Brigitte Heitzer

Brigitte Heitzer is a Dutch musical star, actress and singer. She gained national fame during the Dutch television program 'Op zoek naar Evita' (Looking for 'Evita'), a program which was based on the BBC format for finding the singer to star in 'The Sound of Music' musical. It was the first time ever the main part for a musical had been cast through a public selection. From the ten finalists (all female) she finally managed to defeat Suzan Seegers in the final on October 22nd, 2007. By winning the program, she won the leading role of Evita in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, which premiered on December 16th 2007 in The New Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam. For Brigitte, this was her very first leading role, after having been understudy for the musicals 'Tarzan' and 'Beauty and the Beast'. Other finalists were Tineke Blok, Sabina Petra, Sophie Veldhuizen, Babette Holtman, Wieneke Remmers, Anne Stalman, Marleen van der Loo and Marjolein Teepen.