Artistic Director’s Welcome
WELCOME TO EVITA
This is one of my all-time favorite musicals. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s soaring, visceral score is a modern classic—I remember buying the original cast album and listening until I knew the music by heart. Whether you are a longtime fan of the show or are encountering it here for the first time, I’m so happy to welcome you to A.R.T. for this new incarnation of Evita.
This production is helmed by director Sammi Cannold, who started her journey at the A.R.T. in 2016 as an Artistic Fellow. Since then, Sammi has contributed to a total of ten productions here, including her evocative and inspired direction of Endlings in 2019. Sammi’s concept for Evita fuses musical theater choreography and authentic tango, crafted by co-choreographers Emily Maltby and Valeria Solomonoff. The international ensemble, with many members hailing from Argentina, unites veteran theater performers with world-champion tango artists.
The historical Eva Perón has been simultaneously deified and demonized, and this production puts a spotlight on that contradictory legacy. On multiple research trips to Argentina, Sammi and her team have delved into the history of this woman who, never educated above grade six, became First Lady by the age of twenty-seven. A.R.T.’s “Essential Question” for this piece, developed in conversation with the creative team, asks: Icon or human. Villain or saint. Aggressor or victim—who was the woman inside the ballgown?
Read on in this program for a window into the creative process of the piece, including an interview I conducted with Sammi, and be sure to explore our lobby display of imagery and objects related to the legacy of Eva Perón.
Thank you for joining us!
Diane Paulus
Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director
American Repertory Theater
in association with Shakespeare Theatre Company
presents
EVITA
Creative Team
Lyrics by
Tim Rice
Lyrics by
Tim Rice
Tim Rice has worked in music, theatre and films since 1965. His collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita. Tim has since worked with other distinguished popular composers such as Elton John, Alan Menken, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, and Stuart Brayson. He also wrote two songs with the late Freddie Mercury, featured on Freddie’s album Barcelona with Montserrat Caballé. He is also a member of an elite group of artists to have achieved EGOT status.
Music by
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Music by
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber has composed the scores of some of the world’s most famous musicals. From Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968) to Cinderella (2021), his work has been consistently seen on world stages. Before the COVID pandemic hit, Lloyd Webber had shows continually running in the West End for 48 years and on Broadway for 41, with School of Rock being the first British musical to have its world premiere on Broadway. When Sunset Boulevard joined School Of Rock, Cats and Phantom of the Opera, he equalled Rodgers and Hammerstein’s record of four shows running simultaneously on Broadway.
Directed by
Sammi Cannold
Directed by
Sammi Cannold
A.R.T. (Director): Endlings, Violet. Sammi Cannold is one of Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 in Hollywood & Entertainment and has worked on and off Broadway as well as for CBS, ABC, Nickelodeon, Apple TV, and Cirque du Soleil. Credits: Sunset Boulevard, Kennedy Center; Evita, New York City Center; Carmen, Rose Hall, Lincoln Center; Endlings, New York Theatre Workshop; How to Dance in Ohio, Syracuse Stage; Ragtime on Ellis Island. Additional: A.R.T. Artistic Fellow, member of Cirque du Soleil’s Creative Cognoscenti, Sundance Institute Fellow. Education/Training: BA, Stanford University; MA, Harvard University. @sammi.cannold, sammicannold.com
Choreography
Emily Maltby
A.R.T.: Debut. Emily is a NYC-based theater director, choreographer, and writer. Recent: The Music Man, Toho Theater Tokyo; Sunset Boulevard, The Kennedy Center; A Christmas Carol, McCarter Theatre Center; For You Paige, TikTok; Evita, New York City Center; Penelope, York Theatre Company; Allegory, La Jolla Playhouse WOW Festival. As Associate: First Daughter Suite, Public Theater; The Lion, Manhattan Theatre Club. Upcoming projects include new musicals and a commission to adapt and direct a new play. She has also served as a dramaturg for NYMF, as well as the script supervisor for Anastasia. In addition to her creative work, Emily has guest taught at Princeton University, Emerson College, New Rochelle High School, and the Institute for American Musical Theater. Education/Training: BA, Northwestern University. @emilymaltby, emilymaltby.com
Choreography
Valeria Solomonoff
A.R.T.: Debut. Valeria is an Argentine choreographer based in New York, who received multiple ACE Awards and Nominations as well as two HOLA Awards for Choreography and Direction. She is the inaugural recipient of the Lucy Bowen Prize for Inclusive Choreography by Mark Morris Dance for P.D.; a Resident Fellow at Center for Ballet and The Arts at New York University; and a Research Associate at Partnering Lab at Harvard University. Valeria is the director of Valetango and was the founder and co-director of the first all women tango company in the world, TangoMujer. She teaches in the drama departments at NYU and Juilliard.
Orchestrations by
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Based on Orchestration originally by
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Music Supervisor
Kristen Blodgette
Music Supervisor
Kristen Blodgette
Kristen Blodgette has been associated with Andrew Lloyd Webber for 35 years. Associate Musical Supervisor: The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway). Supervised 18 additional companies of Phantom worldwide over 30 years. Musical director of the 2017 revival production of Sunset Boulevard featuring Glenn Close, Broadway revival of Cats and the Broadway revival of Evita with Ricky Martin. Other Broadway productions include: A Little Night Music, Mary Poppins, LoveMusik, The Woman in White, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Cats, Sunset Boulevard (‘94), Jesus Christ Superstar.
Associate Music Supervisor
Michael Patrick Walker
Associate Music Supervisor
Michael Patrick Walker
Michael Patrick Walker is a music director, conductor, musician and composer/lyricist who has performed extensively On and Off-Broadway and around the world. Musical Supervision: UnMasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Broadway: Aladdin (Musician), Some Like It Hot (Musician), Frozen (Musician), Sunset Boulevard (Assistant Conductor, 2017 revival starring Glenn Close), Avenue Q (Conductor), Cats. Concert Performances: Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, PBS’ Great Performances, and ten amazing years as Chita Rivera’s Associate Musical Director/Pianist.
Music Director
Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh
Music Director
Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh
A.R.T.: Debut. Mona is an Iranian-American Conductor, Music Director, Pianist and Orchestrator/Arranger based in New York City. Her work encompasses numerous genres including Musical Theatre, Classical Music, and World Music. She is a frequent developer of new works. Her orchestration work has been performed by artists including Kristin Chenoweth, Lena Hall, and Michael Feinstein at venues including the Met Opera, Carnegie Hall, and more. Recent: National Tours: Come From Away (Associate Music Director), Annie (Music Consultant). Broadway (Sub): Kimberly Akimbo, Come From Away, Company, Mean Girls. Off-Broadway: Oratorio for Living Things. Education/Training: Berklee College of Music (Classical Composition and Conducting).
