ELTON JOHN - ELTON JOHN'S BILLY ELLIOT OPENS TO RAVE REVIEWS ON BROADWAY

ELTON JOHN'S BILLY ELLIOT OPENS TO RAVE REVIEWS ON BROADWAY

SIR ELTON JOHN's Broadway musical BILLY ELLIOT has taken its success from the London stage and opened to rave reviews on Broadway.
The show got off to a shaky start when a preview performance last month (Oct08) had to be cancelled just minutes before its start due to technical problems.
But that hasn't stopped critics from praising the cast, crew and John's own efforts to take on the New York stage with his dance show's Broadway debut on Thursday (13Nov08).
One critic for the New York Times calls the show "one of the freshest, most exciting uses of narrative dance I've seen in years".
While another from USA Today writes, "Director Stephen Daldry and his company infuse them with irresistible heart", adding: "Peter Darling's choreography makes the raw, restless exuberance of youth accessible to all."
But reports from the New York Daily News add that the show may need some tweaking and should rely less on the cheerfulness of its young actors David Alvarez, 14, Kiril Kulish, 14 and Trent Kowalik, 13 - who alternate in the role of Billy Elliot.
The critic adds, "Even a few stumbles can't spoil a show that's so sweet and exhilarating that at times you feel like leaping."