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Auditions have just been held for a 2018 production of BETM at Arlington VA's Signature Theatre.
BILLY ELLIOT
Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall
Music by Elton John
Directed by Matthew Gardiner
MAX Stage: LORT B ($914/week min)
1st Rehearsal: October 2, 2018
Running: October 30 – December 23, 2018
Possible Extension: December 30, 2018
Possible Extension: January 6, 2019

All parts to be understudied
https://www.broadwayworld.com/equity-au ... 2018-17149
Signature Theatre is a Tony Award®-winning, non-profit professional theater company with a mission to produce contemporary musicals and plays, reinvent classic musicals, develop new work, and reach its community through engaging educational and outreach opportunities.
https://www.sigtheatre.org/
Founded in 1990, the Signature Theatre is known for its productions of musicals and new plays. Under the leadership of Co-Founder and Artistic Director Eric D. Schaeffer and Managing Director Maggie Boland, the company has staged 38 world premiere productions.

Cameron Mackintosh, Terrence McNally, John Kander, and Fred Ebb are among those that have presented works here. Since 1991, Signature has had a long relationship with Stephen Sondheim, producing 22 of his musicals, revues and concerts—more than any other professional theater in the country.

The theatre established a Sondheim Award "as a tribute to America's most influential contemporary musical theatre composer". The first award, to Stephen Sondheim, was presented at an April 27, 2009 benefit with performances by Bernadette Peters, Michael Cerveris, Will Gartshore and Eleasha Gamble.
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Signature Theatre's BETM is now listed as running from October 30, 2018 through January 6th, 2019.

Here is its website's announcement:

https://www.sigtheatre.org/events/2018-19/billy-elliot/
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Auditions will be held in NYC July 2 and 3.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/equity-au ... 2018-18749
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I think we can now safely assume that the run has been extended to Jan 6th, 2019, making it a 10 week run.

https://www.backstage.com/casting/billy-eliott-234293/
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kport wrote:I think we can now safely assume that the run has been extended to Jan 6th, 2019, making it a 10 week run.
https://www.backstage.com/casting/billy-eliott-234293/
Their website agrees.

https://www.sigtheatre.org/events/2018-19/billy-elliot/
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There will be Backstage Tours November 10 – December 15, 2018

Saturdays at 5PM

Step backstage into the exciting world of Billy Elliot and learn how we bring this high-energy musical to life with our backstage tours, led by an actor from the show. A cast member will take you through the dressing rooms, the green room, and more to talk about the design and production process.

Tickets for the tour are just $10, and tours will last approximately 45 minutes.

https://www.sigtheatre.org/events/2018- ... age-tours/
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kport and I, and many others, have gotten our wish, and Liam Redford from Williamstown’s production of Billy Elliot The Musical will reprise the role for a ten week run at the Signature Theater in Arlington, VA.
Those of you, who miss the professional productions of BETM, have to catch this long holiday presentation. Congratulations Liam!
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Do you have a link for this information?
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It was mentioned in the thread for the Road Company production. There is an announcement in this video around the 3:30 mark.

https://www.facebook.com/roadcompany99/ ... 731062410/
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