Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of Abssence

[Rob]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 3:58pm

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[sking]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 4:47pm

I love Greg to death but Broadway is in for one hell of a treat in Phil!!
Updated On: 1/20/10 at 04:47 PM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 4:52pm

Absence.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 4:59pm

Methinks BroadwayWorld should have mastered English before it started broadcasting in 51 other languages.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 5:02pm

I hope he takes care of his abscess

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 5:19pm

Now I REALLY wanna see the show! I loved this guy on My Hero!

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 9:22pm

Once again the BE press team waiting til practically the last minute to make the announcement.

[Mamie]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 11:24pm

They probably couldn't say anything until all the T's were crossed and I's dotted on the agreement to bring Whitchurch in. Maybe it just took longer than expected?

Updated On: 1/20/10 at 11:24 PM

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 11:45pm

Eh...I'd think that but that doesn't explain them also not announcing David Alvarez's departure what...3 days before?

[Mamie]

Posted: 1/21/10 at 5:45am

Yeah - I don't know about that one. Fans of the show seemed to know David was leaving around that time but they never had an exact date. I just chalked it up to the fact that they never let anyone know in advance when any of the boys was performing - even if it is his last performance.

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 1/21/10 at 2:02pm

Fair enough - but if I'm remembering correctly I remember Kiril's last show being announced significantly earlier than say David or Tommy. He also got his own article on playbill the day of/after he left, and David did not.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 1/21/10 at 2:05pm

Regardless of the show, it's not that uncommon that fans get the heads-up about cast changes well before press releases go out.

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 1/21/10 at 2:13pm

That's why I'm glad I've had my ticket for sunday evening.

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 1/21/10 at 3:31pm

Was he the original Dad on the recording?

[MariusPontmercy]

Posted: 1/21/10 at 3:37pm

No, that was Tim Healy. Philip Whitchurch was the first replacement in London, I think.

[sgv123]

Posted: 1/21/10 at 4:48pm

What I find kind of cool is that with Trent, who is supposedly leaving soon, Phillip will have played Trent's father on his final performance in London and on Broadway.