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#26

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 9:15am

Thanks for taking the time for your detailed review.

Since it is a transfer I would imagine that very few changes will be made during previews (unlike "A Tale of Two Cities", "Cry-Baby", etc.) Is this correct?

#27

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 9:27am

I'm surprised that anyone would think that Grandma's Song is one of the best in the show...but I guess we all have our own opinions.

Steve2: The cast members at the stage door said that many changes will be coming soon. I can't imagine that they would be major changes, but when I see it again, if I notice anything different, I'll point it out.

#28

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 9:34am

I loved it. More than I anticipated. I can't imagine a better Billy than Kiril Kulish - everything that's already been said about his performance is true. He was riveting throughout and carried the show with ease, but when he danced his joy was contagious and blew the roof off the house.

Cheyenne Jackson tickled me. AFTER ordering SoMMS a drink but NOT tickling him, and hanging out with Girly in his dressing room (where he DIDN'T tickle her) but BEFORE we got married. To others. And then he tweeted Boobs. He also tweeted he's good friends with some chick on "The Voice" who just happens to be good friends with Tink's ex. And I'm still married. Oh, and this just in: "Pettiness, spite, malice ....Such ugly emotions... So sad." - After Eight, talking about MEEEEEEEE!!! I'm so honored! :-)

#29

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 10:08am

Thanks WAT! Did anyone seat in the orch? If so, explain seating right or left sides. In terms of partial view seating. Thanks joe

Updated On: 10/2/08 at 10:08 AM

#30

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 10:54am

Another well-written review; thanks!

I also like "Grandma's Song."

"I am open, and I am willing, For to be hopeless would seem so strange. It dishonors those who go before us, So lift me up to the light of change." Holly Near

#31

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 11:55am

Hey, any show that has Sondheim's backing can't be all bad. :)

I'm not a big fan of the score, personally: it comes across as very bland on CD. But hey, show music isn't meant to stand on its own, and the staging sounds incredible.

One more thing: did anyone, on their first listen, flinch when the CHORUS LINE-rhythms started up on the "Dancing" tracks (SHINE, SOLIDARITY)?

One more thing, really: GRANDMA'S SONG... is AWESOME!

"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum

Updated On: 10/2/08 at 11:55 AM

#32

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 12:03pm

thanks alot for the review!

#33

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 1:25pm

I'm surprised that anyone would think that Grandma's Song is one of the best in the show

I felt that way when I listened to the CD, but when I actually saw the number performed, it was without a doubt one of my favorite numbers on stage. Gorgeous.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#34

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 1:30pm

And Carole performs it really well. She's hilarious.

#35

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 2:15pm

"One slang word seemed to be changed - and it's when Debbie and Billy are in the bathroom talking - "fanny" does not mean the same thing here as there and the joke would have been lost entirely on the audience, so they did change that."

Not wanting to lower the tone, but does Debbie say anything to Billy in the bathroom that has the same shock-effect that her offer did in the London production?

#36

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 2:20pm

Thank you for this

Glad to hear all the good stuff.

"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES--- "THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS

#37

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 2:24pm

Any word on weather they will have student rush or anything cheap? I know when I Asked them back in September they said they can't do SRO but nothing was known about rush yet.

Thanks SO much for the response

Rent The best show on Broadway. I was at the closing. BEST night of my Life. April 29th 1996-September 7th 2008 12 years of love "No Day But Today"

#38

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 2:36pm

No rush, no lottery.

Cheapest tickets are 40 bucks.

Now what would you say if today I started over? Without a thing but this taped together four leaf clover And I'll pretend like everything is already alright And I'll run toward the sun till the castle's out of sight

#39

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 2:46pm

Do we know if they will implement a rush or lottery after opening?
I think this should I mean Wicked has the lottery and it's a sell out why not have a lottery for Billy Elliot as well?

Rent The best show on Broadway. I was at the closing. BEST night of my Life. April 29th 1996-September 7th 2008 12 years of love "No Day But Today"

#40

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 2:47pm

WICKED sets aside seats for said lottery.

#41

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 3:02pm

why wouldn't Billy do the same and set aside seats?

Rent The best show on Broadway. I was at the closing. BEST night of my Life. April 29th 1996-September 7th 2008 12 years of love "No Day But Today"

#42

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 3:02pm

why wouldn't Billy do the same and set aside seats?

Rent The best show on Broadway. I was at the closing. BEST night of my Life. April 29th 1996-September 7th 2008 12 years of love "No Day But Today"

#43

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 3:02pm

He hates you.

#44

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 3:04pm

They told me there is no plan at the moment to do rush or lottery after opening either. They are currently selling all the seats.

And Scripps2 - she makes the exact same offer she does in London - only... and I'm going to feel like a fool typing this out... she says "hoo hoo" - its hysterical. The audience just adored her. The kid playing Debbie is really natural and lacks that precociousness you see in a lot of kids onstage. She's got a really dry delivery that's just a scream.

#45

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 3:20pm

Thanks for the review, I can barely wait to see it on the 25th!

Add another person who absolutely loves "Grandma's Song," its actually the only song in the entire score I love. Loved it on the CD, loved seeing a clip of it on YouTube and figure to love it in person.

#46

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 3:23pm

Is there a london OCR? I would assume it would be too soon for an OBCR.

Rent The best show on Broadway. I was at the closing. BEST night of my Life. April 29th 1996-September 7th 2008 12 years of love "No Day But Today"

#47

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 3:27pm

yes, there is an OLCR, but i dont think there will be an OBCR.

#48

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 3:32pm

Thanks for posting LeaGirl.

#49

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 3:33pm

I have never seen the show or heard the CD. Does billy sing? Or is he just a dancer/actor?

#50

re: BILLY ELLIOT - First Preview - 10/01/08

Posted: 10/2/08 at 3:37pm

He sings as well.

Thanks for your review, WAT! I saw it in Sydney and loved it!

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