The new Billy Elliot love thread- Page 22

[Liberavieve]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:52pm

Hurray for the three little guys! Bravo, David, Kiril, and Trent!

[broadwaygirl99]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 12:06am

Im sooo happy that Billy won all these awards they deserved every single one of them and maybe even two more( Score and Featured Actress) (just saying).

I guess Frank is hurt, he had a visable boot on his foot at the Tonys. I hope he is ok. Get well soon Franks!

[broadwaygirl99]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 7:45pm

whos tonight?

[sgv123]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 7:47pm

Trent/Keean

[Tom's Cat]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 8:35pm

And Hurrah for the one BIG GUY!!! Yeah Greg!!!

[broadwaygirl99]

Posted: 6/11/09 at 11:50pm

Tommy/David B

Any understudies?

[bythesword84]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 1:16am

You're right broadwaygirl, Frank has been out because he hurt his foot, but he's well on the mend.

[yankees1253]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 2:30am

surprised they did not wait a week to put on tommy after the leading actor win.

this is playbill.com billy elliot cast list(i guess they dont like tommy b)

Cast list for Billy Elliot at the Imperial Theatre

HAYDN GWYNNE


Mrs. Wilkinson

GREGORY JBARA


Dad

CAROLE SHELLEY


Grandma

SANTINO FONTANA


Tony

DAVID ALVAREZ


Billy

TRENT KOWALIK


Billy

KIRIL KULISH


Billy

TANNER PFLUEGER


Billy

DAVID BOLOGNA


Michael

FRANK DOLCE


Michael

LEAH HOCKING


Dead Mum

STEPHEN HANNA


Older Billy

JOEL HATCH


George

THOMMIE RETTER


Mr. Braithwaite

ERIN WHYLAND


Debbie

JULIETTE ALLEN ANGELO


Ballet Girl

KEVIN BERNARD


Ensemble

GRADY McLEOD BOWMAN


Ensemble

HEATHER ANN BURNS


Ballet Girl

MARIA CONNELLY


Debbie Standby

SAMANTHA CZULADA


Swing

KYLE DesCHAMPS


Swing

EBONI EDWARDS


Ballet Girl

DAVID EGGERS


Swing

BRIANNA FRAGOMENI


Swing

GREG GRAHAM


Swing/Dance Captain

ERIC GUNHUS


Ensemble

MEG GUZULESCU


Ballet Girl

IZZY HANSON-JOHNSTON


Ballet Girl

JOSHUA HORNER


Swing

DAVID KOCH


Swing

KARA KLEIN


Swing

CARA KJELLMAN


Swing/Asst. Dance

KEEAN JOHNSON


Tall Boy

JEFF KREADY


Ensemble

AARON KABURICK


Ensemble

STEPHANIE KURTZUBA


Ensemble

DONNIE KEHR


Ensemble

DAVID LARSEN


Ensemble

CAROLINE LONDON


Ballet Girl

MERLE LOUISE


Ensemble

MARINA MICALIZZI


Ballet Girl

MITCHELL MICHALISZYN


Small Boy

MATTHEW MINDLER


Small Boy

DARRELL GRAND MOULTRIE


Ensemble

TESSA NETTING


Ballet Girl

DANIEL ORESKES


Big Davey

JAYNE PATERSON


Ensemble

LIZ PEARCE


Swing

CORRIEANNE STEIN


Ballet Girl

TONY SMOLENSKI IV


Associate Sound Designer US

JAMIE TORCELLINI


Ensemble

GRANT TURNER


Ensemble

DAVID S. LEONG


Fight Director

CASEY WHYLAND


Ballet Girl

[sgv123]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 2:40am

They took Tommy down when Tanner came in, so since he is back they will probably take Tanner's name off and put Tommy back up.

[Geridith]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 8:48am

Tommy's name was never removed from the list on the outside of the Imperial, though there were three different editions of the Playbill in May, one with the 3+Tommy w/a Tanner insert, one with all five, and one with the 3+Tanner. June's current one that I got on Tuesday is back to 3+Tommy.

However its printed, glad he's back, though I was sad to see Tanner leave.

