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Read the Evita program as a PDF.

When she was 9 years old, Shereen Pimentel made her debut on Broadway as young Nala in “The Lion King.” Fast forward more than a decade, and the Teaneck, N.J., native is coming to the American Repertory Theater to star in a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Tony Award-winning musical “Evita.”

Audiences have long since become familiar with the show’s touchstones: Eva’s glittering white strapless Dior ball gown, her blonde bun, her sparkling earrings and diamond necklace, her arms raised in triumph. But [Director Sammi] Cannold wanted to capture the human behind the icon, dig into the character’s contradictions and create empathy for Evita, despite her flaws.

A list of some of the publications and media that have inspired the creative team in their work on this production.

A timeline of events surrounding the musical.

In conversation with Diane Paulus, Sammi Cannold discusses her vision for the iconic musical and her eagerness to introduce Evita to a new generation of artists and audiences.

Evita Co-Choreographer Valeria Solomonoff reflects on the process of partnering tango with musical theater.