BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL LIVE Blu-ray Home Video to Be Released 10/13

I will always be bitter that 'the widow Goldman' prevented the recent revival of Follies from being filmed like most other Sondheim shows have been. The production deserved at least that......

Yes, it's the same as the region 2 disc.

And for those who don't know, that disc is actually region free anyway.

I noticed lots of changes from the Broadway version. I knew there were changes with words to "Americanize" it, but others were not. For example, the scene where the miners donate their money to Billy was a lot more drawn out, both with pauses by the actors and in the music. I remember the phrases "take this" "and this" "and this. And this." We're longer. In London, it was quick and seemed to occur during a scene change.

im so happy that this musical was captured on Video. The show itself was so cinematic in person. The show was one of the best live performances I have ever seen.

I'm happy too as I missed this in London with Ruthie Henshall.. I was going to go with wife and daughter, but the National was having a premiere of a new Richard Bean play starring Billie Piper titled Great Britain. The play was announced on a Wednesday with the premiere that Monday! I got a 15 pound front row seat, so I went to the play - which I did not enjoy. Wife and daughter had a great time at Billy Elliott, and I regretted my choice ever since. .

I would pay A LOT OF MONEY for an A+ quality proshot capture of the Aida OBC with Heather Headley or at least all the main songs( think disney recorded them all because Ive seen pro shot clips of five or so songs)

Other top shows that could really use a pro-shot stage version include:

Gypsy preferably with Patti

West Side Story

Fiddler on the Roof

Kinky Boots before billy porter leaves, but preferably of the OBC)

How to Succeed in Business

Book of Mormon

Interesting twist to this release. When you buy the DVD that includes the streaming version read the fine print. The digital version is "subject to expiration." I don't like fooling with DVDs anymore and particularly the fact that they are so easily damaged. I have begun to buy the digital. Sure don't like the idea that my streaming version could disappear at any time.

You can buy the DVD. This isn't Live From Lincoln Center.

Call_me_jorge said: "How many cast members does this show have? And what is the operating cost for it? It seems like a extremely large and expensive show.

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It's a cast of 75 with more kids than actually perform in one show since every role is at least triple casted.

ggersten said: "Just watched this on PBS - I presume the DVD/Blu-Ray does not have those edited in moments of silence in place of certain "words".

Why would it? This was a television broadcast. Of course it would have been edited.

"I'd heard that the DVD?Blu-Ray took advantage of the editing time - as opposed to the live broadcast. "?

if you saw it "live" at the movies in the U.S., it is the same edit. That version was definitely not what was streamed live.

Well I guess I'm in the minority here but I did not like Billy Elliott at all, not on stage, not on PBS. I think the music is so sub-standard for Elton John. The book is blah, and the "special effects" , the flying is so freaking predictable it just left me saying "Why bother?" The movie at least was sincere with fully developed character and theme. I got none of that from this. I think the performances were for the most part very very good, much better than the material. It also doesn't deserve this "All Star" special performance.

I too am looking forward to Act One. It will be interesting to see if and how it will be updated from the 1960 movie version with George Hamilton.

Balthazar Chasen said: "I'm miffed I forgot BILLY ELLIOT was on PBS' LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER last night. I missed it. Was it any good? Will it be repeated? (I'm just a scatterbrained silly! I'll mark ACT ONE on my calendar for November 13th today.)

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It was on Great Performances - so it may end up on the PBS website for viewing. It's not there today, though. For example, Driving Miss Daisy with James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury is on the site..

Fosse76 said: "Comden Green said: "The digital version is "subject to expiration." I don't like fooling with DVDs anymore and particularly the fact that they are so easily damaged. I have begun to buy the digital. Sure don't like the idea that my streaming version could disappear at any time."

Usually digital versions that come with a Blu-Ray/DVD are download codes, not streaming. And, either way, the expiration, AFAIK, is related to the ability to register for a download. So, maybe give everyone 18 months from the release date to register for a streaming/download version. At that point, you're fine and can keep streaming/downloading/etc., but if you happened to buy a DVD after that 18 months, that is no longer a valid code.

I know because my brother never used his codes, so I took all his Disney codes home with me one year, and they were all expired at that point.