“I said, ‘OK, bye-bye. Nice to meet you,’” she recalled. Madonna, now 67, played Argentinian first lady Eva Perón in the 1996 film adaptation of Evita, which originated as a musical. The pop star won ...

Nearly 30 years after Evita, Lopez is starring in her first-ever movie musical with Kiss of the Spider-Woman, in theaters Oct. 10 Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to ...

Jennifer Lopez spent "weeks" preparing to play Evita - before Madonna landed the part. The 56-year-old singer was desperate to play Eva Peron, the Argentine politician and activist, in the 1996 ...

Madonna possesses a composure to overcome every battle, but one project was so difficult it almost pushed her to her breaking ...

Sources close to Madonna revealed that the “Material Girl” singer is upset with the casting of Rachel Zegler, from “Snow White,” to reprise her former role as Evita in a new musical production in ...

LONDON — This summer's most talked-about performance on London's West End doesn't require a ticket. The latest production of the musical Evita — about Eva Perón, Argentina's first lady in the 1940s ...

Jennifer Lopez has revealed she auditioned for the lead role in Evita not knowing that Madonna had already secured the part. “I had been practicing for weeks, and I sang my heart out.” she said to ...

Jennifer Lopez admitted she’d auditioned for Alan Parker’s Evita only to find out the lead role had gone to Madonna. The 1996 film of the Broadway musical featured the queen of pop in the role of Eva ...

Nearly 30 years after Evita, Lopez is starring in her first-ever movie musical with Kiss of the Spider-Woman, in theaters Oct. 10 “I had been practicing for weeks and I sing my heart out and [Parker] ...