Billy Elliot The Musical- Page 96

[Billy_Elliot_Rocks]

Posted: 11/6/05 at 2:02pm

I'm in London on a Tuesday though and arn't the matinees on a thusday and saturday? Do you think there's any way I could see cast on a Tuesday 13 December??
Thanks!

[MUSICALS FAN]

Posted: 11/6/05 at 2:25pm

has james deffo finished now? if so does this mean liams bak next week?
if so welcome bak liam youve bin greatly missed an well done to james 4 standin in an at short notice

[loti]

Posted: 11/6/05 at 3:33pm

jus wundering and i no i keep asking this question, but does any1 know who is playing billy on tuesday 8th nov? ive phoned the theatre and they tld me that they didnt know, its so annoying wen they say that coz they tld me on previous occasions thks it wud b a gr8 help 2 any1 who cn answer my question xx

[GMfan!!]

Posted: 11/6/05 at 3:39pm

Hey, sorry loti but i cant help you with your question.
I was just wondering if the clips on whats on stage actually work because when i click on them nothing happens. I just wanted to know if they dont work at all or you have to be a registered member of whats on stage to view them?
Here is the link that i am talking about:
http://www.whatsonstage.com/dl/page.php?page=details&id=L062212003
Thanks, GMfan!! X

[loti]

Posted: 11/6/05 at 4:31pm

thks anyway! i have managed to watch the clips, the second one is jus music, and it plays in my aol media, but the others just open and start playing! sory but i dont know why yours doesnt seem to work! but if you have the dvd with the billy elliot diaries on it, then theres no need to watch the clips on whats on, because they r taken from the dvd sory xx

[Mad About Billy]

Posted: 11/6/05 at 4:36pm

On the 3rd dec, i know photos are not usually permitted, but will they be permitted at the end of the performance as its his last one?

[Simply Musicals]

Posted: 11/6/05 at 4:51pm

Hey,

I've seen you're all suggesting getting the OCR off Amazon.

I seriously recommend www.play.com, as the prices are exactly the same but delivery is TOTALLY free. They are really reliable, and also very fast (I always use them over amazon).

Billy Elliot OCR on www.play.com

Updated On: 11/6/05 at 04:51 PM

[w_tanoto]

Posted: 11/6/05 at 4:54pm

I haven't ordered the OCR at all. I want to buy it directly from theatre or music shop

[MUSICALS FAN]

Posted: 11/6/05 at 5:56pm

to loti if u ring the stage door they will tell u.
i av the number but dunno if it wud b ok postin it here an dont wanna upset ppl again,if u wan it pm me no probs


on cd i think elton john will bring his own version out,thats y he wont give us any more than 3 songs we already av imho

[Pegasus]

Posted: 11/6/05 at 6:21pm

Do you have this many Billy Elliot autographs?

http://www.billyelliotfans.com/images/auto.htm

Johan

[ruthiefan_felix]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 3:23am

Gez... Pegasus, that poster is AMAZING!!!!

[Electricity]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 4:09am

Thanks for putting my poster up Pegasus.

See if you can find Lee Halls signature and Stephen Daldry's! You should also be able to find all the Billy's!

[w_tanoto]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 5:02am

Nice autographs!

About the OCR, if you go to www.hmv.co.uk , you will find that the OCR is £10.99, and OCR special Edition is £16.99, all free delivery.

Felix, the box office still has 2 tickets left if you want to get it. They won't release anymore tickets until the day of performance (day tickets)

Not sure about the price. I forgot to ask them.

Updated On: 11/7/05 at 05:02 AM

[ruthiefan_felix]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 7:10am

u r AMAZING w_tanoto!!!!! LOVE u SO much!#
FELIX

[w_tanoto]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 7:14am

hope you get the ticket.