Scenic Design
Jason Sherwood
Scenic Design
Jason Sherwood
A.R.T.: Endlings, ExtraOrdinary. Off-Broadway: Endlings, Sojourners, Her Portmanteau, NYTW; This Ain’t No Disco, Atlantic; Sojourners, Playwrights Realm; Songbird, 59E59, The View UpStairs, Culture Project. Regional: Old Globe, Signature, Denver Center, Shakespeare Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, Alliance Theatre, Guthrie Theatre. Music: Tours for Sam Smith, the Spice Girls, and Sara Bareilles, performances for Camila Cabello, Elton John, Eminem, Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monae. TV: “The Oscars” 2020, ABC; “Rent! Live,” Fox. Two Emmy Awards. Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Henry Hewes Design Award nominations. Education/Training: NYU. @JasonSherwoodDesign
Costume Design
Alejo Vietti
Costume Design
Alejo Vietti
A.R.T.: Debut. Alejo is a Costume designer from Argentina based in New York City. Broadway: Allegiance (Drama Desk nomination); Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, also West End (Olivier nomination), National Tour, Australia and Japan tours; Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn. Off-Broadway: Titanique (Lucille Lortel Award); Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout, New York City Center Encores!, Atlantic Theatre, The New Group. Opera/Dance: Radio City Rockettes, New York City Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Donetsk Opera (Ukraine), Colorado Ballet. International: Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Japan, Germany, and Austria; West Side Story World Tour. @alejo_vietti_costume_design.
Lighting Design
Bradley King
Lighting Design
Bradley King
A.R.T.: Moby-Dick, We Live in Cairo, Endlings, Burn All Night, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, O.P.C. Broadway: Fat Ham, Hadestown (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC Awards), Flying Over Sunset (Drama Desk Award, Tony Nomination), The Great Comet(Tony, Drama Desk, OCC awards), Bernhardt/Hamlet. Numerous shows Off-Broadway, regionally, and around the world. Upcoming musicals: Water For Elephants, Alliance; Buena Vista Social Club, Atlantic; Lempicka; Goddess; How to Dance in Ohio. bradleykingld.com
Sound Design
Connor Wang
Sound Design
Connor Wang
A.R.T.: Debut. Connor is an Asian-American Sound Designer based in Chicago. Recent: Sorry For Your Loss, Audible/Minetta Lane; How to Dance in Ohio, Syracuse Stage; The Hot Wing King, Alliance Theatre; Kim’s Convenience, TheatreSquared; The Ripple, The Wave That Carried Me Home, KC Rep. In addition to his work in design, Connor is a mix engineer for The Disney Princess Concert and Disney’s premier a cappella group, DCappella. connorwangdesigns.com
Hair & Wig Design
Ashley Rae Callahan
Hair & Wig Design
Ashley Rae Callahan
A.R.T.: Debut. Ashley Rae Callahan is an Emmy-nominated Hairstylist. Design: Annie, Broadway National Tour; Sweeney Todd, MUNY; Evita, New York City Center. Associate/Assistant Design for Broadway/TV: New York New York, Ain’t Too Proud, Beetlejuice, NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live!, Summer, Six Degrees of Separation, The Color Purple (Revival), Holiday Inn, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and Allegiance. TV/Film Hairstyling: “Stranger Things,””The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Ghosted, Eileen, “The Crowded Room,” “The Gilded Age.”
Make-Up Design
Amber Voner
Make-Up Design
Amber Voner
A.R.T.: The Black Clown, Jagged Little Pill, The White Card, Arrabal, Fingersmith, Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education, Waitress, O.P.C., Finding Neverland, The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess, The Lily’s Revenge, The Donkey Show. Film/TV: Challengers, MGM; Madame Web, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Little Women, Sony; “Julia” (Seasons 1 and 2), “The Gilded Age,” HBO; The Tender Bar, Amazon Prime; Godmothered, Disney+; “NOS4RA2,” AMC.
Intimacy Director
Claire Warden
Intimacy Director
Claire Warden
A.R.T.: Debut. Claire is an intimacy director, fight director, teacher, and actress and has worked in theatre, TV, and film across America, Europe, and the UK. As Director of Advanced Training at Intimacy Director and Coordinators, she is part of the community helming the intimacy direction movement across America and the world. Claire made history as the first intimacy director on Broadway with Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Other Broadway (as Intimacy Director): Slave Play, The Inheritance, Death of a Salesman, Jagged Little Pill, Company, West Side Story, Waitress. National Tour: Les Misérables. She was awarded Variety’s 2019 “10 Broadway Players to Watch” as well a special Drama Desk Award for “pioneering work as an intimacy choreographer… and her leadership in the rapidly emerging movement of intimacy direction”. IDCprofessionals.com, clairewarden.com
Casting
Whitley Theatrical, Benton Whitley and Micah Johnson-Levy
A.R.T.: Life of Pi, WILD, Moby-Dick, The Black Clown, Great Comet of 1812, The Tempest, Pippin. Broadway/NY: Hadestown (Artios Award), Life of Pi, Chicago the Musical, Paradise Square, Rock of Ages, Lightning Thief, Great Comet of 1812, Elf, On the Town, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. TV/Film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel. West End/UK: Hadestown, Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory. Tours: Hadestown, Hairspray, Waitress, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, Into the Woods, We Will Rock You. Regional: Berkeley Rep, Alley, Bay Street, For The Record, TUTS, Hollywood Bowl, McCarter, Signature. Follow: @whitleytheatrical and whitleytheatrical.com.
and
Nicholas Petrovich, Erica A. Hart, and Cindy Tolan
Associate Director
Rebecca Aparicio
Associate Director
Rebecca Aparicio
(she/ella) A.R.T.: Jack and The Beanstalk (Director), Gloria: A Life (Assistant Director), Endlings (Assistant Director). Rebecca Aparicio is a New York-based bilingual director and writer. Recent: Karen Zacarias’ Jardin Salvaje, GALA Hispanic Theatre (world premiere adaptation, Helen Hayes recommended), Beastgirl (based on the chapbook by Elizabeth Acevedo, book by C. Quintana and music by Janelle Lawrence), Kennedy Center (world premiere, Helen Hayes nominated); Caridad Svich’s The House on the Lagoon, GALA Hispanic Theatre (world premiere; Best Direction, DC Broadway World), Maria Irene Fornes’ Sarita, Roundabout Refocus Series. Rebecca is a member of the Latinx Playwrights Circle, Latinx Theatre Commons, Board Member of The Flea Theatre, and a founding member of Magic Forest Theatre, dedicated to creating new musicals for young audiences. RebeccaAparicio.com.
Production Stage Manager (5/17-7/3)
Victoria Navarro
Production Stage Manager (5/17-7/3)
Victoria Navarro
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Jagged Little Pill, The Lion King, The Color Purple. Off-Broadway: The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Regional: The Notebook, Benny and Joon, Holiday Inn. National Tours: Matilda, Annie, Seussical. Teaching: MSU, NYU.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Production Stage Manager (7/5-7/30)
Alfredo Macias
Production Stage Manager (7/5-7/30)
Alfredo Macias
(he/him) A.R.T.: Evita, 1776, SIX, Endlings, Arrabal. Broadway: Bad Cinderella, 1776, Trouble in Mind, The Play That Goes Wrong. Off-Broadway: On Sugarland, Endlings, An Ordinary Muslim, NYTW; The Winter’s Tale, The Odyssey, Twelfth Night, Public Theater; F*cking A, Fires in the Mirror, Signature Theatre; The Way She Spoke, Audible Theatre; Nice Fish, St. Ann’s Warehouse. Regional: Born For This, ArtsEmerson; Miss You Like Hell, La Jolla Playhouse, Evita (STC).
