Ariana Debose will not play the leading role in ‘Evita’ in London ‘because of planning’
Ariana Debose will not cry for Argentina.
The Oscar winner was talking to Star in Jamie Lloyd’s Revival of “Evita” in the London Palladium, but sources tell me that it did not work “because of planning”. The musical is planned to walk on June 16. 6.
Debose is currently photographing ‘Scarpetta’, the Amazon Prime Video Series -Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta novels with Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis.
“We are 70%there,” Debose said Deadline’s Baz Bamigboye In January about her possible “Evita” deal.
‘Evita’, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, tells the story of the Argentinian political powerhouse Eva Perón. Elaine Paige played the title role in the original West End production from 1978 in London. Patti Lupone originated on the role of Broadway in 1979. Madonna played in the 1996 film adjustment.
My sources insist that the debose is interested in returning to Broadway “when time is ripe.”
Debose made her Broadway debut in “Bring It On: The Musical” in 2011, followed by roles in “Motown: The Musical: And” Pippin. “She was nominated for a Tony Award for the best actress in a musical in 2018 for her representation of Donna Summer in” Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. “
While they organized the Tonys for three consecutive years from 2022, She told me in October that she will not come back for this year’s ceremony. ‘I think it’s time [to] Let someone else come in and do his thing, “she said, adding that it was a” mutually agreed “decision with producers to skip the coveted performance.
She said, “I know when I have to leave gracefully,” she said. “I think this is the moment.”
Debose’s discussions with Lloyd reportedly started after the success of transferring his adjustment “Sunset BlVD” with Nicole Scherzinger from London to Broadway.
