Rachel Zegler serenades London from Palladium balcony in Evita - but not everyone's applauding
The new Evita has got everyone talking - Rachel Zegler’s balcony performance is turning heads, but not all theatregoers are thrilled.
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00:00It won't be easy, you'll think it's straight, when I try to explain how I feel, as if were you once knew, although she's your star to the night.
00:22Well, I saw the first preview, I haven't seen it since, actually, and it really worked very, very well, and I'm understanding now that the crowds coming to see it are, you know, really getting quite large.
00:46Within the theatre, it's really exciting, because suddenly you see her with a genuine huge crowd, which you can't do on stage.
00:55I mean, I think there will be people who are disappointed that she hasn't sung it live in the theatre, but I think it's going to be greatly outweighed by the theatricality of using film in that way.
01:06When they sing the service of glory, it is not just forever, but for all of us!