First performance at the Loeb Drama Center on May 17, 2023.
By arrangement with The Really Useful Group.
Produced by special arrangement with No Guarantees.
Evita, directed by Sammi Cannold, was first produced as a staged concert by New York City Center in 2019.
Production support of Evita is provided by Fay and Bill Shutzer.
Additional choreography residency support is provided by Andy and Mariann Youniss.
Media Support of Evita is provided by WBUR.
Take Five ticket subsidies are supported by a lead gift and further supported by individual contributions.
A.R.T. Season support is provided by Harvard University, The Barr Foundation, The Bob and Alison Murchison New Work Development Fund, The Shubert Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Bank of America, Barton & Guestier, Meyer Sound, and JetBlue.
The A.R.T. 2022/23 Season is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Runtime: Two hours, including one fifteen-minute intermission
This production includes haze, prop firearms, occasional strong language, and stylized violence and sexuality.
Company & Staff
Cast (in Alphabetical Order)
Magaldi
Gabriel Burrafato
Magaldi
Gabriel Burrafato
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Bombay Dreams (Original Broadway Cast). National Tour: Evita, Harold Prince 25th Anniversary (Magaldi), Camelot (Lancelot). Toronto: The Lord of The Rings World Premiere (Legolas). TV: “Young Sheldon” (Nick), “NCIS: LA” (Jose Espinoza), “From Scratch” (Joseph), “The Lincoln Lawyer” (Mike Pomerantz), “Danger Force” (Alejandro), “9-1-1” (Hugh Foster), “The Young and the Restless” (Benny), “You’re the Worst” (Dan Parnell), “The Fairly OddParents” (Cassido), “Criminal Minds” (Dr. Jose Gorman), “Blowback” (Valenti). IG: @GabrielBurrafato
Actors’ Equity Association member
Che
Omar Lopez-Cepero
A.R.T. Debut. Broadway: American Idiot (Original Broadway Cast), On Your Feet (OBC). Off-Broadway: The Unsinkable Molly Brown(Vincenzo), Transport Group; The Public Theater’s The Capeman (Doo wop), Delacorte Theater. Tour: 50th Anniversary of Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas), Evita (Che). Regional: The Notebook (Lon), Chicago Shakespeare (World Premiere); The Flamingo Kid (Alejandro), Hartford Stage (World Premiere); Paint Your Wagon (Armando), On Your Feet (Emilio), MUNY; Evita (Che), Fulton Theater; Evita (Perón), Bay Street. TV: “The Detour,” TBS; “Vegas,” “Blue Bloods,” CBS; Education: BM, Vocal Performance, University of Miami Frost School of Music.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Eva
Shereen Pimentel
Eva
Shereen Pimentel
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: West Side Story (Maria; Outer Critics Circle Award honoree); The Lion King (Young Nala). Off-Broadway: Into the Woods, Roadshow, New York City Center Encores!. Regional: Camelot, MUNY. Music: Performances with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Naples Philharmonic, Kansas City Symphony, and Rochester Philharmonic. Film: John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch, Netflix. Education: BM Voice, Juilliard School.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Perón
Caesar Samayoa
Perón
Caesar Samayoa
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Come From Away (Kevin J./Ali, Original Broadway Cast); Sister Act (Pablo, OBC); The Pee Wee Herman Show (OBC). Off-Broadway: Los Otros (Carlos), A.R.T./New York; Love’s Labour’s Lost (Don Armado), The Delacorte Theater; Concert: Bernstein’s Mass, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Baltimore Symphony. Regional: Leading roles at companies including Yale Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Goodspeed Musicals, Tectonic Theater Project, Seattle Rep. Film/TV: Come From Away (Kevin J./Ali), Apple TV+; “Ray Donovan” (Showtime), “The Blacklist” (NBC). Awards: HOLA José Ferrer Tespis Award. @CaesarSamayoa.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Mistress/Ensemble
Naomi Serrano
Mistress/Ensemble
Naomi Serrano
A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: The Wizard of Oz, Annie, Matilda, Walnut Street Theater. Live: “Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade” (Oz, Annie, Matilda). Film/TV: “New Amsterdam” (Gianna Morales), NBC; “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon” (Zumi), CMG, Tunche Films. Recordings: “#QuitLying” PSA (Narrator), American Heart Association. Regional: In the Heights (Nina), Ritz Theatre. Training: Paula Ann DiGianivittorio (vocal pedagogy), Renee Chambers-Liciaga (Dance), Sandra Turner and Allen Fawcett (Acting), Ned Lott (voiceover). IG: @iamnaomiserrano
Actors’ Equity Association member
Child/Ensemble
Sky Vaux Fuller
Child/Ensemble
Sky Vaux Fuller
A.R.T.: Debut. Sky is a nine-year-old actress from Framingham who is in the fourth grade. Sky started acting when she was she was featured in a national commercial at four years old. Since then, she has been in many commercials and ads. Theater: Matilda, Wheelock Family Theater; Once (Ivanka), Boston University. Film/TV: Spirited (with Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds); “Up Here,” Disney. Sky loves to sing, dance, and act; however, when she is not performing or auditioning, she can be found with her competitive cheer team or attending dance class.
Ensemble
Martin Almiron
Ensemble
Martin Almiron
A.R.T.: Debut. Dance: Tango Dance World Cup (finalist), Metropolitan Tango Dance championship (finalist). A tango, folklore and contemporary dancer and choreographer, Martin has danced around the world at major theaters including New York City Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Juilliard School, and Théâtre du Châtelet, among others. He produced and directed El Argentino, El Espectáculo on Corrientes Avenue in Argentina. Education: National University of the Arts, Argentina.
