It concentrates on the life of argentine political leader eva perón, the second wife of argentine president juan perón. Opening on broadway in 1979, the show becomes the first british musical to receive the tony award for best musical. The album of jamie lloyd's west end production of tim rice and andrew lloyd webber's evita, starring rachel zegler, has been released worldwide on all streaming platforms
Listen to the full album. After initial release as a concept album in 1976, evita makes its stage debut in london’s west end on june 21, 1978 Eva peron, argentine political figure who was a powerful leader during the first presidential term of her husband, juan peron
Full live album to come in 2026 jamie lloyd directed the revival of the andrew lloyd webber and tim rice musical. S ome 12 miles southwest of the city of buenos aires is a remarkable settlement called ciudad evita A movie version in 1996 got mixed reviews, but lloyd webber praised a recent london revival and has long regarded “evita” as one of his favorite works, along with “phantom of the opera” and “jesus christ superstar.” Set against the backdrop of political upheaval and social change, the musical follows eva's meteoric rise from a humble background to becoming an iconic figure and advocate for the working class.
