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Broadway Cast

Billy Elliot

Covers

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Date

15th November 2008

Location

Imperial Theatre, New York, NY, USA

Source

Audience

Filmer unknown
Lineage unknown
Authored by unknown / nobody (SA)

Rating

10/10

Tech Details

DVD

Picture format: NTSC
Aspect ratio Full screen / 4:3
Audio Dolby Digital
Running time 158 mins
Song Chapters Auto (5 mins)
Menu/s No

Comments

Single camera filming from high up in the balcony.

Good clear view of the entire stage, with some nice close ups.

and only a very few hidden moments, usually after the big numbers.

Sound is damn near perfect. 

Audio of the same performance (diff source): Broadway - Billy Elliot - 2008-11-15 (audio)

Cast

Trent Kowalik as Billy Elliot
Frank Dolce as Michael
Erin Whyland as Debbie
Gregory Jbara as Dad
Santino Fontana as Tony
Carole Shelley as Grandma
Haydn Gwynee as Mrs Wilkinson
Thommie Retter as Mr Braithwaite
Joel Hatch as George
Stephen Hanna as Billy's Older Self
Leah Hocking as Dean Mum
Ensemble
Juliette Angelo, Tommy Batchelor, Kevin Bernard, Grady Bowman, Heather Burns, 
Maria Connelly, Samantha Czulada, Kyle DesChamps, Eboni Edwards, Brianna Fragomeni, 
Greg Graham, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Eric Gunhus, Meg Guzulescu, Izzy Hanson-Johnston, 
Keean Johnson, Aaron Kaburick, Donnie Kehr, Cara Kjellman, Kara Klein, David Koch, 
Jeff Kready, Stephanie Kurtzuba, David Larsen, Caroline London, Merle Louise, 
Marina Micalizzi, Mitch Michaliszyn, Matthew Mindler, Tessa Netting, Daniel Oreskes, 
Jayne Paterson, Liz Pearce, Corrieanne Stein, Jamie Torcellini, Grant Turner and Casey Whyland. 

Track Listing

Playbill and Theatre footage.

 

Act1 (81mins)
The Stars Look Down
Scene: Breakfast Time
Scene: Boxing Class
Shine
Scene: After Ballet
We'd Go Dancing (Grandma's Song)
Solidarity
Scene: Dad Finds Out
Scene: Billy & Michael
Expressing Yourself
Scene: Dad and Tony
Scene: Private Lessons
Dear Billy (The Letter)

Born to Boogie
Scene: Audition Preparation
Scene: Morning of the Audition
Angry Dance

 

Act2 (77mins)
Merry Christmas Mrs. Thatcher
Deep Into the Ground
Scene: Michael and the Tutu
Swan Lake Dream Ballet
Scene: Dad & Mrs. Wilkinson
Scene: Breaking the Picket Line
He Could Be A Star
Scene: The Collection
Scene: The Royal Ballet School
Electricity
Scene: Receiving the Results

Scene: Final Ballet Class
Once We Were Kings
Dear Billy (The Letter Reprise)
Finale (Megamix)