Ensemble
Julian Alvarez
Ensemble
Julian Alvarez
A.R.T.: Debut. West End: West Side Story (Chino), Sadler’s Wells. Regional: Rent (Angel), The Pirates of Penzance (Sergeant of Police), Bristol Riverside Theater; Jesus Christ Superstar (Simon), Annie, North Carolina Theater; Evita, Bay Street Theater; West Side Story, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival; Miss Saigon. TV/Film: “Poker Face,” “FBI: Most Wanted.” Video Games: Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption II. Education: AMDA.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Adrienne Balducci
Ensemble
Adrienne Balducci
A.R.T.: Debut. Opera: Eurydice (Assoc. Choreographer), The Metropolitan Opera. Broadway National Tours: Moulin Rouge! The Musical(Ensemble, U/S Nini); Elf: The Musical. Regional: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (First Fairy), Chicago Shakespeare Theatre; A Chorus Line (Diana Morales; Jeff Award Winner, Best Ensemble), Porchlight Music Theatre; Smokey Joe’s Cafe (DeLee; Jeff Award Winner, Best Revue); Drury Lane Theatre; Chicago (Roxie), Welk Theatre; West Side Story (Rosalia, u/s Anita; Jeff Award Winner, Best Musical) Paramount Theatre. Cabaret (Lulu), Paramount Theatre. The Music Man (Ensemble, u/s Zaneeta), Goodman Theatre.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Leah Barsky
Ensemble
Leah Barsky
A.R.T.: Debut. Born in the Germany and raised in the US, Leah lived in Buenos Aires for five years, dancing in prestigious tango shows and historic milongas. Leah is a world-champion tango dancer and has danced as a finalist in the Mundial Tango Championships (Buenos Aires). Dance: Evita, New York City Center Encores!, international work with companies including Nai Ni Chen, Tango y Mas, Tango 1st Century, Armitage Gone!, Doug Varone, Mark Morris, The Metropolitan Opera, and Chicago Lyric Opera (featured dancer). Training: The Julliard School Summer Program, New York State Summer School of The Arts, American Dance Festival and California Institute of the Arts.
Ensemble
Bianca Bulgarelli
Ensemble
Bianca Bulgarelli
A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: A Chorus Line (Bebe, cover Diana), Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival; Carousel, Riverside Theatre; White Christmas (Judy), Springer Opera House; The Christmas Show (Featured Dancer), Oklahoma City Civic Center; Grease (Cha Cha), Lyric Theatre Oklahoma; Pride and Prejudice (Elizabeth), Oklahoma Shakespeare. TV/Film: “And Just Like That,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Education/Training: BFA Musical Theatre/BA History, University of Oklahoma.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Camila Cardona
Ensemble
Camila Cardona
Debut: A.R.T. Camila is a Buenos Aires native based in New York City. Opera: Carmen (Bull), Lincoln Center. Regional: Guys and Dolls(Asst. Choreographer/Ensemble), Arkansas Repertory Theatre; On Your Feet en Español world premiere (Robin/Ensemble), GALA Theatre DC; On Your Feet (Ensemble) John W. Engeman Theater NY. International: En el 2000 (Swing/Ensemble), Centenario Coayacan Theatre; Fosse Revival Cabaretissimo (Dancer), Mexico City; UNICEF Dance for Peace (Dancer), Konex Theatre, Romeo & Juliet (Ensemble), El Cubo Theatre Argentina. Film/TV: “Who Killed Sarah” (Dancer/Actor), Netflix; “The Queen Is Me” (Dancer), Telemundo. Education/Training: ARTE XXI (Major in Contemporary Dance), ISD at Point Park University.
Ensemble
Melody Celatti
Ensemble
Melody Celatti
A.R.T.: Debut. International: Tango Fire, Joyce Theater; Tango Fire, Petrona Towers, Tokyo Theater Orb, Mandela Joburg Theater; Esquina Carlos Gradel, Opera de Monaco, Tango x 2, Teatro las Condes Chile; Tanguera (Main Dancer), Sadlers Wells, Munich Theater, Alter Oper Frankfurt, Berlin Opera, Hamburg Opera. TV: Esquina Carlos Gradel, Beijing TV (BTV); Te aconsejo que me olvides, Teatrix. Honors: Melody is a world stage tango champion; Runner Up International Dance Performer of the Year, UK Latin Awards.
Ensemble
Esteban Domenichini
Ensemble
Esteban Domenichini
A.R.T.: Debut. New York: Tango Fever, LATEA Theater (Best Choreograpy and Dancer, HOLA Latin Awards). International: Tanguera(Main Dancer), Théâtre du Châtelet Paris, Chekhov Theater Moscow, Bunkamura Theater Japan, Sadlers Wells London, Munich Theater, Alter Oper Frankfurt, Berlin Opera, Hamburg Opera; Los reyes del mambo (Main Dancer, Actor). Buenos Aires: Caras y caretas(Singer), Mireya (Choreographer, Dancer), Alvear Theater; Grandes Valores del Tango, Astral Theater; Copes Tango Copes (Juan Carlos Copes), Teatro Avenida. TV/Film: Te aconsejo que me olvides, Teatrix. Honors: Olimpia Award, Best Dancer (Buenos Aires).
Ensemble
Rebecca Eichenberger
Ensemble
Rebecca Eichenberger
A.R.T: Debut. Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera (Carlotta, Madame Giry); A Grand Night For Singing; 1776, Roundabout; Evita (2012 revival); An American in Paris (Olga); Carousel; The Frogs; My Fair Lady; Dessa Rose, Lincoln Center. National Tours: Carousel (Cousin Nettie), Ragtime (Mother, Helen Hayes nomination). Regional: The Light in the Piazza (Margaret), Theaterworks; Grey Gardens (Little Edie), Portland Center Stage. TV: “Blue Bloods,” “Madame Secretary,” “The Good Wife,” “Law and Order.” Concerts: Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Boston Pops, Tanglewood. Recordings: six Original Broadway Cast recordings.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Sean Ewing
Ensemble
Sean Ewing
A.R.T. Debut. Broadway: West Side Story, Amazing Grace. Off-Broadway: AMERICANO! (Tony Valdovinos); Fanny, Zorba, New York City Center Encores!. Regional: West Side Story (Bernardo, Helen Hayes nominee, Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Award); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jerome Robbins Broadway, Matilda, Chicago, MUNY. TV/Film: Company in concert with the New York Philharmonic, David Geffen Hall/PBS.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Nicole Fernandez-Coffaro
Ensemble
Nicole Fernandez-Coffaro
A.R.T.: Debut. Opera: Carmen (Frasquita), Jazz at Lincoln Center; The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing (Wren), American Lyric Theater. Regional: Evita (Eva Cover); 1776 (Martha); Significant Other (Laura). Concert: Lady in the Dark, New York City Center; Lyrics & Lyricists, 92nd St Y; Babes in Toyland, Carnegie Hall; Iron & Coal, Prototype Festival. Kurt Weil Foundation Lotte Lenya Competition Finalist. Education: BFA, Theater Performance (Vocal Performance Minor), Chapman University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
David Michael Garry
Ensemble
David Michael Garry
A.R.T: The Heart of Robin Hood. Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Carousel, The Last Ship, A Bronx Tale, Sweeney Todd, Company. Regional: Beauty and the Beast, Papermill Playhouse; A Bronx Tale, Paper Mill Playhouse; Ragtime, The Kennedy Center; Merrily We Roll Along, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. TV: “Blue Bloods,” “American Horror Story,” “Dickinson,” “Godfather of Harlem,” “Jessica Jones,” “Prodigal Son,” “Flesh and Bone,” “Elementary,” “Person of Interest.”
