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News New Musical Return of Eva Perón to Play Washington's Gala Theatre GALA Hispanic Theatre will present Momia en el closet: The Return of Eva Perón, a new musical comedy, June 4-28 at the GALA Theatre in Washington, DC.

Directed by Mariano Caligaris, the cast will feature Argentine artists Laura Conforte as Eva Perón and Martín Ruiz as Lanusse, and local Uruguayan singer Antonio Soto as Juan Perón. Members of the ensemble, who play a number of roles, include Diego Mariani and Sebastian Vitale from Buenos Aires; Belén Oyala-Rebaza, John Hager Flores and Michael Vitaly Sazonov from New York; and Gerald Montoya from Washington, DC.

The new musical features music and production concept by Mariano Vales, book by Gustavo Ott, lyrics by Vales and Ott and choreography by Carina Losano.

Momia en el closet: The Return of Eva Perón, according to press notes, is a "musical comedy with dark historical underpinnings [and] follows Eva Perón through her convoluted after-life, as her perfectly preserved corpse is moved from town to town and around the world, setting off political intrigues, public uprisings, secret love-affairs, and mysterious murders. . . . The show weaves together historical fact and fiction, ultimately revealing the intense love between Evita and the working class and her mesmerizing spiritual power as Argentina's most revered icon."

The creative team also includes set designer Mariana Fernández, lighting designer Ayun Fedorcha, costume designer Martin Schnellinger, sound designer Matt Otto, projections designer JJ Kaczynski, properties designer Vicky Sussman, and hair and make-up designer Dori Beauseigneur. Cecilia Cackley is stage manager; Mariana Osorio is production manager; Eric Lucas is technical director; and Hugo Medrano is producer.

Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 3 PM in English with Spanish surtitles. The English translation is by Heather McKay. The GALA Theatre is located at 3333 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC. For tickets call (800) 494-8497 or (202) 234-7174 or visit www.galatheatre.org.

 
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