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Rachel Zegler is receiving all the heat for her upcoming film,Snow White. The film cast Zegler, of Latina descent, as the titular character, which was a move welcomed by many. However, Zegler bashing Disney’s original fairy tale hasn’t helped the film a bit. Amidst the controversy,The Hunger Gamesactress’ performance at Elsie Fest in New York City is receiving appreciation.
Fans on social media agreed that Zegler’s musical theater experience made her an incredible performer and that they couldn’t take their eyes off her during her performance. The new appreciation might finally take the edge off the backlash against her following herSnow Whitecomments.
Rachel Zegler’s Eye-Catching Performance Wins Over Fans On Social Media
Ahead of her Broadway debut,Rachel Zeglergave a stunning performance at the 7th Annual Elsie Fest held at The Rooftop in New York City. Zegler oozed confidence as she performed Sutton Foster’s songGimme Gimmeon the stage for a bunch of concert-goers. A video of the event was officially posted byBroadway.com, who are selling the tickets for Zegler’s Broadway debut later this month.
Zegler is set to appear as Juliet in the musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s epic work,Romeo + Juliet, directed by Sam Gold. A fan shared a clip of the performance on social media and fans were impressed with the young actress. It comes as a sigh of relief for theShazam!actress after she received backlash for her comments onSnow White.
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Fans shared that Zegler was an incredible performer with a lethal combination of singing and acting skills. TheY2Kactress had musical theatre experience as she earlier played Belle in the stage musicalBeauty and the Beast, Ariel inThe Little Mermaid, Dorothy Brock in42nd Street, and Princess Fiona inShrek The Musical.
She debuted in films inSteven Spielberg’s musical film,West Side Story. Fans appreciated her stage presence, commenting on her face, voice, and hair. One fan wondered at how so much talent was packed into a“sleek, compact parcel.”Some of the fan reactions read:
today i realised just how LETHAL a real actor-singer combo can be because look at that presence combined with the vocalshttps://t.co/V1BoB5HBva
The face voice and hair ate up!!! shout out to the lil breeze that did its natural thing!pic.twitter.com/96SVUtB9Vv
Whoa, what the heck? Where/when/how/why was this???Quite bitterly envious, of course, and also quite unsurprisingly agog at how much talent God, Himself appears to have sinfully packed into such a sleek, compact parcel.
She is good ❣️ and y do ppl hate her so much just in short time
I know Vanessa must be feeling some type of way bout the new Supreme risingpic.twitter.com/YLK87TLUZr
Fans await to see her Broadway debut much more than her upcoming filmSnow White. The film seems already doomed after the controversy surrounding the seven dwarfs. And Zegler’s comments haven’t helped the promotion of the Disney film a bit.
Rachel Zegler’sSnow WhiteComments Quickly Turned The Internet Against Her
Rachel Zegler had made it clear that she was not a fan of the original Disney animated film,Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. She shared her thoughts on some of the outdated gender norms in the classic film, sharing that the new movie will bring some progressive updates on those themes. Fans were not at all impressed with her take on the original film. Zegler shared withVariety:
I just mean that it’s no longer 1937. We absolutely wrote a Snow White that… she’s not going to be saved by the prince, and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love; she’s dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be.
Besides challenging the original film’s outdated notions, she even went on to call the prince a stalker. Her remarks came off as being dismissive of the classic film, which was Disney’s first animated theatrical film.Fans accused her of shaming the peoplewho found the original film to be amazing.
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Things are not looking good for Zegler’s film despite having some big names attached to it.Marc WebbofThe Amazing Spider-Manfame is directing the film on a script written byBarbiedirector Greta Gerwig and Erin Cressida Wilson.Wonder WomanGal Gadot plays the role of the Evil Queenin the film.
Snow Whitewill hit theaters on July 16, 2025.
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Hashim Asraff is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,800 articles published on celebrity culture, comic book movies, and major TV franchises. With a background in Sociology and a keen interest in pop culture, Hashim brings a unique lens to breaking news stories, character deep-dives, film rankings, and fan-driven perspectives.His coverage often includes the MCU, DCU, hit network shows, and celebrity profiles, giving readers a rich blend of entertainment and analysis. A longtime fan of crime and investigative series, Hashim has watched thousands of episodes of NCIS, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: SVU, Bones, Blue Bloods, and The RookieA passionate storyteller and wordsmith, Hashim has also worked as a ghostwriter and managed multiple social media handles. He brought his writing expertise to FandomWire to also pursue his lifelong love for cinema and television.
