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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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.

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Billy Elliot Dances Around the World
February 20, 2010 – 5:20 am | View Comments
Billy Elliot Dances Around the World

In this article, we’ve compiled information on all past, current and announced future productions of the popular musical so the reader will have an at-a-glance place to view all production information.

Billy Elliot the Musical Ventures Outside the English Speaking World
January 17, 2010 – 11:52 am | View Comments
Billy Elliot the Musical Ventures Outside the English Speaking World

The first production of Billy Elliot the Musical in a country where the primary language is not English, will open in Korea this coming August at the LG Art Center in Seoul.

Meet the Billys – Chicago: Billy Elliot the Musical
December 1, 2009 – 12:01 am | View Comments
Meet the Billys – Chicago: Billy Elliot the Musical

No longer current, this article profiled the four boys who portrayed Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical when it first opened in Chicago. See the new article “Meet the Billys – 1st North American Tour: Billy Elliot the Musical” on this site.

Meet the Billys: Ollie Gardner and Alex Ko
October 25, 2009 – 12:01 am | View Comments
Meet the Billys: Ollie Gardner and Alex Ko

Author’s Note: As of December 1, 2009, the most current profile for Ollie Gardner can be found in the new article “Billy Elliot the Musical: Meet the Billys – London’s West End”. The most current profile for Alex Ko can be found in the new article “Billy Elliot the Musical: Meet the Billys – Broadway”.

Meet the Billys: Tommy Batchelor and Tom Holland
October 18, 2009 – 12:01 am | View Comments
Meet the Billys: Tommy Batchelor and Tom Holland

Author’s Note: As of December 1, 2009, the most current profile for Tommy Batchelor can be found in the new article “Billy Elliot the Musical: Meet the Billys – Chicago”. The most current profile for Tom Holland can be found in the new article “Billy Elliot the Musical: Meet the Billys – London’s West End”.

Meet the Billys: Fox Jackson-Keen and Trent Kowalik
October 11, 2009 – 12:01 am | View Comments
Meet the Billys: Fox Jackson-Keen and Trent Kowalik

Author’s Note: As of December 1, 2009, the most current profile for Fox Jackson-Keen can be found in the new article “Billy Elliot the Musical: Meet the Billys – London’s West End”. The most current profile for Trent Kowalik can be found in the new article “Billy Elliot the Musical: Meet the Billys – Broadway”.

Meet the Billys: Tanner Pflueger and Kiril Kulish
October 2, 2009 – 8:23 am | View Comments
Meet the Billys: Tanner Pflueger and Kiril Kulish

Author’s Note: This article is no longer current and has been archived. As both Tanner Pflueger and Kiril Kulish have left the show, their most current profiles can be found in the article “Meet the Billys – Profile Archives: Billy Elliot the Musical”.

Where Do All the Billys Come From?
September 29, 2009 – 8:26 pm | View Comments
Where Do All the Billys Come From?

How has the Billy Elliot the Musical creative team come up with all the super talented boys to play the part of Billy, and how will they have enough boys to play the role with the show continuing in London and New York and soon opening in several other cities? This article summarizes how the Billys are identified and trained for the role.

Billy Elliot – The Musical
January 20, 2006 – 3:41 pm | View Comments
Billy Elliot – The Musical

Billy Elliot is a great movie -there is no doubt. I recently got its soundtrack and have to say that I am absolutely impressed. These days I also got the Billy Elliot Original Cast Recording …