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Eddie Gutiérrez
Ensemble
Eddie Gutiérrez
A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: A Chorus Line (Paul San Marco), New York City Center. Regional: A Chorus Line, The Hollywood Bowl; Somewhere, TheaterWorks Silicon Valley and Geva Theatre Center; The Hombres, Two River Theater. TV/Film: “Conan,” Safe & Sound, This is Me, One Week in Heaven, A Tangled Web, Rhapsody in Blue, On a Dark Night in Moulton County. Education: BFA, Drama, NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Eric Anthony Lopez
Ensemble
Eric Anthony Lopez
A.R.T. Debut. Broadway: Hal Prince’s The Phantom of The Opera (Passarino). Off-Broadway/US: The Jackie Mason Musical (Nelson), Terrence McNally’s Master Class (Tony), Chicago Revival). London: Tosca, Carmen. Film/TV: Chang Can Dunk (Syd), Disney 2023; “I Can See Your Voice” (Erik), FOX 2022; The Show Must Go On, Apple TV+. Recordings: Broadway’s Carols for a Cure (2022), Cinco Lados (2021, EP). IG: @ericanthonylopezofficial.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Jonatan Lujan
Ensemble
Jonatan Lujan
A.R.T.: Debut. A native of Mendoza, Argentina, Jonatan began his training at age 10 at the Jesus Vera Arenas Dance School. Dance: Ballet Argentino (joined 2006, solo roles in performances around the world); Victor Ullate Ballet Company Madrid (joined 2009); Zurich Ballet (joined 2014, under the direction of Christian Spuck); Slovak National Theater (joined 2015, under the direction of Josef Dolinsky). Since September 2018 he has been a freelance dancer based in New York City.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Caleb Marshall-Villarreal
Ensemble
Caleb Marshall-Villarreal
A.R.T. Debut. Broadway: Moulin Rouge! (Original Broadway Cast, Santiago 1st replacement). Opera: La Traviata, Metropolitan Opera. Regional: Evita, Asolo Rep; West Side Story (Bernardo), Nashville Symphony; Gypsy, Studio Tenn (Tulsa); A Crossing (Quetzalcoatl), Barrington Stage. Film: Places, Please (short). Big love to my family. Elise, Loren, Mom, Dad, Jaimie, JB, and Emmalyn. Y’all are my rock. And to the dance community of New York. I became the artist I am today in that community. IG: @calebmarshallv.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Ilda Mason
Ensemble
Ilda Mason
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: West Side Story. Broadway National Tours: On Your Feet! (Assistant Dance Captain), Legally Blonde China Tour (Pilar), Cinderella. Regional: Come Fall In Love, Old Globe; West Side Story, Signature Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse. Panamá (selected): Peter Pan (Peter), A Chorus Line (Bebe), Hello Dolly (Minnie). Film/TV: Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (Luz), “The Equalizer,” “Dancing with the Stars Panamá” (Season 2 Champion). IG: @ildamason, ildamason.com
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Jeremiah Valentino Porter
Ensemble
Jeremiah Valentino Porter
A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny; Grease, Kenickie, Music Theater Wichita; The Who’s Tommy (Cousin Kevin), Flint Repertory Theater. Concerts: Barbara Streisand’s Back To Brooklyn, Barclay Center. Education/Training: BFA, Musical Theater, Texas State University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Maria Cristina Posada Slye
Ensemble
Maria Cristina Posada Slye
A.R.T.: Debut. Maria Cristina is a proud Cuban American woman and a daughter of an immigrant. She is honored to be a part of this story alongside this incredible team! Endless gratitude to the doctors, nurses, front line workers, first responders, ushers, maintenance staff and science for helping us get to where we are today. Honor to God and thanks to the most supportive family imaginable! Thank you to Brian at Hell’s Kitchen Agency. All Black lives matter! iPatria y Vida! IG: @m_c_posada_slye, mariacristinaposadaslye.com
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Leonay Shepherd
Ensemble
Leonay Shepherd
A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Little Miss Sunshine, Second Stage Theater. Regional: Because of Winn-Dixie (Amanda Wilkinson), Delaware Theatre Company, Shakespeare Theater Company. TV: “Nicki” (Unreleased), Freeform. Education: BFA, Musical Theater, Pace University (Class of 2024).
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Erica Simone Barnett
Swing
Erica Simone Barnett
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Marissa Barragán
Swing
Marissa Barragán
A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Evita, Bucks County Playhouse; West Side Story, Flat Rock Playhouse; Holiday Spectacular, Transcendence Theater Co. Development Workshops: Pasión, SHE. Education: BS, Georgetown University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Mathew Bautista
Swing
Mathew Bautista
A.R.T. Debut. Off-Broadway: Baby (Swing). National Tours: Rent 25th anniversary tour (Ensemble, u/s Angel), Tootsie (Ensemble, u/s Max Van Horn), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Ensemble). Education: AMDA.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Isabella Lopez
Swing
Isabella Lopez
A.R.T. Debut. Film/TV: Mean Girls: The Musical (Sonja Aquino). Educational: If/Then (Kate), Fugitive Songs (Karen), Pace University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Miguel Angel Vasquez
Swing
Miguel Angel Vasquez
A.R.T.: Debut. Opera: Stonewall (Patron 5, Carlos cover), NYCO Jazz at Lincoln Center; X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (Garvey Preacher; Grammy nomination), BMOP & Odyssey Opera; The Mother of Us All (A.A./Ensemble), NY Philharmonic, Met Museum. Regional: Side Show (Jake), WPPAC; Beauty and the Beast (Beast), NBFT; Ragtime (Coalhouse u/s), Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. International: Don Giovanni (Masetto/ Don G. cover), Festival of the Aegean, Greece. Workshops: Food Fighters (Javier Del Rio), Jerry Orbach Theater, Harlem Hellfighters (Rafael Duchesne), PRTT/ Roundabout. Education: BM, Classical Vocal Performance, Hartt School.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Child/Ensemble (Understudy)
Julieta Ortiz
Child/Ensemble (Understudy)
Julieta Ortiz
A.R.T.: Debut. Julieta Ortiz, age 10, is from Winthrop, MA. Previous credits include: The Wizard of Oz (The Coroner). She is a proud member of Voices Boston, which has fostered her love of singing and acting under the Artistic Direction of Dan Ryan. Julieta has trained and performed with Boston Ballet and Coastline Ballet under the instruction of Jennifer Scott, Jessica Kreyer and Pavel Gurevich. She plays the violin and has performed with Four Strings Academy. She loves to read, and imagine.
Tango Dance Captain
Martin Almiron
Tango Dance Captain
Martin Almiron
A.R.T.: Debut. Dance: Tango Dance World Cup (finalist), Metropolitan Tango Dance championship (finalist). A tango, folklore and contemporary dancer and choreographer, Martin has danced around the world at major theaters including New York City Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Juilliard School, and Théâtre du Châtelet, among others. He produced and directed El Argentino, El Espectáculo on Corrientes Avenue in Argentina. Education: National University of the Arts, Argentina.
