ALLMIXEDUP wrote:A head-of-household father, the oldest son next in line as ruler, and a grandmother who curses and gestures obscenely---sounds like South Philly family that I know, but the grandma curses and gestures in Italian!
Maybe this is a clue as to how more people can be attracted to Billy Elliot The Musical. Promotions should go out from the downtown areas of the tour cities and into the ethnic areas where there are family relationships like the Elliot family. Giant signs like the one in Boston have their place getting the attention of the white-collar downtown workers, but they are missed by the blue-collar workers in the ethnic neighborhoods. Performances by Billy, Grandma, Jackie, Tony and the Ballet Girls in the neighborhood venues would show the familiarity of the family structure of the show. Videos of "Grandma's Song" and "He Could Shine" could be shown to help overcome the idea that BETM is just a children's show about a boy who wants to dance. The serious theater side of the show will appeal to many adults in the inner cities who currently ignore the show.