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Two More NBS Students to Star as "Billy" in Billy Elliot the Musical

August 27, 2010

Canada's National Ballet School is pleased to announce that two more of its students, Marcus Pei and Myles Erlick, have been selected to join the cast of Billy Elliot: the Musical. The addition of Marcus and Myles to the role of Billy means that four NBS students have starred as Billy, with Liam Redhead having performed the role in the Broadway production, while Cesar Corrales continues to perform in Chicago.

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NBS Press Releases
August 27, 2010 Two More NBS Students to Star as "Billy" in Billy Elliot the Musical
June 7, 2010 NBS' Jeff Melanson Named one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40TM
May 17, 2010 NBS Forced to Cancel Performance in The Netherlands
May 11, 2010 Alumni from Hamburg Ballet, Dutch National Ballet & The National Ballet of Canada to appear at NBS' 50th anniversary Spring Showcase
April 19, 2010 NBS to Perform in The Hague
April 14, 2010 NBS Student Opens Billy Elliot the Musical in Chicago
March 31, 2010 NBS Wins 2010 Ontario Association of Architects Design Excellence Award
March 26, 2010 NBS Foundation Receives Funding from Endowment Incentives Program
March 23, 2010 50th Anniversary Spring Showcase 2010 Lineup Announced
March 22, 2010 NBS' Shaun Amyot to Choreograph New Work for San Francisco Ballet School
March 18, 2010 Aszure Barton & Company Perform Toronto Premiere of BUSK & Blue Soup
March 11, 2010 NBS & Aszure Barton Launch Artistic Mentorship Program
February 18, 2010 NBS Hosts Toronto District School Board Students
February 11, 2010 NBS' Fête d'Or Gala A Success, Surpasses Fundraising Goal
January 28, 2010 NBS Announces New Summer Intensive for
Student Teachers, Dancers
December 10, 2009 NBS students, Toronto-area Performing Arts students dance in The Nutcracker at the Four Seasons Centre
December 3, 2009 NBS Announces Operating Surplus for 2008/09 Year
December 1, 2009 NBS Students Visit Kittiwake Dance Theatre & Rothesay Ballet School
November 26, 2009 NBS Honours Joan & Jerry Lozinski, Mavis Staines at Fête d'Or Gala
November 13, 2009 Assemblée Internationale Begins on Sunday
November 5, 2009 NBS Student to make Broadway Debut as Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical
November 4, 2009 Jeff Melanson to Give Keynote Address at Laurier MBA Alumni Awards
October 23, 2009 Mavis Staines to Give Keynote Address in Helsinki
October 20, 2009 Repertoire Announced for Assemblée Internationale
October 7, 2009 NBS to Dance in Hamburg
September 23, 2009 NBS Launches Assemblée Internationale Blog
September 21, 2009 NBS Launches New Dance Website, wanttodance.ca
September 17, 2009 NBS Announces 2009/2010 National Audition Tour & Open Class Dates
September 14, 2009 NBS Wins International Architecture Award
September 11, 2009 NBS' Cesar Corrales to Star as "Billy" in Chicago Production of Billy Eliot the Musical
September 2, 2009 NBS Partners with The Dance Current
July 30, 2009 Monaco Dance Forum to Award Prize at NBS' Assemblée Internationale
July 7, 2009 NBS Launches 50th Anniversary Website
May 14, 2009 Spring Showcase is Selling Quickly
May 6, 2009 NBS Participates in Doors Open, Featuring Veronica Tennant & Other Ballet-Related Author Readings
April 15, 2009 NBS Hosts DAREarts Day-Long Workshop
March 27, 2009 Annual Teachers' Seminar, Moved to Dance, This Year to Focus on Effective Breathing
