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'''David Alvarez''' (born May 11, 1994) is a Tony award-winning |
'''David Alvarez''' (born May 11, 1994) is a Tony award-winning Canadian dancer and actor, best known as being one of the original Billys in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[Billy Elliot the Musical]]''.<ref>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/young-montrealer-wins-tony-award/article1172726/ Globe and Mail. ''Young Montrealer wins Tony Award''. Printed June 7, 2009.] Retrieved June 8, 2009.</ref> |
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== Early years == |
== Early years == |
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David Alvarez | |
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| File:David Alvarez 01.jpeg David Alvarez in New York City | |
| Born | David Alvarez-Gonzalez |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, dancer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Template:Othernames David Alvarez (born May 11, 1994) is a Tony award-winning Canadian dancer and actor, best known as being one of the original Billys in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical.[1]
Early years
Alvarez was born in Montreal, Canada, to Cuban parents. His first languages were French and Spanish. He moved to San Diego when his father, a college professor, took a job there. He began taking classical ballet more seriously at the California Ballet. In 2005, Alvarez received a full merit scholarship to the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at the American Ballet Theatre, and his family relocated to New York.[2] While at ABT, Alvarez danced feature roles in The Nutcracker at the Kennedy Center Opera House and The Sleeping Beauty at the Metropolitan Opera House.[3]
In 2008, Alvarez was listed as one of the top 10 young ballet dancers to watch by Dance Spirit Magazine.[4]
To complement his dancing and acting skills, Alvarez has been training in classical piano, since 2006, at the 92nd Street Y School of Music, where he was awarded the Recanati-Kaplan merit scholarship.[5]
He lives with his family, his mom, dad, and sister, in the Upper East Side, and takes private tutoring for ninth grade.
Billy Elliot
Alvarez is one of the three boys originally cast to play Billy in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical, along with Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish.[6] He needed to study tap, acrobatics, voice and acting for the role and spent July 2007 through March 2008 preparing. Billy Elliot the Musical began previews in New York on October 1 and officially opened on November 13, 2008. His first preview performance was on October 2, 2008.[7]
Alvarez's portrayal of Billy Elliot has been highly praised by the critics, including Ben Brantley[8] and Claudia La Rocco of The New York Times[9] and Charles McNulty of the Los Angeles Times.[10]
Alvarez has been featured on The View, Sunday Morning on CBS News, The Today Show, Canada AM on CTV, CBC News, Despierta America on Univision, and at the 62nd Tony Awards ceremony.[11]
Alvarez, jointly with Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, won the Tony Award for best actor in a musical. Billy Elliot was nominated for 15 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and won ten.[12]
References
- ^ Globe and Mail. Young Montrealer wins Tony Award. Printed June 7, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2008/11/12/2008-11-12_david_lvarez_14_goes_broadway_in_billy_e.html
- ^ http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/18003
- ^ http://www.winnipegsun.com/entertainment/2009/02/12/8366081.html
- ^ http://blog.92y.org/index.php/weblog/item/david_alvarez_finding_billy/
- ^ "Broadway Billys Announced", Official Billy Elliot website
- ^ First Performance Playbill
- ^ Brantley, Ben. The New York Times
- ^ La Rocco, Claudia. The New York Times
- ^ LA Times
- ^ Spanish IMDB
- ^ Tony Nominations