Jamie Lloyd-helmed EVITA revival to play the London Palladium in 2025- Page 17

[gibsons2]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 2:53pm

PipingHotPiccolo said: "gibsons2 said: "r

I didn't care for Rachel Zegler before that media vitriol against her, but now I'm all attention."

so you DO understand why people dont like her, because you yourself did not?

I look fwd to her Evita, but its wild to watch the hive mind shift to worship of someone that has been totally unremarkable in almost everything shes ever done before, to the point that now anyone who voices less than praise is a "hater""

No I don't understand. I've never hated or even disliked Rachel Zeigler. I never cared about her existence, if that's more clear. But media vitriol against her made me curious to follow her career because she's a phenomenal singer, at least. And she has received acclaim for at least 2 of her movies. You know, there's a healthy medium between worshipping and hatred, which is the experience for most normal people.

[Ensemble1709276860]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 8:24pm

everythingtaboo said: "everythingtaboo said: "Is it spoilery to ask how Che ends up in his briefs covered in paint at the end?"

Is it also spoilery to ask how Don't Cry for Me looks from the audience inside? Like just a big screen comes down? Does it look like a livestream? It is enhanced to look like footage back in the day?"

Here's how I remember it from when I was there this week - although I don't have the best memory, so someone please correct me and/or fill in the gaps if you remember better!

 

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The screen just comes down - although I'm not sure of the exact ratio, it's quite short/wide compared to Sunset Blvd's. Throughout the song, it looked like a very, very high quality livestream to me. Definitely not filtered to look like historical footage.

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We first see Evita glamorously dressed in her white gown and blonde wig, and the camera follows her as she makes her way out to the balcony. She begins to sing, and we fade in/out of a few different angles of her, including one from behind a few ensemble members' heads, as well as a shot of the crowd in general. 

I honestly wish I could go back again to soak up all the details, as a good portion of my brainpower went to comprehending the plot - I'm not very familiar with Evita, and neither am I good with abstract imagery, but it was a heck of a great time!

Updated On: 6/20/25 at 08:24 PM

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 6/22/25 at 5:27pm

Zegler in conversation with fans at the stage door after some kind of pushing/shoving/security incident. The earlier part of what happened seems to not be online yet, if it ever will be at all. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/s/7rDqBbJg2W

Updated On: 6/22/25 at 05:27 PM

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 6/22/25 at 5:46pm

Class. 

[Ke3]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 10:23am

CATSNYrevival said: "Kit Connor was the draw inRomeo andJuliet."

You may believe that but considering it is the only time either one of them has been on broadway, as said above, the only proof we have suggests she’s a success.

Honestly the idea that people won’t go see a talented performer they dislike as a person is pretty much unsupported by history. 

I do think some of the Evita press has the tone of spin but good for her. The Snow White press also had the tone of spin to me so if Andy and Co wanna plant good stories about her, good.

[AC126748]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 10:30am

Ke3 said: "CATSNYrevival said: "Kit Connor was the draw inRomeo andJuliet."

You may believe that but considering it is the only time either one of them has been on broadway, as said above, the only proof we have suggests she’s a success.

Honestly the idea that people won’t go see a talented performer they dislike as a person is pretty much unsupported by history.

I do think some of the Evita press has the tone of spin but good for her. The Snow White press also had the tone of spin to me so if Andy and Co wanna plant good stories about her, good."

I mentioned this on a previous thread, but I'm a college theater professor, and the *only* show my students (18-24 age range) were going out of their way to see last fall was ROMEO + JULIET -- and Zegler was a big part of that. No doubt Connor was a draw, but so was she.

 

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 12:42pm

All this back and forth about whether she’s a draw or not: but does it really matter?  If she’s a sensation in this (and it appears that she is), the run will sell-out and it will be fast-tracked to New York post-Jellical Ball.  Kind of exactly what happened with Nicole and Sunset. 

I never paid attention to her career at all after West Side Story, but suddenly this is the show I’m most excited about seeing in London.