Dance Captain
Marissa Barragán
Dance Captain
Marissa Barragán
A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Evita, Bucks County Playhouse; West Side Story, Flat Rock Playhouse; Holiday Spectacular, Transcendence Theater Co. Development Workshops: Pasión, SHE. Education: BS, Georgetown University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Understudies
Magaldi, Che
Julian Alvarez
Magaldi, Che
Julian Alvarez
A.R.T.: Debut. West End: West Side Story (Chino), Sadler’s Wells. Regional: Rent (Angel), The Pirates of Penzance (Sergeant of Police), Bristol Riverside Theater; Jesus Christ Superstar (Simon), Annie, North Carolina Theater; Evita, Bay Street Theater; West Side Story, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival; Miss Saigon. TV/Film: “Poker Face,” “FBI: Most Wanted.” Video Games: Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption II. Education: AMDA.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Che, Perón
Sean Ewing
Che, Perón
Sean Ewing
A.R.T. Debut. Broadway: West Side Story, Amazing Grace. Off-Broadway: AMERICANO! (Tony Valdovinos); Fanny, Zorba, New York City Center Encores!. Regional: West Side Story (Bernardo, Helen Hayes nominee, Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Award); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jerome Robbins Broadway, Matilda, Chicago, MUNY. TV/Film: Company in concert with the New York Philharmonic, David Geffen Hall/PBS.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Eva, Mistress
Isabella Lopez
Eva, Mistress
Isabella Lopez
A.R.T. Debut. Film/TV: Mean Girls: The Musical (Sonja Aquino). Educational: If/Then (Kate), Fugitive Songs (Karen), Pace University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Perón
Caleb Marshall-Villarreal
A.R.T. Debut. Broadway: Moulin Rouge! (Original Broadway Cast, Santiago 1st replacement). Opera: La Traviata, Metropolitan Opera. Regional: Evita, Asolo Rep; West Side Story (Bernardo), Nashville Symphony; Gypsy, Studio Tenn (Tulsa); A Crossing (Quetzalcoatl), Barrington Stage. Film: Places, Please (short). Big love to my family. Elise, Loren, Mom, Dad, Jaimie, JB, and Emmalyn. Y’all are my rock. And to the dance community of New York. I became the artist I am today in that community. IG: @calebmarshallv.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Child/Ensemble
Julieta Ortiz
Child/Ensemble
Julieta Ortiz
A.R.T.: Debut. Julieta Ortiz, age 10, is from Winthrop, MA. Previous credits include: The Wizard of Oz (The Coroner). She is a proud member of Voices Boston, which has fostered her love of singing and acting under the Artistic Direction of Dan Ryan. Julieta has trained and performed with Boston Ballet and Coastline Ballet under the instruction of Jennifer Scott, Jessica Kreyer and Pavel Gurevich. She plays the violin and has performed with Four Strings Academy. She loves to read, and imagine.
Mistress, Eva
Maria Cristina Posada Slye
Mistress, Eva
Maria Cristina Posada Slye
A.R.T.: Debut. Maria Cristina is a proud Cuban American woman and a daughter of an immigrant. She is honored to be a part of this story alongside this incredible team! Endless gratitude to the doctors, nurses, front line workers, first responders, ushers, maintenance staff and science for helping us get to where we are today. Honor to God and thanks to the most supportive family imaginable! Thank you to Brian at Hell’s Kitchen Agency. All Black lives matter! iPatria y Vida! IG: @m_c_posada_slye, mariacristinaposadaslye.com
Actors’ Equity Association member
Magaldi, Perón
Miguel Angel Vasquez
Magaldi, Perón
Miguel Angel Vasquez
A.R.T.: Debut. Opera: Stonewall (Patron 5, Carlos cover), NYCO Jazz at Lincoln Center; X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (Garvey Preacher; Grammy nomination), BMOP & Odyssey Opera; The Mother of Us All (A.A./Ensemble), NY Philharmonic, Met Museum. Regional: Side Show (Jake), WPPAC; Beauty and the Beast (Beast), NBFT; Ragtime (Coalhouse u/s), Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. International: Don Giovanni (Masetto/ Don G. cover), Festival of the Aegean, Greece. Workshops: Food Fighters (Javier Del Rio), Jerry Orbach Theater, Harlem Hellfighters (Rafael Duchesne), PRTT/ Roundabout. Education: BM, Classical Vocal Performance, Hartt School.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.
Musicians
Conductor
Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh
Conductor
Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh
A.R.T.: Debut. Mona is an Iranian-American Conductor, Music Director, Pianist and Orchestrator/Arranger based in New York City. Her work encompasses numerous genres including Musical Theatre, Classical Music, and World Music. She is a frequent developer of new works. Her orchestration work has been performed by artists including Kristin Chenoweth, Lena Hall, and Michael Feinstein at venues including the Met Opera, Carnegie Hall, and more. Recent: National Tours: Come From Away (Associate Music Director), Annie (Music Consultant). Broadway (Sub): Kimberly Akimbo, Come From Away, Company, Mean Girls. Off-Broadway: Oratorio for Living Things. Education/Training: Berklee College of Music (Classical Composition and Conducting).
Associate Conductor
Nancy O'Connor
Associate Conductor
Nancy O'Connor
Nancy O’Connor (she/her) is thrilled to be the Associate Music Director for Evita. Nancy is a New York-based music director, pianist, and arranger. She was the Associate Conductor/Keys 2 player for the Lulu National Tour of Waitress in 2022 and recently returned from playing Keys for Máiréad Nesbitt’s “Celtic Spells” tour. She has also served as a Keys 2 sub on Titaníque Off-Broadway. nancyoconnor.org
Woodwinds
Díjí Kay
A.R.T.: Debut. DeShaun Gordon-King, artistically known as Díjí Kay, is quickly becoming a flutist of note. Known for his soulful tone and mesmerizing phrasing, he has given performances throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States, earning him recognition as a Trevor James Alto Flute artist. Díjí Kay grew up surrounded by jazz and gospel music and began his classical studies while at Duke University. A recent graduate of the Longy School of Music, Díjí Kay has made appearances with the Boston Celebrity Series, Castle of Our Skins, Juventas New Music Ensemble, and Shelter Music Boston and was a featured artist of the National Flute Association 2020 National Flute Convention. His primary teachers include Sergio Pallottelli, Rebecca Troxler, Keith Underwood, and Kaori Fujii.
Woodwinds
Ryan Yuré
A.R.T.: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; Evita. Performances with Boston Symphony, Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Boston Pops, Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Ballet, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Rochester Philharmonic, Albany Symphony, Portland Symphony, Vermont Symphony, Hartford Symphony, New World Symphony. Education/
Trumpet
Andrew Sorg
Trumpet
Andrew Sorg
A.R.T.: 1776, Evita. Member: Iris Ochestra, New Bedford Symphony, Boston Philharmonic, Triton Brass Quintet. Performances with Boston Symphony, Boston Ballet, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Odyssey Opera, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Portland Symphony Orchestra. Education/
Trombone
Skye Dearborn
Trombone
Skye Dearborn
(she/her) A.R.T.: Evita, 1776, Moby-Dick. Broadway: 1776. Performances with Spoleto Festival USA, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Vermont Symphony, New Bedford Symphony, Richmond Symphony (VA), South Dakota Symphony, Audra MacDonald, “62nd Grammy Awards” with Lizzo. Education: MM, Boston University; BM, University of Michigan.
