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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

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

Rachel Zegler as Eva Perón singing on the Palladium balcony
Crowds are expected on Argyll Street below the Palladium balcony at about 9pm every night. Photograph: Paul Jacobs/pictureexclusive.com

Jamie Lloyd’s production of Evita has been referred to as the hottest ticket in the West End right now, with audiences paying as much as £250 for a seat.

But theatregoers keen to watch one of the biggest showstoppers in musical history – Eva Perón’s performance of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina – were left bitterly disappointed when they learned that the scene would not take place on stage.

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