Jamie Lloyd-helmed EVITA revival to play the London Palladium in 2025- Page 21

[ggersten]

Posted: 7/4/25 at 11:24am

bear88 said: "For those who have seen the show, any recommendations for London Palladium seats for someone who doesn’t want to pay 160 pounds? Is the mezzanine a good spot for this musical? How far back is too far back (or too far to the side)?"

We sat Royal Circle (aka mezzanine) on the left side - I52-53 - there is dynamic pricing and because it was the only day we could go (and did not win the lottery), we paid 114GBP and they were great seats with full view. Theatreboard reports that if you are not picky on dates and look out several weeks, there are - if not lots - a fair amount of tickets under 100 GBP including some of the sought after 29.50 GBP front row seats. There also are tickets on the Theatreboard "notice' board for sale for under 100 GBP.  There is a lot of discussion over there on pricing and seat location.

Note: 

 

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If you are front row center, you likely will get paint on your clothes. Differing reports on how easily the paint comes out in the wash. 

 

[Bwaygurl2]

Posted: 7/4/25 at 12:02pm

Play Esq. said: "Jordan Catalano said: "“You Must Love Me” will always be in “Evita”. At this point in time, the musical has has the song longer than it’s been without it and actually, one of my favoritemoments in this revival happens at the very end of that number

I actually found that it really slows down the show. It’s hard to keep momentum after the waltz, but You Must Love Me brings the whole show to a stop. While Rachel sings it much better than Madonna, I personally wish it were cut."

I totally agree. Lovely song, but the last thing it needs is a ballad there. 

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 7/4/25 at 12:19pm

If you’re in the center but underneath an overhang, either in the orchestra or mezzanine, do you miss much of the show - including the video stuff?


Some but not much. The video in this is actually quite limited compared to Sunset. Honestly, you mostly miss the confetti in act one, not really a big deal. 

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[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/4/25 at 12:26pm

The overhang shouldn’t impact the video too much, I wouldn’t think? If I’m remembering correctly, the screen isn’t very high and like said above it’s used (thankfully) very sparingly during 

 

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“Don’t Cry For Me….”, the beginning of “High Flying, Adored” and “Eva’s Final Broadcast”, in that last song she’s also onstage while singing.

 

Updated On: 7/4/25 at 12:26 PM

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 7/4/25 at 1:08pm

BorisTomashevsky said: "You Must Love Me has always felt like a Something Just Broke, to me anyway. A real momentum-killer."

Ugh, I love 'Something Just Broke' and its juxtaposition with 'How I Saved Roosevelt.' The contrast between those two moments is really great and just works for me.

[bear88]

Posted: 7/4/25 at 5:34pm

ggersten said: "bear88 said: "For those who have seen the show, any recommendations for London Palladium seats for someone who doesn’t want to pay 160 pounds? Is the mezzanine a good spot for this musical? How far back is too far back (or too far to the side)?"

We sat Royal Circle (aka mezzanine) on the left side - I52-53 - there is dynamic pricing and because it was the only day we could go (and did not win the lottery), we paid 114GBP and they were great seats with full view. Theatreboard reports that if you are not picky on dates and look out several weeks, there are - if not lots - a fair amount of tickets under 100 GBP including some of the sought after 29.50 GBP front row seats. There also are tickets on the Theatreboard "notice' board for sale for under 100 GBP. There is a lot of discussion over there on pricing and seat location.

Note:

 

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If you are front row center, you likely will get paint on your clothes. Differing reports on how easily the paint comes out in the wash.

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Thanks for everyone’s help. I am not going to London, alas, but this was helpful for a family member who just bought a ticket for a Friday night performance later in July (Row H in Royal Circle, left side but three seats from the center). Price was reasonable.

[ggersten]

Posted: 7/5/25 at 10:47am

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