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The new Billy Elliot love thread
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1075
Posted: 10/6/09 at 5:40pm
sgv123 - Ok. Thanks for the reply. Not that it's our business, but I was curious.
cglaid - Idk really. Certainly I don't know any of them enough to judge. I think it's emotional for every Billy on their last show.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/06
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1076
Posted: 10/6/09 at 6:20pm
Kiril will be performing with Kristin Chenoweth, and Patti LuPone at the Winspear Opera House on Oct. 17th. He has also been offered full scholarships to the Royal Ballet School and ABT.
Out of the three Billy's I think that Kiril is the soft, emotional one, David is the angry one, and Trent is sort of in between.
Updated On: 10/6/09 at 06:20 PM
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1077
Posted: 10/6/09 at 6:31pm^^ Thanks for the response. That's great to hear! He truly deserves the scholarships.
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1078
Posted: 10/7/09 at 1:21pmDid anyone see Alex Ko's first performance as Billy? Any reports?
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1080
Posted: 10/7/09 at 3:00pm
I was there last night. Alex had an amazing first show. The kid is awesome. His dancing is great. One of the highlights is he did a no hands flip off the piano. You'll love him. :)
I really liked Haydn, so it will take some time for me to adjust to Kate. She was good, but just not comparable to Haydn. Anyway, Kate has a whole new wardrobe. Am told this is common for new Mrs. Wilkinsons.
After the show, the cast & crew celebrated with champagne & apple cider.
It was fairly quiet at SD --many of Alex's immediate and extended family was there. I was able to get Alex's autograph and a picture with him. Right before I left the scene, I went up to Alex's mom and said congratulations. :)
Waited for Kate to come out for a good 45 min, but we either missed her or she didn't come out til much later.
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1082
Posted: 10/7/09 at 3:46pmWhen I saw Jayne as Mrs. Wilkinson she had pretty much an entirely different wardrobe, minus the coat that Haydn wore.
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1083
Posted: 10/7/09 at 11:04pm
Quick question.... Gerideth???
Does Geri no long check the thread, just twitter? I can't imagine he/she wasn't at BE this weekend.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/06
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1084
Posted: 10/7/09 at 11:08pmGeri was actually in CA up until yesterday so she was not at any of the weekend performances. She was at Alex's debut though.
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1085
Posted: 10/7/09 at 11:16pmOh, speaking of Alex, I was just looking at his website, he seems like a lovely boy. The story about his father is so touching yet heartbreaking.
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1086
Posted: 10/8/09 at 1:01am
I'm here, I'm alive. :)
Just updated the thread on FOBE, and while I did miss Kiril and Haydn's departures, I did fly in just in time for Alex's debut.
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1087
Posted: 10/8/09 at 11:30am
Btw, anybody know how the "See ya (real names)" goodbye between Micheal and Billy during a Billy's last show got started? Did it originate with a particular Billy (i.e. Oliver Taylor) or has it been around more or less since the beginning?
Has it also been done at a Michael's last show where a Billy was not leaving? In particular, did they do it at David Bologna's last show?
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1088
Posted: 10/8/09 at 11:35am
In particular, did they do it at David Bologna's last show?
Yes. Trent and David B. did the personalized goodbye.
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1089
Posted: 10/8/09 at 3:33pm
Taylor - on the 9/23 blog, Kate describes her costumes.
Sparkly and colors are vibrant as before, but now with patterns, which IMO are too busy and distracting.
Check out Kate's Blog
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The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1090
Posted: 10/8/09 at 3:37pm
Btw, anybody know how the "See ya (real names)" goodbye between Micheal and Billy during a Billy's last show got started? Did it originate with a particular Billy (i.e. Oliver Taylor) or has it been around more or less since the beginning?
I don't know exactly when it started, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't from the beginning. I was at Joey Phillips' (Michael) last show in London and he and Leon Cooke didn't refer to each other by their real names.
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1091
Posted: 10/8/09 at 4:13pmI just want to mention how lovely it was that Stephen Daldry was at Kiril and Hadyn's last. He was so freindly too.
Swing Joined: 4/11/09
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1092
Posted: 10/8/09 at 8:39pmThe new costumes for Mrs. W are from the Australian show. She mentions it in her blog. You can see them in some of the youtube videos from the Aussie show. I personally liked the old ones better. She doesn't wear a tutu in the finale. It's a sparkling white dress. I guess I'm just use to Haydn. I'll give it some time.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/06
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1093
Posted: 10/8/09 at 8:40pmI do think that it started with Ollie and Ryan on their last show.
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The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1094
Posted: 10/10/09 at 10:32am
Yes, I think the use of names in the final scene started with the departure of Ryan Longbottom, the last original child lead, in London.
In terms of Mrs Wilkinson's costumes, they do seem to outfit each Mrs Wilkinson differently. At the start Hadyn and Gillian Kirkpatrick used the same outfit; Sally Dexter used Haydn's costumes for the first six months, during the second six months she got different costumes for Shine, including some short, starry hot pants; at this time Kate Graham joined as the alternate, using the original costumes. Jackie Clune had a whole new wardrobe and two different tutus for the finale. Jo Riding had another set of costumes too, lots of loose smock-type outfits and a dress rather than a tutu for the finale, I though that this costume was just to disguise her pregnancy and when she returned she'd be given something different, but this doesn't appear to be the case. When Gillian Kirkpatrick returned as the alternate, she used similar costumes to her first run but there were some differences.
The gold Mrs Wilkinson coat seems to be the only garment common to all Mrs Wilkinsons.
Updated On: 10/10/09 at 10:32 AM
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1095
Posted: 10/10/09 at 2:47pmThanks for that concise summary, Chris. :)
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1096
Posted: 10/20/09 at 1:39pmNo posts for 10 days? I think its a record for this thread...
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1097
Posted: 10/20/09 at 1:52pmSadly, I lost interest after Kiril and Haydn left. Can't speak for everyone else though.
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1098
Posted: 10/20/09 at 1:55pmI still haven't seen Alex, or Trevor.
The New Billy Elliot Love Thread#1099
Posted: 10/20/09 at 2:06pm
"Sadly, I lost interest after Kiril and Haydn left. Can't speak for everyone else though."
Kiril was my favorite. I'm not as interested in the continuing next gen cast. I'm moving on from BE.
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