Congrats to Layton

Layton Williams, my old roommate and friend from the Billy House in London, just had his final performance in BETM in England.

Here's a cool shot from the curtain call I found:


But . . . it looks like Layton won't be away from the stage for very long. Rumor has it that he'll be in Thriller Live as young Michael Jackson.

How awesome is that?! One more excuse to visit the UK . . . when I have the time!! Congrats!!

Trent

Flying!

Hi! Since I've been rehearsing all my flying recently, I thought I'd answer all the flying questions I could find:

After spinning to the ceiling in Swan lake does it effect your balance at all. How long did it take you to master the fear of spinning so far off the ground, or are you not afraid of heights at all?

BA
May 28, 2008 11:17 PM

After spinning in "Swan Lake," it can make you dizzy and affect your balance. I found if i hit my heels to the floor when I came down, it grounded me.

While practicing Swan Lake have you ever got stuck on the harness?

June 3, 2008 8:27 AM

One time I did get stuck up at the top and they had to close the curtain! It took a few minutes to get me down so they could reopen the curtain :)

do you ever get dizzy after you spin in your dances?

when we saw you in billy elliot, I was amazed at how you could spin (and go up on the rope thing) and then stop without stumbling over!

how do you do it!?

Laura
June 3, 2008 3:24 PM

Spinning in on-ground dance does not make me dizzy. As for flying, find out how we Billys do it in Layton's video! (You can spot me in the background.)





Trent

Trent featured on BBC's I'd Do Anything

Trent was featured alongside fellow Billy castmates Josh and Layton on BBC One's I'd Do Anything, working with contestants hoping to play Oliver in a West End revival of Oliver!.

They broke up into groups and rehearsed a few songs and scenes from Billy Elliot, shared some stories, their backgrounds, and had a blast!

If you missed it on TV, here's a clip from Saturday's show:


April 5th, 2008 | London, England
Clip © 2008, BBC

My Weekend

Hey...Thanks for all the bday wishes everyone! That was really cool to read all those messages.

Speaking of birthdays, it was our Billy house mother's this weekend. Layton & I cooked up a full English breakfast of bacon, eggs, toast, beans & mushrooms for her. It came out so good, we made a cake too. Layton, btw, is really good in the kitchen. (His hidden talent??)

I saw the show Les Mis on Saturday. It was so cool! You should see it if you haven't yet. The barricade is huge! And Gavroche would be a fun part to play, until he...nah...I don't wanna give it away!!

Anyway, more blogging soon. My sister is coming to visit in a few weeks with my parents (she's an Irish dancer too and is competing in Ireland). Yeah!!

Trent