‘My heart is pounding’: experiencing Rachel Zegler’s Evita balcony scene from the humble pavement

Rachel Zegler, who plays Eva Perón in Jamie Lloyd's production of Evita at the London Palladium, sings Don’t Cry For Me Argentina from the theatre’s balcony. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

Move over Romeo: theatre’s second most famous balcony scene has stolen the show.

Every night this week Rachel Zegler has emerged halfway through Jamie Lloyd’s production of Evita at the London Palladium to sing its biggest number to the Oxford Circus crowds. Last weekend the Hollywood ingenue was serenading surprised shoppers, but since her performance of Don’t Cry For Me Argentina went viral it’s become the hottest (free) ticket in the West End.