Auditions for Billy Elliot this weekend in NY
Auditions for Billy Elliot this weekend in NY
WOSQ
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
#1re: Auditions for Billy Elliot this weekend in NY
Posted: 11/6/06 at 4:06pmA lot can happen to a 9-11 year old boy in two years. Puberty for starters.
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algy
Broadway Star Joined: 10/19/05
#2re: Auditions for Billy Elliot this weekend in NY
Posted: 11/6/06 at 4:06pmIt's not open in NY yet is it? Have I missed something? Surely they're casting for opening rather than a possible two years down the line?
WOSQ
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
#3re: Auditions for Billy Elliot this weekend in NY
Posted: 11/6/06 at 4:11pm
Billy Elliott is slated for the Imperial in the fall of 2008.
By my reckioning that is twenty-four months away.
I would call this a nice publicity stunt, but not a viable casting call.
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MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#4re: Auditions for Billy Elliot this weekend in NY
Posted: 11/6/06 at 4:23pmThis is how they did it in London. They put out a casting call and then spent over a year training several kids for the role of Billy, since he has to master ballet, tap, jazz and modern as well as sing several numbers. While the three kids who eventually went into the show as Billy (they rotate performances through the week) all had a good deal of training in one dance form or another when they auditioned, it took a year to get them to the point of being able to handle all of the extraordinary demands of the role.
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#5re: Auditions for Billy Elliot this weekend in NY
Posted: 11/6/06 at 5:23pmA boy I know is going to audition for Billy. He is 11 yrs old and a great dancer, winning all kinds of national dance contest. But he has never been in a musical although he's been taking a voice lesson. I hope he'll make a cut!
erinrebecca
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/29/04
#6re: Auditions for Billy Elliot this weekend in NY
Posted: 11/6/06 at 7:12pmI've seen the show. It's fantastic! I can't wait for it to come to NYC.
avab802
Broadway Star Joined: 5/17/06
#8re: Auditions for Billy Elliot this weekend in NY
Posted: 11/8/06 at 11:38amNot to mention that Billy has to have a prepubescent voice. A boy who is 13 now will likely have his voice change by fall 2008.
Chloe
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/04
#9re: Auditions for Billy Elliot this weekend in NY
Posted: 11/8/06 at 2:15pmI believe one or two of the original Billys turned 15 before he left the show, so this is not out of line. Each boy had his own keys for the show, which probably changed over time also. The timeline on casting is the same as they had for the London version. What's the point of a "publicity stunt" two years before a show opens?
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