by Rachel Zegler’s leading role in Evita in London Palladium has made headlines again after several people reported ill, while he was waiting at high temperatures outside to take a look at the star.
The 24 -year -old actress of the Snow White has received critical recognition for her representation of Eva Peron in Jamie Lloyd’s brave re -professional from Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical. The show shows an unusual staging in which Zegler does not let the legendary number cry, Argentina from a balcony above the theater and draws crowds on the street below.
On Thursday, around 200 fans gathered in front of the west end place in 30 ° C, whereby the emergency services were called just a few minutes before Zegler’s great performance.
One source told the sun: “When more and more people are spreading to the Palladium to see Rachel’s performance and it becomes a nightmare. The control of the crowd on the public road is bad enough, but with the heat it gets really dangerous. The ambulances were almost an hour in front of the hospital before Rachel appeared.”
Zegler plays the Argentinian First Lady Eva Peron in the 1978 musical, which follows Peron’s rise of poverty to one of the most powerful and beloved personalities in Argentine history before dying from cancer from cancer with 33.
The actress looked every inch in a platinum blonde wig and the white ball gown from the 1950s and channeled Eva Peron when she appeared on the balcony for the most famous moment of the show.
While their vocals and their performance have praised widespread praise, some theater goers have frustrated that the balcony scene is staged outside.
“I am excited to see her, but not sure how I feel when I have so much to pay to see the most iconic moment on a screen,” wrote one viewer on X. Another setup “a bit rip -off” and said you have preferred to find the scene inside.
However, others have defended the creative decision and argued that the performance outdoors underlines the most important topics in Evita such as the public image, the spectacle and political theater. “It should be great and distant. That is the point of Eva’s performance. It fits,” commented a fan.
Zegler rose too famous and played Maria in Steven Spielbergs West Side Story, a role that brought her a Golden Globe Award for the best actress. Since then she has played the ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Shazam in hunger Games! Fury of the Gods, both released in 2023.