French Horn
Nick Auer
French Horn
Nick Auer
A.R.T.: 1776. One of Boston’s most in-demand musicians, Nick enjoys a varied and robust musical life. Orchestra: The Boston Festival Orchestra (Principal Horn), Phoenix Orchestra of Boston (Principal Horn), New Bedford Symphony Orchestra (Third Horn), The Vista Philharmonic at Groton Hill (Third Horn), appearances with the Kansas City Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony (guest Principal Horn), Atlanta Symphony (guest Principal Horn). Education/Training: New England Conservatory of Music (studied with Eli Epstein and Gus Sebring).
Bass
Bebo Shiu
Bass
Bebo Shiu
A.R.T.: Debut. Vice President, Local 9-535. Assistant Principal of Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, New Bedford Symphony, Odyssey Opera. Member of Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Boston Festival Orchestra, Austin Symphony (TX). Performances with Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Ballet, Portland Symphony, Cape Symphony, Cantata Singers, Back Bay Chorale. Professor of Music and Anthropology at Bridgewater State; Faculty at Longy School of Music and Killington Music Festival (VT). Education: Doctor of Musical Arts & Master of Music, Boston University; Bachelor of Music, Baylor University.
Drums
Alex Williams
Drums
Alex Williams
A.R.T: Debut. Performances with the Berklee Motion Picture Orchestra, Berklee presents “The 40th Anniversary of Carole King’s Tapestry,” The Berklee 2023 Commencement House Band tributes to Roberta Flack and Usher. Appears on Beloved King: A Queer Bible Musical EP. Education: Bachelor of Music, Berklee College of Music.
Percussion
Michael Weinfield-Zell
Percussion
Michael Weinfield-Zell
(he/him) A.R.T.: Evita. Member, Boston Festival Orchestra (principal timpani), Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (principal percussion). Performances with Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Collage New Music, Emmanuel Music, Firebird Ensemble, Cantata Singers, Florida Grand Opera, Hawaii Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, So Percussion Quartet, Matmos electronic music duo. Music theory faculty, Bridgewater State University. Education/
Keyboards
Nancy O'Connor
Nancy O’Connor (she/her) is thrilled to be the Associate Music Director for Evita. Nancy is a New York-based music director, pianist, and arranger. She was the Associate Conductor/Keys 2 player for the Lulu National Tour of Waitress in 2022 and recently returned from playing Keys for Máiréad Nesbitt’s “Celtic Spells” tour. She has also served as a Keys 2 sub on Titaníque Off-Broadway. nancyoconnor.org
Keyboards
Henry Roseman
A.R.T.: Debut. Educational: The Rising Star Project, The 5th Avenue Theatre; Seussical, Boston University; The Wild Party, Emerson College; Ragtime, Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute; The Little Mermaid, Boston University. Music Supervisor for Berklee’s Broadway Band. Education: pursuing a Bachelor’s of Music (anticipated December ’25), Berklee College of Music.
Violins
Theo Ramsey
(they/them) A.R.T.: Debut. Violin and viola, Ensemble Dal Niente; first violin section, New Bedford Symphony. Performances with The Knights, Alarm Will Sound, Boston Lyric Opera. Education: Violin Fellow, New World Symphony; Violin Fellow and Co-Concertmaster, Civic Orchestra of Chicago; Violin Fellow, Tanglewood Music Center; Master of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music; Bachelor of Music, Northwestern University.
Viola
Sergio Muñoz Leiva
Viola
Sergio Muñoz Leiva
A.R.T.: Debut. Chilean violist Dr. Sergio Muñoz Leiva is dedicated to dialogue, collaboration, chamber music, and education. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and The Metropolitan Museum (New York); Symphony Hall and Jordan Hall (Boston); National Opera House of Chile (Santiago); Guangzhou and Shenzhen Opera Houses (China). Musical mentors: Penelope Knuth, Kim Kashkashian, Carol Rodland. Education/Training: Interlochen Arts Academy ’10; New England Conservatory, BM ’14; Eastman School of Music, MM ’16; The Juilliard School, DMA ’22.
Cello
Thomas Barth
Cello
Thomas Barth
A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves, Evita, 1776. Broadway: 1776. Performances with Handel and Haydn Society, Juventas New Music Ensemble, Glissando Concert Series, A Far Cry, Emmanuel Music, Boston Baroque, Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Palaver Strings, Boston Festival Orchestra, and ChamberQUEER. Frequent contributor for PARMA Recordings. Education: MM, New England Conservatory; BM, University of Michigan.
Keyboard Programmer
Stuart Andrews
Band Contractor
Jason Fisher
Band Contractor
Jason Fisher
A.R.T.: Evita; 1776; Moby-Dick; We Live in Cairo; Jagged Little Pill; The Black Clown; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; Crossing. Founding Member, A Far Cry; Principal Viola, Boston Baroque; period viola with Handel and Haydn Society, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, The English Concert, ACRONYM Ensemble, The Thirteen, Seattle and Portland Baroque Orchestras, Teatro Nuovo, Opera Lafayette, Relic, Sarasa Ensemble. Carnegie Hall Fellow and Peabody Singapore Fellow. Tours of Europe, Asia, Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz Republic. Performances with Pink Martini, Jake Shimabukuro, Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Renée Fleming, Kiri Te Kanawa, members of the Florestan Trio, and Æolus, Brentano, Cleveland, Emerson, Mendelssohn and St. Lawrence String Quartets. Concerts at Vienna Musikverein, Singapore Esplanade, the Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall. Awards: Grammy nominee (Best Chamber Music/
Additional Staff
Assistant Stage Manager
Lauren J. Burke
A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves, Evita, The Donkey Show. Regional: K-I-S-S-I-N-G, Huntington Theatre Company/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Assistant Stage Manager
Derric Nolte
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: The Book of Mormon, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, The Prom, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Bullets Over Broadway, Annie, Evita. North American Tours: Hadestown, The Book of Mormon. Off-Broadway: Rock of Ages, Avenue Q, Rent. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, NJ), Kennedy Center (DC), Porthouse Theatre (Cuyahoga Falls, OH). Thanks to Vicky and A.R.T. for this opportunity!
Actors’ Equity Association member
Assistant Stage Manager
Elizabeth Ramirez
A.R.T.: Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992; Macbeth In Stride. Regional: Macbeth, Merrimack Repertory Theater; Julius Caesar, Hanover Theatre Repertory; Crossing Borders Festival, Two River Theater; Vanity Fair, A Christmas Carol, Journey to the West, Central Square Theater; Keyping, Lonely Planet, Statements After an Arrest…, New Repertory Theatre; King Lear, Actors’ Shakespeare Project; Three Musketeers, The Salonnieres, Greater Boston Stage Company; The Music Man, Anything Goes, Reagle Music Theatre. Opera: Urban Nutcracker, City Ballet of Boston.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Associate Choreographer
Kelsey Burns
Associate Choreographer
Kelsey Burns
A.R.T.: Debut. Based in NYC, Kelsey is a dancer, choreographer, and movement director. Dance: Movement of the People Dance Company (Company Dancer), NYC; Niko8 (Rehearsal Director), Chicago. Theater: Romeo & Juliet (Choreographer), Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival). Film: The Coronation. Education/Training: BA, NYU Gallatin. @kelsinmotion.
