The company of the Curve's new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Tony-winning Evita, set to run November 27, 2023-January 13, 2024, is currently in rehearsal at the Leicester venue.
Leading the Made at Curve production are Martha Kirby (U.K. tour of Bat Out of Hell, Rags at the Park Theatre) in the title role and Tyrone Huntley (Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Dreamgirls at the Savoy) as Che.
The two are joined by Gary Milner (The Third Man, Doctor Zhivago) as Perón, Chumisa Dornford-May (Aspects of Love) as the Mistress, and Dan Partridge (Grease) as Magaldi with Tia Antoine-Charles, Jacob Atkins, Tanisha-Mae Brown, Harrison Burley, Harry Chandler, Shona Eaton, Jacob Fisher, Olivia Foster Browne, Ashley Gilmour, Jack Harrison-Cooper, Jordan Isaac, Tamsin January, Fallon Mondlane, Samuel Routley, Toby Seddon, Darcey Simmons, and Rebecca Wickes.
Check out the cast in new rehearsal photos below:
Tyrone Huntley
Tyrone Huntley
Cast of Evita
Cast and production team of Evita
Martha Kirby and the cast of Evita in rehearsal
Martha Kirby, Eva Peron, and cast of Evita
Martha Kirby
Harry Chandler
Dan Partridge
Chumisa Donford-May
Tyrone Huntley and Nikolai Foster
Toby Seddon, Samuel Routley, and Harrison Burley
Toby Seddon and Nikolai Foster
Antoine Charles, Tyrone Huntley, and Darcey Simmons
Tasmin January and Darcey Simmons
Tanisha Mae Brown, Fallon Mondlane, and Martha Kirby
Rebecca Wickes and Tanisha Mae Brown
Nikolai Foster, Olivia Foster Brown, and Billy Curves
Jacob Fisher, Toby Seddon, Samuel Routley, and Harrison Burley
Jacob Atkins, Jacob Fisher, and Ashley Gilmour
Harry Chandler, Lee Bridgman, and Tanisha Mae Brown
George Strickland, Nikolai Foster, Ben van Tienen, and Tom Slade
Dan Partridge and Martha Kirby
Adam Murray, Nikolai Foster, Gary Milner, and Joe Gilmour
Adam Murray and Nikolai Foster
Curve Artistic Director Nikolai Foster (Billy Elliot the Musical, The Wizard of Oz) is directing the Tony-winning musical, which will also feature set design by Michael Taylor, musical supervision by Stephen Brooker, musical direction by Ben van Tienen, and choreography by Adam Murray.
The production will also have costume design by Edd Lindley, lighting
design by Joshie Hariette, sound design by Adam Fisher, and wigs, hair
and make-up design by Sam Cox. Casting is by Curve Associate Artist Kay Magson
and Olivia Laydon.
Curve Chief Executive Chris Stafford and Artistic Director Foster said in a statement, “This production is dedicated to our Curve Associate Artist and Casting Director of Evita, Kay Magson, who recently passed away. Kay worked on the casting of most of our Made at Curve productions over the past decade, delivering astonishing artists to our stages and often helping young actors make their stage debuts. Kay wasn’t able to complete casting on Evita, but secured Martha and Tyrone and laid the groundwork for the fantastic casting director Olivia Laydon to join us."
Evita, which premiered as a two-LP recording starring Julie Covington (Eva) and Colm Wilkinson (Che), features a score by Lloyd Webber (music) and 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 headed the cast of the London and Broadway revivals, the latter with Ricky Martin.
For ticket information visit Curveonline.co.uk.
