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#3051

Photo Galleries - May 12th Gala

Posted: 5/14/06 at 12:05pm

maybe abit late, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILLY!!!!! This show is the best!!!!!!!! And I am SO gutted that I cudnt see James/George for the last tiem... they're my FAV> Billys! Can't wait to see thje show again in 2 wks time!

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#3052

Alternative Review

Posted: 6/8/06 at 5:08pm

gret review.. what show was that? ALL the BIllys were on?!

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#3053

Alternative Review

Posted: 6/8/06 at 5:22pm

Um...read that again. You don't actually buy all of that, do you?

#3054

Alternative Review

Posted: 6/8/06 at 5:22pm

I enjoy the CD and hear it's a hit over in the West End, so I can't wait to see it here on the Great White Way.

After LESTAT, I'd think Sir Elton would enjoy bringing it over and having it be as successful as it is over there.

"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

#3055

Alternative Review

Posted: 6/8/06 at 5:35pm

The show is near brilliant. I saw it on 5/11, and really liked it. Then I was able to go to the anniversary gala on 5/12 and it became a show that I truly love.

#3056

Welcome back!

Posted: 6/9/06 at 5:42am

Welcome back! Nice to see someone still contributing to this page and with a nice touch of humour. I thought you had all deserted to the "official" sites (too complicated and intense for me). Perhaps one of you will bring me up to date with what's happening now at the VP? Is Liam still there? If not, where has he gone? How many Billys are there performing now? How long will the show run? Anything else an interested fan should know?

#3057

Welcome back!

Posted: 6/9/06 at 6:33am

Liam is still here. Haydn Gwynne just left the show on Sat (I was there), so did Joey Philips (Michael)and Brooke (Debbie) and also the Stephanie Putson (Dead Mum). And Sally Dextor (Oliver!) is takin over as Mrs. Wilkinson. Philip Witchurch is Dad, but he has been out and his understudy's been on for nearly a wk now.
The current Billys: Liam, Leon, Travis, Matthew, Colin. Coming soon: Dean, Layton
The show is still in gd state!!! And apparently Sally was amazing. Chris Lennon is the Older Brother now, well, for quite awhile already.
(James, George returned to the show for its Birthday performance and alongside Liam, alternated the role of Billy with Tim Healy as Dad I believe)
And that's all that I can remember for the current state of the show on top of my head. Hope that helps.

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#3058

Welcome back!

Posted: 6/9/06 at 7:49am

Bless you, ruthiefan felix, for answering my questions so thoroughly. I really appreciate it. I feel I am back in touch thanks to your update. If anything significant happens in the future, like a Billy leaving, (when is Liam going, then, he must be 14 by now?) perhaps you'll post it on here - I rarely visit the "official" sites and so lose contact.
Thanks again!

#3059

Welcome back!

Posted: 6/9/06 at 10:50am

Ruthiefan: Tim Healy wasn't there as Dad on the birthday night. It was still Philip Whitchurch -- who's wonderful.

Updated On: 6/9/06 at 10:50 AM

#3060

Welcome back!

Posted: 6/9/06 at 12:03pm

Now that Lestat is gone and Hot Feet could fold real soon, maybe NOW this show has a true, rightful place on Broadway.

Fingers crossed...

"How could she just suddenly, completely disappear into thin water?" - The Little Mermaid

#3061

Welcome back!

Posted: 6/9/06 at 12:48pm

MYB, thanks, I didnt no.
matthew3, I havent been on the Billy fansites for AGES as well! Even though I am supposed to be one of the fan gallery's moderators... :P But I chat with one of the moderators and he personally updates me with news and bloopers! hehe! I personally find the fansites too messy and goin too quickly and as busy as I am with exams, I am not available to check on it all the time!
But yeah, I will try to update u with the news on here! Glad this is back on use again!

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#3062

Welcome back!

Posted: 6/9/06 at 4:19pm

Thank goodness! I thought I was the only one who thought the fansites too messy. Maybe, rff, we can persuade some of the others to come back to this site. You have only to read some of the early pages to see how good it has been.

#3063

Welcome back!

Posted: 6/10/06 at 4:49am

I'll try to come on here occasionally, but, after my last post, you might not trust me!

The night I did the spoof review (Wednesday - I wasn't there naturally) the show apparently folded at half time because there was a power failure.

#3064

Welcome back!

