19 h. ago What Do Reviewers Think of Jamie Lloyd's Evita Revival in London's West End?

What Do Reviewers Think of Jamie Lloyd's Evita Revival in London's West End?  Playbill

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19 h. ago Reviews, and More Photos, Released for Jamie Lloyd's Evita Revival in London's West End

Reviews, and More Photos, Released for Jamie Lloyd's Evita Revival in London's West End  Playbill

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23 h. ago Rachel Zegler serenades London from Palladium balcony in Evita

Rachel Zegler serenades London from Palladium balcony in Evita - but not everyone's applauding  Euronews.com

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33 h. ago Evita Review: Jamie Lloyd Strikes Again – and This Time, He’s Taken Evita to the Streets

Evita Review: Jamie Lloyd Strikes Again – and This Time, He’s Taken Evita to the Streets  londontheatredirect.com

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33 h. ago Evita review at London Palladium: Rachel Zegler is astonishing

Evita review at London Palladium: Rachel Zegler is astonishing  The Stage

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33 h. ago Evita review – Rachel Zegler is phenomenal but Jamie Lloyd’s rock show drowns out the story

Evita review – Rachel Zegler is phenomenal but Jamie Lloyd’s rock show drowns out the story  The Guardian

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34 h. ago Ignore the haters, Rachel Zegler is an absolute smash in Jamie Lloyd's Evita at London Palladium

The balcony scene is a bravura piece of social commentary from Jamie Lloyd, while Fabian Aloise’s muscular choreography reeks of sex

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34 h. ago Review: Jamie Lloyd’s ‘Evita’ starring Rachel Zegler at the London Palladium

Review: Jamie Lloyd’s ‘Evita’ starring Rachel Zegler at the London Palladium  Time Out

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34 h. ago Review: ‘Evita’ Starring Rachel Zegler at the London Palladium

Review: ‘Evita’ Starring Rachel Zegler at the London Palladium  Time Out

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2 d. ago Anton Du Beke says Bruce Forsyth 'would have been furious' over decision made after death

Strictly Come Dancing legend Bruce Forsyth's ashes were laid to rest beneath the stage of the London Palladium, a decision that would have left him "furious", according to Anton Du Beke

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8 d. ago Everybody’s talking about Jamie Lloyd: the explosive rise of superstar director masterminding Evita

The maverick behind Tom Holland’s Romeo and Nicole Scherzinger’s Sunset Boulevard is now stunning passersby with Rachel Zegler’s Palladium balcony sceneRarely can a balcony have caused such a kerfuffle. But the row about the extramural staging of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina in Evita at the London Palladium is a sign of its director’s increasing celebrity status. Indeed I’m tempted to rephrase a number from an earlier Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical: “Jamie Lloyd Superstar, Do you think you’re what they say you are?” What, in short, does it tell us about our theatrical culture that this puckishly likable director has become a figure famed on both sides of the Atlantic?His beginnings, as a recent Vogue feature pointed out, were relatively modest. He grew up in rural Dorset, was turned on to live theatre by seeing Michael Jackson on tour and attended the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. But, right from the start, there was something there. The first production of his th...

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1 week ago ‘My heart is pounding’: Experiencing Rachel Zegler’s Evita balcony scene from the humble pavement

Paying theatregoers have bemoaned watching Don’t Cry For Me Argentina on livestream while passersby experience it live for free. But is it a seven-minute stunt worth waiting for?Move over Romeo: theatre’s second most famous balcony scene has stolen the show.Every night this week Rachel Zegler has emerged halfway through Jamie Lloyd’s production of Evita at the London Palladium to sing its biggest number to the Oxford Circus crowds. Last weekend the Hollywood ingenue was serenading surprised shoppers, but since her performance of Don’t Cry For Me Argentina went viral it’s become the hottest (free) ticket in the West End. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rachel Zegler's West End Evita performance comes under fire as 'multiple people fall ill' while trying to catch a glimpse of the star's famous song during the soaring heat

The performer, 24, belted out Don't Cry For Me Argentina on the balcony of the London Palladium for her performance in Evita on Thursday.

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1 week ago West End passersby see Rachel Zegler sing Don’t Cry For Me Argentina on balcony

The actress plays Eva Peron in Jamie Lloyd’s new production of hit musical Evita at the London Palladium.

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2 w. ago Don’t cry for me, all you boozers! The trouble with shifting Evita’s big balcony number from stage to street

In the new Evita at the London Palladium, Rachel Zegler sings from the theatre’s actual balcony – meaning the big-paying audience doesn’t experience what passersby get for free. Could this gimmick catch on?In the theatrical tactic “breaking the fourth wall”, characters acknowledge the presence of the audience. As when, in the current National Theatre production of Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, Here We Are, the performers, walking forward, stop in shock at seeing a big room full of strangers.The director Jamie Lloyd, though, is pioneering a technique that might be called breaking the theatre wall. In his revival of Evita, previewing at the London Palladium, Rachel Zegler’s Eva Perón sings Don’t Cry For Me Argentina – supposedly delivered from the Casa Rosada presidential balcony in Buenos Aires – from the balcony outside the Palladium, while the audience inside has to settle for a video feed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How you can see Rachel Zegler sing a song from ‘Evita’ for free on the balcony of the London Palladium

How you can see Rachel Zegler sing a song from ‘Evita’ for free on the balcony of the London Palladium  Time Out

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2 w. ago Rachel Zegler belts out the best bit of Evita to West End passersby for free every night... and the paying audience don't like it

Rachel Zegler, who plays protagonist Eva Perón, belts out Don't Cry for Me Argentina on a balcony outside the London Palladium- with passersby able to enjoy the performance for free.

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2 w. ago How to watch Rachel Zegler's performance of Evita from the street

Rachel Zegler has surprised Londoners by performing Evita’s most famous song, Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, on a balcony that looks out onto the street outside the London Palladium.

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2 w. ago Evita starts performances tonight at the London Palladium starring Rachel Zegler

Evita starts performances tonight at the London Palladium starring Rachel Zegler  West End Theatre

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