Before I went to London, so many people bugged me about only seeing the same play 7 times that I ended up booking Les Mis for my first night there.
Now known as “Les Mistake”.
1) If I had left the night open, I would have prolly picked up a box office ticket for Billy and then I would have seen Layton!!
2) I own 4 Les Mis Cast Recordings, and quite frankly, once you have listened to those a few times, you know the whole show, as there are no spoken parts.
3) The dinner I had before the show sucked, and I would probably not have booked Rainforest Cafe if I had not been going to see the show nearby.
“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”