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BWW Review: RICHMOND BALLET'S The Sleeping Beauty

In a first experience observing the company, overall they were most effective as turners rather than jumpers, with masterful articulation of their legs and torsos. Story ballets provide an opportunity to maximize each company member (several taking on multiple roles). With the moderate size of the company, a clear camaraderie propelled the partnering.
Photo Coverage: Ten Years Of BILLY ELLIOT!

On 12 May 2015 Billy Elliot the Musical will be celebrating ten years in the West End. The musical received its world premiere at the Victoria Palace Theatre in March 2005 with opening night on 12 May 2005 and has now been seen by over 10 million people worldwide, including 5 million at its London home.
Photo Flash: BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace Theatre

The cast includes Aaron Watson (12 years old from Kings Lynn, Norfolk), Dean-Charles Chapman (12 years old from Essex), Oliver Gardner (13 years old from Bath), Rhys Yeomans (12 years old from Oldham, Lancashire), who alternate the title role of Billy alongside principal cast members, Joe Caffrey (Dad), Craig Gallivan (Tony), Ann Emery (Grandma), David Nellist (George), Sean Kingsley (Mr Braithwaite), Genevieve Lemon (Mrs Wilkinson) Samantha Seager (Dead Mum) and Barnaby Meredith (Older Billy).
Genevieve Lemon Joins UK Cast of BILLY ELLIOT As Of May 31

From 31 May 2010 Genevieve Lemon will join the London cast of the multi-award winning Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre to play Billy's dance teacher Mrs Wilkinson. Lemon, a seasoned musicals performer in her native Australia, will make her West End debut as Mrs Wilkinson as the show enters into its sixth year in London.
Genevieve Lemon Joins UK Cast of BILLY ELLIOT As Of May 31

From 31 May 2010 Genevieve Lemon will join the London cast of the multi-award winning Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre to play Billy's dance teacher Mrs Wilkinson. Lemon, a seasoned musicals performer in her native Australia, will make her West End debut as Mrs Wilkinson as the show enters into its sixth year in London.
BILLY ELLIOT Celebrates 5th Birthday With Billy Reunion

The critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning musical opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 2005 and has subsequently been seen by over 4.5 million people worldwide. As well as the current London production, Billy Elliot the Musical has performed in Sydney and Melbourne, is currently performing at the Imperial Theater on Broadway and from 18 March will begin previews at the Oriental Theatre, Chicago, with further productions due to open in Korea in August 2010, Toronto in February 2011 and Japan in 2011. In addition a North American tour is slated to begin in November 2010 and productions are in the works for Germany and Holland.
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Celebrates 5 Years In The West End on March 31

On 31 March 2010, Billy Elliot the Musical will celebrate its fifth birthday in London's West End. The critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning musical opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 2005 and has subsequently been seen by over 4.5 million people worldwide.
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Celebrates 5 Years In The West End on March 31

On 31 March 2010, Billy Elliot the Musical will celebrate its fifth birthday in London's West End. The critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning musical opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 2005 and has subsequently been seen by over 4.5 million people worldwide.
Tickets Released For BILLY ELLIOT As New Billy Joins Cast

Billy Elliot the Musical announces 450,000 new tickets for sale, taking bookings up until 18 December 2010.
New Billy Elliot To Join London Cast As Booking Extends To December 2010

Billy Elliot the Musical announces 450,000 new tickets for sale, taking bookings up until 18 December 2010.
Tickets Released For BILLY ELLIOT As New Billy Joins Cast

Billy Elliot the Musical announces 450,000 new tickets for sale, taking bookings up until 18 December 2010.
Photo Coverage: Mayor of London Boris Johnson Visits Broadway's BILLY ELLIOT!

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson visited the stars of the Broadway BILLY ELLIOT on September 13, 2009 in New York City. Mayor Johnson greeted the cast members as part of his whirlwind tour of Manhattan, BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there to capture the happy moment!
Kerry O'Malley Steps In As 'Mum' In BILLY ELLIOT Thru 9/13

Kerry O'Malley played her first performance as Mum in BILLY ELLIOT on Tuesday July 28th. O'Malley steps in for Leah Hocking, who originated the role for 6 weeks while Hocking is away from the show.
TWITTER WATCH: BILLY ELLIOT - 'We're going on tour!'

BroadwayWorld.com presents it's newest column, Twitter Watch, which will bring you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!
Kerry O'Malley Steps In As 'Mum' In BILLY ELLIOT Thru 9/6

Kerry O'Malley played her first performance as Mum in BILLY ELLIOT on Tuesday July 28th. O'Malley steps in for Leah Hocking, who originated the role for 6 weeks while Hocking is away from the show.
Photo Flash: BILLY ELLIOT At The Victoria Palace Theatre

Since its world premiere in May 2005 at the Victoria Palace Theatre in the West End, Billy Elliot the Musical has played to over 3.5 million people worldwide including HM The Queen, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Hilary Clinton, Bill Gates, Hugh Jackman, Michael Jackson, Nicole Kidman, Ben Stiller and Anna Wintour.
Photo Flash: Broadway's 'BILLY ELLIOT' Meets 'SpongeBob SquarePants'

SpongeBob SquarePants was celebrating his 10th Anniversary in Times Square yesterday, Wednesday July 15th and as part of the celebration, he came by the Imperial Theatre to meet the 'kids' of BILLY ELLIOT. Trent Kowalik and Tommy Batchelor met SpongeBob along with many of the talented kids in the cast (along with some adult SpongeBob fans too!).
Photo Flash: Billy Elliot The Musical At Victoria Palace Theatre

Last night in New York, 7June 2009, Stephen Daldry's production of Billy Elliot the Musical celebrated an astonishing number of wins at the Tony Awards confirming the British musical as an internationally award-winning hit.
Photo Flash: Oliver Gardner Joins Billy Elliot The Musical West End Cast

Today, 12 May 2009, as Billy Elliot the Musical celebrates its fourth birthday and its 1700th performance at the Victoria Palace Theatre in the West End, 12 year old Oliver Gardner from Bath joins the London cast making him the thirty-second boy to play the iconic role of Billy worldwide, first performed by Jamie Bell in the original film. Billy Elliot the Musical, which has now played to over 3.3 million people worldwide since its world premiere four years ago, releases thousands of new tickets for sale this week for bookings up to 3 April 2010.
BILLY ELLIOT Hits 1,700 Shows At Victoria Palace, Oliver Gardner Joins Cast 5/12

On 12 May 2009, as Billy Elliot the Musical celebrates its fourth birthday and its 1700th performance at the Victoria Palace Theatre in the West End, 12 year old Oliver Gardner from Bath will join the London cast making him the thirty-second boy to play the iconic role of Billy worldwide, first performed by Jamie Bell in the original film.

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