Note: Jarrett Bruno will be appearing as Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical (BETM) in Tappan, New York, presented by the New Antrim Playhouse, from March 21 to April 13, 2025.
Debut: March 21, 2025 (Tappan, NY)
Total Performances as Billy to Date: 0 (As of 28-Feb-2025)
Jarrett Bruno, from Mohegan Lake, New York was 13 years old (D.O.B. = 23-May-2011) when he debuted as Billy Elliot in the Antrim Playhouse production of Billy Elliot The Musical in Tappan, New York. He becomes the 375th young performer to bring the title role of the musical to life on stage in a professional, regional or community theatre production of the show.
Jarrett has done much of his performance training at Yorktown Stage in Westchester, New York. He’s taken formal dance instruction there through Yorktown Stage’s Just Dance! program training in tap, hip hop, lyrical, modern, contempory and ballet and has also had vocal lessons.
Much of Jarrett’s prior stage experience has also come at Yorktown Stage. Here are some recent productions that Jarrett has appeared in there, along with the roles he played:
- Nutcracker for Kids (the Prince)
- Mary Poppins (Neleus)
- Spring Awakening (Otto)
- Matilda (Tommy)
- Xanadu (Euterpe)
- Seussical (Young Kangaroo)
- Lion King Jr. (Young Simba)
- Aladdin Jr. (The Genie)
- You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown (Schroeder)
For each of these productions he has had the opportunity to be involved in at Yorktown Stage, it has added to his love of theater and dance. He also enjoys costume design.
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In addition to his stage work, Jarrett also has credits on his resume for voice work in a couple of films:
2019 – Spies in Disguise (Young Walter)
2023 – Nimona (Game Commercial Kid)
Jarrett is a member of SAG.
Billy Elliot The Musical
Jarrett said he learned of the upcoming production of Billy Elliot The Musical at the Antrim Playhouse in the Fall of 2024 from the Artistic Director at Yorktown Stage, August Abatecola, who encouraged him to try out for the show.
Jarrett attended the auditions for the production in December of 2024 and was named to play Billy shortly thereafter. The entire cast of BETM was announced on January 16, 2025 on the Antrim Playhouse Facebook page and rehearsals for Jarrett were well underway in February, before he joined the entire cast to prepare for the opening of the show. As evidence of his desire to play the role of Billy, Jarrett has to be driven an hour each way from his home to the theatre for every rehearsal. That’s dedication!
For more information about Jarrett Bruno, visit:
Billy Elliot the Forum, Jarrett’s Instagram
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