They never preformed...
Billy Elliott the musical and wonder why?
There were a lot of musicals that they didn't touch at all.
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Because it is not widely known.
shareUmmm yes it was.. Billy Elliot the musical was on Broadway during the time glee was on. You could see the billboard for it when they want to New York for there contest.
BETM ended its Broadway run on January 8 2012
Won ten Tony's
So it was on people radar!
For the general audience it was not It not like a long running classic like West side story where a movie version has been around for ever or a modern day classic like Wicked which had had several US tours already.
And the move of Billy Elliot was not a musical and the show had just started touring in just a few US cities at that time so the general audience would not be very familiar with song fomr Billy Elliot.
Also as mention there were a lot of more well known musicals never to have songs. They could not do them all.
shareRight... After tour 1.0 and the revamped tour 2.0 added more cities to its list. It got more popularity.
If glee was still on it would probably be doing the songs.
There are a lot of theater productions going on in different cities and across the pond besides Westend.
Here is hoping for a NBC or FOX production of BETM LIVE!!
If glee was still going on it would mostly be doing current hits more than anything.
I gave you plausible reasons why no songs from BETM were on glee as of Feb 2015 when they filmed their last episode.
They probably do it.. For Elton John tribute but I guess Sir Elton hating glee.
At lest BETM got a brief cameo in season 2 New York.
Well I hope BETM will be the next project for NBC OR FOX musical live!
Too immature and cheap, no offense, IMO.
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Anyway all the citywide playhouses are putting there own production of BETM has we speak.
More productions are happening in Europe.
Glee did have a chance to hop on the band wagon I guess Sir Elton say No.
Elton John gave permission for them to do at least three of his songs that I can remember...
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
I'm Still Standing
Your Song
and is on record as saying that he is always flattered to have other people record his songs. He has met a number of the cast members and continues to have dealings with them today. Lea, Matt and Chris are all co-chairs again for his annual Oscar Night party / fund-raiser coming up soon.
I'm pretty sure it's like other posters have said here and Billy Elliott just wasn't something that was on Glee's radar to do at the time.
They recorded an absolutely amazing 700+ covers in their 6 years on air, but that is just an insignificant drop in the ocean compared to the vast number of songs that have been written throughout human history.
they never preformed my Heart will go on
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