BILLY ELLIOT ON THE "VIEW" RIGHT NOW

[BdwyOpal]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 11:44am

[LuPonatic]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 11:50am

She called it a soundtrack....uuuuuuuummmmm!

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 11:52am

The blonde Billy was not a great singer, I understand he's young but......yeah.

[Mamie]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 11:54am

I was so thrilled to see Kiril doing this! I thought he was wonderful. Billy isn't supposed to be a great singer. He's a DANCER. Remember?

Obviously Kiril is the only one I've seen play Billy so far so that makes this clip (now on tape) extra special to me. BRAVO!

[kdek004]

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

I'm at work so I cant see the clip--was only Kiril on?

[Mamie]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 11:56am

No - they interviewed all three boys and Elton John. But Kiril performed Electricity the way it's done in the show.

[matty159]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 12:00pm

That was great...and it was Kiril (the only Billy I have seen)!!!

LuPonatic...I knew the minute Sheri said that someone on here was going to say something!

[BroadwayBelle2]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 12:19pm

Just watched it.

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 12:34pm

The Elton John interview just finished here. The kids are on next.

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 1:37pm

Wonderful clip, they're all adorable. I like Kiril - he was very well spoken and the number was amazing.

[antiandrewx]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 1:38pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVO8e3jFMus&fmt=18

[BdwyOpal]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 1:41pm

They really gave Elton and the "show" a lot of air time. People who have not heard about it (and there are some) will probably buy tickets now.

[cglaid]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 2:34pm

Did Kiril miss his cue or did they just not bring his mike up in time? When I saw the show he came in too early in Stars Look Down but recovered so smoothly.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 3:04pm

Wow, that was wonderful! Makes me really excited to see this show.

~Steven

[Liza + Jesus = Patti]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 3:12pm

OH GOD!!!

MY EARS ARE BLEEDING.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 3:13pm

Is it just me, or is his singing kinda painful?

[Scripps2]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 3:17pm

He's got a good handle on the accent as well - I'm more impressed than I expected to be.

[Liza + Jesus = Patti]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 3:18pm

Painful???

MUCH worse than Painful.

[LTinOregon]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 3:23pm

Poor boy; what happened to his singing? Does he sing this bad in the show? The dancing was good, but the singing was really......painful

[g4rat]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 3:35pm

I didn't find his singing that bad....I mean, no he's not going to win some grammy for vocals but he was passable. Isn't Billy more about the dancing anyway? I thought he danced it flawlessly. I kind of wished David performed the number, but I just prefer his interpretation of the role.

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:13pm

Great segment and promotion for the show -- and I love Elton's dogs!! :) Updated On: 11/11/08 at 04:13 PM

[Mamie]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:20pm

Responding to sock puppets is never worth your time and it only encourages them.

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:27pm

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Updated On: 11/11/08 at 04:27 PM

[matty159]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 6:22pm

I thought he sounded a little shakier than when I saw him live, but damn, he was being being broadcast nationwide. I would probably be a little shaky too in that instance.

Is his performance on The View any indicator of who the producers are wanting critics to see or is it just random? Maybe I missed it, but I haven't seen anything about how they are going to handle reviewing the boys.

[antiandrewx]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 6:25pm

David is on tonight, which is apparently the "major" press night.