Colin Bates

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I saw Colin only once as well, and that was at his last performance. Made a special trip to see it since I had missed him every other time I was in London. I couldn't let the very first American London Billy leave without my ever having seen him. Thank goodness I had dividend miles that I was able to use for the trip.
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I extended 2 trips to no avail since he was injured:( I took a break from London after Travis left, though I don't remember if I had enough notice.
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Here's an updated bio at a glance on Colin:

http://cvjr.blogspot.com/2012/08/colin-bates.html
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Hmm... looks nothing new to report. Find some photos from various places around the web, pick up some info from Wikipedia, and you have yourself an entry. 8-)
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Seems Colin paid a visit to Australia - like just up the road from where I live (50kms). Here is the article from the local rag and I mean rag they can't even spell "Elliot" and ther eis even a mine on the outskirts of the town - which is called Orange and yes they grow fruit there!!!

http://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/s ... e/?cs=103'
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Brad wrote:Here is the article from the local rag and I mean rag they can't even spell "Elliot"
They also have a caption under the picture in the article which says Colin was "THE original star of the stage show Billy Elliott in London..."

I wonder if he showed the writer his Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical which was awarded to the three original stars of the show there? :o ;) :lol:
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Thanks for that link. Nice to see that Colin is doing well and enjoying his time in Oz.
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ERinVA wrote:Thanks for that link. Nice to see that Colin is doing well and enjoying his time in Oz.
Can ou do anything other than enjoy a visit to Oz :D And by the looks of the pic - he certainly seems to be trying to get his skin to match the colour of his shirt - it has been very hot :oops:
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According to public posts and photos on his facebook page, it seems that Colin has been traveling to some amazing places:

https://www.facebook.com/colin.bates.39
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We haven't heard anything about Colin in a while. Here is a new video from Elton John's site featuring Colin and his real father in honor of Father's Day. There is also a good interview with Colin and Toby Wosskow, the director of the video.

http://www.eltonjohn.com/we-celebrate-f ... way-video/
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