Is there a Billy Elliot actor schedule?

[dramagirl487]

Posted: 9/27/09 at 12:22am

I was wondering if there was a set schedule for which actor plays Billy on which day?

I just saw David and he was great, but I am very interested in seeing Trent too.

Do you know which days Trent is playing?

[willep]

Posted: 9/27/09 at 12:24am

There is no set schedule. It is pretty much guesswork going in, but you can attempt to make an educated guess about it beforehand if you follow the Twitter feed.

[bythesword84]

Posted: 9/27/09 at 12:32am

http://twitter.com/BETMNY

Follow the twitter and guess, but there's no guarantees and the twitter is unofficial, though accurate so no one can predict who is on.

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 9/27/09 at 3:31pm

Just outta curiosity, why is that? Wouldn't it be easier on everyone if they set a schedule? Is it to protect the kids in some way?

Not criticizing, just wondering.

[Lumen2]

Posted: 9/27/09 at 3:32pm

They have a schedule, they just don't release it to the public.

[TonyVincent]

Posted: 9/27/09 at 4:56pm

Haven't seen it in about a year, so I forget--what role is "tall boy"? I know who the small boy is, but can't think of the tall boy role and don't remember when a second Billy/Michael actor was in the show. Thanks.

[willep]

Posted: 9/27/09 at 5:35pm

Well when you saw it, "tall boy" was probably not played by a Billy or a Michael, that is a pretty recent thing. It was originally just played by Keean Johnson, who has now been bumped up to Michael, so instead of getting another kid to play "tall/posh boy" they have the Billy's and Michael's do it. The "tall boy" show up during the opening scene, running on screaming "He's heard!" then his dad comes and chases him off. Then he is the third boy in the beginning of the boxing scene (doing push-ups, it's Michael, tall boy, and small boy). Then he shows up at the top of the second act in Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher, and as the "posh boy" he shows up at the Royal Ballet School when Billy punches him.

[Geridith]

Posted: 9/27/09 at 5:37pm

Tall Boy gets yelled at in the opening by the Scab Dad, and is the other kid in the boxing lesson who leaves after getting whapped in the face by George. He's also in Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher, and most notably I guess in the audition scene as Posh Boy who gets punched by Billy.

[willep]

Posted: 9/27/09 at 5:45pm

And to answer the question about why they don't release a schedule, my best guess is so that people can't plan on seeing a certain Billy, that way there is no clear favoritism or anything I guess.