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Differences in Staging the Many Versions of BETM

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:44 pm
by Musical Fanatic
I' am curious about how people who have seen the shows in London and New York feel about the differences in staging.
Trent-3 Tommy-1 Dayton-1 London : Fox-2 Dean-2 PS: Here now from states.

Re: Difference between London and New York staging

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:35 am
by ERinVA
There are lots of comments about the differences scattered throughout the reviews of the NY show, so you might want to read through those threads. http://www.billyelliottheforum.me.uk/fo ... m.php?f=28

There is also an archived thread called "New York, New York" which contains some comments of relevance. Here's the link: http://www.billyelliottheforum.me.uk/fo ... ifferences

Enjoy reading, and welcome to the forum, Musical Fanatic. :D

Re: Difference between London and New York staging

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:17 pm
by jdmag44
I was not sure where to post this – this looked like a good place.
I have a keen interest in the differences between the London production and the US production. I have seen New York , Chicago and the tour but NEVER London (a dream of mine). Some things I have picked up on are , the accent being toned down, and the language also. The tour toned down the language even further, sad to say! I am sure there are many other differences. One thing that I have noticed in viewing video clips of the London Billys is that many of them are what has been referred to as “Street Billy’s” . Hopping -pirouettes and a lot of hip hop and gymnastic moves – which makes for a very different “Electricity” It is something I have never seen from the 12 Billys I have seen. The only one I have seen to be significantly different from the others was Lex who added a lot of gymnastic moves to his “Electricity”. I must say I do enjoy watching these London clips but I realize seeing them dance “live” would be so much better.

Re: Differences in Staging the Many Versions of BETM

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:18 pm
by ERinVA
As BETM expands into different countries and regions, questions arise about staging the different versions of the show. Since this thread already existed for differences between NY and London, I thought it made sense to expand it for discussion of the differences among all the various productions that are beginning to happen now.