Billy Elliot the Forum

Congrats to Sam for being cast in the ensemble of NBC's Hairspray Live!, to be aired December 7!

http://www.playbill.com/article/billy-e ... t-revealed

A story about Sam, and Hairspray:

http://www.lex18.com/story/33326240/act ... spray-live

One foot in High School the other on National TV . Hairspray Live NBC December 7
Long rehearsal time in LA. Family flew in. Great story of boy starting to arrive bigtime.
The only member under 21 and the workload is horrendous.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entert ... 01378.html

Here's an interview with Sam on Charlotte Today, in which he talks about his experience with "Hairspray Live!" and what he plans to do next.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npKCakj2bfM

Sam has posted this "dance reel", a compilation of much of his work of the past two years, including BETM and "Hairspray Live!". It's one more chance to see what a fantastic dancer he is!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwTv7OWwQDE

I don't think this video has been posted on here yet, but to go along with the previous video from CJ-Rochester, here's a video of dance highlights from Sam's "Billy Elliot" stint in North Carolina a few years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87hKGI6QauQ

Sam has announced on Instagram he has committed to the University of Michigan BFA Musical Theatre class of 2021. Congrats Sam and excellent choice! He has already made a start on the proper college attire.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTFeo7HAqep ... ulkner5678

In 2016, Sam was in Hairspray Live! on NBC. The show will be available for free streaming for 48 hours starting this Friday as part of The Shows Must Go On! on YouTube.

University of Michigan's musical theatre class of 2021 performed a fun parody mashup of iconic songs from musicals!

The students created the video which was directed by Sam Faulkner....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCSlMck ... e=youtu.be

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/V ... e-20200829