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Benjamin Cheng - Billy: Memphis

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Here's Benjamin's thread.
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Benjamin has posted these two videos, showing off his jazz and tap dance skills. The videos were shot at the recent National Dance championships:

https://youtu.be/CTeRrzt9zWE

https://youtu.be/nwyKW-vT4Os
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Benjamin is playing Prince Chulalongkorn in The King & I at the Harrell Performing Arts Theatre in Memphis. It's being performed by New Day Children's Theatre.

https://www.facebook.com/MrBenjaminChen ... 9499325011
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Watch for Benjamin in an upcoming TV spot for Mazda, according to the Colors Agency:

https://www.facebook.com/201559931843/p ... =3&theater
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Just posted is this video of a performance of Electricity at a fundraiser for the Germantown TN Kiwanis Club:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzXTiOrsF4M
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The Newsies tour is in Memphis this week, where two Billys named Ben participated in a dance master class. There are eight photos in this album. Click next to see the rest.

https://www.facebook.com/MrBenjaminChen ... =3&theater
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Ben appears with his High School a cappella singing group, OneVoice. in this stunning recording of How Great Thou Art:

https://www.facebook.com/LegendaryVocal ... 443184347/
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In September Benjamin played the title character in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" at his high school. Here he is singing "Out There." What a voice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm2znpBJc58
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Since he starred as Billy Elliot in the 2015 regional production of the musical in Memphis, TN, Benjamin has continued his performing education while remaining very active in school and regional productions of shows. See the details in the Life After Billy segment of his profile:

https://betm.theskykid.com/meet-billy-e ... min-cheng/
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