Billy Elliot the Forum

Full cast of the Hungarian production
http://www.opera.hu/data/news/teasers/2 ... x0_q85.jpg

Important Update: Venue has changed
all summer performances of the Hungarian Billy Elliot will be staged in the Opera House, instead of Erkel Theater.
If you already have ticket in the Erkel Theater you can exchange it from 15th June at Opera Ticket and Customer Services
Address: 1061 Budapest, Hajós utca 13-15. / ground floor I. (door bell no. 90)
Phone: +3613327914
Open: weekdays from 10.00 a.m. to 17.00 p.m.
E-mail: ticket@opera.hu
There's no extra cost for the Opera ticket now, but after 29th of July the ticket prices will go up from 20 EUR to 60 EUR (top price)
http://www.opera.hu/v/tul-az-elso-proba ... n-musical/

More photos from the rehearsal
https://www.facebook.com/Operahaz/posts ... 2080833181

A new promo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VALb-e42h9w

They are planning to keep Hungarian Billy Elliot on stage for a long time, they've just started a new casting for the season 2018/19!

http://www.opera.hu/v/ismet-keressuk-bi ... -evadokra/

Casting for Billy:
https://www.facebook.com/Operahaz/video ... 077588181/

Casting for Mrs Wilkinson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybU9C-7SY58

Casting for Grandma and Dad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdOthrTBqIY

What do you think about this concept art for the Dream Ballet scene in Hungary?
https://www.facebook.com/vlmhungary/pho ... =3&theater

The choreographer told in this interview that instead of flying there would be a full scene of Swan Lake during Dream Ballet.

http://vanyabacsi.blog.hu/2016/07/05/ti ... tortenetem

From xpatloop:

http://www.xpatloop.com/news/85224

An interview (in Hungarian) with, I presume, a Billy and Mrs Wilkinson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpz1t_QuLmA

kport wrote:An interview (in Hungarian) with, I presume, a Billy and Mrs Wilkinson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpz1t_QuLmA

first question was about casting.
Kamil said it was a long process, it started 1.5 years ago. he enjoyed the casting and the all the rehearsals with all other boys, they were friends, not rivals up until the final decision who gets to play Billy, but then they made peace again.
Next question was about his background whether he did any ballet before.
he didn’t do any ballet before (except for a short training before the casting), but he did dance and the Chancellor of the Hungarian Dance Academy had seen him perform and offered him a place there
Then Nikolett went on praising how talented Kamill was.
Next question was addressed to Nikolett, whether it was a challenge to work with children on stage.
She was talking nonsense then went on about Kamill flying. Kamill then said he had seen the Dream Ballet with Elliot Hanna on DVD and he wanted the part just to be able to fly. He did fly the day before and he loved it.
Then he was asked about his schedule.
He was in school from 8 am to 2 pm, then he went to the Dance Academy and then he went for the rehearsal and finished at 10 pm. This had been his schedule for the last 2 months.
Then she asked Nikolett if the musical would be different to the movie.
Lastly Kamill was asked if he was nervous about the premier and he said he was ok, he could forget about it and had a good night sleep.

kport wrote:An interview (in Hungarian) with, I presume, a Billy and Mrs Wilkinson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpz1t_QuLmA

One of the Mrs Wilkinsons, there are three of them!

Darth_Revan wrote:The choreographer told in this interview that instead of flying there would be a full scene of Swan Lake during Dream Ballet.

That would explain why the cast list includes Anya, Odette, Prince, and Rothbart, all characters from Swan Lake.