Billy Elliot the Forum

ERinVA wrote:Not sure what the heck this is, but I'm putting it here anyway!

http://movieshowtimesnewyork.com/billy- ... th-dreams/

Billy Mark Alvarez, 3 Kowalik and Kiril Kulish
Michael Mark Bologna and Chad Dolce

LOL!

ActingDude17 wrote:Billy Elliot has a much more sophisticated score than either Les Miserables or Wicked. Les Miserables and Wicked are both shows that have relied on spectacle to make up for their sub-par writing. The lyrics in Wicked, for example, are simply cringe-worthy. They're simply not comparable with the true poetry of a song such as "Deep into the Ground", for instance.

Les Mis was my first Broadway show (at The Imperial) and I hated it, although I was a teenager I think, so I need to see it again. Wicked's still on my to-see list. But I wanted to comment because I've noticed this trend in other shows too. HAIR was awful (in my opinion) and relied so much on spectacle. Both The Producers and Book Of Mormon lost their hilarity by a few degrees the second time around for me because I knew what was coming with various sight gags and lines. Absolutely must-see shows, don't get me wrong, and second time was still great, but Billy Elliot is one of those rare shows that just wraps you up in its arms and makes you feel great every single time!

Sean

Recent tripadvisor reviews of the London show:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserRevi ... gland.html

Here's an unusal blogger's post for this thread -- it's written by an actor/dancer who was "called back" for an audition for BETM Broadway:

http://smudgeinthecity.blogspot.com/201 ... billy.html

This person saw the Broadway show on the 10th and loved it. Even better, he had a random encounter with the Billy of the day outside the theatre while calling a friend to say he "got in." Based on the tracking thread, I am guessing that this was Julian.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserRevi ... _York.html

Now that is personal service! "Hello, my name is Julian and I will be your Billy this evening."

LiamM wrote:Now that is personal service! "Hello, my name is Julian and I will be your Billy this evening."

That is such a great story, I agree! =)

Sean

This blogger was certainly paying attention to the lyrics ...
http://blog.candysandwich.net/2011/12/billy-elliot.html

I wasn't sure where this belonged, but settled on this thread -- a post on parcbench.com about the ironies involved in the unionization of the child wranglers at Billy Elliot and how that contributed to the the closing of the show on Broadway.


http://www.parcbench.com/2012/01/06/bro ... s-closing/

porschesrule wrote:I wasn't sure where this belonged, but settled on this thread -- a post on parcbench.com about the ironies involved in the unionization of the child wranglers at Billy Elliot and how that contributed to the the closing of the show on Broadway.


http://www.parcbench.com/2012/01/06/bro ... s-closing/

Interesting theory. However, given what has been reported on this site about the reduction in the show's weekly box office revenues as between 2011 v. 2010, the relative small number of wranglers in relation to the overall size of the company (cast and crew), and the presumably minimal impact any wage increases would have had on the overall profit margins, I'm somewhat doubtful this played much (if any) role in the decision to close.