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Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago

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#1Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 3:09pm



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#2Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 3:10pm

Now that is interesting.

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#2Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 3:25pm

I agree. Interesting.

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#3Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 3:34pm

She'll be just fine...

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#4Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 3:34pm

She'll be just fine...

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#5Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 3:41pm

I want to go to Chicago.

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#6Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 3:43pm

Me too, Taylor!

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#7Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 3:58pm

Can we send the underwhelming current Broadway Mrs. Wilkinson (whose name I cannot even remember) to Chicago and have the divine Ms. Skinner take up residence at the Imperial?

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#8Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 4:05pm

No. We've got her and we're not turning her loose.

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#9Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 4:09pm

Lucky, lucky Chicagoans....

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#10Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 4:18pm

She certainly looks the part.

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#11Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 4:34pm

If by that you mean she looks a little more like Julie Walters than Haydn Gwynne.

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#12Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 5:09pm

Would love to see her in the role! I agree, bring her over to Broadway, wonder if this is some kind of pre-Broadway run for her, that'd be fantastic.

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#13Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 5:25pm

Niether.

I mean she's got a good interpretation of the character encapsulated in her smile and body language.

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#14Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 5:38pm

Wait, isn't this character a DANCE instructor? Like, you know... lithe?

I'll let MusicSnot go there since I don't want to deal with the PC police.

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#15Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 6:29pm

I am very excited about this. I just got my tickets in the mail this week, and am now looking forward to it even more.

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#16Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 6:38pm

"Wait, isn't this character a DANCE instructor? Like, you know... lithe?"

Not in a pit village.

She'll have been eating chips all week and then washed her hair in the chip pan on Friday.

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#17Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 7:23pm

I envy anybody in Chicago right now!

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#18Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 8:34pm

Fantastic. She'll be great.

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#19Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 11:21pm

My jaw literally dropped. I want to fly to chicago now.

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#20Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 11:34pm

Most dance instructors are not lithe. Have you been to a little girls dance school lately? Skinner is the perfect character actress to play the role. She will nail it. Charisma in droves.

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#21Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 11:34pm

Wasn't the Australian Mrs. Wilkinson supposed to play the role?

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#22Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/14/10 at 11:56pm

So this is completely separate from the touring cast, correct?

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#23Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/15/10 at 12:25am

WOW---she was, but maybe now, she will be just do the tour.

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#24Emily Skinner to Star as 'Mrs. Wilkinson' in BILLY ELLIOT in Chicago
Posted: 1/15/10 at 12:48am

Perfect.

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