Billy Elliot's first preview

[Chloe]

Posted: 4/1/05 at 10:24am

Here's a report on the first "Billy Elliot" preview. See the link for the rest of the article.

'Brilly' Elliot!
By Oliver Finegold, Evening Standard
1 April 2005

Its opening previews had to be postponed over fears that the child actors were finding the rehearsal schedules too punishing.


But at the first performance of the stage musical of Billy Elliot, the young dancers showed no sign of fatigue and the audience gave them a two-minute standing ovation. ...


This is London

[Chloe]

Posted: 4/1/05 at 10:28am

Here's another link with a couple of posts from people who were there:
Billy thread

[Anastasia_Beaverhausen]

Posted: 4/1/05 at 11:50am

Thanks for the post! I can't wait to see this show. I hope it makes its way to the US!! :)

[Chloe]

Posted: 4/1/05 at 1:27pm

You're welcome - might as well make it a triology. Here's a quite long and in-depth interview with the director, Stephen Daldry:
Daldry interview