Music Consultant
David Lai
Associate Music Director
Nancy O'Connor
Associate Music Director
Nancy O'Connor
Nancy O’Connor (she/her) is thrilled to be the Associate Music Director for Evita. Nancy is a New York-based music director, pianist, and arranger. She was the Associate Conductor/Keys 2 player for the Lulu National Tour of Waitress in 2022 and recently returned from playing Keys for Máiréad Nesbitt’s “Celtic Spells” tour. She has also served as a Keys 2 sub on Titaníque Off-Broadway. nancyoconnor.org
Associate Scenic Designer
Connor Munion
Associate Costume Designer
Joseph Shrope
Associate Lighting Designer
Nick Solyom
Assistant Lighting Designer
Anna Brevetti
Associate Sound Designer
Jaechelle Johnson
Associate Hair & Wig Design
Brittany A. Hains
Costume Coordinator
Emilee McVey-Lee
Fight Choreographer
Claire Warden
Fight Choreographer
Claire Warden
A.R.T.: Debut. Claire is an intimacy director, fight director, teacher, and actress and has worked in theatre, TV, and film across America, Europe, and the UK. As Director of Advanced Training at Intimacy Director and Coordinators, she is part of the community helming the intimacy direction movement across America and the world. Claire made history as the first intimacy director on Broadway with Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Other Broadway (as Intimacy Director): Slave Play, The Inheritance, Death of a Salesman, Jagged Little Pill, Company, West Side Story, Waitress. National Tour: Les Misérables. She was awarded Variety’s 2019 “10 Broadway Players to Watch” as well a special Drama Desk Award for “pioneering work as an intimacy choreographer… and her leadership in the rapidly emerging movement of intimacy direction”. IDCprofessionals.com, clairewarden.com
Assistant Director
Max Rodriguez
Assistant Director
Max Rodriguez
A.R.T.: Debut. Director and founder of NJYA, a youth theatre company created to provide performance and production opportunities to young artists in New Jersey. Directing: Into the Woods, The Secret Garden, Sondheim on Sondheim. Dramaturgy: Blue Stockings (Production Dramaturg), Candide (Script Supervisor). Other Educational Projects: Awakenings, Guys & Dolls, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Christmas Carol. Education: Student at Boston College; BA in Theatre.
Production Audio
Garrett Hood
Automation Carpenter
Zachary Feivou
Rehearsal Pianist
Eli Schildkraut
Production Assistant
Elise Joyner
Emma Nafz
Kimberly Scaglione
Child Minder
Janie Hillman
Physical Therapists
Artistic Athlete Health Collective
Company Management Assistant/COVID Safety Manager
Meg Hamblen
Access Staff
Directors of ASL: Elbert Joseph & Erin Sanders-Sigmon
ASL Interpreters: Whitney Bright, Alberto Medero, JO Welch
Audio Description Consultant: Amber Pearcy
Audio Describers: Maria Hendricks, Teddy Hendricks
Open Captioning: c2 Captioning
Occupational Therapy Consultant: Mary Beth Kadlec
NICE(r) Relaxed Performance Consultants: Spectrum Theater Ensemble
A.R.T. Staff
Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director: Diane Paulus
Executive Director: Kelvin Dinkins, Jr.
Managing Director: Anna Fitzloff
Director of Finance: Sarah Gordon
Artistic Producer: Mark Lunsford
Chief Development Officer: Noreen Major
Director of Production: Krystin Matsumoto
Director of Artistic Programs & Dramaturg: Ryan McKittrick
Associate Artistic Director: Dayron J. Miles
Director of Marketing and Communications: Jennifer Weissman
Editor and Associate Dramaturg: Robert Duffley Line Producer: Emma Watt Education and Engagement Director: Brenna Nicely Public Relations Director: Rebecca Curtiss Director of Membership and Major Gifts: Sean Cummings Director, Capital Projects: Peter Atkinson General Manager: Steven Showalter Controller: Toufiq Aitelfqih Head of Patron Services: Emma Putnam |
Interim Technical Director: Ross Wick Charge Scenic Artist: Gerard Vogt Production Manager: Skip Curtiss Stage Operations Manager: Kevin Belcher Interim Costume Manager: Erica Desautels Wardrobe Manager: Alycia Marucci Sound Manager: Camilo Atehortua Lighting and Projections Supervisor: Matthew Adelman Properties Manager: Erin Kehr Production Overhire |
Special Thanks
The creative team wishes to dedicate this production to the late Fabio Angelo, who developed Evita alongside them and was a cherished member of the company.
Anne Gardsbane and the Harvard International Office; Micah Hoggatt; Dale Stinchcomb; Tristan Rocher
The 2023 spring semester students of TDM 105: Jacob Brown, Annabel Cho, James Davis, Joanna Lau, Yolanda (Yuanlu) Peng, Danielle Rettinger, Emma Rogers, Lara Zeng.
María Eugenia Álvarez, Fabiana Bonetti, Valentina Berger, Tomas Rottemberg, Diego Radivoy, María Elisa Trentin, Daniel Narezo, Vivianna Parra, Carlos Gauna, Elena Roger, Marta and Graciela Guardo, Dany Mañas, Flora Ferrari, Santiago Regolo, Ariel Stollier, Agustina Barbosa, Sol Salguero, Flavio Gulli, Manuel Alonso, Hal Luftig, Safi Rauf, Orlanda Reyes Ibarra, Adriana Salgado, Mary McGowan, Diane Borger, Kevin Lin, Jack Viertel, Jeanine Tesori, Darren Biggart, Center Ballet and the Arts (NYU), Kelly Gregg, the 2015 company of Evita at Stanford University, the 2019 company of Evita at Pace University, the 2019 company of Evita at New York City Center.
Lighting and Sound Equipment provided by P.R.G.
Scenery and scenic effects built, painted, electrified and automated by Show Motion, Inc., Milford, CT
Automation and show control by Show Motion, Inc., Milford, CT using the AC3 computerized motion control system.
Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios and the Harvard Dance Center.
The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
The Director and Choreographer of this production are members of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.
The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.
Musical Numbers
Act I
Requiem for Evita
Oh What a Circus
On This Night of a Thousand Stars
Eva, Beware of the City
Buenos Aires
Goodnight and Thank You
The Art of the Possible
Charity Concert
I’d Be Surprisingly Good For You
Another Suitcase in Another Hall
Perón’s Latest Flame
A New Argentina
Act II
On The Balcony of the Casa Rosada
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
High Flying, Adored
Rainbow High
Rainbow Tour
The Chorus Girl Hasn’t Learned
And the Money Kept Rolling In
Santa Evita
Waltz for Eva and Che
She is a Diamond
Dice Are Rolling
You Must Love Me
Eva’s Final Broadcast
Montage
Lament