33 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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33 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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47 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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48 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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48 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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48 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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9 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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2 w. 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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