Background
Roger, Elena was born on October 27, 1974 in Argentina.
Roger, Elena was born on October 27, 1974 in Argentina.
She has also appeared in the West End in Evita, Boeing-Boeing, and Passion. In 1997, she was nominated for the Trinidad Guevara Award as Best Breakthrough Female for her work in Yo Quebec Tu Maine Enamoraba. She went on to appear in a number of productions including Nine, Houdini, Beauty and the Beast, and Fiddler on the Roof, as well as starring in Les Misérables as Fantine, and Saturday Night Fever as Annette.
Foreign the 2002/2003 season, she was nominated for an American Council on Exercise Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in Jazz, Swing, Tap.
The following season, she starred in the show, Mina..che cosa science?, which she coauthored with the show’s director, Valeria Ambrosio. She has also appeared on several Argentine television programs, including Hombres de Honor, Pensionados, and El sodero de mi vida.
Internationally, she briefly toured Europe with Tango por Dos. While doing research in Buenos Aires for the 2006 West End revival of Evita, an employee of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group saw Roger perform and suggested her for the title role of the show.
After several rounds of auditions, Roger was cast as Eva Perón and performed the role to much critical acclaim.
Roger next appeared on the London stage as Gabriella in the hit production of Boeing-Boeing, directed by Matthew Warchus at the Comedy Theatre. In 2008, Roger played the title role in the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Piaf and once again received rave reviews. She subsequently toured internationally with Piaf including a stop in her hometown of Buenos Aires.
During her time back in Buenos Aires, she revived her performance in Mina..che cosa science? for a brief run.
From September 10 through November 21, 2010, Roger starred as Fosca in a revival of the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical Passion for a limited engagement at the Donmar Warehouse. Roger returned to the role of Eva Perón in a new Broadway revival of Evita with previews beginning in March 2012 and an opening night in April at the Marquis Theatre.
The production is directed by Michael Grandage, choreographed by Rob Ashford, and also stars Ricky Martin as Che and Broadway veteran Michael Cerveris as Juan Perón. Reviews were mixed, some saying she had "too fragile of a voice to portray Eva Peron", while others said "Roger is an outstanding actress" and had "plenty of the star quality Evita sings about."
Argentina
West End
Broadway.
