TO London, the musical Avoid You don’t only look at the audience: you also live on the street. Every evening, Hundreds of people stop under the London Palladium To attend a moment destined to remain in the history of the West End. Rachel Zeglerthe protagonist of the new production signed Jamie Lloyd, Inton the iconic song Don’t Cry for Me Argentina overlooking a real balconygiving the crowd an unexpected emotion. A directorial choice that breaks the schemes – between enthusiasm and some controversy – and transforms one of the most famous numbers of the musical into a public theatrical gesture and accessible to everyone.
Rachel Zegler on the balcony for a musical scene Avoid
Every evening, Around 9 pm, Argyll Street comes alive. Some are there by chance, others come on purpose: everyone with the nose upwards, kidnapped by the clear voice of Rachel Zegler as Eva Perón. It’s a moment short, free, almost cinematic. A fan said: “He gave a good evening to many people who otherwise could not have lived a similar experience.”
The musical, staged until September, It breaks the fourth wall and transforms London into stage.
Avoid In the theater: video and controversy projections between the public
If the show enchants out, Inside the theater not everyone appreciates. Who paid up to 250 pounds He finds himself watching the main scene on a screen. And the criticisms come punctual: “I paid to see Rachel Zegler live, not on a video,” writes a spectator.
But the direction of Jamie Lloyd is not new to these choices: already in Sunset Boulevard he had transformed the stage into a set, and now with Avoid carries out the same experimentation. The result is divisive, but consistent with an artistic vision that wants the less sacred and more urban theater.
Rachel Zegler and the dream of Avoid: “I sang this song as a child”
Rachel Zegler, who became famous thanks to West Side Story of Spielberg, he told how much Avoid be part of his path: “It was such an important musical for me since I was a child, when my father and I sang together Don’t Cry for Me Argentina in my patio on the back ».
At 24, the actress confronts a historical role, already played by Elaine Paige, Patti Lupone e Madonna. Next to her, a vibrant cast and a direction that challenges the conventions. The result? A’Avoid Which speaks to the present, which also involves those who are not in the audience, and who divides so that dares.
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