Stratford Festival, Ontario, CA - Apr 16-Nov 3, 2019

[Eltonjohn]

And Liam was given a dog named Billy at his final curtain call, his final bow wow as it were!

#BillysDoggedDetermination

[LiamM]

The Stratford production has been extended for a third time and will close on November 24.

[kport]

Wyatt Moss knows how demanding the title role in "Billy Elliot" can be.

The 12-year-old understudy is making his Stratford debut as a member of the ensemble. He has not played Billy yet but he knows exactly what to do when the time comes.

https://www.therecord.com/whatson-story ... -festival/

[kport]

Sarah DaSilva always ready to act as a swing in Billy Elliot at Stratford Festival
Young Kitchener actress keeps close tabs on the ‘ballet girls’

https://www.therecord.com/whatson-story ... -festival/

[CJ-Rochester]

Here's a nice story about Nolen and Emerson, how each was five years old when they saw professional musicals that featured boys dancing (BETM and Newsies), and how that shaped their desire to perform.

The article has some great photos from the show too.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/ad ... -catchers/

[kport]

The Stratford Festival’s 2019 season will now stretch to Nov. 24, thanks to a three-week extension of Billy Elliot the Musical.

https://leaderpost.com/entertainment/lo ... e3b25b080c

[porschesrule]

Following a record number of nominations and votes, winners have been announced for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards and the BETM production at the Stratford Festival took home some winners.

Although none of the principal actors won in their categories, the cast as a whole was awarded:

Best Ensemble Cast (Equity)
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL - STRATFORD FESTIVAL

Awards were also presented to the show's director/choreographer:

Best Direction of a Musical (Equity)
Donna Feore - BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL - STRATFORD FESTIVAL

Best Original Choreography (Equity)
Donna Feore - BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL - STRATFORD FESTIVAL

And the production's technical crew was not forgotten:

Best Original Sound Design (Equity)
Peter McBoyle - BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL - STRATFORD FESTIVAL

Congratulations to all.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/a ... s-20200108

[porschesrule]

"With just three of its four venues open in 2018 and 2019, the Stratford Festival effectively managed resources to emerge from the biggest new arts build in decades with a modest surplus.

Musical attendance was the third highest in the past decade. “Billy Elliot the Musical” was the Festival’s best-attended musical since “West Side Story” in 2009, and “Little Shop of Horrors” had the second-highest attendance at the Avon since 2013’s “Tommy,” bested only by 2018’s record-breaking production of “The Rocky Horror Show.”

https://stratfordfestivalreviews.com/bl ... ttendance/