Jamie Lloyd-helmed EVITA revival to play the London Palladium in 2025 — Page 6

EDSOSLO858 said: "Bwaygurl2 said: "The last rumor I read on social media was that this will go in the Kerr w/ Zegler with the Balcony scene played in the actual balcony of the Kerr. Is that even doable? Will everyone have to turn around during Don't Cry....or would the orchestra be reconfigured somehow like Cabaret?"

I was hearing the fire escape, another outdoor gimmick a la SUNSET BOULEVARD. No seat reconfiguration necessary, just live video.

Apparently they also sacked Banderas once Zegler was cast, so Peron will also read younger.

And apparently encouraging bystanders to watch and cheer. So essentially, a scenario infinitely more difficult to manage than Sunset. I’d also pay all the money to see Jamie Lloyd pull this off.

The entire show is staged on STEPS!!!!!!!

A friend in the know has also confirmed Rachel to me as having wowed the team.

But every show in London is transferring to Broadway, right?

Rachel Zegler confirmed

Meanwhile, according to Hollywood Reporter Disney can't wait to be done with Zegler. Really surprised they haven't pulled a Warner Brother, just shelved the picture, and taken the tax break.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/snow-white-disney-rachel-zegler-controversy-1236159512/

inception said: "Really surprised they haven't pulled a Warner Brother,just shelved the picture, and taken the tax break."

One does not simply shelve a film and get a tax break.

WB had a unique situation called a Reverse Morris Trust at the time that it shelved Batgirl (due to the recent merge/acquisition with Discovery).

https://www.indiewire.com/news/analysis/april-8-2024-warner-bros-discovery-date-1234928394/

And, sometimes, bad films still make money.

I don’t know why Zegler of all people has become a cultural lightning rod. It’s not like she’s the only light-skinned Latina actress with leftist politics and Theatre Kid energy. She’s super talented and has the potential for a great career. I just wish she’d be in better projects! (Even tho some of these have seemed like good ideas on paper)

Maybe Romeo & Juliet + Evita will be something of a course correction.

Updated On: 3/14/25 at 10:10 AM

SonofRobbieJ said: "The hate is bizarre. Utterly bizarre.

Romeo + Juliet, regardless of quality, was a hit for her. Snow White is looking to be an utter disaster. I think this is a very smart move from her coming on the heels of that."

I think her attitude, character and the things she has said publicly are utterly bizarre. The fact that she gets a role like this after that is utterly bizarre too.

QueenAlice said: "Evita is all about an aspirational woman who gains sudden success, pisses people off and gets knocked off a pedestal. Seems like good casting even for the haters."

This is not about cute similarities.

It's all fun until she completely trashes Andrew Lloyd Webber, calls Eva Peron a weird b*tch and says the most terrible things about her co-stars in the production.

This is about her attitude, character, disrespect and complete lack of self-control in the media.

Kad said: "Yeah, god forbid she says something negative about Eva Peron."

Don't worry, she will. "Goodnight and thank you" will need to be cut. That scene does not go down well with Zegler. Who did the little sl*t Eva Peron think she was?