BWW Interviews: Toronto's BILLY ELLIOTs Talk 'My Favourite Things'
By: Kelly Cameron Mar. 01, 2011
The Toronto Production of Billy Elliot has its official opening night tonight, and BWW is going to be on hand to get all the details and red carpet fun for our readers. We also caught up with the four boys who are sharing the lead role of Billy, to talk to them about some of their favourite things. These boys are tremendous talents, with the ability to sing, dance, act and carry the Tony Award winning show on their tiny shoulders. Yet clearly they still have time to be kids, and they were kind enough to give us an inside look at what they enjoy:
Fave Broadway Show
The Lion King
Fave Movie
Bad Boys
Fave Song
Numb/Encore
Fave Actor
Jim Carrey/Will Smith
Fave Sport
Soccer/Hockey
Fave Book
Harry Potter
Fave School Subject
English
Fave Food
Rice and beans with chicken
Fave Dessert
Chocolate brownie
Fave Place in Toronto
Hockey Hall of Fame
Fave Video Game
NHL 2K
Fave Restaurant in Toronto
Pickle Barrel
Fave Hang-Out
AMC Movie Theatre
Fave Theatre
The Canon Theatre
All-Time Favourite Thing
"Jumping on a trampoline"
Favourite part of being in Billy Elliot Toronto?
"Having Canadian audiences and being closer to home"
Fave Broadway Show
Billy Elliot (of course), Wicked and The Lion King.
Fave Movie
Last year's favourite was Inception
Fave Song
Favourite genres are alternative rock and some pop
Fave Television Show
Can't pick a favourite, but I still like Spongebob and I also like Mythbusters
Fave Sport
Soccer and (American) Football
Fave Book
Way too many to choose a single one. My favorite genres are fantasy, sci-fi, action, and mystery!
Fave Subject
Math /Science
Fave Food
Sushi and Filipino food! There are many others though!
Fave Dessert
Red Velvet cupcakes!
Fave Place
In Toronto, it's the Canon Theatre!
Fave Video Game
Recently, it's been Minecraft.
Fave Restaurant
In Toronto, it's been Izakaya! It's a Japanese restaurant
Fave Hang-out
The Theatre, and at the various malls around Yonge-Dundas Square!
Fave Theatre
The Canon Theatre!
Favourite Part of being in Billy Elliot Toronto
Seeing Toronto for the first time! And performing for a new audience!
Marcus Pei
Fave Broadway Show
Wicked- still haven't seen it though!
Fave Movie
South Park: The Movie
Fave Song
Don't Stop Believing
Fave Actor and Actress
Lea Michele and Will Ferrell
Fave Television Show
Glee
Fave Broadway Performer
Lea Michele
Fave Sport
Football
Fave Book
The Hunger Games series
Fave School Subject
Math
Fave Food
My Mom's special chicken
Fave Dessert
Yogen Fruz
Fave Place
NYC
Fave Video Game
Modern Warfare 2
Fave Restaurant
My Dad's sushi restaurant (Sushi Popo, in Iowa City)
Fave Hang-Out:
Fran's on Victoria St
Fave Theatre
Four Seasons Centre
All-Time Favourite Thing
Hanging out with friends
Best part of being in Billy Elliot Toronto
Hanging out with my friends from the Billy cast and my friends from the National Ballet School
Myles Erlick
Fave Broadway Show
Billy Elliot!!!
Fave Movie
Dodgeball and Billy Elliot
Fave Song
100 Proof Life by Canadian band Walk Off The Earth
Fave Actor and Actress
Will Ferrell and Jennifer Aniston
Fave Television Show
Family Guy
Fave Broadway Performer
Patrick Mulvey (my brother in Billy Elliot)
Fave Sport
Soccer and DANCE
Fave Book
Chronicles of Narnia
Fave School Subject
Math
Fave Food
Tomatoes
Fave Dessert
Chocolate Cake!! Yum!!!
Fave Place
Home!
Fave Video Game
NFL 2011
Fave Restaurant
Morton's Steakhouse
Fave Hang-Out
Any Park
Fave Theatre
The Canon Theatre
All-Time Favourite Thing
My baby brother!
Favourite Part of being in Billy Elliot Toronto?
Being so close to home doing what I LOVE!
(l-r) J.P. Viernes, Marcus Pei, Myles Erlick, Cesar Corrales
Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann
When and Where?
Billy Elliot
The Canon Theatre
244 Victoria St, Toronto, ON
Performance Schedule
On Stage Now! Opening Night is March 1st, 2011
Tuesday - Saturday 7:30PM
Beginning March 15, Tue performances are at 7PM
Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 1:30PM
Tickets can be purchased in person at the box office, by phone at 416-872-1212 or online at http://www.mirvish.com/shows/billyelliot
Lotto Details
NEW! Lottery available for Tuesday evenings, Wednesday matinees + evenings, and Thursday evenings only.
20 box seats (side seating) are available per weekday performance as outlined above. Lottery seats are $25 each cash Only. Patrons can enter the lottery two hours prior to the performance, with a limit of one lottery entry per person. The draw will begin 1½ hours before showtime, at which point no further entries will be accepted.
Each winner will be able to purchase up to two tickets for that day's next performance only. All winning patrons and their guests must be present to purchase tickets and will be wrist-banded by Box Office staff (Photo ID may be required).
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