Posted: 6/10/06 at 4:58am

Jeff3 you are welcome any time. I thoroughly enjoyed your spoof piece. As I was out of touch with the show you had me going until the 4th or 5th paragraph! It was hilarious and totally in keeping with this site - informed comment without taking ourselves too seriously. I look forward to your next piece - as well as all the real news.

#3065

Welcome back!

Posted: 6/10/06 at 6:45am

I will defo try to get ppl back on this board. But the problem with them is that they think BWW is too uncontrolled and some of the previous posters said things that hurted and scared the kids. Therefore they made fansites boards in order to control what is published in order to make sure the kids wont read things that are negatively personal to them which I thought was very fair enough cuz afterall they're only kids and even Adam Pascal said he think the internet fans cud be very brutal!!!

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#3066

New Contract for Leon

Posted: 6/11/06 at 7:37pm

Leon Cooke has signed a new contract, extending his run in the title role unil September.

Leon was the first new Billy after the original three. As such, he missed out on some of the kudos and - specificaly - on the awards heaped on the original cast. When Stephen Daldry introduced Travis Yates (No 5) on his opening night he presented him as "The Fourth Billy" in front of a packed house.

But Leon has slowly gathered a huge following. He is a really engaging performer. I will always remember the night he took over from a weary and overworked Travis at half time. He got a tremendous reception at his appearance. It was amazing how a feeling of complete assurance overwhelmed us. He is truely the dependable professional.

I also remember reading about the night he had a very nasty accident as he descended from his bed to perform the angry dance. I was writing a very bad set of limericks at the time about the then cast. The third verse - about Leon - marked that occasion:

With Leon it's all blood and gore.
He fell through a hole in the floor.
Though they called it a freak,
He was out for a week,
But, thank goodness, he came back for more.

By September he will have done a year in the role. What a star!

#3067

New Contract for Leon

Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:38am

Thanks for the update, Jeff. Do you know how long the American boy (Colin) is staying with the show? And when is Liam due to leave? I was really out of touch until rff gave me the latest news but where are they up to with a New York show?

#3068

New Contract for Leon

Posted: 6/13/06 at 8:08am

I don't know when Colin's leaving. He's by far the oldest (older than George Maguire!) but, so far as I know, he's still going strong. I don't know when Liam's leaving either, but not before September. It strikes me that both of these plus Leon will be getting close to expiry by the autumn, so that could be a volatile period. But, who knows? Certainly not me... as I have demonstrated.

#3069

New Contract for Leon

Posted: 6/13/06 at 2:03pm

Leon and Liam both signed contacts through to September when Layton and Dean are due to start as Billy. Colin will have have done six months then, including a two month lay off, I guess the question with him is how long is it until his voice breaks (they can cope with that providing it doesn't get too low) and how long before he looks too old.

#3070

New Contract for Leon

Posted: 6/14/06 at 5:28pm

I LOVE Leon! I love all the original 4 Billys I saw! They are so different but owns the role in their way. I am still waiting to see the new Billys (Travis/Matthew/Colin).... but there are TOO many shows in the Westend right now and I have limited amount of money!

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#3071

New Contract for Leon

Posted: 6/27/06 at 6:19pm

Ive only seen Liam and Travis. First was Travis, Upper Circle, 16th February 06, he's really small and looked even smaller from all the way up there, but was brill. Loved the show so much I was back on February 28th, Stalls seat E4, great view of Liam, completely blew me away, especially Electricity. Both times Brad played Michael.

I know Its off-topic but I decide to get it out there. Ive observed this thread for a while but never got involved till now.

The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.

Derek Mahon

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."

Arthur Miller

#3072

Billy Elliot

Posted: 7/21/06 at 3:20pm

Hey, I saw Billy Elliot on July 7th with Liam Mower, who was amazing. I later found out that he was the Billy on the CD, so that was exciting. But the whole show was phenomenal. It is more than a musical; there is dancing, back-flipping, tapping, and some intense acting scenes. It was a lot of fun. Does anyone know about plans of it coming to Broadway?

#3073

Billy Elliot

Posted: 7/21/06 at 10:51pm

#3074

Billy Elliot

Posted: 7/21/06 at 11:01pm

Why does BroadwayBulldog always seem to show up when there's spamming?

#3075

Billy Elliot

Posted: 7/25/06 at 11:27am

I think Colin's 16. He's certainly the oldest of the current crop, although by all accounts Liam looks older. There's no confirmed leaving dates, but Layton and Dean are due to start in September and Travis Yates is scheduled to return as Billy at some point.

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