the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, earned two Olivier nominations and was lead by Samantha Pauly. Soon after, he brought Harold Pinter's Betrayal to Broadway, starring Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton and Carlie Cox. The production marked his first Tony nomination. Hightlights from Evita:  Ad for Betrayal on Broadway: In 2019, Lloyd revealed plans to direct and produce a series of three plays at the Playhouse Theatre in collaboration with The Jamie Lloyd Company. The lineup included a new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac featuring James McAvoy; a version of The Seagull starring Emilia Clarke, adapted by Anya Reiss; and A Doll's House with Jessica Chastain in the lead role. The latter opened on Broadway in 2023 (second Tony nomination). Cyrano de Bergerac would go on to play BAM in 2022. Highlights from The Seagull: Highlights from Cyrano de Bergerac:  Highlights from A Doll's House: Lloyd returned to the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber with his revival of Sunset Boulevard in late 2023. The musical, starring Nicole Scherzinger, won an Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival and Lloyd won for Best Director. Earlier this year, Lloyd returned to the West End to direct Tom Holland and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, which played a limited engagement in 2024.  Lloyd and Scherzinger talk Sunset Boulevard: Sunset Boulevard will open on October 20, 2024 at the St. James Theatre. ​
De Buenos Aires a Madrid: 6 musicales que llegaron de Argentina

Con el estreno en menos de un mes de COME FROM AWAY, repasamos algunos títulos que llegaron a la capital tras cosechar un gran éxito al otro lado del charco.
Argentinian performer, Mariana Carlassara, Making Her Way in the Big Apple!

Mariana is a talented performer from Argentina who's currently chasing her dreams in the vibrant city of New York. She's a young artist dedicated to her craft, and her journey to the Big Apple is a nice and inspiring story for those chasing similar dreams.
Video: The Best Broadway Performances from the Kennedy Center Honors

The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors are coming up and we are celebrating the special occasion with some of our favorite videos of past Broadway performances. Check out the full list!
Latin American Original Series DISNEY INTERTWINED Picked Up for Season Two on Disney+

The musical series will see the return of Carolina Domenech (“Allegra”), Elena Roger (“Cocó”), Clara Alonso (“Caterina”), José Giménez Zapiola “El Purre” (“Marco”) and Kevsho (“Félix”).  “Disney Interwined” is available on Disney+ in Latin America, in the US and rest of world.
VIDEO: Disney+ Debuts INTERTWINED Musical Series Trailer Starring Elena Roger

Former 'Evita' star Elena Roger stars as the mother of aspiring actress Allegra, as she finds a mysterious bracelet that takes her back to 1994, where her mother and grandmother perform as part of the Eleven O' Clock music hall company.
Las Películas y Series Musicales que se estrenan noviembre

Repasamos las novedades que llegan este mes a la gran pantalla y plataformas en formato de películas y series musicales.
Broadway Streaming Guide: November 2021- Where to Watch tick, tick... BOOM! & More New Releases!

From new releases to the return of some classics, this month features highly-anticipated new projects, including back-to-back Lin Manuel Miranda releases with his tick, tick...BOOM! film on Netflix and the Encanto soundtrack, to several new albums released by Broadway favorites, and new additions to Seth Rudetsky's online concert series.
VIDEO: The Best of Broadway at the Kennedy Center Honors

On December 22 (9pm on CBS), five Honorees will receive the 44th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. Plenty of Broadway babies have been honored at past ceremonies and the best of Broadway makes the trip to DC to tribute them. Check out just a few of our favorites.
On This Day, April 5- EVITA Opens at the Marquis Theater

Evita is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón. The story follows Evita's early life, rise to power, charity work, and eventual death.
BWW Feature: THE BIRTHDAY MONTH / SONDHEIM 2 - Five performances we won't forget

Earlier this month, we marked the 91st birthday of the living legend that is Stephen Sondheim with a look back at five London productions of his work that are embedded in my memory. This week, we honour a quintet of performances that has achieved the same result, even if this has meant choosing from an astonishing array of riches that could populate a column like this ten times over. In any case, here are just a few of the Sondheim star turns that linger in the mind.
BWW Feature: THE BIRTHDAY MONTH / SONDHEIM 1 - Five productions that we won't forget

Last week, we acknowledged the forthcoming birthday of Andrew Lloyd Webber via a look back at five defining London stagings of his work. This time, we offer the same tribute to Stephen Sondheim, with whom Lloyd Webber, 18 years Sondheim's junior, shares a birthdate of March 22: on that day, the great man turns 91.
El Teatro Colon Presents PIAZZOLLA 100 ANOS

El Teatro Colón reabre las puertas al público para iniciar el año con la celebración del centenario del nacimiento de Astor Piazzolla.
BWW Feature: THE BIRTHDAY MONTH / LLOYD WEBBER 1 - Five productions that we won't forget

March is the month in which both Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim celebrate their birthdays and on the same date (March 22), albeit 18 years apart. To mark the occasion, we are givng over four weeks to honour some of their finest moments on the London stage, taking each composer in turn to fete five memorable productions and then five outstanding performances. And so, below are five Lloyd Webber stagings that I shall long remember, several of which (COVID permitting) may be back amongst us in due course.
VIDEO: Watch Ben Rimalower and Daniel Nolen Discuss Lainie Kazan, Elena Roger & More on 'Tuesday, Thursday'- Live at 10:30am

Today, Ben's 'All Beef Patti' is people dogging Elena Roger. Plus, Daniel's 'Who Do You Think You Are?' is Lainie Kazan's Copacabana. Tune in today, May 21 at 10:30am to watch live!
Broadway Rewind: EVITA Brings the Rainbow Tour to Broadway in 2012

Today we rewind to 2012, when the first revival of Evita opened on Broadway. Starring Elena Roger, Ricky Martin, Michael Cerveris and Rachel Potter, Evita ran at the Marquis Theatre for 337 performances. EVITA tells Eva's passionate and tragic story through Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's most dazzling and beloved score, including 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina,' 'Another Suitcase in Another Hall' and 'High Flying Adored.'
BWW Flashback: Watch Patti LuPone, Madonna & More Sing EVITA!

Tonight, New York City Center will kick off its Gala Presentation of Evita, running November 13 - 24. Directed by Sammi Cannold, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock-opera musical follows the controversial ascent of Argentina's renowned first lady. The production will star two actors in the title role. Maia Reficco, award-winning Argentine actor and recording artist, will play Eva age 15 - 20, and Solea Pfeiffer (Almost Famous, Hamilton), last seen at City Center in Songs for a New World, will play Eva age 20 - 33. The cast will also feature Jason Gotay as Che, Enrique Acevedo as Perón and Philip Hernandez as Magaldi.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Elena Roger been in?

Elena Roger has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Elena Roger been in?

Elena Roger has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Elena Roger's first West End show?

Elena Roger's first West End show was Evita which opened in 2006

What awards has Elena Roger been nominated for?

Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Evita, Best Actress In A Musical (Olivier Awards) for Piaf and Best Actress In A Musical (Olivier Awards) for Evita .

What awards has Elena Roger won?

Elena Roger has won the Best Actress in a Musical award at the Olivier Awards for her role in Piaf.

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