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Billy Elliot, the Musical – a combined review of 6 shows (Broadway)

6 shows – May 20th – 24th, 2009
Billys – David, Kiril, Tanner, David, Kiril, Trent
Michael – David B. was Michael all 6 shows

As some of you may recall from my London review,  I have neither the time nor the patience to write 6 reviews, so I will do what I did last time, going over the show scene by scene. And I am not going to shy away from the negatives, so if you want a review that says everything was perfect, go away. ;)
Also, there are some spoilers here!
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“Billy Elliot, The Musical” – A Week of Shows in London

Well, it has been a while since I saw the last of my 7 BETMS during my London Billython, and so I thought I would take a moment to talk about how I felt about the show, bit by bit. (NOTE: This review was originally posted on two BETM fan forums; it was expected to be read by people who have at least some knowledge of BETM.)

Billy Elliot, the Musical
October 7th – 11th, 2008

Act I:

The beginning, when Small Boy comes down to the front of the theatre, chats a bit with the MD, and then climbs on stage, is brilliant. You just know something special is happening. And when he sits down to watch the newsreel, it somehow forces the audience to pay attention to it as well.

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London – October 5th – 13th, 2008

At the risk of sounding just a bit too dramatic, it is nearly impossible to describe the beauty of the moment on Monday morning as our plane came in over the north of Great Britain and the sun was rising in the east, a beautiful sunrise, a magnificent welcome the England. As I sat in my window seat all I could think was that it was finally true, confirmed a few moments later when we actually landed without dying. Continue reading “London – October 5th – 13th, 2008”