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'''David Alvarez''' (born May 11, 1994) is a [[Canadian]] dancer and actor, best known as being one of the original Billy's in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of [[Billy Elliot the Musical]]. |
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| Born | David Alvarez |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Template:Othernames David Alvarez (born May 11, 1994) is a Canadian dancer and actor, best known as being one of the original Billy's in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical.
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 Dad, a college professor, took a job there. He began taking classical ballet more seriously at 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 [1]. While at ABT, Álvarez danced feature roles in The Nutcracker at the Kennedy Center Opera House and The Sleeping Beauty at the Metropolitan Opera House [2].
In 2008, Alvarez was listed as one of the top 10 young ballet dancers to watch by Dance Spirit Magazine[3].
To complement his dancing and acting skills, Álvarez 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[4].
Billy Elliot
Álvarez was announced as one of the three boys to play Billy at a press launch for the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical on April 22, 2008[5]. David needed to learn tap, acrobatics, voice, and acting for the role. He spent July 2007 through March 2008 preparing for the role. 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. [6]. Álvarez's portrayal of Billy Elliot has been highly praised by the critics, including The New York Times's Ben Brantley[7] and Claudia La Rocco[8], and Los Angeles Times's Charles McNulty[9].
On November 29, 2008 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and on February 13, 2009 Vice-President Joe Biden attended a show of Billy Elliot on Broadway; on both occassions, Alvarez starred as Billy[10], [11].
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 [12].
He lives with his family in the Upper East Side, and takes private tutoring for ninth grade.
References
- ^ 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/
- ^ http://www.billyelliotthemusical.com/news/archive/Broadway_billys_announced.php
- ^ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/123267.html
- ^ http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/theater/reviews/14bill.html
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/arts/dance/27ceda.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Organizations/A/Ailey,%20Alvin,%20American%20Dance%20Theater
- ^ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2008/11/theater-review.html
- ^ http://www.filmmagic.com/ItemListing.aspx?cgl=344764&str=5279&styp=clbi&navtyp=gls
- ^ http://www.filmmagic.com/ItemListing.aspx?cgl=354541&str=76004&styp=clbi&navtyp=gls
- ^ http://spanish.imdb.de/name/nm3174725]