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An Argentinian will bring authenticity to the leading role in a revival of Lloyd Webber’s hit show
Andrew Lloyd Webber is reviving his hit musical Evita after a gap of more than 20 years and will cast an Argentine actress in the title role of a new £3.5 million production.
Elena Roger, 31, will have her British debut in a “more authentic” version of the story of Eva Perón, the wife of Juan Perón when he was the autocratic President of Argentina. But Lord Lloyd-Webber’s team is being careful not to overdo the authenticity — Roger will be given elocution lessons to tone down her heavy accent.
“I will have lessons before I leave London and then before the rehearsals,” she said at a press launch in the capital yesterday. “I will have very strict training. I also have to do some working from home.”
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