Curve Leicester - UK - 13th July – 20th August 2022

[porschesrule]

From an article in Broadway World:

According to Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail, West End star Sally Ann Triplett is currently in talks to join the cast as ballet teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/a ... r-20220210

[porschesrule]

A children's casting call has gone out from the Curve in Leicester for all the children's roles, including Billy, in the upcoming July opening of their production of BETM:

https://twitter.com/CurveLeicester/stat ... 2902597637

[tzwicky]

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[Real Geordie]

It seems that all of the young performers roles have now been cast, though identities not yet revealed. Follows a tweet from Lucy Hind, choreographer, which suggests rehearsals may already be under way.

Lucy Hind@lucymayhind (Twitter) "Oof feeling all the feels today. Prepping for Billy Elliot before a studio day tomorrow and I’m not sure I’m going to get through rehearsals without crying daily. The Letter. Trying not to get overwhelmed by the task ahead, how to do this beautiful story justice? #brickingit". I bet they are all bricking it - get this new interpretation right and it burnishes your reputation big time. Get it wrong and ...............

[Real Geordie]

Podcast featuring interviews with some young members of the cast, Lucy Hind and Sally Ann Triplett - roughly 1 to 12 mins and 21 to 32 mins.

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cH ... HQAAAAAQLA

[Real Geordie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7yEr7oCFXg

[porschesrule]

Stagechat.com has a great article about the early rehearsals for this show, including a number of very good photos:


https://t.co/X6pQOmfy21

[kport]

A slightly different take on the same story, from What'sOnStage:


https://www.whatsonstage.com/leicester- ... 56666.html

[Real Geordie]

Email just received from Curve :-

"Unfortunately, valuable rehearsal time for Billy Elliot the Musical has been lost due to a number of covid cases in our company. Therefore, we have made the decision to cancel performances from Thursday 7 to Tuesday 12 July to allow us to make up time in the rehearsal room and ensure we deliver a first-class production for our audiences.

We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by this delay in opening. Our Box Office team will be in touch to transfer your original booking to an alternative performance of Billy Elliot the Musical, or to discuss alternative arrangements should you wish. Due to this announcement we are expecting a high volume of incoming calls to the Box Office therefore we kindly ask that you allow us to call you. If we have not been able to speak to you within 7 days of receiving this email then please email the team at tickets@curvetheatre.co.uk and let us know the most convenient time and number for us to get in touch with you on.

Whilst we are disappointed Billy is opening a little later than planned, we are pleased to announce we are extending the run by an extra week with final performances now scheduled until Saturday 20 August.

The Billy Elliot company is now fighting fit, and we would like to thank them for their spirit and dedication to this production. We cannot wait to share this electrifying Made at Curve musical with you all next month! "

[porschesrule]

And here's the official announcment on Curve's website:

https://www.curveonline.co.uk/news/impo ... 0lM-gTCKtk