Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of Abssence

[Rob]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of Abssence#1

Posted: 1/20/10 at 3:58pm

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[sking]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of Absence#2

Posted: 1/20/10 at 4:47pm

I love Greg to death but Broadway is in for one hell of a treat in Phil!!
Updated On: 1/20/10 at 04:47 PM

[LizzieCurry]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of Abssence#2

Posted: 1/20/10 at 4:52pm

Absence.

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[Mildred Plotka]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of Abssence#3

Posted: 1/20/10 at 4:59pm

Methinks BroadwayWorld should have mastered English before it started broadcasting in 51 other languages.

"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"

[Jordan Catalano]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of #4

Posted: 1/20/10 at 5:02pm

I hope he takes care of his abscess

[Mattbrain]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of #5

Posted: 1/20/10 at 5:19pm

Now I REALLY wanna see the show! I loved this guy on My Hero!

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[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of #6

Posted: 1/20/10 at 9:22pm

Once again the BE press team waiting til practically the last minute to make the announcement.

[Mamie]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of #7

Posted: 1/20/10 at 11:24pm

They probably couldn't say anything until all the T's were crossed and I's dotted on the agreement to bring Whitchurch in. Maybe it just took longer than expected?

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Updated On: 1/20/10 at 11:24 PM

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of #8

Posted: 1/20/10 at 11:45pm

Eh...I'd think that but that doesn't explain them also not announcing David Alvarez's departure what...3 days before?

[Mamie]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of #9

Posted: 1/21/10 at 5:45am

Yeah - I don't know about that one. Fans of the show seemed to know David was leaving around that time but they never had an exact date. I just chalked it up to the fact that they never let anyone know in advance when any of the boys was performing - even if it is his last performance.

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[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of #10

Posted: 1/21/10 at 2:02pm

Fair enough - but if I'm remembering correctly I remember Kiril's last show being announced significantly earlier than say David or Tommy. He also got his own article on playbill the day of/after he left, and David did not.

[LizzieCurry]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of #11

Posted: 1/21/10 at 2:05pm

Regardless of the show, it's not that uncommon that fans get the heads-up about cast changes well before press releases go out.

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[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of #12

Posted: 1/21/10 at 2:13pm

That's why I'm glad I've had my ticket for sunday evening.

[MTVMANN]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of #13

Posted: 1/21/10 at 3:31pm

Was he the original Dad on the recording?

[MariusPontmercy]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of #14

Posted: 1/21/10 at 3:37pm

No, that was Tim Healy. Philip Whitchurch was the first replacement in London, I think.

[sgv123]

Philip Whitchurch Joins BILLY ELLIOT as Dad Thru May; Jbara Takes Leave of #15

Posted: 1/21/10 at 4:48pm

What I find kind of cool is that with Trent, who is supposedly leaving soon, Phillip will have played Trent's father on his final performance in London and on Broadway.