Giuseppe Bausilio

Giuseppe Bausilio
Born	June 20, 1997 Bern, Switzerland
Occupation	Actor, dancer, singer
Years active	2006–present
Website	www.GiuseppeBausilio.com

Giuseppe Bausilio (born June 20, 1997 in Bern, Switzerland) is a Swiss actor, dancer, and singer. Bausilio is best known for his portrayal of "Billy" in the Broadway, Chicago, and National Tour productions of Billy Elliot the Musical, as well as his performances as "Race" and "Davey" in the Broadway production of " Newsies the Musical".

Career

Bausilio began his professional career performing in multiple operas and ballets at the Bern Theatre and Theater im Kafigturm in his hometown of Bern, Switzerland.^[1][2]

After placing third in a dance competition, Bausilio was invited to audition for the part of "Billy" in Billy Elliot the Musical. After the audition he was cast in the Chicago production of the show along with Cesar Corrales, Tommy Batchelor and J.P. Viernes.^[3] He remained with the production through October 10, 2010, at which time he joined the National Tour production of the show.

In May 2011, Bausilio was announced as the next "Billy" in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical replacing the departing Jacob Clemente.^[2] Bausilio made his Broadway Debut that July, and remained with the show through November 6, 2011. Bausilio began performances as "Race" in Newsies on October 7th, 2013.^[4][5]

Stage

Date	Production	Role	Theatre	Note
2006	Falstaff	Little Devil[2]	Bern Theatre	Bern, Switzerland
2007	Mazepa	Boy[2]
	Sleeping Beauty	The Wolf[2]
2008	Alice in Wonderland	The Rabbit[2]	Theater im Kafigturm
	The Nutcracker	Fritz[2]	Bern Theatre
3 April 2010- 10 October 2010	Billy Elliot: The Musical	Billy	Oriental Theatre[6][7]	Chicago, Illinois
30 October 2010- 9 June 2011			Various Theatres	National Tour[8][9][10]
3 July 2011- 6 November 2011			Imperial Theatre[2][11]	Broadway
8 October 2012- 4 November 2012	Spring's Awakening	Melchior[12]	TBG Theatre	New York City, New York
7 October 2013- 1 December 2013, 3 June 2014-22 August 2014	Newsies the Musical	Race	Nederlander Theatre	Broadway
31 July 2016- present	Cats	Carbucketty	Neil Simon Theatre	Broadway

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director
2012	The Kids are up to Something	Tim	Benjamin Wachtel
2013	The Last December	Alayah	Lucy Reevely
	Dead Man Down	Teen with Sun Glasses	Niels Arden Oplev

Awards

• Jazz Competition Bern, CH 1st Place^[13]
• Ravenna Youth America Grand Prix World Ballet Competition 2nd Place (2008)^[14]
• Youth America Grand Prix (World Dance Competition) 3rd Place (2009)^[15]
• Concour Le Chausson (Paris Dance Competition), 1st Place (2009)^[16]
• New York Final Youth American Grand Prix World Ballet Competition 3rd Place (2011)^[13]
• Youth America Grand Prix (World Dance Competition) 3rd Place (2011)^[17]
• Youth America Grand Prix (World Dance Competition) 2nd Place (2012)
• Competition in “LES CHAUSSON D’OR” 2nd Place (2012) (Paris, FR)

References

1. Hetrick, Adam. "Giuseppe Bausilio Will Be Broadway's Next Billy Elliot". Retrieved 18 March 2012.
2. "Giuseppe Bausilio Joins Broadway Cast of BILLY ELLIOT". Retrieved 18 March 2012.
3. Smith, Sid (9 May 2010). "Meet the boys of 'Billy Elliot'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
4. "Play Bill Vault Credits". Retrieved 5 November 2013.
5. "IBDB Credits". Retrieved 5 November 2013.
6. "Tommy Batchelor, Giuseppe Bausilio and Cesar Corrales to Headline Billy Elliot Tour". Retrieved 18 March 2012.
7. Gans, Andrew. "Chicago Production of Billy Elliot Closes Nov. 28; Toronto Is Next Stop". Retrieved 18 March 2012.
8. Garcia, John. "Theater review: Billy Elliot at Winspear Opera House in Dallas". Retrieved 18 March 2012.
9. Moore, John. "It's great to be Billy Elliot". Denver Post. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
10. Dicks, Roy C. "'Billy Elliott' at DPAC offers plenty; at times, too much". Retrieved 18 March 2012.
11. "Julian Elia Joins Cast of Broadway's BILLY ELLIOT". Retrieved 18 March 2012.
12. "Frank Wedekind's Spring's Awakening, With Giuseppe Bausilio and Lizzy DeClement, Begins Oct. 8". Retrieved 22 February 2013.
13. "AS Ballett-Diplome und Auszeichnungeng". Retrieved 18 March 2012.
14. "Meet the Billys – Chicago: Billy Elliot the Musical". Retrieved 18 March 2012.
15. "YAGP 2009 YAGP 10th Anniversary New York City Finals Winners". Retrieved 18 March 2012. horizontal tab character in |title= at position 10 (help)
16. "PALMARES DU CHAUSSON D'OR 2009". Retrieved 18 March 2012.
17. "YAGP 2011 NY, New York City Finals". Retrieved 18 March 2012. horizontal tab character in |title= at position 10 (help)

External links

• Official Website
• Giuseppe Bausilio at the Internet Broadway Database
  
• Giuseppe Bausilio at the Internet Movie Database