March 26, 2009 Spring Showcase 2009 to Feature Two World Premieres
March 16, 2009 NBS Proudly Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary, September 2009 – August 2010
March 3, 2009 Peggy Baker, Jim Fleck Win Governor General's Awards
February 9, 2009 NBS' My Funky Valentine: A Rousing Success!
February 2, 2009 NBS Embraces Increased Job Training Funding for the Arts
January 29, 2009 My Funky Valentine Honourees, Kiki & Ian Delaney
January 8, 2009 Seamus O'Regan to Host Grand Pas de Deux 2009: My Funky Valentine Gala
December 5, 2008 NBS Visits Chester Elementary School
November 27, 2008 2nd Year of Surplus in New Facilities, New Board Chair
November 6, 2008 NBS Honours Kiki & Ian Delaney at My Funky Valentine, Annual Fundraising Gala
October 31, 2008 NBS Wins 2008 ULI Global Award
October 28, 2008 NBS Announces Partnership with Cégep de Drummondville's Dance Program
October 17, 2008 Mavis Stained Honoured by MSVU
September 3, 2008 Maitland Street Residence Opens: Project Grand Jeté II
August 22, 2008 National Audition Tour & Open Classes 08-09
NBS in the News
April 23, 2010 The Star: Tour de Force (Alumni Reunion Weekend coverage)
April 21, 2010 Classical 96.3 FM: Aszure Barton & Artists Reviewed by Paula Citron
April 14, 2010 The Star: Ballet Creole & Aszure Barton: forging a new language of dance
March 15, 2010 Globe & Mail: Jeff Melanson: How ballet & an MBA make beautiful music
March 1, 2010 Snap: Fête d'Or
February 28, 2010 London Free Press: Eyes on a Dream (National Audition Tour coverage)
February 23, 2010 Zoomer Magazine: Fashion Trends – First Position (Gala coverage)
February 17, 2010 Now: Peggy Baker says goodbye to dance... but not performance
February 17, 2010 National Post: Coal miner's dancing son en route to Toronto (Billy Elliot coverage)
February 17, 2010 Toronto Star: Mirvish bringing Billy Elliot: the Musical to Toronto
February 17, 2010 Globe & Mail: Billy Elliot to hit the stage in Toronto next year
February 13, 2010 Globe & Mail: What is your favourite dance move?
(Gala coverage)
February 12, 2010 Metro: National Ballet School 50th Anniversary Gala
January 25, 2010 Toronto Sun: Tiny Dancers (Toronto audition coverage)
November 24, 2009 NBS' AI09 Reviewed on Paula Citron's blog
November 20, 2009 Classical 96.3FM: NBS' AI09 Reviewed by Paula Citron
November 18, 2009 Globe & Mail: Take 110 international student dancers, mix well & jetez! (AI09 coverage)
November 5, 2009 CTV: NBS' Liam Redhead to play Billy Elliot on Broadway
September 29, 2009 CTV: So You Think You (Want to) Dance?
June 9, 2009 BizBash: Beauty School (Giorgio Armani at NBS' Luminato VIP party)
January 28, 2009 Jeff Melanson in Little Paper: My Child, My City
January 16, 2009 The Shoe Room in CTV's So You Think You Can Dance Canada: Get on Pointe with Allie
January 14, 2009 Snap: Local Dancers in Nutcracker Ballet
Winter 2008-09 Canadian Health & Lifestyle Magazine: Saving Grace
December 15, 2008 MSN Sympatico: Step by Step: The Ballet Workout
December 6, 2008 Globe & Mail: Nutcracker: Young dancers lead multicultural charge
December 4, 2008 Metro News: Kid's Eye View of Nutcracker
Fall 2008 DesignLines: Celia Franca Centre & Margaret McCain Academic Building
October 2008 "Ballet Bob" in Best Health: Improve Your Posture
September 22, 2008 ExploreDance: On Pointe: The Rise of the Ballet Shoe (Bata Shoe Museum exhibit coverage)
August 26, 2008 Toronto Star: Where Ballet Meets Summer School
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