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Rachel Zegler Sparks Outrage After Fans Had To Watch Her On Screens Despite Paying $500 For Live Show

"This is supposed to be musical theater, not performance art!"

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Don’t cry for me, all you boozers! The trouble with shifting Evita’s big balcony number from stage to street

In the new Evita at the London Palladium, Rachel Zegler sings from the theatre’s actual balcony – meaning the big-paying audience doesn’t experience what passersby get for free. Could this gimmick catch on?

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Paying Evita audience upset as Don’t Cry delivered offstage to West End passersby for free

Paying audiences divided over staging in which they get video feed of Rachel Zegler singing on balcony to passersby

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Rachel Zegler’s bold Evita move divides West End theatre fans

One of the musical’s most iconic scenes has been given an unconventional twist, outraging some audience members

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Andrew Lloyd Webber is ‘hot again’ –with help from new kids on musicals block

Veteran composer’s work is everywhere, but generation who grew up admiring him say he has never been out of touch

The Guardian - UK

West End star Elaine Paige ‘astonished’ to be given Damehood

She became an overnight star in the 1970s with her portrayal of Eva Peron in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical Evita.

Evening Standard

The Cringiest And Most Viral Moments From 2025 Tony Awards, Including An Actress’s “Rude” Sign

From the 'Hamilton' reunion to Cynthia Erivo gifting Oprah a "new car," these are the most viral moments from the Tony Awards.

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Tony awards 2025: Maybe Happy Ending and Nicole Scherzinger win big while George Clooney misses out

The romantic robot musical picked up six awards while Clooney’s box office smash Good Night, and Good Luck left empty-handed

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10 Scandals That Shook Broadway—Including Patti Lapone's apology and Hugh Jackman's infidelity

From 'Hair' in the 70's to the 'Spiderman' fiasco and the accusations against 'Hamilton' and 'Jagged Little Pill', here are 10 Broadway scandals that made history.

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Saint or swindler? Why, more than 70 years after her death, Eva Perón remains so fascinating

IN FOCUS: As Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s juggernaut musical ‘Evita’ prepares for its West End return, Alastair Smart revisits the life and legend of Argentina’s former first lady

The Independent UK

Nicole Scherzinger 'trained like an Olympian' for her role in Sunset Boulevard on Broadway

Nicole Scherzinger "trained like an Olympian" for her role in 'Sunset Boulevard' and thinks that the part is the culmination of everything she has "fought" so hard to do in her career.

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George Clooney receives first ever nomination at the Tony Awards

George Clooney and Sarah Snook have both received their first ever nominations at the Tony Awards due to their performances in 'Good Night, and Good Luck' and 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', respectively.

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‘You have to be taken inside Poirot’s brain’: Ken Ludwig on the secret to adapting Agatha Christie

The US playwright and anglophile behind much-revived comedies has a flair for crime and is following a crowd-pleasing Murder on the Orient Express with Death on the Nile

The Guardian - UK

Queen Elizabeth Once Enjoyed Her Own Secret Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical—and It Starred a Member of the Royal Family

The custom show was created for her 60th birthday, according to famed lyricist Tim Rice.

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Rachel Zegler to make London West End debut in Evita

Rachel Zegler is starring in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical revival of 'Evita' in London's West End this summer.

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King and Queen welcomed at Commonwealth Day Reception

Charles and Camilla were guests of the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Scotland.

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"Andrew Lloyd Webber said 'Be yourself - you're a rock star.'" How Vukovi's Janine Shilstone turned trauma into liberation

How Vukovi traded West End aspirations for joyous, liberating pop metal

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Andrew Lloyd Webber donates rare handwritten Sunset Boulevard score to raise money for LA wildfire victims

Signed score sheet is expected to fetch $2,500 at auction fundraiser

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Cynthia Erivo reveals church choir fallout before landing Jesus Christ Superstar role

The actress, 38, will take to the stage as Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl and admitted she was a ‘bit of rebel’ when she younger

The Guardian - UK

Sign of the four: Sherlock Holmes returns for Christmas comedy by two duos

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice have created songs for a Theatreland mystery by Humphrey Ker and David Reed. We find out how they doubled up for the detective’s ‘gory’ new case

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Stage musicals should embrace use of surtitles, says lyricist Tim Rice

The songwriter, who has reunited with Andrew Lloyd Webber for a Christmas mystery, said growing popularity of TV subtitles may have a welcome effect in theatres

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Tom Fletcher's son makes West End debut

McFly star Tom Fletcher is celebrating after his 10-year-old son Buzz made his West End debut in a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'Starlight Express'.

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100 years on, it's time one of Universal Monster's best ghouls gets the Nosferatu treatment

Opinion: Just like with Nosferatu, the classic 1925 horror movie The Phantom of the Opera deserves to be remade

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‘King of the musicools!’ Inside the outrageous musical send-up of Andrew Lloyd Webber

It’s had hit runs in Edinburgh and Soho – and was the Guardian’s funniest show of 2024. Now it’s blazing into the West End. Comedy duo Flo & Joan (who were both in Joseph at school) reveal all about One Man Musical

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Netflix is about to lose my favorite bad movie musical — here's why 'Cats' is worth watching (no, really ...)

Have yourself a Jellicle Ball and stream Cats on Netflix before the hilariously bad movie musical leaves the streamer this week

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