Rachel Zegler has been in the news lately. Of course, her Disney Princess debut is around the corner where she plays famously sleepy Princess Snow White. She has made some comments about how weird Snow White is, which is probably not the best statement to make before a press tour, but she said what she said.
On top of that her and her co-star weird line delivery, ex- Wonder Woman Gal Gadot are making opposing political statements. It has just been messy press tour before it even began. Perhaps they should have taken a play from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s book.
Despite all of the drama, Rachel Zegler remains unbothered. Variety and Deadline have confirmed that she will be starring in Evita on the West End. Directed by Jamie Lloyd the previews are scheduled for June 14 at the London Palladium and will open from July 1 through September 6.
Previous actresses that have taken on the role include Pattie LuPone, Eliane Paige and most famously Madonna starred in the film version way back in 1996.
For the young kids in the room, Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote music for Evita, the story of Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón.
Rachel Zegler spoke of the meaning of her casting, “Evita has been such an important musical to me since I was a little girl, when my dad and I would sing ‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina’ together on my back patio. The opportunity to bring Jamie Lloyd’s singular, visionary ideas to life onstage is an honor unlike any other. The stage has always felt like home to me, and I can’t wait to make my West End debut in such great company.”
Fans will recall Zegler starred in West Side Story from a little unknown director by the name of Steven Spielberg (this is joke). She also played Juliet in Romeo + Juliet on Broadway.
After these major roles, Rachel Zegler grabbed leading roles in the “Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” in which she showed off her pipes. Disney’s Snow White remake with Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen, opens on March 21.
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