[Billy Whiz]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 10:50am

As I was leaving the theatre on Tuesday night a friend and I heard a member of staff telling a lady that there were 3 Billys and an understudy. We had a word with the lady and told her that in fact there were 4 Billys and no understudy. I think somebody needs to bring the staff up-to-date. Having seen Tommy I can tell you that he is definitely a Billy and not an understudy. If I was Tommy or a member of his family I would be getting fed up of it.

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 11:29am

Updated On: 6/13/09 at 11:29 AM

[Ryan4]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 12:03pm

Wow. I loved this. And I loved Next to Normal and thought I probably wouldn't see a better new musical this season, but...wow. This was better. This was outstanding. I normally don't like to see shows more than once but I feel I could see this again and again and again.

I guess Karen Olivo must be pretty spectacular because I fell for Haydn Gwynne in this role. Does anybody know when she's contracted until? I'd like to catch it again before she leaves.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 12:10pm

Tommy is not listed as an understudy in the Playbill, though.

Oh, and Tanner's name WAS on the outside of the the theatre because I distinctly remember noticing it. If I took a picture I will pull it up and show you...

[Fosse76]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 12:23pm

"I fell for Haydn Gwynne in this role."

really? Personally, I find the role to be rather uninteresting. Her understudies, I felt, were actually better than she was.

[Mamie]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 12:27pm

The last I heard was that Haydn and Greg would both be with the show at least through September. I think Greg will be going west with the San Francisco cast and I don't know what Haydn has planned.

[theatretech2]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 1:05pm

I am another 'Tommy' fan. I was so glad that Greg acknowledged him, and Frank and Tanner, at the Tony's. When I first saw the show back in March Tommy had just joined the rotation and since I was not following any of the forums at the time I did not who he was as he was not included in any of the marketing. Of course my wife and I were blown away by his performance. His energy and precision were outstanding. The one thing that really came through was how much he was enjoying himself. But I was still a victim of the marketing and had a nagging feeling that I was missing something by not seeing one of the "Three Billy's", Hayden was also out the night I first saw the show. Last month I went back and saw the show again with Trent and Haydn. While I enjoyed it just as much and loved Trent's performance I finally knew that Tommy, while different, was just as good. I won't compare them as the second time around I was much more focused on Billy where as the first time I was trying to take in the whole show. So for anyone who has yet to see the show or has seen it just once, don't think you will be short changed by any of the four Billy's, they are all wonderful.

And a tip, if you want to see it again with a new Billy, use the cancellation line. My second time around I got to the theater around 6:45 I saw that Trent was on that night and that it was sold out. I was first on the cancellation line and had a great box seat by 7:05.

[Billy Whiz]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 1:32pm

Thanks for the explanation JbaraFan1. If that is what Equity rules are then there is nothing that can be done about it but having an understudy in a 3-man rotating role seems unnecessary. Whilst at the show last week I had a chat with the people sat next to me. They said that friends of theirs had been to see Billy Elliot recently and felt cheated as they didn't get one of the proper Billys but got the understudy instead. As far as the fans are concerned there is no understudy - just four Billys.

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 5:19pm

Updated On: 6/13/09 at 05:19 PM

[sgv123]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 5:22pm

I saw Tommy about a week after his first performance and he was just as good as the other Billys I saw before him.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 5:26pm

Tommy Bachelor covers Michael? Has he ever gone on?

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 7:13pm

Tommy Bachelor covers Michael? Has he ever gone on?

Apologies. I should have said "Tall Boy" of course. Updated On: 6/13/09 at 07:13 PM

[it'sjustshowbiz]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 7:54pm

This article from March confirms that Tommy is an official Billy:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tommy_is_Billy_Batchelor_Joins_BILLY_ELLIOT_Rotation_20090324

He was originally an understudy, but in March he moved up to the regular rotation. I believe the "Tall Boy" role understudies Billy.

[sgv123]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 9:12pm

Tommy does understudy Tall Boy and Keean Johnson is the Michael understudy.

[yankees1253]

Posted: 6/12/09 at 10:50pm

friday night board:

Billy-David A
Michael-Frank D
Small Boy-Matt Mindler
Tony-Jeff K
Billy's older self-I forgot sorry