Elena Roger News

Tomorrow, March 7 Andrew Lloyd Webber will appear on ITV's Daybreak (8:20am) and BBC Radio 4's Front Row(7:15am) to chat about the Love Never Dies film, which is set to be released on DVD in the UK on March 12.

Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week, or you're just in the mood for a recap of everything theatre, BroadwayWorld's feature, 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end of the week fix. Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to the West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more! HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: CARRIE makes a bloody return to the stage, Broadway remembers the great Whitney Houston, Sardi's honors Shatner, and so much more!

A New Argentina indeed! Check out this photo of the complete cast of the new Broadway production of EVITA, who posed after the company's final run-through at the rehearsal studio late last week! Previews begin in just under two weeks, on March 12, 2012 at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway in anticipation of an April 5, 2012 opening. We can NOT wait!

In the video below, Paula Zahn chats with musical theatre legend Andrew Lloyd Webber about his lengthy career, upcoming projects, EVITA, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, and more! Click below to check it out!

Elena Roger y Geronimo Rauch, argentinos de nacimiento, estan a punto de obtener un gran exito internacional en dos de los papeles mas miticos de la historia del teatro musical. Ella sera Evita a partir del 13 de marzo en el Marquis Theatre, en pleno corazon de Broadway, en el primer revival del legendario musical de Webber, y el sera Jean Valjean a partir del 16 de junio en el Queen's Theatre de Londres, en la produccion de Los Miserables. Un premio a un inmenso talento y a una carrera en la que prima el trabajo y el amor por la profesion.

Love Never Dies, the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, will arrive in movie theatres on February 28, and according to Andrew Lloyd Webber, all hope might not be lost for bringing the new musical to Broadway. He told Reuters: 'I think it will inevitably come, at some point. But in many ways I now feel like I've closed the chapter on it. The film that's being shown is something I'm very, very proud of. So in a way it doesn't really matter if it comes tomorrow or five years' time. But I'm sure it will.'

Musical theatre legend Andrew Lloyd Webber revealed today that he is thinking about basing his next musical project on the Profumo affair, which went down almost 50 years ago.

On Thursday, February 16, Andrew Lloyd Webber will be featured on PBS's NYC Arts, airing on THIRTEEN from 8-8.30pm EST, and again on Sunday 19th February from 12-12.30pm EST. The interview will also air on WLIW/Long Island Channel 21 on Friday 17th February at 7pm EST, and on NJTV on Sunday 19th February at 8.30pm EST.

EVITA will star Olivier Award-winning Argentinean actress Elena Roger making her Broadway debut as Eva Peron, world renowned music artist Ricky Martin as Che and Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris as Juan Peron. The cast will also feature Christina DeCicco as the alternate for Eva Peron (Weds eve; Sat mat), Max von Essen as Magaldi and Rachel Potter as the Mistress. The show will offer student rush tickets at $38.00 for best available locations throughout the house. Student Rush tickets are subject to availability, and can be purchased when the box office opens at 10:00 a.m. for that day's performance. There is a limit of 2 tickets per person with a valid college or high school student ID.

Yesterday morning on 'Live! with Kelly' EVITA star Ricky Martin appeared alongside Nicki Minaj as the newest spokespeople For M·A·C Cosmetics' VIVA GLAM Campaign. While they were there, Martin chatted about his recent appearance on GLEE, the Grammy Awards, and of couse EVITA. Check out the interview by clicking below!

On Thursday, February 16, Andrew Lloyd Webber will be featured on PBS's NYC Arts, airing on THIRTEEN from 8-8.30pm EST, and again on Sunday 19th February from 12-12.30pm EST. The interview will also air on WLIW/Long Island Channel 21 on Friday 17th February at 7pm EST, and on NJTV on Sunday 19th February at 8.30pm EST.

This morning on 'Good Morning America' EVITA star Ricky Martin appeared alongside Nicki Minaj as the newest spokespeople For M·A·C Cosmetics' VIVA GLAM Campaign. The duo unveiled this year's efforts to benefit the M·A·C AIDS Fund, and chatted about the Superbowl, EVITA, and more. Check out the segment by clicking below!

