Evita will also be fuelled by the most expensive budget in Clarence Street Theatre's history.
"Each consortium puts in their $30, $40, $50,000 and that money goes towards building the sets, the costumes, the props and then the consortium reap the rewards after more hireage down the line.
"For any society to build a show with staging and props like Mamma Mia or Phantom and now Evita, the cost is prohibitive so it is certainly a great way of doing things," he said.
Auckland singer and dancer Rebecca Wright has been chosen to play Eva Peron.
Sidwell did not know Ms Wright, but knew of her.
"As we were looking through the talent agencies her name came up and she came down to audition. Rebecca had featured in Evita previously, but not in the lead role.
"She can act, sing and dance and manage the role. She has the ability to cope with the incredible dramatic variation and variety that is required and she is practically on stage the whole time."
Part of the constitution of the Hamilton Operatic Society is to use and foster local talent.
However, Sidwell says within that, production values are paramount "so you are looking to be able to give the best possible performance in all the roles".
"But there are occasions like this, where you go outside the community."
Sidwell also sees importing a professional such as Wright as fostering local talent.
"With Ali Harper starring in Mamma Mia and now Rebecca as Eva, they mentor the locals so it's almost on-the-job training for others.
"It is a great way for local actors to learn."
Evita will have a cast of more than 40.
"This show probably has its pressure points in that there is no dialogue, so using the music and the lyrics to get the story out is more difficult, in a way, when you are trying to story-tell within the music, as opposed to having dialogue.
"So getting the story out and across to the audience is what is important to me."
As director, Sidwell was excited when on a recent trip to Santiago de Chile, accompanied by his wife Christine, they flew to Buenos Aires, the home of Peron.
"Initially Christine and I went as part of a Wintec team to do a Habitat for Humanity build in Santiago, for two weeks. On the third week there was time to tour around and I thought, there is no way as director of Evita I wasn't going to visit Buenos Aires."
And Sidwell says he was amazed at the adoration for Peron that is still present in Buenos Aires.
"We visited the Casa Rosada (Pink Palace) where Eva gave her speeches upon its balcony and amazingly there are still 'Eva Peron women', the mothers and daughters in the Plaza de Mayo outside the palace 60 years after her death, still supporting her."
The face of Eva Peron is also displayed as a massive neon sign on Buenos Aires Broadcasting building.
Eva Peron did a lot of good for the working classes but then there are stories of her Swiss bank accounts.
"It all lends itself to a fantastic drama to be put up on the stage and I cannot wait for it to begin."
Evita will be the first show performed at Clarence Street since Hamilton City Council gifted the theatre to the Clarence Street Theatre Trust.
It will also be the 175th production staged by the society at Clarence Street.
Fuelled by many fine songs including its most memorable hit 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina', the story of one of the most powerful women in Latin America is set to draw local audiences.
"Hamilton Operatic Society has been on a roller coaster ride over the years but now with shows like Mamma Mia and Phantom, it is back on its feet and with Evita about to show, my expectations are very high," said Sidwell.
Evita runs from September 19 to October 3. Tickets from Ticketek.