Does BILLY CROCKER tap in Anything Goes
Does BILLY CROCKER tap in Anything Goes
theactorsociety
Stand-by Joined: 4/24/05
#1Does BILLY CROCKER tap in Anything Goes
Posted: 10/16/07 at 9:58pmI haven't seen the show. Does he have to tap?
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#2re: Does BILLY CROCKER tap in Anything Goes
Posted: 10/16/07 at 10:22pmTap who?
ohjustjake
Leading Actor Joined: 4/18/06
#2re: Does BILLY CROCKER tap in Anything Goes
Posted: 10/16/07 at 10:22pmI do not know about either Broadway productions of the show, but when my school did this last year (I was Billy), I didn't tap at all. It seemed that with every big tap number, Billy exits right before they start. It sort of sucked because I was the only guy in the cast that actually could tap.
#3re: Does BILLY CROCKER tap in Anything Goes
Posted: 10/16/07 at 10:48pmI've seen productions where he does AND productions where he doesn't. It can go either way, depending on the director/ casting, I suppose.
#4re: Does BILLY CROCKER tap in Anything Goes
Posted: 10/16/07 at 10:53pmOh my goodness, we are having this debate in the production of Anything Goes I am in right now. Our Billy is an amazing tap dancer but if you take into account where his character is in the story and his motivations, he really should not be in the big tap number...The choreagrapher decided it was worth going against the character to have the strong dancer...
#5re: Does BILLY CROCKER tap in Anything Goes
Posted: 10/16/07 at 11:56pmI remember seeing clips of the London production where he did tap. I did the show a year ago and we didn't have him on stage for the "Anything Goes" number
Amneris
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#6re: Does BILLY CROCKER tap in Anything Goes
Posted: 10/16/07 at 11:58pmIve done AG 5 times...and each time, it was the same. The sailors were the one to tap and Reno tapped with us in "Anything Goes" during the 1st dance break.
#7re: Does BILLY CROCKER tap in Anything Goes
Posted: 10/17/07 at 12:34pmUsually depends on the director and choreographer wanting to take advantage of a talented Billy.
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#8re: Does BILLY CROCKER tap in Anything Goes
Posted: 10/18/07 at 10:26amNot in any of the productions I've seen. Even if you go back to the beginning when William Gaxton created the role, Billy is usually cast because of his singing. I don't recall Howard McGillan (1988 Lincoln Center) being in the tap routine at all.
WestVillage
Broadway Star Joined: 7/20/05
#9re: Does BILLY CROCKER tap in Anything Goes
Posted: 10/18/07 at 10:30amI played Billy years ago, and tapped in the Anything Goes number.
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