As Rachel Zegler continues to engage in promotional activities for the live-action “Snow White,” the actress was cast as Eva Peron in the West End staging of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Evita.”

The casting of Zegler — who is of Colombian and Polish descent — was announced by “Evita’s” official Instagram page on Saturday, March 15. She is the only confirmed cast member in the musical’s upcoming staging, as of this writing.

“Hello, Buenos Aires! @rachelzegler is Eva Perón,” its post read.

Zegler told Deadline that “Evita” is an “important musical” while recalling how she and her father would sing one of its songs, “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” when she was still young.

“‘Evita’ has been such an important musical to me since I was a little girl when my dad and I would sing ‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina’ together on my back patio. The opportunity to bring Jamie Lloyd’s singular, visionary ideas to life onstage is an honor unlike any other. The stage has always felt like home to me, and I can’t wait to make my West End debut in such great company,” she said, per report.

The actress also expressed her excitement about “Evita’s” West End staging on her Instagram page while sharing the report.

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