Tony Winning BILLYS Re-unite for TrueChild Charity Celebrity Cook-Off Event 5/3

David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish, Tony winners for their performance as Billy in the smash hit musical Billy Elliot the Musical, will be reunited to support TrueChild in their Celebrity Cook-Off event on Monday, May 3rd. TrueChild is a leading national organization that helps all children break through stereotypes so they can be true to themselves and reach their full potential.

TrueChild will be hosting their annual TrueFlavors Celebrity Cook-Off at The Institute for Culinary Education in New York City on May 3rd from 6pm - 9pm. Alvarez, Kowalik and Kulish will be joined by "Top Chef" season five finalists Carla Hall and Fabio Viviani. The event will be hosted by "Top Chef" season four star Ryan Scott. The TrueFlavors Celebrity Cook-Off is sponsored by ING.For the competition, the teams will each have 35 minutes to prepare a three course meal with secret ingredients revealed only moments before the contest. In addition to the celebrity cooking competition, the event will include raffles, a live auction, and VIP reception.To order tickets, visit www.truechild.org/flavors2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Billy Elliot the Musical, currently staring Kate Hennig (Mrs. Wilkinson), Philip Whitchurch (Dad), Carole Shelley (Grandma), Will Chase (Tony), Trevor Braun and Jake Evan Schwencke (Michael) and Jacob Clemente, Michael Dameski, Alex Ko, Liam Redhead and Dayton Tavares as ‘Billy," opened to critical acclaim at Broadway's Imperial Theatre (240 W 45th St) on November 13, 2008. Featuring music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreographed by Peter Darling and directed by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical began previews Wednesday, October 1st. The show is presented by Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions in association with Weinstein Live Entertainment, based on the Universal Pictures/Studio Canal film. Billy Elliot the Musical, the show that Time Magazine called "The Best Musical of the Decade," was the winner of ten 2009 Tony Awards including: Best Musical; Best Book of a Musical (Lee Hall); Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish); Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Gregory Jbara); Best Direction of a Musical (Stephen Daldry); Best Choreography (Peter Darling); Best Orchestrations (Martin Koch); Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Ian MacNeil); Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Rick Fisher); Best Sound Design of a Musical (Paul Arditti). The production was the recipient of a total of 35 awards including being named Best Musical by the New York Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle.Billy Elliot the Musical is the joyous celebration of one boy's journey to make his dreams come true. Set in a small town, the story follows Billy as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, discovering a passion that takes him by surprise, and takes his whole family on an incredibly uplifting adventure. Tickets for Billy Elliot the Musical range from $41.50 to $136.50, and can be purchased at the Imperial Theatre Box Office (240 West 45th Street) or by calling Telecharge.com at 212-239-6200 or visiting www.Telecharge.com. The playing schedule for Billy Elliot is as follows: Tuesdays at 7pm, Thursday - Saturdays at 8pm, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2pm and Sundays at 3pm and 7:30pm.Ben Brantley of the New York Times says that Billy Elliot "Sends audiences into a mass swoon!" Time Out says it's "The most electric and passionate show in years." The Daily News calls Billy "So exhilarating that you feel like leaping!" The New York Post says Billy Elliot is "The best show you will ever see!" Liz Smith calls the show "Absolutely awesome," The New York Observer raves that Billy is "The best thing to happen to Broadway in a long while," and WOR's Dave Richardson cheers, "All I can say is WOW!" Billy Elliot the Musical is produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jon Finn and Sally Greene. Angela Morrison and David Furnish are Executive Producers. The production features scenic design by Ian MacNeil, costume design by Nicky Gillibrand, lighting design by Rick Fisher and sound design by Paul Arditti. Musical supervision and orchestrations are by Martin Koch.

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