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Billy Elliot the Musical – Company Theatre
A Child Actor’s Dream Comes True
“Dream Ballet” with Jamie Mann, by Zoe Bradford
“Dream Ballet” with Ben Kuefler and Jamie Mann, Photo by Zoe Bradford
Jamie Mann as Billy Elliot in “Angry Dance,” by Zoe Bradford
“Boxing,” by Zoe Bradford
If you’ve followed my posts on my son Jamie, you know he’s dreamed of playing Billy Elliot since he was a little kid. Getting cast as Billy in Maltz Jupiter Theatre‘s Florida regional premiere of BETM was the high point of his young career! That run was last December. The hardest part was leaving with no photos or video to treasure, as it was a wonderful show (Actors Equity Union has strict rules on photographing and videotaping actors). Now Jamie is starring as Billy in Company Theatre’s BETM in Massachusetts. Company Theatre has obliged with tons of fantastic images and video footage to share and save for posterity. It’s an experience Jamie will never forget—and the visual record will be added insurance that these memories last forever.
Here is the first video teaser, which will give you a sense of the brilliant work Company Theatre does:
I have so much to write about the Billy Elliot experience. Stay tuned for more to find out what it’s like to prepare, rehearse, and star in a big regional show (and what is involved for the parent or guardian who goes along).
Bravo to your son Jamie on his Billy Elliot performances. He is very talented from video clip here. I happened upon your site trying to look up address of the old Barbizon Rochester. I too attended classes there years ago. I di
Fellow Barbizon alum! I was there about 1981, when I was 11. Thanks re. Jamie. He’s having a ball