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Everybody's talking about Jamie Lloyd: the explosive rise of superstar director masterminding Evita

by Michael Billington

The maverick behind Tom Holland's Romeo and Nicole Scherzinger's Sunset Boulevard is now stunning passersby with Rachel Zegler's Palladium balcony scene Rarely can a balcony have caused such a kerfuffle. But the row about the extramural staging of Don't Cry for Me Argentina in Evita at the London Palladium is a sign of its director's increasing celebrity status. Indeed I'm tempted to rephrase a number from an earlier…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:24am on June 24, 2025