An AMERICAN actor as BILLY ELLIOT?
An AMERICAN actor as BILLY ELLIOT?
zigfried
Swing Joined: 6/13/06
#1An AMERICAN actor as BILLY ELLIOT?
Posted: 12/29/06 at 10:10pmColin Bates appears to be (from what I have ehard when he speaks) an American. THe accents in BILLY are so integral to the plot that the souvenier program has a glossary! Just wondering how Colin does with the accents? hasanyone seen him in the role? Could he be the ONE that plays the role on Boradway?
neddyfrank2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
#2re: An AMERICAN actor as BILLY ELLIOT?
Posted: 12/29/06 at 10:16pmLearn how to spell. Colin Bates had the best accent out of any of the Billys I have seen because he was the only one who came to learn the accent without having a british accent. The rest all had British accents so their accents were kind of a mix (but they were still damn good). I saw him in the role and he was great. He won't play it on Broadway because he will be to old by the time it arrives. The role of Billy calls for a very hard age group, and the kids can only play the role for a small amount of time (longest is a year)
#2re: An AMERICAN actor as BILLY ELLIOT?
Posted: 12/30/06 at 12:32am
The role of Billy calls for a very hard age group, and the kids can only play the role for a small amount of time (longest is a year)
I've always thought that's quite sad, really. =/
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And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
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Updated On: 12/30/06 at 12:32 AM
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You could get away with anything if you call it art and tell people who don't like it that it's cutting edge culture." --vmlinnie
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#3re: An AMERICAN actor as BILLY ELLIOT?
Posted: 12/30/06 at 12:35am
I HAD A GRANDE TODAY.
LOOK AT ME I'M PRETENTIOUS.
-Benjamin
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#4re: An AMERICAN actor as BILLY ELLIOT?
Posted: 12/30/06 at 12:59amIt took me a second to figure out what you were talking about.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You could get away with anything if you call it art and tell people who don't like it that it's cutting edge culture." --vmlinnie
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You could get away with anything if you call it art and tell people who don't like it that it's cutting edge culture." --vmlinnie
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