Musical Evita facing growing controversy after multiple members of the public fall ill
Large crowds of up to 200 people gathered outside the venue for hours to see actress Rachel Zegler
MUSICAL MADNESS Musical Evita facing growing controversy after multiple members of the public fall ill
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THE latest performance of West End musical Evita is facing a growing controversy.
On Thursday evening two ambulances raced to The London Palladium after multiple members of the public fell ill - with one being whisked to hospital.
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Large crowds of up to 200 people gathered outside the venue for hours to see actress Rachel Zegler, 24, perform Don't Cry For Me Argentina from the balcony.
But as the country baked in blistering heat members of the public struggled to cope resulting in emergency services being called just minutes before Rachel was due to belt out the hit.
A source said: '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.'
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: 'We were called at 8.16pm yesterday to reports of a person unwell in Argyll Street, central London.
'We sent two ambulance crews to the scene.
'While treating the patient, our crews were called to help a second person who was unwell nearby.
'One patient was taken to hospital and the second was given medical advice and discharged at the scene.'
Madonna sings Don't Cry For Me Argentina in the 1996 film Evita
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