PhotosPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "High Flying Adored" Backstage With NC Theatre's Evita, Lauren KennedyMusical theatre and Playbill.com favorite Lauren Kennedy is currently back in her hometown of Raleigh taking on the title role in Evita for North Carolina Theatre through Oct. 30.
By
Matthew Blank
October 28, 2011
Ever a shutterbug, the hard-working leading lady documented the experience and shares a variety of her candid backstage photos with our readers. Enjoy!
Musical theatre and Playbill.com favorite Lauren Kennedy is currently back in her hometown of Raleigh taking on the title role in Evita for North Carolina Theatre. Ever a shutterbug, the hard-working leading lady documented the experience and shares a variety of her candid backstage photos with readers. Enjoy! Read the Playbill.com story.
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The beautiful Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts (aka Memorial Auditorium), the place where I literally grew up!
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Director Tito Hernandez giving Ray Walker notes!
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Carrisa Lopez, Vincent Ortega and William… mugging for the camera!
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Tito Hernandez gives the cast notes. Jonathan Hammond listens intensely ;-)
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Just another day at tech.
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EVITA!
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Our awesome artistic director Casey Hushion
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Broadway, here they come!
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Jonathan Hammond and his Generals.
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Beautiful boys Matthew-Jason Willis and Johnny Stellard.
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Nick Duckhart showing Eva his heart.
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Mackenzie Warren as a descamisado (shirtless one).
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Ray Walker takes a break.
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Haley Richardson, Amanda Blaire Callaghan and English Bernhardt get ready for the big show.
Sweet notes from the cutest kids in the world (besides my daughter)!
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Beautiful wigs by Patti DelSordo
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The fabulous hair department: Patti, Joyce and Morgan.
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Our fabulous ASM, Eric Lee Tysinger
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The MD Julie Bradley giving notes to Vincent Ortega
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Me and Nick Duckhart, aka "Magaldi and Eva"
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Peron…Peron…Peron!
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Vincent Ortega with Kristin Buie, our Communications Guru!
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Nicholas Kraft, Mary Callan Kelso, Joshua Keen, Cady Van Venrooy, Caroline Lipson, Carly Grissom, Mary Kate Englehardt, Chloe Renee Calhoun, Michael Perez and William Fergusson
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Me and the kids!
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Peron's latest flame...
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Local girl makes good! Thanks for spending time with us. If you're in the Raleigh area this weekend, come see the show!
Kennedy, who has been seen on Broadway in Sunset Boulevard, Spamalot and Side Show, previously played the role at Casa Mañana in Ft. Worth, TX. She is joined in this production by Ray Walker (Les Miserables) as Che, Jonathan Hammond (Ragtime, Light in the Piazza) as Peron, Raleigh native English Bernhardt as The Mistress and Nick Duckart as Magaldi.
Tito Hernandez directs and choreographs.
Evita, which premiered as a two-LP recording starring Julie Covington (Eva) and Colm Wilkinson (Che), features a score by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics). Hal Prince staged both the original London and New York productions of the musical, which made stars of Elaine Paige (in London) and Mandy Patinkin and Patti LuPone (on Broadway). The score features such tunes as "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," "Buenos Aires," "A New Argentina," "Another Suitcase in Another Hall," "I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You" and "Rainbow High." Madonna, Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce starred in the film version. Elena Roger and Ricky Martin will star in the forthcoming Broadway revival.
Tickets, priced $25-$75, can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For groups of ten or more call (919) 831-6941, ext. 6944.
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