Chat About Berkeley Playhouse, Berkeley, CA 2/16 - 3/25/2017

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CJ-Rochester wrote:Broadway World has this nice article about the production:

BILLY ELLIOT to Dance Into Berkeley Playhouse
http://www.broadwayworld.com/san-franci ... y-20170124
I LOVE this paragraph from the article. It really stresses such an important reason for the success of the show:

"Helming a cast that includes more than three dozen actors is Berkeley Playhouse Producing Artistic Director, Kimberly Dooley. "What's truly fulfilling about directing Billy Elliot the Musical at Berkeley Playhouse is exploring this extraordinary work that demands its multitude of young performers be in absolute control of the storytelling. Berkeley Playhouse was founded as a home for live productions and a theater conservatory where kids can explore and understand their own potential through creativity. As a director and educator, there is nothing more thrilling than seeing a young actor realize they are holding the core of a big Broadway musical all on their own. Billy Elliot is a beautiful story about the power of realizing potential, but made even more beautiful by how it gives that very opportunity to the young actors involved. The adult professionals in our cast, many of whom audiences have seen on stages throughout the Bay Area, not only inspire the young actors they work with, but are incredibly inspired by them as well."
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You’re invited to help us SHINE, as we celebrate the spirit of Berkeley Playhouse at this celebratory event. Please join us for a festive reception and benefit performance of Billy Elliot the Musical.
https://www.evensi.us/shine-a-billy-ell ... /199038807
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Well, there's another BETM Benefit Performance Extravaganza I was not planning for, though I am front and center at that very show as well as four others preceding and following. I guess I'll be a poor cousin not attending the pre- and post-festivities. Unless I crash. As it is I am paying full fare for my seat at the "pay what you can performance" on the 23rd.

I'll be at 3 shows with Matthew Dean and 2 with Parker James Fullmore.

This of course all depends on traffic on the 5 as well as if I give BART a try and end up lost in Colma by mistake.

Happily, I'll be lodging just 6 blocks from that fabulous new Fire Pit on the UC Berkeley campus. I'm bringing marshmallows!

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kport wrote:
You’re invited to help us SHINE, as we celebrate the spirit of Berkeley Playhouse at this celebratory event. Please join us for a festive reception and benefit performance of Billy Elliot the Musical.
https://www.evensi.us/shine-a-billy-ell ... /199038807
From BroadwayWorld:

http://www.broadwayworld.com/san-franci ... E-20170227
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A sterling review from vmediabackstage.com:

http://www.vmediabackstage.com/single-p ... S-ALL-ODDS
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porschesrule wrote:A sterling review from vmediabackstage.com:

http://www.vmediabackstage.com/single-p ... S-ALL-ODDS
I have duplicated this review under 'Berkeley Reviews', with an additional observation.
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