Rachel Zegler kicks off the popular musical ‘Evita' and presents a powerful performance of ‘Don't Cry For Me Argentina' – criticised for performing on the outside balcony

Famed actress
, who is well known for her roles in the live adaptation of 'Snow White' and her appearance in 'The Hunger Games', just took a new step in the world of theatre. Already well known for her live performances, the actress kicked off her play 'Evita' in the West End revival at the London Palladium.
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Zegler returns to the stage with 'Evita'
Rachel Zegler recently featured in and kicked off her play 'Evita' with a powerful bang in London last week! Drawing hundreds of spectators and selling out shows, Zegler has taken on the role of the lead in the musical Eva Perón.
This is the 23-year-old's second professional production on the theatrical stage and is going to be running live for a limited 12-week run. The musical is set to run until September this year.
Rachel was criticised for her performance on the outside balcony while paying attendees watched it on a live stream
During the show, Rachel Zegler was heavily criticised for delivering her number 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' from the outside balcony for the crowd gathered around the theatre.
Instead, the paying theatre goers had to watch the live stream to catch a glimpse of the actress's powerful performance.
As videos from the night went viral online, many sectors of the public shared their mixed reactions on their accounts. Some called the actress out for performing for free, while the ones who paid had to witness the performance through a lousy screen, while others loved the innovative idea and praised the actress for performing for the crowd gathered outside.
One person shared a lengthy comment while praising her, saying, 'Absolutely stunning idea and a beautiful symbol – while the rich sit inside the theatre watching from the screen, Evita is outside on the balcony of the theatre addressing all those who can't afford to go to the theatre and/or are living on the streets of London.'
Another expressed a bit of disdain over the event, sharing that 'I'm excited to see her, but not sure how I feel about paying that much to watch the most iconic moment on a screen.' Another continued, stating, 'Sorry, are you saying I've paid that much for 2 tickets, and she's singing the biggest number outside at people who haven't paid?'

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