Christopher Oram News

EVITA, one of the world's greatest musicals, returns to London's West End after 21 years this summer. Directed by the award-winning Michael Grandage and featuring lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the brand new production of the smash-hit stage show has its Press Night at the Adelphi Theatre on June 21st.

The UK press reports today that Argentinean star Elena Roger has signed to take on the lead role in the upcoming London revival of Evita.

The nominations have been released for the 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards. The ceremony for this year's awards will take place at the Park Lane Hilton on February, 2006. Leading the pack this year are Billy Elliot with nine nominations, and Guys and Dolls with eight.

The 2005 Evening Standard Awards have been announced, with Billy Elliot and The Home Place winning the top awards

Philip Quast will play Juan Peron in the London revival of Evita that will open in May of 2006

Simon Russell Beale, Kristin Scott Thomas and Mike Leigh are some of the artists to receive Evening Standard Award nominations

Casting beings for Michael Grandage's production of Evita, Jason Robert Brown does more concerts before a possible Last Five Years production and Joanna Riding does another play

Producers for the upcoming spring 2006 London revival of Evita are desperately seeking Madonna for the title role

Director Michael Grandage, choreographer Rob Ashford and designer Christopher Oram are now attached as the major creative team of the upcoming London revival of Evita