Rachel Zegler breaks silence after suffering health scare during ‘Evita' performance
The actress, 24, has broken her silence after abruptly bringing her 'Evita' performance to a grinding halt last week over a mystery illness.
Zegler took to social media Saturday to thank the cast and crew of the London-based theater production after she was forced to exit stage left mid-performance last Thursday.
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5 Rachel Zegler has broken her silence after abruptly bringing her 'Evita' performance to a grinding halt last week over a mystery illness.
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The 'Snow White' star shared a photo of herself on stage at the London Palladium on the West End on her Instagram Story.
'Cannot describe the love in this building every night, but today in particular,' Zegler wrote to her 2.5 million followers on the platform.
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'I am in awe of this company. The way they come together and never leave anyone behind.'
Zegler praised the cast's response to her abrupt time-out, saying they 'truly hold each other's hands throughout each number, act and show.'
'The result speaks for itself,' she went on. 'Well done swing nation. Today… my heart literally overflows for you all.'
5 Zegler took to social media Saturday to thank the cast and crew of the London-based theater production.
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The actress marked her return to the stage Friday on her Instagram Story by sharing several photos of herself on stage at the West End theater.
And although she unexpectedly left mid-performance Thursday, it was reported that her departure was not announced until intermission.
Bella Brown, Zegler's understudy, took over during the musical's second act and performed the production's signature song, 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina.'
5 Zegler praised the cast's response to her abrupt time-out, saying they 'truly hold each other's hands throughout each number, act and show.'
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5 'I am in awe of this company. The way they come together and never leave anyone behind,' Zegler wrote.
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The audience was so pleased with Brown's performance that they gave the young starlet an almost five-minute standing ovation.
'Today really showed just how important swings and covers are within this industry,' Brown wrote after the performance. 'They are pillars of a show! A proud day to be at 'Evita.''
'What a lucky audience getting to see both me and MY ANGEL REG ZEG!'
5 Zeglar stars as the former first lady of Argentina, Eva Perón, in director Jamie Lloyd's revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic.
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Zeglar stars as the former first lady of Argentina, Eva Perón, in director Jamie Lloyd's revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic.
The production, which kicked off in June and is scheduled to run through September, marks Zegler's London stage debut.
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