Center Of Creative Arts (COCA), St. Louis, MO - July 30-August 1, 2021

[porschesrule]

Auditions for the youth roles in the summer production of BETM at the Center for Creative Arts (COCA) in St. Louis will be held on March 13 & 14, 2020 (Adult role auditions (ages 19+) were previously held on February 22 & 23, 2020.

The production will be presented on July 24-26, 2020.

https://www.cocastl.org/event/coca-musi ... 020-03-13/

[porschesrule]

Originally scheduled for July 24 – 26, the COCA production has been postponed. Currently, their hope is to move Billy Elliot into next season as the headlining summer 2021 musical with the current creative team.

https://www.cocastl.org/covid19-updates/

[porschesrule]

The 2020/2021 Season at COCA has been announced and a presentation of BETM, originally scheduled for the summer of 2020, will now be presented July 30 to August 1, 2021.

https://www.cocastl.org/event/billyelliot/

[kport]

The virtual showing is a pre-recorded performance of COCA's production of Billy Elliot and available to view July 30-August 5, 2021. Ticket holders will receive a link to access the recording.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/st-louis/ ... w-20210524

Here is a link to access tickets:

https://www.cocastl.org/event/billyelliot/

[CJ-Rochester]

Broadway World has this publicity story:

COCA's Summer Musical Returns With BILLY ELLIOT
https://www.broadwayworld.com/st-louis/ ... T-20210629

[CJ-Rochester]

COCA has posted this video showing some of the cast rehearsing, along with director Nancy Bell telling us what the story means to her.

https://fb.watch/6Ow3t3l-7E/

[porschesrule]

COCA has announced a partnership with DEAF Inc. to provide ASL interpretation for the JUL 31 7:00PM showing of Billy Elliot!


https://twitter.com/COCAstl/status/1417873176328089603

[porschesrule]

Details of the BETM production at COCA can be found at our sister site, betm.theskykid.com.

Here's the link:

https://betm.theskykid.com/meet-billy-e ... -louis-mo/

[kport]

The first review - it is a lively and a positive one. My only complaint: why do people think that Billy Elliot takes place in Northern Ireland (or Scotland, or Yorkshire, or....)?

My only complaint about this splendid production of Billy Elliot is that it was roughly two hours and forty-five minutes long. Because how much time do you really need to decide if you want to spend the rest of your life in a coal mining town in Northern Ireland?

https://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/reg ... tl678.html

[porschesrule]

The BETM production presented by COCA has won the 2021 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Award for Best Musical.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/st-louis/ ... 0101011240