Billy Elliot The Musical- Page 67

[w_tanoto]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 2:01pm

I know.... I was sleepy... and I don't get the story. Well done for you, mad about billy, and also good luck for your musical and contacting directors. So far, the best of all for me are mary poppins and billy elliot.

Updated On: 10/22/05 at 02:01 PM

[MUSICALS FAN]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 2:04pm

les miz requires the audience to think an av a bit of inteligence so maybe its not right for some people

Posted: 10/22/05 at 2:10pm

Replying to the person who said that we do not know if the recording will have all three Billys, if you read the earlier post, you would know that only Liam Mower is the 'Billy' on the recording - a bit of shame as it would have been nice to have a selection - the best from each of them, but, that is, as they say, life.

[MUSICALS FAN]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 2:34pm

personally im delighted liam is the only 1 on the cd

[xxDaniellexx]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 3:03pm

hi
Has any1 got recent pics of the guys plying billy? Any of george, liam any off james or Ashley b4 they left
danixx

[Courtney_Cox]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 3:05pm

oh my goodness i know this is a billy board, aaannd i havent posted in ages but les miserables 1. was not writted by alw!! i was horrified to see that lol, i know its just a mistake but deary me!!! and 2. it isnt as easy to understand as billy yes but it is equally as good and musically it is most likely better.(written music not whether we like it more or not)billy is a feel good show les mis def isnt but leaves its impression on you just as much - granted u do actually have to watch it instead of sleeping or ignoring cuz its set in france. :P

on a more personal opinion i think sondheim stuff gets a bit boring sometimes, my mum cant stand it - 'sing me a proper tune' ive tried to educate but it isnt working!

hey to all the regulars and special hellos to my special people

[MUSICALS FAN]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 3:16pm

i agree 100% courtney,some people on this thread tho r so billy obsessed they cant c past that.sad i know

[w_tanoto]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 3:17pm

Oui.... Je le sais, Courtney Cox, mais j'etais tres fatigue quand j'ai vu Les Miserables.
(Yes I know it, but I was very tired when I saw it. I was having jet-lag)

Now, let us go back to our billy elliot topic, forget the other shows

Updated On: 10/22/05 at 03:17 PM

[MUSICALS FAN]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 3:21pm

point proved



maybe if gavorche had a larger role it wud be more liked

[crystal_blue]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 3:33pm

im sure this thread is ment to be about billy but maybe i am mistaken.

[w_tanoto]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 3:38pm

love your picture, crystal_blue

[MUSICALS FAN]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 3:39pm

if its true that liams cd is on sale from monday will u b able to get in to buy it without goin to that nights show

[Courtney_Cox]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 3:45pm

nope your not mistaken and im sorry about that, just couldnt let that one go where it was, my apologies.

so billy...... heres a question...

if you could play any part, who would you play?
(dont worry about lacking in any abilities we are talking hypothetically)

[loopy_lucy_loo]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 3:47pm

a ballet girl

they look like they have so much fun. and even if i was a boy i still wouldnt want to play the part of billy because i wouldnt want all the presre on me i wuoldnt be able to cope lol but the ballet girls look like they have so much fun i would love to be one of them

[Pegasus]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 4:09pm

So, I'm a musical nerd... I loved Les Mis the first time I saw it, and I loved Miss Saigon. I have never seen the Phantom of the Opera (so hit me someone). In fact, the only ALW musical I've ever seen was Whistle Down the Wind a few years ago. So, ok, maybe I can't call myself a musical nerd, but I still enjoy the odd musical.

Billy Elliot is funny and sad and well done and you can tell it is created out of love for the genre. It gives you hope for the whole concept of stage musicals.

Updated On: 10/22/05 at 04:09 PM

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 4:33pm

Ok. let's straighten things out. I KNOW who the composers for Les Mis are, it's not Webber. i was meerly pointing out that the music is practically interchangable. Let's point out another thing. i've seen over 45 Broadway musicals and plays. I'm 14. to say that i am Billy obsessed would be wrong, i've never seen billy Elliot the musical. I have been a champion of the show ever since it was announced. Every one can have their own opinion. the Mary Poppins musical draws heavily from the original, much darker BOOK, than it does the Julie Andrews film of the same title.

Many people can claim that Sondhiem is boring but... come on, have you never heard Follies? It's a well crafted, brilliant piece of work. As much of his stuff is.

the book Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is an enormous book which, IMO, isn't that great. So going into the show i wasn't expecting to like it very much. I fonud the book long and boring and i could not connect at all with the characters. I found the musical the same way, except with drippy music and an annoying turntable. For those of you who like it: i'm glad! Their are obviously lots of fans and i know that i am one of the few who DOESN'T like it.

But to tell a fan of Sondheim that Les Mis forces you to THINK at the Theatre... well, that's just sort of funny.

BTW- I enjoy lots of types of musicals, i found Sunset Boulevard (sp), A Webber show to be very good and Starlight Express (though very sappy and content wise it stunk) was utterly breathtaking. As you can probably tell from my username, Caroline or Change, Avenue Q and Taboo are three of my most favorite recent shows.

[vinylspinner]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 4:45pm

hey,
does anyone know anyone who took part in the recent Billy Elliot auditions or know anything that happened?

Aaron

[MUSICALS FAN]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 6:20pm

to courtney if i was year younger i would play the role of billy,i know i couldnt do it to liams standard but i know i cud do it better than james an prob george.who wud u b

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 6:24pm

if i could dance, was british, was shorter, was younger (three or four years) and was more cute maybe just MAYBE i might make an ok billy. i would have a ball doing Michael though!

[swallow]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 7:10pm

If I were a bit younger, a different sex, with a geordie accent and an iota of talent. I would play George the boxing coach, then I could knock the block off the fictitional Billys ie MF and he/they wouldnt be able to annoy us with their constant adoration of Liam Mower.

[w_tanoto]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 7:23pm

What does that mean, BI?

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 8:21pm

of course, the chances of you working with Lee Hall are very slight, GOOD LUCK

[ruthiefan_felix]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 8:30pm

Hi, these are the pixs from the night I saw the show with Leon:






Hope you guys like them.... It was SO lucky to be able to see James! and... I don't look too bad in the picture right?

Updated On: 10/22/05 at 08:30 PM

[w_tanoto]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 8:42pm

Wow, great pics. When was that?

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 9:09pm

nice pics!