ICONIC
EVITA RETURNS TO NEWCASTLE ON TENTH
ANNIVERSARY TOUR
Evita
Newcastle
Theatre Royal
Tuesday
22nd - Saturday 26th May 2018
One of the most captivating musicals of all time, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Time Rice’s Evita is returning to Newcastle Theatre Royal this month.
Photo: Pamela Raith Photography |
An
epic tale of love and ambition in 1950s Buenos Aires, Evita tells the story of Eva Perón, wife of former
Argentine dictator Juan Perón. The show follows Eva’s meteoric rise from ordinary
country girl to presidential First Lady at a time of extraordinary political
unrest, and ultimately her being heralded as the ‘spiritual leader of the
nation’ by the Argentine people.
Photo: Pamela Raith Photography |
The
show is back on tour to celebrate 10 years in the UK (including two hit West
End seasons), and following a sell-out visit to Newcastle
Theatre Royal back in 2014.
With
more than 20 major awards to its credit, an Oscar winning film version starring
Madonna and Antonio Banderas, and featuring some of the best loved songs in
musical theatre, including Don’t Cry for
Me Argentina, On This Night of a
Thousand Stars, You Must Love Me,
and Another Suitcase in Another Hall it
is little wonder that extraordinary
musical Evita is a much-loved theatre
classic.
Photo: Pamela Raith Photography |
The role of Eva Perón will be played by Madalena
Alberto, star of the West End season in 2014 for which she received
critical-acclaim. Considered as one of the West End’s prominent leading ladies,
Madalena is renowned for some of the most coveted roles in musical theatre,
including Fantine in Les Miserábles (25th Anniversary Tour, The Barbican, 02 Arena), Grizabella in Cats (London Palladium) and the title role in Piaf (Leicester Curve). Her most recent credits include The
Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas
Carol (Lyceum Theatre), Polly in Pollyanna
(Tristan Bates Theatre) and a guest lead in BBC’s Holby City. Alongside
her acting career, Madalena is a songwriter and performs solo concerts
regularly.
Photo: Pamela Raith Photography |
Fresh from the recent West End production in July
2017, leading Italian performer Gian Marco Schiaretti will continue in
the role of Che, a character who reflects the voice of the Argentine people.
Linked to Eva by destiny; he brings balance to the story of Eva’s rise to fame.
Gian’s most recently played the title role of Tarzan in Disney’s Musical Tarzan, in Stuttgart. Prior to this he
played Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet
across Italy.
Leading
London and Broadway performer Jeremy
Secomb plays Juan Perón. Jeremy most recently starred in the theatre
production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Barrow Street Theatre) in the title role on Broadway, previous
to which he played Javert in Les Miserables (Queens Theatre)
and Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty's Theatre).
Photo: Pamela Raith Photography |
The cast is completed by: Oscar Balmaseda (Magaldi);
Cristina Hoey (Mistress); Kellie Gnauck (Ensemble); Bethan Jacks (Ensemble);
Samuel John Humphreys (Ensemble); Benjamin McMillan (Ensemble); Verity Burgess
(Ensemble); Riva Grant (Ensemble); Callum Fitzgerald (Ensemble); Joe McCourt
(Ensemble); Emmanuel Alba (Ensemble); Yuval Zoref (Ensemble); Oliver Slade
(Ensemble); Jessica Ellen (Ensemble); Kirsty Whelan (Ensemble); Anthony Ray
(Ensemble); and Mike Ward (Ensemble).
Tickets:
Evita is at Newcastle Theatre Royal for
one week only - Tuesday 22 until Saturday 26 May 2018 at 7.30pm with matinees
at 2pm on Weds and Thurs and 2.30pm on Sat. Tickets from £15.50 can be
purchased from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21 (Calls cost 7ppm plus your phone
company’s access charge) or book online at www.theatreroyal.co.uk.
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