Billy Elliot The Musical — Page 34

SO ME AND LM ARE NOT ENTITLED TO SPEAK NOW ARE WE. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT JUST COS WE DON'T AGRE WITH YOU THAT EVERYONE IS PERFECT WE ARE STILL ENTITLED TO OUR OPINION. OF COURSE THE CAST DON'T READ THIS THEY ARE NOT GEEKS AND DO NOT CARE ONE BIT ABOUT ANYONE THINKS AS LONG AS THEY GET PAID,EVEN IF THE MONEY IS COMING FROM PEOPLE WITH A LITTLE BOY PROBLEM.
ALSO HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLEY LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE SHOW. I LOVE THE SHOW BUT HATE THE SETS,I LOVE LIAM BUT THINK JAMES WAS AVERAGE. I LOVE SOME SONGS BUT THINK OTHERS ARE WEAK. YOU SEE I AM NORMAL AND CAN LIKE SOMETHING WITHOUT THINKING ITS PERFECT.
REGARDS LM I DO NOT KNOW HIM BUT HOW CAN YOU SAY HE PRETENDS HE IS LIAM WHRN IT SAYS ON HIS MESSAGES LM;NOT LIAM MOWER.
SO PLEASE TRY AND REMEMBER THAT WE LIKE YOU LOVE THE SHOW BUT INCLUDINGS ITS FAULTS COS IT HAS MANY;SET ENSEMBLE TIM HEALEYS SINGING DEBBIES JAMES GEORGE SCORE. BUT THE SHOW IS STILL GREAT DESPITE THESE

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it's off...

if you don't remember, since they announced the creation of the show i have been a huge advocate and spurred it on and sayed YAY YAY YAY for months and months and months and finally, we had a date down and tickets. but now, poo...

my dream is crushed.

no Billy Elliot for me.

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Talking of changing the programme, they have now changed the introduction to billyelliotthemusical.com by removing james' picture and replacing it with one of Leon.

You might also want to get your Mummy to show you where the Caps Lock key is.

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Updated On: 9/28/05 at 12:24 PM

I just put a new picture in the gallery - Tim and Tom.
Billy Elliot - The Fansite Gallery

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John-Joe O'Connor

I am pleased to able to state as a matter of fact, that Liam Mower will be the Billy heard on the cd when it comes out. I am afraid that I am not at liberty to share with you the date of its release.

LM, you do understand that the main reason that people were mad at you is because you did not say flat out that you were not Liam when people started thinking so. Then, to add to that, you criticized the boys: I'm not saying that's a bad thing nescesarily (sp?), but add it to the previous thing and people start getting mad at you. Because I don't know who you are, I cannot take your word for it right now that it will be Liam singing, but it would make sense, considering he is the youngest.

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Billy Elliot will not be coming to the USA - at least not for the next year or so.

Having read certain past comments which almost treat Billy George as an afterthought compared to Leon and Liam I feel I must redress the balance. Those of us who had the pleasure of being in the audience last night (30th September) were treated to a totally magical display of singing,acting, and dancing by George.We all know the quality of his angry dance but the Swan Lake routine with Isaac James was absolutely perfect and a joy to behold and one which provoked very emotional reactions from first timers in the row with me last night.George will be as huge a loss to this show when he goes as Liam also will be and James was. Let's give credit where credit is due to this Billy who did not come to the role of Billy Elliot with a legacy of long-term dancing but who gets better and better and is clearly such a happy soul as well as a total professional.
Last night was also noted for the hysterical interplay and ad-libbing between Tim Healy and Isaac James in their pre-audition curtain scene. Isaac could not keep a straight face and Tim Healey milked this for what he could and it had the audience rolling with laughter and applauding all through this scene,something I have not seen before in my many visits to the Musical. It was also good to see'George'the boxing teacher bringing an up to date gag in the Christmas party scene about Tony Blair and his desire to hang on to office.One thing is for certain, this show maintains its verve and freshness due in no small part to the Billys and the other children and all the adult cast.
Thanks George for a very memorable evening.
Alan

Perhaps MUSICALS FAN needs reminding that comparisons are often odious at the best of times.
Those of us who saw George perform last night (and I have seen Liam and Leon perform and admire their skills as well) saw a performance that ranked alongside Liam and Leon.The audience reaction last night to George was ample proof that there were certainly not 1500 gullible naive theatre goers there. In my prior post I was arguing for a balanced Billy perspective when adding to this thread. Sadly MUSICALS FAN and L.M. seem from their past posts (which belittled James and to some extent George)to be incapable of moving away from their somewhat myopic and blinkered perspectives where the Billys are concerned.
Do not forget that George has not had the benefit of years of prior ballet experience, so as I suggested in my last thread credit must be given where credit is due and for me George's performance last night went well beyond the adjective'adequate'. I might also humbly suggest that deafness does seem to be concurrently symptomatic with myopia for some people. I was certainly not suffering from auditory deficit in George's superb dance of frustration last night as he was as vocal as he needed to be to bring out the best to this particular dance routine. Also of the three Billys he brings for me the best sense of pathos and loss to the scenes with the dead mother. But again I must be careful in what I say as I do not wish to be 'hoisted on my own petard' where comparisons are concerned. As I am sure George has learnt a lot from Liam and Leon all I am suggesting is that they may also have something to learn from George as well where acting is concerned.

Updated On: 9/30/05 at 08:29 AM

whos a better phantom crawford or karrie was close the ultimate norma desmond. you see thats what theatre is about opinions and comparisons why is this show so different. the only personal remarks i can see on this board are those directed at lm and me. alan i am not deaf but as i watch from the circle and not on the front row to be as close as possible i can tell you liam is the only audible one

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Updated On: 9/30/05 at 08:44 AM

Is it me or does there seem to be a reference here once again to peoples obsession about 'little boys' from Musicals Fan? This is a step too far and if it were up to me Musical Fan would be banned from this site. The remark is, as far as I can see aimed at 'Alan Roger' who I have no doubt is able to answer in his/her own defence, however, as a one time visitor to the show who sat in the front row (cheap seats) I find the remarks offensive and inflamatory. These goes beyond the right to free speach. I am sure constructive and well balanced comments are welcome on this site, I have read them, however, those from Musicals Fan are beyond the pail BAN MUSICALS FAN NOW and please Musicals Fan do not bother answering with yet another offensive and rude statement. Lets keep this site as others have suggested, one where peoples experience of the show can be discussed.

Updated On: 9/30/05 at 09:11 AM