Chat AboutArts Club Theatre Co, Vancouver, 5/12 - 7/10, 2016

[Eltonjohn]

Thanks!!! I concur with you both.
I met with Arts Club staffers Friday and had proposed 3 possible themes: BE as a world wide phenomenon, strike history, and knowledge to better understand the show. They will take it up with the AD.

If you scroll down http://www.facebook.com/billyelliotvancouver there's a shot of the strike history backgrounder (a panel displayed in the theatre lobby, NorAm tour.)

[CJ-Rochester]

Valin Shinyei will play Billy according to his tweet on April 18th.

https://twitter.com/Valin_TS/status/722159400467587073

He is already getting practice with one important aspect of the role:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEZqG15KYBx ... linshinyei

This 14 year old from Vancouver already has quite an extensive performing career:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valin_Shinyei
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3462855/

[porschesrule]

Per this post from the Arts Club Theatre Company's Instagram, the Billy for most shows will be Nolan Fahey

https://www.instagram.com/p/BEeh_dxh_eS/

To clarify, I asked Valin via his public Twitter and he replied: "I am the Understudy for Billy while I play Michael but on 2 shows I am actually Playing Billy. "

https://twitter.com/Valin_TS

[CJ-Rochester]

Julia MacLean will play Tracy Atkinson according to her Twitter page:

https://twitter.com/officialjubjub

[ERinVA]

I have set up the Cast Section for this production. Time to fill in the names.

[Eltonjohn]

Vancouver artistic team, including cast members, is posted to

http://www.Facebook.com/BillyElliotVancouver

(Source: ACTC website)


April 24th
http://news.gvpta.ca/2016/04/24/billy-elliot/

Official photos released
http://www.southgranville.org/stanley-t ... 2-july-10/

[kport]

This is a useful 'Cliff's Notes' guide produced for this particular show:

http://artsclub.com/shows/2015-2016/pdf ... elliot.pdf

[Eltonjohn]

This is a useful 'Cliff's Notes' guide produced for this particular show:

http://artsclub.com/shows/2015-2016/pdf ... elliot.pdf

This is cool and informative. Sent to theatre seasonal subscribers apparently and also available in hard copy at shows.

[ERinVA]

The summary got it wrong right out of the gate! The setting is not Everington (the fictitious name used in the 2000 film), but Easington, as we all know from having seen the show more than once.

Does anyone want to let them in on the error?

[Eltonjohn]

The summary got it wrong right out of the gate! The setting is not Everington (the fictitious name used in the 2000 film), but Easington, as we all know from having seen the show more than once.

Does anyone want to let them in on the error?

I have passed along your obviouservation to a contact with the show.
(I earlier pointed out that it is Cluff, not Club, the last name of Older Billy portrayer, in some PR.)

But the notes do say later on that Everington is the film's fictitious setting. And the musical is based on the film. Ergo fictional Billy is an Everington-er ("Every (coal mining) town"). The MCMThatcher lyrics do cite Easington, just one of the several County Durham and other locales or communities that play 'home' to Billy as filming location. So perhaps Everington is the better/best amalgam.

http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/b ... zDSQdRfOK0