February 2011 Reviews - Toronto
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February 2011 Reviews - Toronto
A place for reviews for the month of February for the Toronto production.
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Re: February 2011 Reviews - Toronto
shimmyshimmy wrote:Well, I wouldn't be a good reviewer, cause as I said elsewhere, in a line borrowed from somewhere, I haven't got the words.
Throw spelling, grammar and even substance out the window if you have to, just write anything that comes to mind and it'll be great!
When I checked at the box office on Tuesday, they said they didn't have a single ticket available. But there were some nosebleed seats available at Mirvish.com today and I grabbed one. So for anyone thinking of attending, you might want to check now or keep checking.
Excellent to hear!!! Hope you snag better seats than that though! =)
Sean
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Fri. Feb. 18 -
I guess I have the pleasure of being the first forum member to write a review in this section for Toronto.
This will be brief, with more details to follow later. My first Billython of 2011 got off to a nice start with an excellent show featuring Myles and Dillon. The show started more than 10 minutes late, even though the audience was seated and the house doors were closed. We later heard there was some kind of sound problem.
The familiar red cast board is near the Victoria St. entrance. The Programme (their Playbill) does not have the small inserts telling who is playing Billy/Michael. Instead we hear a live announcement from an adult female voice (no accent). Tonight she began with "thank you for your patience", then said who is playing who plus who is conducting the orchestra. Then we hear a small girl with a British accent cut in and give the "turn off your cell phone" speech. My guess is this part is taped, as it is a standard speech. It sounded cute.
Because of the late start they had to cancel the company celebration, just as shimmyshimmy reported from Wednesday's show. The curtain goes up, and cast comes out and calls Billy back to the stage. They bow, curtain comes down, the spots pan the curtain for a few seconds. Then curtain comes up showing just Billy on a bare stage. He bows, calls the rest of the cast back, and the bows continue like normal.
In between all this was a very nice show, although I need to collect my thoughts to write a proper review. Myles has a great personality and accent, dances well, and is is very believable as a boy of Billy's age and background. I was happy to finally get to see Dillon, someone I have heard so much about. He truly is an amazing Michael! I enjoyed seeing Kate Hennig again as Mrs. W, after liking her performances on Broadway so much. The rest of the company from Chicago has transferred over quite nicely. In some way I think they have gelled as unit, as they all seem more comfortable in their roles.
-Chris
I guess I have the pleasure of being the first forum member to write a review in this section for Toronto.
This will be brief, with more details to follow later. My first Billython of 2011 got off to a nice start with an excellent show featuring Myles and Dillon. The show started more than 10 minutes late, even though the audience was seated and the house doors were closed. We later heard there was some kind of sound problem.
The familiar red cast board is near the Victoria St. entrance. The Programme (their Playbill) does not have the small inserts telling who is playing Billy/Michael. Instead we hear a live announcement from an adult female voice (no accent). Tonight she began with "thank you for your patience", then said who is playing who plus who is conducting the orchestra. Then we hear a small girl with a British accent cut in and give the "turn off your cell phone" speech. My guess is this part is taped, as it is a standard speech. It sounded cute.
Because of the late start they had to cancel the company celebration, just as shimmyshimmy reported from Wednesday's show. The curtain goes up, and cast comes out and calls Billy back to the stage. They bow, curtain comes down, the spots pan the curtain for a few seconds. Then curtain comes up showing just Billy on a bare stage. He bows, calls the rest of the cast back, and the bows continue like normal.
In between all this was a very nice show, although I need to collect my thoughts to write a proper review. Myles has a great personality and accent, dances well, and is is very believable as a boy of Billy's age and background. I was happy to finally get to see Dillon, someone I have heard so much about. He truly is an amazing Michael! I enjoyed seeing Kate Hennig again as Mrs. W, after liking her performances on Broadway so much. The rest of the company from Chicago has transferred over quite nicely. In some way I think they have gelled as unit, as they all seem more comfortable in their roles.
-Chris
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Re: February 2011 Reviews - Toronto
Thanks for your inaugural review. Looking forward to the rest!
Ellen
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Thanks for the great first review! Looking forward to reading more when you get a chance. Enjoy the city and the other showings of BETM!!! =)CJ-Rochester wrote:Fri. Feb. 18 -
I guess I have the pleasure of being the first forum member to write a review in this section for Toronto.
Sean
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This is what is done on tour as well.CJ-Rochester wrote:The familiar red cast board is near the Victoria St. entrance. The Programme (their Playbill) does not have the small inserts telling who is playing Billy/Michael. Instead we hear a live announcement from an adult female voice (no accent). Tonight she began with "thank you for your patience", then said who is playing who plus who is conducting the orchestra. Then we hear a small girl with a British accent cut in and give the "turn off your cell phone" speech. My guess is this part is taped, as it is a standard speech. It sounded cute.
UK/Ireland Tour
Billy: Lewis Smallman
Michael: Elliot Stiff
2nd American Tour
Billy: Giuseppe Bausilio, Michael Dameski, Ty Forhan
Michael: Griffin Birney x2, Cameron Clifford
Billy: Lewis Smallman
Michael: Elliot Stiff
2nd American Tour
Billy: Giuseppe Bausilio, Michael Dameski, Ty Forhan
Michael: Griffin Birney x2, Cameron Clifford
Re: February 2011 Reviews - Toronto
I've noticed this final scene in the show has begun to be referred to more and more as the "company celebration" instead of the "Finale" . . . . which is what I've always called it, and what its name is on the OCR. Is either title appropriate, or is the "Finale" now officially renamed ?CJ-Rochester wrote: Because of the late start they had to cancel the company celebration
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The program still calls it "company celebration", so that must be the official title. I think either title is appropriate for forums like this.Todd wrote:I've noticed this final scene in the show has begun to be referred to more and more as the "company celebration" instead of the "Finale" . . . . which is what I've always called it, and what its name is on the OCR. Is either title appropriate, or is the "Finale" now officially renamed ?CJ-Rochester wrote: Because of the late start they had to cancel the company celebration
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I agree. We have evolved our own names for certain parts of the show, such as "Swan Lake" for "Dream Ballet," etc., and as long as we know what we're referring to, it's not a problem.
Ellen
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