November 20, 2008
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NEW YORK -- Billy's gotta dance. And you gotta see him do it. The musical version of the much-loved 2000 movie "Billy Elliot" has arrived at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway, and when the rubber-limbed young actor playing the boy who wants to soar above his working-class troubles is executing chasses and jetes, the show moves like the wind in ballet shoes. For this dynamic act of exertion alone, the often-invigorating "Billy Elliot" is worth the inevitable wait for tickets. The role of Billy is such an endurance test that three actors are ... (more)
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