Chat About Lyric Theater , Oklahoma City - Aug. 4-8, 2015

[kport]

BETM is to come to the OKC Civic Center Music Hall's Lyric Theater, August 04-08, 2015.

August 04 - August 08
Billy Elliott (on sale soon)

OKC Civic Center Music Hall
Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre
Presented by Lyric Theatre
August 4th - 8th, 2015

http://www.okcciviccenter.com/shows.php (scroll down to Aug 2015)

[kport]

Tim Rogan reveals that he will take part in BETM at the Lyric Theater:

http://www.broadwayworld.com/minneapoli ... n-20150511

[porschesrule]

Addiitional cast has been posted on the Lyric Theatre website for the regional BETM production there.

The cast will be led by Brooks Landegger. Here's his bio from the site:

New York; New York City Ballet: GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER (Nutcracker Prince, Fritz Stahlbaum, Party Boy), HARLEQUINADE (Scaramouche), CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS (Oliver Pendleton Percy), SWAN LAKE (Jester, Villager), ROMEO + JULIET (Mandolin Boy), THE MAGIC FLUTE (Village Boy), SLEEPING BEAUTY (Cape-Bearer); Metropolitan Opera: MACBETH (Children’s Artistic Chorus), L’ELISIR D’AMORE (Children’s Artistic Chorus), OTELLO (Children’s Artistic Chorus); Shuffles NYC: LE GRAND CIRQUE, STAGE DOOR, TAP’S ENTERTAINMENT, KEEP CALM AND TAP ON, ALICE: LOST IN NEW YORK!, FASTEST FEET IN THE WEST. Regional; New York Dance Theatre: GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER (Nutcracker Prince).

Veteran Michael Evan Lennon will reprise that role at the Lyric Theatre.

http://www.lyrictheatreokc.com/shows/billy-elliot

[kport]

This is a rare treat: Brooks Landegger's audition video for the role:

https://vimeo.com/129278600

Brooks also appears in this video, Christopher Rice (Book of Mormon) and Kids from Broadway Get Ready for Santa in "Tappy Holiday", in which he appears with actors from Finding Neverland (Sawyer Nunes), Matilda, and Billy Elliot (Ava DeMary).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMig3lDzZUk

[kport]

Harper S Brady, who is listed on the cast (but his role is yet to be credited, although I deduce it may be Tall Boy/Posh Boy); he will also be part of the Elf On Tour Cast in the autumn:

Lyric cast list: http://www.lyrictheatreokc.com/shows/billy-elliot

Elf on Tour: http://www.elftour.com/cast/harper-s-brady.html

http://www.harpersbrady.com/

[porschesrule]

A member of the cast, Natalie Goodin, has tweeted that rehearsals for BETM there have begun as of today.

https://twitter.com/natalie_goodin/stat ... 0468803584

[porschesrule]

Lyric Theatre tweets the following today:

"Tech rehearsals are going on now for #LyricsBILLYELLIOT! Wish the cast, crew, and creative team good luck as they bring the show together."

https://twitter.com/LyricTheatre/status ... 2124781568

[porschesrule]

NewsOK, the online version of the newspaper The Oklahoman, has this article today about the opening of the BETM production there on Tuesday:

http://newsok.com/from-boxing-gloves-to ... 06/?page=1

[porschesrule]

In a related story, here's an interesting article about Rena Cook, the dialect coach who works with the cast of BETM in Oklahoma City:

http://newsok.com/oklahoman-coaches-dia ... le/5437565

[kport]

Reading the last two articles posted above makes one understand the depth of preparation that is put in to produce even a handful of shows. I hope the talent that this production creates will extend to future BETM regional shows.