The audition was held by casting director Nora Brennan, with dances demonstrated by Allison Levenberg and Nadine Isenegger.
"Stretch those tendons! Warm up those hamstrings and spread your smile," said audition notes. "The production is seeking a variety of shapes and sizes with expressive character and lots of personality — not your traditional ballerina — to be cast in all North American Billy Elliot productions."
Here is a look at the hopeful young dancers, some of whom lined up as early as 6 AM for the chance to be seen:
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The line stretches along 44th Street
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Hundreds of young hopefuls line up
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Young hopefuls wait for their chance to be seen
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Young hopefuls wait for their chance to be seen
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Some of the girls are lined up
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Two young auditionees goof around in line
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The dancers make it into the Broadhurst Theatre sign-in area
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A young hopeful signs in
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More dancers continue to wait
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Current Ballet Girls Brianna Fragomeni and Heather Tepe
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Current Ballet Girls Brianna Fragomeni, Heather Tepe and Kara Oates showed up to lend moral support
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Two auditionees go over their music
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Dancers and parents wait in the lobby
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A young dancer warms up
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Dancers enter the theatre
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A group of dancers is led to the stage
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The dancers line up to learn a routine
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The dancers line up to learn a routine
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The dancers line up to learn a routine
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Young dancers demonstrate some skills
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The audition!
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The audition!
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The audition!
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Billy Elliot plays Broadway's Imperial Theatre. For tickets visit BillyElliotBroadway.
