Kulish, Gwynne, Bologna to Depart ‘Billy Elliot’

Kiril Kulish, one of the three extraordinary young actors to create the role of Billy in the award-winning Broadway musical Billy Elliot: The Musical, is one of three performers to be departing the Broadway production this fall. Kulish, a Tony Award winner in rotation with Trent Kowalik and David Alvarez in the title role of Billy Elliot, will perform his final show with the production at the Imperial Theatre on Oct. 3, and he’ll be succeeded in the musical by Alex Ko, who will make his Broadway debut and join the other Billys starting Oct. 5.

Kulish isn’t the only actor to leave the production, however. Haydn Gwynne, who has played Mrs. Wilkinson in the production since its opening in the U.K., will also depart Billy Elliot on Oct. 4, set to be replaced by Canadian actress Kate Hennig on Oct. 6. David Bologna, who has played the role of Michael in the Broadway musical, will also end his Billy Elliot run on Sept. 27, set to be replaced by understudy Keean Johnson in rotation with Trevor Braun. Billy Elliot has been a shining star on the Broadway scene since Nov. 13, 2008, when it opened at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre.

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Posted in General on August 31, 2009

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