Jamie Lloyd’s re-interpretation
of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s timeless classic is noisy, sensual,
clever and epic!
So…I saw Rachel Zegler
serenading Argentina on the balcony of London’s Palladium theatre on Wednesday
evening, then the following night the full production itself only halfway through
Rachel was substituted by her alternate Bella Brown for the balcony scene and
the rest of the production. I’m not sure when Jamie Lloyd took on re-inventing Evita
for the modern age, he envisaged a change of physical appearance for Eva Peron halfway
through but it wouldn’t be too surprising! This is a full blooded, boisterous version
that fills the venerable Palladium with attitude.