[billy elliot]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 8:31am

Hi everyone,just returned from a wonderful weekend watching everones favourite show-can you guess what show i'm talking about!!
When i heard the news that James was returning i knew i had to make the trip,i was unfortunatly out of the country for his "last night" so this was an amazing unexpected bonus to get the chance to see his performance again.
Firstly a word about the show,i couldn't believe all the little changes they've made since my last visit which increibilly makes the show even BETTER! I loved the way Billy now teases small boy with the lollipop (so funny as well given James' height!) and the pork pie in the pumps is a really funny addition. There were others and each added to the show so well done to all involved.
Now onto James and WOW not only just as good as ever but better and i can honestly say that, apart from one line in the letter song when his voice cracked a little, you would not know he had retired from the show. A really wonderful performance and you could see the way he hugged and picked up Ann at the end he is going to miss the show and the show will certainly miss him. Joey played Michael and this was my first time seeing him and what a wonderfully funny little Michael he is as well, loved "Expressing Yourself" and his combination with James was perfect.
Trevor was absent as George but his understudy (i think it was Lee) was a more than capable replacement. The rest of the cast were as usual and, also as usual, were wonderful. Tim and Hayden gave there usual superb performances and Joe was magnificent, Steve Elias was superb as usual and i liked his new touch of playing the piano with his feet! All in all a great show and i felt so lucky being given a second chance to see James' last show. Well done James, your a natural!
Incidently during the interval they were playing the ocr so got a sneak preview of "Expressing Yourself" and "Born To Boogie", sounds good folks!!
So how do you follow a wonderful afternoon like that? You go BACK at night!! As i walked into the theatre i was hoping and praying that Leon would be on, as i hadn't seen him yet, so with some trepedation i looked at the board and YES there it was Leon Cooke!!
Ryan played his Michael, brilliantly as ever, and the rest of the cast were as the afternoon show. As for Leon, well i think the biggest compliment i can pay him is to say he is a wonderful addition to our already great 3 Billys. He's a wonderfully funny young man (i'm looking forward to seeing him perform with Joey) and his "Electricity" was outstanding. Considering he had such a touch act to follow he was more than up to the task.
The show was wonderful as ever, the polaroid didn't work but Ryan ab-libbed perfectly and covered it (incidently i wonder what happens to all the pictures they take?). We also didn't get any snow at either show which was a bit of a disappointment but can't detact from this amazing show. All in all a truly great day then!!
I've now been lucky enough to see this show 16 times (James-6 Liam-5 George-4 Leon-1) and can honestly say it just seems to get BETTER and BETTER! I loved the new changes (would like the snow back though) and i do not think there is a single weak point in the entire show.
The only unfortunate thing is now having to wait till Dec 3rd before seeing it again now! Hope you enjoyed the review and well done to everyone connected with the show. ROLL ON DEC!!!
Steve

[BillyFan2]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 8:56am

Nice review of Saturday. Leon and Joey are both great additions to the show and the James/Joey combination on Saturday worked especially well I thought.

I'm not sure if I miss the snow or not though as a spectacle it was a nice touch. If it's due to mechanical breakdown I'm sure it will be back. If it was felt that having all the flakes on the ground just prior to "Electricity" with only a brief sweep up was dangerous for the Billys then I completely understand it's removal.

[Simply Musicals]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 12:23pm

About the snow, i suppose it only really falls at the very front of the stage (and the first row!!!)so it shouldn't be really dangerous. If it hasn't proven dangerous before now, I can't understand why they'd get rid of it. I think it must be a technical fault, or they just thought that it wasn't really absolutely necessary, which is fair enough.

[ruthiefan_felix]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 12:32pm

The show is just great isn't it? I saw the show 5 times now (not that many times I know...), but each time I see it... there's a different feeling to it and a different meaning from each scene! Each time i listen back to the show... I can NEVER stop myself crying at The Letter and The Reply scene, esp James' 1st performance back!

[GMfan!!]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 2:18pm

Hey, ive just checked my emails and recieved the same thing from google alerts! Well at least all 3 billys get a chance to sing on the OCR as i thought it was unfair to choose one billy over the other two, especially since they are all fantastic!
2 weeks today!!!!
GMFan!! X

[GMfan!!]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 2:18pm

Updated On: 11/7/05 at 02:18 PM

[loopy_lucy_loo]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 2:20pm

Yey thats great news...all three billys...does that mean all three michaels as well?

now the only thing we have to wait to find out is who will be singing what song?!?! the questions jsut keep on coming

[GMfan!!]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 2:25pm

Well i dont think that all 3 michaels could be on it since it is only "expressing yourself" and i think it is just the 1 version. Although looking through the list the billys dont sing that many songs as they are mainly chorus songs. The main song that billy sings is "electricity" and then he sings parts of other songs like in "stars look down", both "letters", "deep into the ground" etc.
GMFan!! X

[loopy_lucy_loo]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 2:28pm

o yeah lol didnt really think about the amount of songs that the michaels sing...i supose i should think before i post lol.
but good logic there GMFan!

[GMfan!!]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 2:30pm

Thanks! well i think its just all the excitement especially as it it 2 weeks today! woo!!
GMFan!! X