The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, Part 12 — Page 113

A friend of mine saw Billy Elliot in London and thought it was amazing; so she's definintly on the bandwagon And despite what people may say on the main boards, I think Elton John is a wonderful composer; his music works really well for Adam's voice.

So another on-topic thing, I know this has been asked before a bit but what roles do you think Adam could do? I always thought he could play Buddy in 'Side Show' or Jojo in 'The Life'.

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I like Elton John, too. I'm really excited to see Billy Elliot. Interesting that you noticed a similar fandom, Chloe. Is it because of certain actors or just the entire show?

I hope Adam's cd comes out soon, I need new material from him, hehe

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Where was the mention of a Chess benefit? I didn't see it.

The Billy Elliot fandom seems quite different in nature, but is similar in that some people have seen the show dozens of times, keep track of who's in and out or new in the cast, and are generally obsessed. The forum I mentioned is huge, and already has a section devoted to the American version. There's a separate area for reviews, with the June thread already twenty-some pages long. (Previous months are already archived.) It's quite a phenomenon.

I'm a longtime fan of Elton's and therefore quite biased, but I do think he's seriously underrated as a musician and composer. His flamboyant persona (which by the way is a cover for an extremely shy man) has overwhelmed his other attributes. I think it's easy for people to assume that because he's known for successful pop singles and a campy stage show, he's musically shallow. His best writing is much more subtle and complicated than it seems on the surface, and his fellow musicians at least seem to appreciate this. Billy Joel commented on how in their shows together Elton would surprise and challenge him with his improvisations.

Updated On: 7/1/07 at 11:37 PM

This is the Chess article link:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=19646

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Sooooo excited for Billy Elliot.

And heh, two is too much, even for him? Susan Egan will be fantastic, though. I loveher.

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I haven't been following Billy Elliot very closely, but I'm excited to hear more about it.

I do like a lot of Adam's new music, too, but I miss the more rock sound that was on Civilian or MP. I selfishly hope there's a least one faster song on the new CD.

Thank you for the link Chloe!!

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I just went to the the Friends In Deed website, and there is a link that says "own the image that every collector and "Rent" fan needs to have" -- its one of Annie Leibovitz's photographs of the OBC...for $7,500! I wish I had that kind of money to donate!

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i could have that saved up by oh... next fall. fall 08 that is lol of course it would mean no laptop for college. no car for college. no college. so that's not gonna happen

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I thought this would be bumped up but apparently not...hmmm...why won't my posts show on the message board? Strange~

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maybe they were sharing

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rofl. you never know, he might be able to pull it off too

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He could probably pull them off better than Adam can, but I still really hope he would never try!

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