Tomorrow on 'Good Morning America' and 'Live! with Kelly,' EVITA star Ricky Martin will appear alongside Nicki Minaj as the newest spokespeople For M·A·C Cosmetics' VIVA GLAM Campaign, and will be unveiling this year's efforts to benefit the M·A·C AIDS Fund. Check your local listings.

On Thursday, February 16, Andrew Lloyd Webber will be featured on PBS's NYC Arts, airing on THIRTEEN from 8-8.30pm EST, and again on Sunday 19th February from 12-12.30pm EST. The interview will also air on WLIW/Long Island Channel 21 on Friday 17th February at 7pm EST, and on NJTV on Sunday 19th February at 8.30pm EST.

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that in the upcoming Broadway revival of Evita, Ricky Martin will play 'Che' as originally written. A show representative revealed: 'The narrating role of "Che" is reverted to the way it was written for the original concept album - as an "everyman" of the lower/working class, serving as the voice of the people; not Che Guevara. Using Che Guevara as inspiration for the role was a choice made by Hal Prince when staging the original production.'

Dirigido por Michael Grandage, ganador de un Tony y un Olivier, y coreografiado por Rob Ashford, EVITA comenzará las previas el 12 de marzo y el estreno oficial será el 5 de abril de 2012. Recientemente, Elena Roger y Ricky Martin posaron para un reportaje gráfico especial para la revista People en español, y aquí os dejamos un video detrás de las cámaras.

Rehearsals now underway for the new Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary seven-time Tony Award-winning musical, EVITA,.The musical stars Olivier Award-winning Argentinean actress Elena Roger making her Broadway debut as Eva Peron, world renowned music artist Ricky Martin as Che and Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris as Juan Peron. The cast will also feature Christina DeCicco as the alternate for Eva Peron (Weds eve; Sat mat), Max von Essen as Magaldi and Rachel Potter as the Mistress. Directed by Tony and Olivier Award-winner Michael Grandage and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford, EVITA begins previews on March 12 and Opening Night is set for April 5, 2012. Recently, Roger and Martin posed for a special photo shoot with People Magazine and below, we bring you a look behind-the-scenes at the shoot!

Broadway-bound Ricky Martin will travel to GLEE's McKinley High to play 'the hottest Spanish teacher ever in the history of Ohio,' in next week's episode, airing February 7. Martin will soon star as Ché alongside Elena Roger and Michael Cerveris in the highly-anticipated upcoming Broadway production of EVITA, directed by Michael Grandage and choreographed by Rob Ashford. This is the first new Broadway production of the seven-time Tony Award-winning musical since it debuted on Broadway more than 30 years ago.

With rehearsals now underway for the new Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary seven-time Tony Award-winning musical, EVITA, the Marquis Theatre Box Office (1535 Broadway - entrance on 46th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue) just opened this week. The musical stars Olivier Award-winning Argentinean actress Elena Roger making her Broadway debut as Eva Perón, world renowned music artist Ricky Martin as Che and Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris as Juan Perón. The cast will also feature Christina DeCicco as the alternate for Eva Perón (Weds eve; Sat mat), Max Von Essen as Magaldi and Rachel Potter as the Mistress. In the video below, Elena Roger sings the show's anthem- 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina.' Clcik below to check it out!

With rehearsals now underway for the new Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary seven-time Tony Award-winning musical, EVITA, the Marquis Theatre Box Office (1535 Broadway - entrance on 46th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue) just opened this week. The musical stars Olivier Award-winning Argentinean actress Elena Roger making her Broadway debut as Eva Perón, world renowned music artist Ricky Martin as Che and Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris as Juan Perón. The cast will also feature Christina DeCicco as the alternate for Eva Perón (Weds eve; Sat mat), Max Von Essen as Magaldi and Rachel Potter as the Mistress. The cast is featured in the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, and you can check out a photo from the magazine below, as featured on the show's Facebook page!