From a fan to the cast of Billy Elliot the Musical

Dear Cast, my name is Andrea, I am an italian boy who loved your musical! I am writing this to all of you just to say thank you. My friends think that I am mental, I went to see the show 4 times but the cannot understand me. I have overcome the almost the same difficulties as Billy, and that’s why your show literally moved me. I start dancing when I was 5, during my life I tried almost every single kind of dance (I did latins, modern, jazz, funky, salsa and meringue, bachata, hip hop and breakdance) and since that moment my school friends started to call me poof because I like dancing, but like Billy says to Michael: ‘Only because I like ballet (in my case is dancing) doesn’t mean that I am a poof you know!’ But in Italy the way of thinking of common people is totally different, so they didn’t care and they went on insulting me, but I was strong and I got through this. I have always loved dancing and I will never stop to dance. I have the music inside my veins. I also got through other problems that even Billy has to pass. I left all my family behind to move here to start realizing my dream, living in NY or London. It is not the same as Billy because he has lost his mother and my parents are still alive, but they are quite far from here and I miss them so hard. I really want to thank you because watching your musical inspire me. I will start to attend a dance school again and I will try to be a dancer even if now I am a bit old for it, but we are never too young to do something that we feel we need to do. My friends every time ask me: ‘Why are you going to see the same musical again and again and again?’ My reply to them is only ‘Because I loved it, I had all the song inside my head from the first time I heard them!’ But I should add something that I am still afraid to say. I should add this: ‘Billy has to pass the same situation that I hade before, when I was a simple child and when I moved here to London, and those kids can really hand over the feeling from them to you, when they act you can really feel all the emotion that I should feel but I am used to hide deep inside me, that’s why inside that theatre I can be who am without hiding behind a mask, that’s why every morning at 5.30 I got off Victoria Station to walk for 15 minutes instead of get off at the next station’. I really have to say thank you to all of you because from everyone I learn something. I learnt from Dad that your parents will do and everything and more for their kids even going against everybody else, your parents will give everything for their kids, even if at the end they will have nothing. I learnt from Tony that even a sibling that seems to hate you, he/she loves you deep inside. I learnt from Michael that you have to be proud about who you are and do not be afraid to show it. I also learnt that a friend will always be there for you, even in the worst moment. I learnt from Mrs. Wilkinson that constance and perseverance will give you success, ‘Never give up’ is one of my favourite quote, I’ve tattooed it on my right arm. I learnt from the miners that union makes strength and I have to carry on. I have really to say thank you all for all the amazing job you are doing during the show. I am not surprised that after over 10 years you still have standing ovation, and I will always stand up and clap as hard as possible for all of you, I will bring you all with me forever. You are still the best musical in town and you will ever lose this title. I hope to meet you all one day because I have some question for you that bounce inside my head every single day, like I would really like to Mrs Wilkinson, Billy and Dead Mum how could you manage to not cry during the song ‘Letter’ or during ‘Dear Billy (Billy’s Reply’? And to Dad I ‘d like to ask how does you can manage to not cry (literally cry not because of acting) during singing ‘He Could be A Star’? And also to all Billy I’d really like to know what you like yourself would reply at the same question that the judges ask Billy after the interview: ‘Can I just ask you Billy, what doe it feel like when you are dancing?’ I have always wondered that because the song Electricity can explain what I feel when I dance, and through the way they sing I can supposed that is the same for them. Am I right or not? I really want to say thank you to Nathan Jones, last time I saw him he was really awesome and funny during the lines ‘Just a little bit’ imitating a swan and a jellyfish, I am still smiling now thinking about that..ahahah Since my first time seeing the musical I saw Ollie (the first time) and Brodie (the other 3 times) at the show as Billy and they are really talented, I hope to get to see all of them at least once, but I am sure that they are all talented, the kids are gifted. And now I will say thank you for the last time here in this letter…see you soon, maybe even before Saturday and Sunday 21st and 22nd in Trafalgar square. Maybe I will come to see the show again next week (I am pretty sure about it) I can’t stay too long without hearing one of your songs or seeing you dancing, you really make me addicted. Thank you very much! This is the last thank you….I swear..XD From one of your fan Best wishes I hope this make you smile a bit....It makes me smile!!!