Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#1
Posted: 4/29/26 at 11:00am
http://www.evitathemusical.com
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#2
Posted: 4/29/26 at 11:08am
NYT says unspecified Shubert theatre, but the clues are adding up that's it's the Winter Garden.
It's also pretty obvious that Diego, James, Bella, and Aaron Lee Lambert will all be coming over from London.
Now the question is, how does Lloyd Webber four-peat for the revival of a musical Tony in 2028?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/theater/evita-broadway-rachel-zegler.html
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#3
Posted: 4/29/26 at 11:09am
Surely it's Superstar or Joseph...
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#4
Posted: 4/29/26 at 11:13am
I guess they can do the balcony scene on the roof
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#5
Posted: 4/29/26 at 11:28am
Any guess on when tickets will go on sale?
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#6
Posted: 4/29/26 at 11:32am
get out your undergarments and war paint and watch Rachel hold a note for way longer than needed...oh that was a what they did for sunset.....BORING
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#7
Posted: 4/29/26 at 11:34am
bryan2 said: "get out your undergarments and war paint and watch Rachel hold a note for way longer than needed...oh that was a what they did for sunset.....BORING"
Then don't go, dear.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#8
Posted: 4/29/26 at 11:36am
bryan2 said: "get out your undergarments and war paint and watch Rachel hold a note for way longer than needed...oh that was a what they did for sunset.....BORING"
Is anyone forcing you to hear and or see the production?
Featured Actor Joined: 6/14/11
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#9
Posted: 4/29/26 at 11:46am
Their loss...this is one of the best productions I've seen of any musical in over a decade. Jamie gonna lead another start to a Tony award! I'll definitely be at the first preview.
I do hope he's able to come up with an affecting coup de théâtre if the balcony seen is indeed cut.
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#10
Posted: 4/29/26 at 11:52am
I am curious what the capitalization is for this... SUNSET a couple of years ago cost $15 million with some similar design elements and a larger cast than this.
Zegler's name means a lot more than Scherzinger's, so unless it costs $35 million or something like that, I can't see this not recouping. This could easily do close to $3 million weeks on the reg.
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#11
Posted: 4/29/26 at 11:52am
bryan2 said: "get out your undergarments and war paint and watch Rachel hold a note for way longer than needed...oh that was a what they did for sunset.....BORING"
then leave a seat open for me to buy a ticket. they can have my money, it's okay that it's not yours.
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#12
Posted: 4/29/26 at 11:56am
EDSOSLO858 said: "I am curious what the capitalization is for this... SUNSET a couple of years ago cost $15 million with some similar design elements and a larger cast than this.
Zegler's name means a lot more than Scherzinger's, so unless it costs $35 million or something like that, I can't see this not recouping. This could easily do close to $3 million weeks on the reg."
Sunset also arguably shot itself in the foot with its limited run scheduling, which left it vulnerable in the winter doldrums and then saw it close just weeks after its Tony wins made it a hot ticket. A spring opening for Evita should position it much better.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#13
Posted: 4/29/26 at 12:05pm
WldKingdomHM said: "I guess they can do the balcony scene on the roof"
Nope, as already discussed in the other Evita thread. Everything will be done inside as having anything outside is too expensive regarding insurance.
Im glad they got Rachel to sign for a year, the show looks much more exciting than his previous works.
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#14
Posted: 4/29/26 at 12:07pm
When people compare Jamie Lloyd Sunset and Evita they tend to do it on superficial ways. Eg yes Rachel holds a note in Rainbow High a little longer and there are attractive men in underwear. However, the productions couldn’t be more different in terms of tone. Evita felt like a high energy stadium pop concert in tone. Sunset was more like a a strange abstract emotional dream world. I would be truly surprised if people walked out of both productions feeling the same kind of emotions even if they both have in common minimal staging, a focus on visual aesthetics of cast etc.
Stand-by Joined: 12/5/07
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#15
Posted: 4/29/26 at 12:27pm
TotallyEffed said: "bryan2 said: "get out your undergarments and war paint and watch Rachel hold a note for way longer than needed...oh that was a what they did for sunset.....BORING"
Then don't go, dear."
Cool, then I'm out too. Snoreville.
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#16
Posted: 4/29/26 at 12:28pm
Nerdy question for anyone who knows - were any of the keys changed for Rachel? I've avoided listening to the album because I want to see this production as fresh as possible. So excited.
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#17
Posted: 4/29/26 at 12:30pm
So the full London album won’t be out in 2026 like previously teased?
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#18
Posted: 4/29/26 at 12:31pm
If it’s even half as exciting as Sunset Blvd. was, I’m there. And, by most accounts, it’s even better. Jamie Lloyd’s current box of tricks might not be to everyone’s liking, but his direction of Sunset was exciting enough that I’ll see anything he does from here on out (Godot aside, I don’t care for the play or either of the actors it was built around).
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#19
Posted: 4/29/26 at 12:32pm
ALW confirmed there won't be a balcony scene because of US gun culture.
https://playbill.com/article/jamie-lloyd-directed-evita-will-transfer-to-broadway-with-rachel-zegler-in-2027
Add in the fact you have a lead actress whose very presence makes white Americans filled with homicidal rage, this is understandable.
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#20
Posted: 4/29/26 at 1:15pm
Maybe Rachel can follow even more in Nicole's footsteps and sing the In Memoriam at this year's Tonys.
Word to the wise, though: steer clear of seemingly controversial hats. ;)
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#21
Posted: 4/29/26 at 1:46pm
Lloyd confirms new staging for "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#22
Posted: 4/29/26 at 1:49pm
Apparently Bella isn’t coming over - someone DM’d her on Insta -
https://x.com/catbunnyswift/status/2049524836855128544?s=46
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#23
Posted: 4/29/26 at 1:49pm
Huss417 said: "bryan2 said: "get out your undergarments and war paint and watch Rachel hold a note for way longer than needed...oh that was a what they did for sunset.....BORING"
Is anyone forcing you to hear and or see the production?"
No more than anyone is forced you to comment on whether or not someone is forcing the OP to attend, a predictable response that does nothing to advance the conversation, nor does mine.
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#24
Posted: 4/29/26 at 1:55pm
Let the Samantha Pauly Eva alternate rumors begin.
Official: Jamie Lloyd's EVITA to open on Broadway in Spring 2027#25
Posted: 4/29/26 at 2:03pm
How about the just live stream the iconic moment in Time Square every night?
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