Giuseppe Bausilio

Giuseppe Bausilio (born June 20, 1997) 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 and as Michael Fiorelli in the feature film, Ode to Passion.

Giuseppe Bausilio
Bausilio in 2012
Born	(1997-06-20) June 20, 1997 Bern, Switzerland
Occupation	Actor, dancer, singer and Producer
Years active	2006–present
Website	giuseppebausilio.com

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 7, 2013.[4][5] Giuseppe starred as "Alfie" in Season 4 of The Next Step.

He recently starred in the lead role of Michael Fiorelli in the independent musical feature film Ode to Passion, which was released exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on July 10, 2020.[6]

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
April 3, 2010– October 10, 2010	Billy Elliot: The Musical	Billy	Oriental Theatre[7][8]	Chicago, Illinois
October 30, 2010– June 9, 2011			Various Theatres	National Tour[9][10][11]
July 3, 2011– November 6, 2011			Imperial Theatre[2][12]	Broadway
October 8, 2012– November 4, 2012	Spring Awakening	Melchior[13]	TBG Theatre	New York City
October 7, 2013– December 1, 2013, June 3, 2014 – August 22, 2014	Newsies the Musical	Race	Nederlander Theatre	Broadway
July 31, 2016– January 29, 2017	Cats	Carbucketty	Neil Simon Theatre	Broadway
March 15, 2017– Present	Hello, Dolly!	Ensemble	Shubert Theatre	Broadway
May 2018	Hamilton	Samuel Seabury/Ensemble	CIBC Theatre	Chicago, Illinois

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2011	First Position	Self	Bess Kargman	Documentary film
2013	Dead Man Down	Teen with Sun Glasses	Niels Arden Oplev	Feature film
2016	Tango on the Balcony	Abdullah	Minos Papas	Short film
2020	Ode to Passion	Michael Fiorelli	Jack Danini	Feature film

Television

Year	Title	Role
2010	The Oprah Winfrey Show	Self
2016	Broadway.com #LiveatFive	Self
2016–17	The Next Step	Alfie

Awards

• Jazz Competition Bern, CH 1st Place[14]
• Ravenna Youth America Grand Prix World Ballet Competition 2nd Place (2008)[15]
• Youth America Grand Prix (World Dance Competition) 3rd Place (2009)[16]
• Concour Le Chausson (Paris Dance Competition), 1st Place (2009)[17]
• New York Final Youth American Grand Prix World Ballet Competition 3rd Place (2011)[14]
• Youth America Grand Prix (World Dance Competition) 3rd Place (2011)[18]
• 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". Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
2. "Giuseppe Bausilio Joins Broadway Cast of BILLY ELLIOT". Retrieved March 18, 2012.
3. Smith, Sid (May 9, 2010). "Meet the boys of 'Billy Elliot'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
4. "Play Bill Vault Credits". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
5. "IBDB Credits". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
6. "ODE TO PASSION DEBUTS ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO JULY 10". Retrieved June 26, 2020.
7. "Tommy Batchelor, Giuseppe Bausilio and Cesar Corrales to Headline Billy Elliot Tour". Retrieved March 18, 2012.
8. Gans, Andrew. "Chicago Production of Billy Elliot Closes Nov. 28; Toronto Is Next Stop". Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
9. Garcia, John. "Theater review: Billy Elliot at Winspear Opera House in Dallas". Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
10. Moore, John. "It's great to be Billy Elliot". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
11. Dicks, Roy C. "'Billy Elliott' at DPAC offers plenty; at times, too much". Archived from the original on December 12, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
12. "Julian Elia Joins Cast of Broadway's BILLY ELLIOT". Retrieved March 18, 2012.
13. "Frank Wedekind's Spring's Awakening, With Giuseppe Bausilio and Lizzy DeClement, Begins Oct. 8". Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
14. "AS Ballett-Diplome und Auszeichnungeng". Retrieved March 18, 2012.
15. "Meet the Billys – Chicago: Billy Elliot the Musical". Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
16. "YAGP 2009 YAGP 10th Anniversary New York City Finals Winners". Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
17. "PALMARES DU CHAUSSON D'OR 2009". Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
18. "YAGP 2011 NY, New York City Finals". Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.

External links

• Official Website
• Giuseppe Bausilio at the Internet Broadway Database
• Giuseppe Bausilio on IMDb