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A life-affirming musical about a young boy beating all odds to fulfill his dream.

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Jacob Clemente Will Be Broadway's Newest Billy Elliot

Jacob Clemente Will Be Broadway's Newest Billy Elliot

Jacob Clemente is the newest triple threat to join the line-up of title stars in hit musical Billy Elliot. Clemente, whose first performance date will be announced shortly, previously appeared in the company as Tall Boy. He is the ninth actor to take on the demanding starring role.

At age 12, Clemente is the youngest Billy so far to take ...

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Billy Elliot Shines for Special Actors Fund Benefit Performance

Billy Elliot Shines for Special Actors Fund Benefit Performance
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Heartwarming tuner Billy Elliot is already one of the most inspiring shows on the strip, but the 10-time Tony Award winner upped the ante on February 24, dedicating their evening performance to benefit the Actors Fund. Michael Dameski, one of the show’s five rotating title stars, took the stage for the special performance, wowing audiences members like Vanessa and ...

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Tony Winner Trent Kowalik Sets Final Performance in Billy Elliot

Tony Winner Trent Kowalik Sets Final Performance in Billy Elliot

Trent Kowalik, the last remaining member of the trio who created the title role in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot, will play his final performance on March 7. Kowalik shared the 2009 Best Actor Tony Award with David Alvarez and Kiril Kulish, who have already departed from the hit musical.

In addition to Kowalik, Billy Elliot currently stars Michael ...

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G'day Dayton Tavares! An Aussie Makes His Broadway Bow in Billy Elliot

G'day Dayton Tavares! An Aussie Makes His Broadway Bow in Billy Elliot

Age: 13

Hometown: Sydney, Australia

Currently: Making his Broadway debut (after stints in the Sydney and Melbourne productions) in the title role of the hit musical Billy Elliot.

Class Dismissed! Flashing a beautiful smile and sporting an argyle-print New York Yankees ski cap (part of his collection of crazy hats), Tavares met with Broadway.com in the rehearsal studio schoolroom ...

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Jets Quarterback Mark Sanchez Makes Time for Billy Elliot

Jets Quarterback Mark Sanchez Makes Time for Billy Elliot
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Football season may be over, but we still can't get enough of Mark Sanchez. Jets quarterback is a proud and vocal Broadway fan, one who alternates game days, practices and press conferences with matinees on the Great White Way. On February 16, the evening before major knee surgery which will sideline the starter for almost two months, Sanchez headed ...

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Broadway's Billy Elliot Celebrates 500 Electric Performances!

Broadway's Billy Elliot Celebrates 500 Electric Performances!
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It was a big day for one of Broadway's biggest blockbusters on January 24, as Tony-winning musical Billy Elliot celebrated 500 performances on the Great White Way. The cast, including current Billy boys Liam Redhead, Dayton Tavares, Alex Ko, Michael Dameski and Tony Award winner Trent Kowalik, as well as Tony-winning director Stephen Daldry, all assembled at the Glass ...

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Billy Elliot Welcomes Philip Whitchurch to Cast; Gregory Jbara to Take Leave of Absence

Billy Elliot Welcomes Philip Whitchurch to Cast; Gregory Jbara to Take Leave of Absence

British actor Philip Whitchurch will make his Broadway debut as Dad in the Tony Award-winning musical Billy Elliot, stepping in for original cast member and Tony Award winner Gregory Jbara. Whitchurch begins performances on January 26, and is set to appear through May 2. Jbara, who is taking a leave of absence from the show after a run of more ...

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Emily Skinner to 'Shine' in Chicago's Billy Elliot

Emily Skinner to 'Shine' in Chicago's Billy Elliot

Tony Award nominee Emily Skinner has signed on as Mrs. Wilkinson in the upcoming Chicago production of Tony Award-winning Best Musical Billy Elliot. The tuner takes the Ford Center/Oriental Theatre stage beginning March 18, with opening set for April 11.

Skinner joins previously announced rotating title stars Tommy Batchelor, Giuseppe Bausilio, Cesar Corrales and John Peter Viernes. Also featured ...

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Michael Dameski and Jake Evan Schwencke are Billy Elliot's Newest Billy and Michael

Michael Dameski and Jake Evan Schwencke are Billy Elliot's Newest Billy and Michael

Michael Dameski and Jake Evan Schwencke will join the cast of the Tony Award-winning hit musical Billy Elliot, joining the rotation as Billy and Michael, respectively. A starting date for Dameski will be announced shortly; Schwencke begins performances on January 16. Additionally, Tony Award winner and original title star David Alvarez will play his final performance as Billy on January ...

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Holidays on Broadway: Dashing Through the Show with Billy Elliot

Holidays on Broadway: Dashing Through the Show with Billy Elliot

Having already been caroling at Ragtime and enjoyed a very island holiday with the cast of South Pacific, Broadway.com kept the spirit going with yet another installment of our Holidays on Broadway series. This time we decked the halls (and bounced off them) with exuberant Billy Elliot elf and ballet girl Tessa Netting, who took us around for some ...

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