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Rachel Zegler’s recent West End Evita performance has come under fire after ‘multiple people fell ill’ while trying to catch a glimpse of the star during the soaring heat.
The performer, 24, belted out Don’t Cry For Me Argentina on the balcony of the London Palladium for her performance in Evita on Thursday.
An estimated 200 people gathered outside for hours to see the star’s performance, but after standing for so long under the sun emergency services reportedly had to be called moments before her appearance.
A source told The Sun: ‘As word spreads more and more people are flocking to the Palladium to see Rachel’s performance and it’s turning into a bit of a nightmare.
‘Crowd control is bad enough on the public street but with the heat it’s becoming really dangerous.
‘Ambulances were parked outside the venue for almost an hour before racing to the hospital just minutes before Rachel appeared.’
MailIOnline has contacted London Ambulance Service for a comment and further information.
Rachel is playing former First Lady of Argentina Eva Peron in the show, which debuted in 1978 and was written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The play follows her rise from a poor background to becoming a powerful political figure and cultural icon in Argentina.
For her performance of the iconic song, Rachel donned a white strapless dress and sported a platinum blonde wig styled into a chignon.
The actress put on a passionate performance for the crowd gathered outside but not all were happy with the staging of the show.
Furious fans took to social media to express their frustration that they will not see Don’t Cry for Argentina on stage, despite paying for tickets.
One person wrote: ‘Sorry, are you saying I’ve paid £350 for 2 tickets and she’s singing the biggest number outside at people who haven’t paid?’
Another explained that they ‘go to the theatre to share the same space with a performer’.
Others, however, said the move would help encourage more people to go to the theatre.
Abi, a 21-year-old student from London, said: ‘I think it’s making theatre more accessible.
‘It’s actually adding to the ambience of the show.
‘The speech she does at the end of the song does hit completely different seeing it outside. It adds so much more to her performance to see her do it to the people.’
