In London the standard announcement before the show was done with a recording, but at least they made it less boring by having the text read by one of the children from the cast. For a long time, I thought it was being read by Small Boy, which would have been quite amusing, especially for …
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Smaller, bigger, biggest
The first boy ever, anywhere, on the stage for the show was Dean Charles Chapman. As Small Boy. Originally, the show opened with Small Boy passing through the audience, climbing onto a dark stage, settling with his back to the audience, and then newsreel ("This great experiment in Socialism...") played on a curtain hanging at …
The ultimate Older Billy
When the show opened, one of the original Billies was Liam Mower, who has since gone on to great things- many years with Matthew Bourne's New Adventures. When the show was recorded, for relay to cinemas, the recording that became the "Billy Live" DVD, Older Billy was done by Liam.
I haven’t got the words…. (site’s first story)
This happened at the start of Electricity- Billy (Elliott Hanna, as I recall) had walked to the back of the stage. The nice lady has just asked, "What does it feel like, when you're dancing?" Billy turns. Effectively alone on the stage, in the spotlight. 1500 people waiting with bated breath... and he blanks. Couldn't …
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