Jamie Lloyd’s EVITA on Broadway - Page 2

[binau]

Posted: 6/10/25 at 3:41pm

I wouldn't mind if they start 'don't cry for me argentina' outside when it's slow, but hopefully they have her return to the stage somehow during the song they can't have her belt the entire song outside it wouldn't make sense to the paying audience! I have a funny feeling they wouldn't do this. I'll be at the first preview so I'll let you know! 

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 6/10/25 at 4:10pm

Depending on how EVITA is recieved here in London, I could see this fast-tracked to Broadway to make it in the 25/26 season. The reason I say that is because rumor has it that Lloyd's Much Ado will be transferring (again, don't know if it's happening or not). If that's the case, then the West End and Broadway productions would be competing in the awards season on both sides of the Atlantic. Seems Jamie Lloyd is trying to dominate both the New York and London theatre seasons at the same time. 

[kdogg36]

Posted: 6/10/25 at 5:12pm

ColorTheHours048 said: "And Jamie Lloyd is hardly the first director to integrate live camera work in his shows. Just of things I’ve seen personally, Ivo van Hove used the “actor wanders around outside the theater followed by a camera” gimmick in The Damned, which ran at the Park Avenue Armory a few years ago. Not to mention his extensive use of it in the backstage areas in West Side Story. Europeans love their cameras in theatre."

American Idiot also had some live camera work in a few scenes.

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/10/25 at 5:47pm

Ivo also used cameras outside the theater in “Network”. Crazy to me how Jamie is credited as such a visionary for it when he lifted it from Ivo. 

[BJR]

Posted: 6/10/25 at 5:58pm

It's old hat to describe such techniques as a gimmick, as if a tap number isn't also a standard technique repeated again and again. Just like actor-musician work Doyle used to do caused outcry, even though it's as old as theatre itself. Well, live capture has been around for as long as it's been technically possible.

Also, I think it's fun how in this moment of EVITA, Eva is not schmoozing the elites inside the Casa Rosada, but out talking to the working class masses. And that's a lovely bit of symmetry to have her our singing the title number to the crowds outside, not the paying audience.

 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/10/25 at 6:35pm

Is this Evita being done ala Sunset style? As the choreography looks very familiar and no set-just bleachers?

What about the costumes?

 

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 6/10/25 at 8:56pm

Just a reminder that the original Hal Prince production of EVITA utilized video extensively - albeit in the form of historic news clips. The entire original production was almost wall to wall with it.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 6/10/25 at 10:06pm

ALW didn’t want CATS & SUNSET in the same season, so I imagine EVITA wouldn’t transfer until Fall 2026.

[JayC3]

Posted: 6/12/25 at 9:11am

QueenAlice said: "The St. James has a balcony outside the theatre."

Saw Sunset Tuesday night and noticed construction/restoration work happening on the balcony. It definitely needs the repair work that's happening.

[OhHiii]

Posted: 6/12/25 at 10:08am

Jordan Catalano said: "Ivo also used cameras outside the theater in “Network”. Crazy to me how Jamie is credited as such a visionary for it when he lifted it from Ivo."

I suppose if Ivo's iterations of the method had been seen as successful as Lloyd's implementation, he wouldn't be getting said credit.

Reminder that people hated it in WSS. 

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 6/12/25 at 10:10am

OhHiii said: "Reminder that people hated it in WSS."

I’m people and I didn’t hate it even a little bit. That revival was excellent. Diff’rent strokes…

[theatergoer3]

Posted: 6/12/25 at 10:21am

Ivo also went outside the theater with ITA. 

The Kings of War re-staging in 2021 at least, not sure if the original runs had it. 

Updated On: 6/12/25 at 10:21 AM

[malcs98]

Posted: 6/12/25 at 10:26am

I actually just now heard that EVITA is aiming for a spring 2026 run at the Majestic, and considering that that theater has a  very extensive outer balcony, it definitely makes sense...

[OhHiii]

Posted: 6/12/25 at 10:30am

That's a looooooottttt of seats. But maybe Rachel's star power combined with the show title make for a bigger event than Gypsy which has struggled many weeks? Idk...

[MadsonMelo]

Posted: 6/12/25 at 10:55am

If the show is well received in London + Zegler + the title itself, it can work.

[BroadwayAndSports]

Posted: 6/12/25 at 2:20pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Ivo also used cameras outside the theater in “Network”. Crazy to me how Jamie is credited as such a visionary for it when he lifted it from Ivo."

And excluding the music, it was very similar to what Lloyd ended up doing with Sunset IIRC. Scene started outside the theater and filmed them as they entered the theater until they ended up on stage. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/12/25 at 2:31pm

I’m glad we’re already at rumors of a second theater a year away. Will there be a proshot? 

[binau]

Posted: 6/12/25 at 2:38pm

Robbie2 said: "Is this Evita being done ala Sunset style? As the choreography looks very familiar and no set-just bleachers?

What about the costumes?

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This is what it looked like when Jamie Lloyd did Evita at Regents Park. From what I can see some of the bare bones e.g. set stairs are the same, but clearly they are going for some enhancements 



I would not say it was as magical as Sunset but I'm very curious to see what he does with it now after Sunset

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/12/25 at 3:20pm

For what it’s worth, I enjoyed the Regent’s Park “Evita” more than I ever did “Sunset” (as a whole) so I’m curious what he’s going to do to “Sunset-it-up” next week. 

[pmensky]

Posted: 6/13/25 at 2:49am

So, ALW is going to fire Ziegler and put Scherzinger in this if it goes to Broadway, right?

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 6/13/25 at 7:16am

pmensky said: "So, ALW is going to fire Ziegler and put Scherzinger in this if it goes to Broadway, right?"

But what is she going to name her future pool?  

[pmensky]

Posted: 6/13/25 at 8:03am

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "pmensky said: "So, ALW is going to fire Ziegler and put Scherzinger in this if it goes to Broadway, right?"

But what is she going to name her future pool?"

La Piscina Rosada.