Child’s Play (1980)
September 1, 2010 – 1:00 am | View Comments

Child’s Play or An American Short Story is a short film released in the United States in 1980. The atmosphere of the film can easily be compared with some of the earliest adaptations of the books of Stephen King while, at the same time, the story is told in a manner not much different than one would expect to find in the tales of Hans Christian Anderson.

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Movies

Movie reviews that focus on the psychosocial development of a youth and often involves great conflict and transformation

Music

Introductions, Previews and Reviews of Treble Music with focus on choirs, boy sopranos, young singers and performers.

Short Movies

Reviews of coming of age shorts. (films that have a duration > than 1 minute and < than 15 minutes with focus on the character ,the visual drama or plot twists)

Books

Coming of age books and audio books review

Billy Elliot the Musical

Profiles of the young actors who play the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical as well as other BETM related articles.

Kisses (2008)
August 9, 2010 – 10:43 pm | View Comments
Kisses (2008)

Kisses, directed by Lance Daly, is a 2008 Irish film that was only recently released in the USA. Through the eyes of the film’s two young protagonists, we see what life in the suburban outskirts of Dublin can be like — when there is a lack of understanding from parents and peers and verbal and physical abuse are mundane.

Billy Elliot The Musical: Cast Information
August 6, 2010 – 10:10 pm | View Comments
Billy Elliot The Musical: Cast Information

In this article, historical cast performance information is captured for all the current productions of Billy Elliot the Musical, world-wide, through a series of pop-up charts.

Billy Elliot the Musical: Korea Unveiled at Press Conference
August 4, 2010 – 4:27 am | View Comments
Billy Elliot the Musical: Korea Unveiled at Press Conference

Billy Elliot the Musical (BETM) opens in South Korea on August 14, 2010. On August 3, 2010 a press conference was held at the LG Arts Center where the show will be presented. The press and others got a glimpse of the show for the first time as various musical numbers of the show were performed by the cast.

Luca Sestak
July 30, 2010 – 3:53 pm | View Comments
Luca Sestak

On theskykid.com site we have featured actors, singers, dancers and filmmakers. Now we are happy to introduce a talented musician – Luca Sestak from Germany.

YOU! can sponsor theskykid.com
July 29, 2010 – 11:33 pm | View Comments
YOU!  can sponsor theskykid.com

We have created two spots for anyone who would like to sponsor TheSkyKid.com in order to get their blog or business some free traffic.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010
July 28, 2010 – 3:04 am | View Comments
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Each year, young singers and their supporters impatiently await the biggest festival in the world – the Junior Eurovision Song festival. Read about this year’s festival in this article.

Billy Elliot the Musical Nears Opening In South Korea
July 23, 2010 – 3:04 pm | View Comments
Billy Elliot the Musical Nears Opening In South Korea

After the huge success of the show in the UK, Australia and the US, Billy Elliot the Musical (BETM) opens on August 14th in South Korea, the first non-English speaking country where it has ever played.

Love & Dance
July 23, 2010 – 1:29 am | View Comments
Love & Dance

When you have a film about life, about the magic of dance, about care and devotion – there is no more suitable title than Love and Dance. This film receives four stars from theskykid.com and a high recommendation for anyone who wants to relive the wonders of first love and feel the magic of music and dance.

NimmerMeer (2006)
July 17, 2010 – 4:39 pm | View Comments
NimmerMeer (2006)

NimmerMeer (also known as Nevermore) is a German film released in 2006. It is a wonderfully told coming of age fairy tale that can be equally enjoyed by adults and children and is a film highly recommended to the readers of theskykid.com.

Meet the Billys — 1st North American Tour: Billy Elliot the Musical
July 16, 2010 – 1:52 am | View Comments
Meet the Billys — 1st North American Tour: Billy Elliot the Musical

In this article, we profile the four young men who are portraying Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical — 1st North American Tour, who currently appear on a rotating basis in the title role at Chicago’s Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the Oriental Theatre.

Alexander Victorov Georgiev
July 15, 2010 – 12:50 pm | View Comments
Alexander Victorov Georgiev

Alexander Victorov Georgiev (or Alex to his family and friends) was born on September 21, 1999 in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He began singing at the age of six and made his first public appearance on the competition “Stars Are Rising”. He unanimously won that competition and thus started his career as a young singer.

Interview with the filmmaker Dave Schultz
July 4, 2010 – 6:26 am | View Comments
Interview with the filmmaker Dave Schultz

In the ten years since the film, Jet Boy, was released, interest in the film has continued very strong. Withstanding the test of time, the small independent Canadian production won its well-deserved place among the classics that shape the coming of age genre as a truly thought provoking, poignant drama.
Due to this immense interest in the film, we called Mr. Shultz and asked him if he would be willing to give an exclusive interview for the skykid.com. He agreed and this article contains his thoughts on the making of Jet Boy and the state of independent filmmaking in general.