Ed Bangor’s Bootlegs
This page last update:
26 July 2014
Broadway |
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Billy Elliot | ||||||||||||||||
Covers |
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Date |
3rd October 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Location |
Imperial Theatre, New York, NY, USA | |||||||||||||||
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Audience |
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Filmer | unknown | |||||||||||||||
Lineage | unknown | |||||||||||||||
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Rating |
10/10 |
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Tech Details |
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Comments |
Single camera filming from high up in the balcony on the right side of the stage with mostly a good clear view down the stairs, apart from during the opening number where numerous people are re-seated. Other than that and the usual cover ups at the end of major numbers, there's good steady coverage of the stage, with both wide and close ups to give an all round experience of the show.
An emotional night as the first of the three original US Billy's gives his final performance as he had out grown the role with his voice swinging back and forth from high to low, but that may be due to the high emotion of the night, that leads to him visible breaking down - yet continuing to perform - and doing a 'Rex Harrison' (ie talking rather than
singing) though some parts of the show. from Grandma returning Billy's kiss at the end of her song, to the use of real names in the final scene, so you'd best have some
tissues ready for what is the only Final show so far filmed. although Disc one can have
some 'issues' when played on some set ups. Filmer's notes: Anyway, this performance was completely electric. Spot on, and the best I've seen out of the show. Capture is very good, except for two minutes towards the beginning of the show, where an entire section of the mezzanine near me was seated incorrectly so everyone had to switch. The camera goes down, then comes back and is a full shot until everyone is gone. No other cover ups besides applause. Includes Stephen Daldry's speech before, and Gregory Jbara's after and Playbill shots |
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Cast |
Kiril Kulish as Billy |
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Track Listing |
DVD1 Act 1 -
82mins The Stars Look Down Shine We'd Go Dancing Solidarity Expressing Yourself Dear Billy (the letter) Born to Boogie Angry Dance |
DVD2 Act2 -
75mins Swan Lake He Could Be a Star Electricity Once We Were Kings The Letter (reprise) Finale -speech & play out- |