The inspiration to become Billy

Post by **ERinVA** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:40 am

Here's a great article about how BETM inspired 11 year-old Ryan Lenkey to start dancing. According to this, he is working his way through the audition process for the show, having traveled to Orlando in February. Good luck, Ryan!

http://www.ovparent.com/page/content.de ... l?nav=5020

Post by **CJ-Rochester** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:41 pm

The page took a while to load but was worth the wait. This was a nice story. Thanks for posting it.

Post by **porschesrule** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:32 pm

It is a nice story and I wish Ryan well in his quest to become Billy. If hard work and dedication to his classes mean anything, it certainly seems he has the motivation to succeed.

His qualifications as a trivia expert on the show, though, are somewat suspect

He is cited in the article as saying BETM's 11,000th show took place in May. One wonders where that number came from. If you were to add together all the performances from all of the productions of the show in all locations (including Blly Youth Theatre), you wouldn't come close to 11,000 (London, for example, just celebrated 2500 performances).

But, fortunately, being a trivia expert on the show isn't one of the qualifications to become Billy.

Good Luck, Ryan!

Post by **ERinVA** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:39 pm

"He's only eleven, for ...."

He's probably got a lot more of his information straight than many other candidates for the role.

johnnyc · Post by **johnnyc** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:45 pm

ERinVA wrote:Here's a great article about how BETM inspired 11 year-old Ryan Lenkey to start dancing.

So we may one day have a West Virginia Billy? Great news!

accessmenj · Post by **accessmenj** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:49 pm

ERinVA wrote:"He's only eleven, for ...." ** He's probably got a lot more of his information straight than many other candidates for the role.

**"crying out loud"

angelenroute · Post by **angelenroute** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:53 pm

ERinVA wrote:Here's a great article about how BETM inspired 11 year-old Ryan Lenkey to start dancing. According to this, he is working his way through the audition process for the show, having traveled to Orlando in February. Good luck, Ryan!

AWESOME!!! Break a leg, Ryan! We believe in you and if you happen upon the Forum here, post your thoughts anytime--and reviews of the show!

Sean

Post by **kport** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 11:47 am

A new article about Ryan, from the Wheeling News-Register:

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/bl ... nkey-.html

jdmag44 · Post by **jdmag44** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:17 pm

Two Great Articles and a beautiful story. I sure hope the kid gets to go to Billy Camp at least.

Joe

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