Conversation so far:
What was the recording for the musical Evita?
As they had previously done with Jesus Christ Superstar, the songwriting team decided to record Evita as an album musical
What are some other interesting aspects about the Evita musical article?
the songwriting team selected actress and singer Julie Covington to sing the title role
How could Julie Covington be selected to sing the title role in the musical Evita?
the songwriting team selected Julie Covington to sing the title role, after having caught an episode of Rock Follies and remembered her from the original London production of Godspell.

Question: What else happened?
Self-contained rewrite: What else happened after Julie Covington was selected to sing the title role in the musical Evita?