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Trent Featured on Pink Is the New Blog

Read on for Pink Is the New Blog's amazing review of Trent's performance last night in Billy Elliot the Musical.

Merry Christmas (Maggie Thatcher)

Happy holiday everybody!

I got some really cool stuff for Christmas, and finally mastered solving the Rubik's cube. (Check out the pictures.) It makes the scene where I bring some "stuff" to create a dance for the audition even funnier now!


I did the show on Christmas night, and had 80 family and friends in the audience! It was amazing! (I may have some photos to share soon.)

Hope you all had a great holiday, too. I have a show tonight, so gotta run!

Trent

On my time off...

A lot of people write in to ask what I do in my free time when I'm not on stage or rehearsing. Well, here's the answer . . .

I play Rock Band 2! (I'm totally obsessed and can't wait to get it!!)


. . .And hang out with Mary Poppins!



This is my friend Scarlett who plays Mary Poppins on Broadway. (She wears a wig as Mary!) You might remember her from this old post.

Trent

Anyone spot me?

I'm taking over New York City!! Kinda.

Apparently I was projected onto a huge screen in the middle of Times Square yesterday at 5:55 pm! Check it out:



You can do it too. Find out how to be Time magazine's "Person of the Year" here.

Congrats to Layton

Layton Williams, my old roommate and friend from the Billy House in London, just had his final performance in BETM in England.

Here's a cool shot from the curtain call I found:


But . . . it looks like Layton won't be away from the stage for very long. Rumor has it that he'll be in Thriller Live as young Michael Jackson.

How awesome is that?! One more excuse to visit the UK . . . when I have the time!! Congrats!!

Trent

Tune In: WOR Radio, "The Joan Hamburg Show"

On Wednesday, December 3rd at 10 am et, Trent Kowalik will be live on WOR Radio's "The Joan Hamburg Show" alongside his Billy grandmother, actress Carole Shelley.

Tune in to your radio, or listen live on the web at wor710.com.

TV Tune-In: WNET Channel 13 on Monday, December 1 at 8 pm et/pt

Billy Elliot Casting Documentary to Air on Channel 13 on December 1
Source: Theatermania.com

Finding Billy, a new documentary on the casting of the Broadway musical Billy Elliot will debut on WNET/Channel 13 on Monday, December 1 at 8 pm.

The program will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the nationwide search for the three actors who play the lead role in Billy Elliot the Musical on Broadway. During the broadcast, stars David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish (who share the title role) and Carole Shelley (who plays Grandma) will be present in the Thirteen studio to talk about the show.

Based on the 2000 film of the same name, the show tells the tale of a young boy with a dream of being a dancer. The musical features music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, direction by Stephen Daldry, and choreography by Peter Darling.

For more information, visit www.billyelliotbroadway.com or www.wnet.org.

Billy Elliot: the Musical Opening Night Party Pictures

Trent Kowalik and Family With Kevin Spacey, originally uploaded by trentkowalikblog.

Check out these amazing snapshots of Broadway's Trent Kowalik posing with A-list fans of Billy Elliot: the Musical, including Kevin Spacey, "Mad Men" star Bryan Batt, and Billy creator Sir Elton John.

Weekends

I try to make the most of my time off at home with my family and friends, so here's some photos of what I did last weekend (this weekend I saw Madagascar 2!), and some other shots of me and David Alvarez on a dinner break earlier this week . . . to prove I eat more than Reese's Puffs!

Trent

Last weekend: At Celtic Thunder

With David: Chicken wraps, phones and playing hockey on my iPod

TV Tune-In: CBS "Sunday Morning," November 9 at 10 am et

On Sunday, November 9th, Billy Elliot the Musical will be featured on CBS "Sunday Morning." Composer Elton John, director Stephen Daldry and stars David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish sat down with CBS' Katie Couric to discuss the new musical. "Sunday Morning" airs locally on channel 2 – WCBS in the tri-state area.

Trent Featured in Newsday

Newsday: "Leaping onto Broadway," November 9, 2008


Trent Kowalik of Wantagh bounds into New York, where he puts his best feet forward as the star of 'Billy Elliot'

More Photos: Flip through the Newsday Billy Elliot photo gallery here.

Trent Featured on Playbill.com's "Cue & A"

David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish — who alternate in the title role of Billy Elliot—The Musical — fill out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.

Trent Featured In Dance Spirit Magazine

Trent is featured in this month's Dance Spirit Magazine. Read on below.

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Thanks to Ellen Rolland.

A Very Billy Halloween

The Ballet Girls dressed up as Billys on Halloween:

Heather in character as yours truly


Me, in costume thanks to my sister's artistic skills

Happy Halloween!

Trent

Trent Featured In Dance Magazine

Gwynne and Kowalik work on a choreographed boxing battle, in which Mrs. Wilkinson tries to trick Billy into dancing. “I think you’re tempting him,” Darling tells Gwynne. “You’re saying I don’t care if you join in, but I know you will.” The movements are simple, at times pedestrian. Darling has a childlike quality while he creates movement. When Kowalik attempts to play air guitar as part of the choreography, Darling jumps in to demonstrate. He shows Kowalik how to strum, how to play invisible frets, and how to look like a rock star while leaping across the stage and wailing on the imaginary instrument. When asked if he sees himself in Billy, Darling says, “No, but other people do.

Read the full article from Dance Magazine here, and, while you're there, why don't you enter to win tickets to see Billy Elliot the Musical on Broadway?

Mary Poppins & Billy Elliot

Here's a funny bit of trivia for you...

When I lived in London for BETM, all of the Billys lived in the "Billy House," which was chaperoned, of course. One of my chaperones while I was there was an amazing woman named Cherida. Her daughter, Scarlett Strallen, is Broadway's newest Mary Poppins.

Oddly enough, both of us were supposed to open on Broadway on the same day, but because of all the changes I told you about earlier, that date was pushed back, so luckily Cherida got to see my Broadway debut, as well as Scarlett's the next night.

So, there you have it . . . Billy Elliot and Mary Poppins lived under the same roof in London with the same "mum"! Imagine THAT musical?!

Trent

The Peter Pans of Broadway | New York Magazine

For three boys (and their mothers), Billy Elliot is the role of a lifetime. Provided they don’t grow out of it too fast.

Snapshot: Sleepy Billys

Here's a funny picture of me and Billy Elliot cast member Tommy Batchelor totally out cold on the train after a weekend of bowling, Wii and lots of other video games, on our way back into the city. Even when I'm asleep, I'm listening to my iPod!

Trent

Trent on NBC's "TODAY": Part 2