| Apologies, and all due respect to you and Billy.... but nothing you've said in this post comes close to convincing me that he was at the level of "celebrity" prior to Kinky Boots. But even with Kinky Boots, starring in a hit show or even winning a Tony, your level of fame can be pretty contained compared to the kind of "celebrity" that would be expecting to be treated like a movie star with fans and paparazzi around them often. I've worked with and interacted with an truly massive number of theater stars and tv stars and movie stars, both the ones I'd call "celebrities" and ones that are like Billy pre-Kinky Boots and also post Tony win but pre-Pose. I don't think any of them, including the true A-listers I've worked with, would do what that post describes Billy doing at that private party to someone invited to be there. |
