Following the success of its acclaimed 2016 staging of Jesus Christ Superstar, which in July, the Regent鈥檚 Park Open Air Theatre will take on Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice鈥檚 1978 rock hit Evita as part of its 2019 summer season.
The season will open with Thornton Wilder鈥檚 Our Town May 16鈥揓une 8, directed by Ellen McDougall. Engelbert Humperdinck鈥檚 opera Hansel and Gretel, staged in partnership with the English National Opera, will follow June 14鈥�22. Sheader will direct.
Also planned is a revival of Shakespeare鈥檚 A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream, directed by Dominic Hill, June 28鈥揓uly 27.
Evita, directed by Jamie Lloyd, will close the season August 2鈥揝eptember 21. The production will incorporate the Oscar-winning ballad "You Must Love Me" from the 1996 film adaptation.
Public booking opens December 18.