The 'Billy Elliot' of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- on now

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The 'Billy Elliot' of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- on now

Posted: 6/24/09 at 9:46pm

Anyone watch this? Quite thrilling!!

BTW -- when they did his background story, the underscoring was DEFINITELY a barebones orchestration of "Electricity." Listen to it when the youtube vid comes out. It's DEFINITELY "Electricity."

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re: The 'Billy Elliot' of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- on now

Posted: 6/24/09 at 9:48pm

OK, and now Elton John is SINGING the song after the judges made their decision. Way to subliminally promote your Broadway show you produce, NBC!

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

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re: The 'Billy Elliot' of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- on now

Posted: 6/24/09 at 9:50pm

Yep, that's Electricity.

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re: The 'Billy Elliot' of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- on now

Posted: 6/24/09 at 9:51pm

I was watching it and geekily said to my roommate, "I think that's Electrity" during his background vignette.

And then when he literally jumped for joy to Elton's rendition... now that was a moment (but also hilariously heavy-handed).

Great dancer, though, for sure!

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re: The 'Billy Elliot' of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- on now

Posted: 6/24/09 at 9:51pm

I didn't know the business connection, but I definitely heard Electricity. Nothing like a reality show to promote a far better, classier Broadway show!

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re: The 'Billy Elliot' of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- on now

Posted: 6/24/09 at 9:56pm

I loved how they played electricity and watching it with my mom and dad, they even reconized it. I will love to see him as Billy. Brought me to tears. It was a proper song in the background. I can not wait for the youtube video.

The ballroom dancers who are 8 yrs old, were terrific.

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re: The 'Billy Elliot' of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- on now

Posted: 6/25/09 at 1:14pm

He was actually in the top 12 for the BE auditions for Broadway.

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Posted: 6/25/09 at 1:18pm

And does 'he' have a name?

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re: The 'Billy Elliot' of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- on now

Posted: 6/25/09 at 1:22pm

Arcadian Broad. You can glimpse him in some scenes of the Finding Billy documentary.

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#10

re: The 'Billy Elliot' of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- on now

Posted: 6/25/09 at 1:23pm

Arcadian Broad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfSEhyIwEug

#11

re: The 'Billy Elliot' of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- on now

Posted: 6/25/09 at 1:58pm

Wow that was completely shameless cross promotion on NBC/Universal's part. Not that there's anything wrong with that, Shows like this have been placing shills in competitions as long as shows like this have existed...This season of Idol was no exception.

I would put good money on him going into "Billy" after America's Got Talent just so they can advertise having a Billy Direct from the hit NBC Show...

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#12

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Posted: 6/25/09 at 2:26pm

So true. I reconized other Billys in the finding billy documentary but not him. Now thinking of it I rather have Billy not coming out of a tv reality show.

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Posted: 6/25/09 at 4:00pm

Great dancer...but his voice is obviously breaking there so no chance of him being a Billy now.

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re: The 'Billy Elliot' of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- on now

Posted: 6/26/09 at 1:02pm

He may not be Billy, but good for him. He's a great dancer and I hope he goes far in the competiton.

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Posted: 6/26/09 at 5:55pm

I hope Arcadian gets his shot at BILLY.

He deserves it.

I had tears in my eyes as he danced and all I could think of was BE and seeing him up there...

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