BILLY ELLIOT Marquee

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 12:52am

...is already up.

Passed by the Imperial last Thursday, August was still all around the theatre, both on 45th and 46th.

Wise move for the team to boost the show, tagged as the musical-to-beat in the coming season, this Memorial Day weekend. The doors on 46th Street also had a blow-up of one of the scenes from the show.

Any snapshots? Coming soon, I suppose.

[yummiest nickel]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 12:54am

Dylan Riley Snyder who played one of the young Tarzans in 'Tarzan' auditioned for the title role but didn't make it

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 12:56am

Uh oh.

[wicked_beast4]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 12:57am

I have pics. Gimme a second to upload...

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:02am

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30400857&l=0c0c7&id=64900699
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30401435&l=fea8c&id=64900699
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30401436&l=c6e5b&id=64900699

Updated On: 5/25/08 at 01:02 AM

[wicked_beast4]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:04am

Here ya go:

[shh282]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:07am

it looks good, thanks wicked beast

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:17am

Ah! Exciting. I like the image in the letters for "Elliot". That's new right? I haven't noticed it before.

[wicked_beast4]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:19am

Yes, the imaging is new.

Old lettering:

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:19am

Thanks for the links and photos!

I think the one on 45th Street is temporary, it still had some random brands printed on the reverse side of each giant sign. I hope they do something a la Victoria Palace for the Imperial facade as well. The buzz is that this will be the next big hit after Jersey Boys and Wicked. You know, those shows that fill 100% week after week.

[tazber]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:21am

It's so plain.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:23am

I don't like it. One of my favorite things about the Imperial marquee is what they can do with the sign above the marquee, they can do cut-outs like with DRS or Les Miz, so i feel like their should be one of "Billy" dancing, or something. This just seems lazy.

[Tag]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:24am

It looks like a temporary sign, you can even see the screw heads in it.

[tazber]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:24am

I agree with rentboy.

I hope they spice it up a bit.

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:25am

I really think the giant ones on 45th are temporary.

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:28am

obsessedjb, I'm posting the 46th Street photos from the links you posted:

[verynewyorkcurious]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:32am

The marquee is going to confuse/mislead a lot of tourists during the summer months. They're going to want to see it, but oh, too bad.

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:36am

They started to modify the text treatment during auditions:



Anyhow, verynewyorkcurious, I think it's more of making people aware that it's coming, and that the general public can snag tickets beginning June 15th. You're always special with American Express.

[verynewyorkcurious]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:39am

Oh I know, being.jeremiah.. It's better for business this way, not like this isn't going to be a blockbuster hit.

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:42am

Now why can't we have that eye-catching one from London?

Is New York too sophisticated for a little glitz and sparkle?

[tazber]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:56am

that kid looks remarkably like Jamie Bell

[ACL2006]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 2:04am

it is up a tad early.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 2:09am

What's wrong with a little tease, just in time for the summer? If a movie can do a teaser trailer a year in advance, why can't a show not try to catch the eyes of the theatregoer now who will keep it in mind for their next trip?

[winston89]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 2:54am

I don't think that there is a problem with them putting up a temporary marquee. I do think that it will be a temporary and not the real thing. However, there is nothing wrong with doing it this early because there are a lot of people who visit new york city this time of year and also visit it in the fall. It will get people to realize that this show is coming to NYC.

Besides, I doubt that this is the first Broadway show to have a temporary marquee or a show that will change it later on.

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 3:20am

The picture on the poster is George Maguire (one of the 3 original Billys in the London production)