Yes I meant to go back and retrieve those locales too, thanks for making it easyCJ-Rochester wrote:I think you missed a few dates from the tour. You can add these to your list:
Edmonton, Canada: March 19-24, 2013
Calgary, Canada: March 26-31, 2013
Vancouver, Canada: April 2-7, 2013
Chat AboutArts Club Theatre Co, Vancouver, 5/12 - 7/10, 2016
Re: Arts Club Theatre Company, Vancouver
BETM: "the most expensive school play ever."
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Re: Arts Club Theatre Company, Vancouver
Single shows are for sale:porschesrule wrote:Here's information for season ticket holders for the Arts Club Theatre Company. It's probably too far out for single show tickets sales at this point.
http://artsclub.com/season-tickets/lineup-20152016/
https://secure.artsclub.com/events/detail/billy-elliot
BETM: "the most expensive school play ever."
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Re: Arts Club Theatre Company, Vancouver
A Billy Bus advertising campaign has been launched to promote the Arts Club's productions.
BETM: "the most expensive school play ever."
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Re: Arts Club Theatre Company, Vancouver
There's now an image of Vancouver Canada'sEltonjohn wrote:A Billy Bus advertising campaign has been launched to promote the Arts Club's upcoming regional production.
(Arts Club Theatre Co.) Billy Bus
http://www.Facebook.com/BillyElliotVancouver
BETM: "the most expensive school play ever."
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Re: Arts Club Theatre Company, Vancouver
CANADA list updated with 2017 Kelowna BCEltonjohn wrote:So far it looks like BETM, in one format or another, has been or will be enjoyed in half of Canada's 10 provinces: (list to be kept updated)
East
Ontario: Toronto, Ottawa, Windsor, Sudbury
Quebec: Montreal
Central
Manitoba: Winnipeg, Brandon
West
Alberta: Calgary, Edmonton
British Columbia: Vancouver, Kelowna
BETM: "the most expensive school play ever."
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Vancouver has a site for fans
BETM: "the most expensive school play ever."
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Vancouver Special Performances Announced
Runs from May 12 through July 10
May 22: Sunday Salon free talk 1pm, matinee 2pm
May 25: Teatime Wednesday free tea 12:30, matinee 1:30
May 31: Talk Back Tuesday chat with cast following the 7:30 performance
June 5: VocalEye Performance for matinee, where visually impaired audience members can obtain devices to listen to explanatory commentary of stage actions
May 22: Sunday Salon free talk 1pm, matinee 2pm
May 25: Teatime Wednesday free tea 12:30, matinee 1:30
May 31: Talk Back Tuesday chat with cast following the 7:30 performance
June 5: VocalEye Performance for matinee, where visually impaired audience members can obtain devices to listen to explanatory commentary of stage actions
BETM: "the most expensive school play ever."
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Your Ideas for a 20 min. pre-show audience talk on BE
There's a good possibilty for me to be able to give a 15-20 minute talk plus do Q&A before one of the Vancouver regional production performances in about 6 weeks from now.
What do you think are the top 5 things show goers would want to ask post show or could benefit from hearing pre-show if they've never experienced BETM before and are not from the UK? Without any spoiling that is.
I am thinking of explaining some Geordie-isms like 'bairn'
Explaining the worldwide phenomenom (Korea-Brazil-Holland etc)
Who the show's other Michael (Heseltine) was
Trivia like that Elton John's partner is Canadian (he is, isn't he?)
How Billy-ies are auditioned and prepared
Because I have yet to witness my first regional production, I have little grasp of the changes apart from no aerial in Dream duet. I hope I might be invited to attend a dress or other rehearsal to gain insights and perspective. I have yet to learn who they are casting for the leads, nor how many for each role, so whether they are coming off other shows, will have great dialogue (regional accent), etc.
(For Pride and Prejudice production, a member of the Jane Austin Society dressed up and gave a spiel.)
Thanks if you can offer any points from your vastly broader experiences from mine.
Here's a localized fansite: http://www.Facebook.com/BillyElliotVancouver with some shots I took outside of the box office yesterday.
What do you think are the top 5 things show goers would want to ask post show or could benefit from hearing pre-show if they've never experienced BETM before and are not from the UK? Without any spoiling that is.
I am thinking of explaining some Geordie-isms like 'bairn'
Explaining the worldwide phenomenom (Korea-Brazil-Holland etc)
Who the show's other Michael (Heseltine) was
Trivia like that Elton John's partner is Canadian (he is, isn't he?)
How Billy-ies are auditioned and prepared
Because I have yet to witness my first regional production, I have little grasp of the changes apart from no aerial in Dream duet. I hope I might be invited to attend a dress or other rehearsal to gain insights and perspective. I have yet to learn who they are casting for the leads, nor how many for each role, so whether they are coming off other shows, will have great dialogue (regional accent), etc.
(For Pride and Prejudice production, a member of the Jane Austin Society dressed up and gave a spiel.)
Thanks if you can offer any points from your vastly broader experiences from mine.
Here's a localized fansite: http://www.Facebook.com/BillyElliotVancouver with some shots I took outside of the box office yesterday.
BETM: "the most expensive school play ever."
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
Lee Hall
in Playbill October 2008
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Re: Your Ideas for a 20 min. pre-show audience talk on BE
Probably a more thorough explanation of the miner's strike for North American audiences, especially young folks. I always thought the billboard in the theater lobby was not enough information to help people understand what was going on in the community.
Re: Your Ideas for a 20 min. pre-show audience talk on BE
15-20 minutes is not much time. The art will be in deciding what to leave out. The main question is, What knowledge would deepen the audience's appreciation for the show? Some ideas:
David Furnish is Canadian, but I don't think trivia like that is very important.
- Historical background: nationalization of the mines, rivalry between the unions and the Conservatives, events of 1984.
- Language and culture: e.g., knowing about whippet racing and growing large vegetables would make some of Tony's lines make more sense; music builds on the colliery band traditions and "Deep into the Ground" is very much like an authentic northeast England folk song.
- Casting and training of the Billys: I would focus on the local production's Billys.
David Furnish is Canadian, but I don't think trivia like that is very important.