Eva Tavares is a Vancouver based director, singer, dancer, and coach. Most recently starring as Christine Daae in the North American Tour of Phantom of the Opera, Tavares is a graduate of the UBC Opera Program, the LAMDA Shakespeare Short Course and the Banff/Citadel Theatre Professional Training Program.
When the pandemic shut down live performance, Tavares began investing in her new found love of TV/film as an actor and director. She has appeared as lead, recurring, and supporting characters in numerous Movies of the Week, and TV shows such as Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Turner & Hooch and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Recent direction projects include A Little Vacation, a short film about mental health, and Where Women Gather, a making-of narrative/documentary hybrid of Fringe favorite, Hysteria. Previous live performance credits include: Marta in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Anne in A Little Night Music, and the world premiere of Sousatzka starring Victoria Clark. Tavares continues to work as a coach and mentor across North America and the UK. She runs Behind the Mask Masterclass alongside Jennifer Andersen, guiding participants to their most authentic selves within their musical storytelling.