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re: Billy Elliot and the broadway changes!
Jan 3 2008, 04:20:18 PM
Corey was flown over because Nick Twiney fractured his wrist at home literally days before he was due to do his first performance as Billy. They did a week or two with only three Billys but because of our child labour laws, it became necessary to bring an extra Billy over from London and Corey was chosen. Nick must be just about recovered (he got his plaster off on opening night - 13 December), so I presume Corey will be back in London shortly.
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re: Billy Elliot and the broadway changes!
Jan 3 2008, 12:42:04 AM
I've read this Variety review before and I wondered then what they meant by "a softening of the political diatribes". I've seen Billy Elliott in both London and Sydney and as far as I can tell the "political diatribes" are not changed in the slightest. The film at the beginning is a bit longer but that's about it.
Yes they have added the "shadow dancing scene", changed tbe choreography of Angry Dance quite a bit and eliminated the audition panel (it now goes from the scene between Dad and the ballet dancer outside the audition room straight to the scene after the audition when Billy hits the other boy). Those are the main differences. Plus there are a couple of slight differences to the staging in Shine and Born to Boogie as well as other bits and pieces, but none of that affects the so-called "political diatribes". "Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher" is exactly the same as London as is most of the show.
If anyone really wants to know the differences between the Sydney and London productions you can read these two threads, one from the Australian Billy Elliott Board and one from the London Billy Elliott Board (these posts were made throughout the preview period in Sydney and so changes kept happening as Stephen Daldry kept trying things out, plus things get *really* detailed on the London board - and a little heated sometimes - I suppose people just don't like change):
http://www.friendsofbillyoz.com/FriendsF/viewtopic.php?t=436
http://www.billyelliotthemusical.me.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9167
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re: US Coram Boy: Huge Success or Dismal Flop?
Mar 15 2007, 08:08:39 PM
Mister Matt, Cloudstreet was an Australian production which played several return seasons in various cities in Australia. It actually played in London twice - the first time at the Riverside Studios and the second time at the National. The production also played at BAM in New York from 2-7 October 2001 and at Eisenhower Theatre Washington from 12-14 October 2001.
I'm glad you enjoyed Cloudstreet. I saw it six or seven times over the years and it never failed to be an incredible experie
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