Initial Casting Announced For EVITA At Open Air Theatre

Initial casting has been announced for a production of Evita at Open Air Theatre.

Chicago veteran, Samantha Pauly, will portray Argentinian first lady Eva Peron, Trent Saunders and Ektor Rivera have been announced to portray Che and Peron, respectively.

It has also been announced that Fabian Aloise will provide the choreography. Jamie Lloyd will direct.

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA is iconic, with more than 20 major awards to its credit including the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Musical, a Golden Globe and an Oscar for the film version starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas.

Featuring some of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's best loved songs including 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina', 'On This Night of a Thousand Stars', 'You Must Love Me' and 'Another Suitcase in Another Hall', EVITA charts the story of Eva Peron, wife of former Argentine dictator Juan Peron, from her humble beginnings through to the extraordinary wealth, power and status which ultimately led her to be heralded as the 'spiritual leader of the nation'.