Giuseppe Bausilio

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Giuseppe Bausilio
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Bausilio in 2012
Born (1997-06-20) June 20, 1997 (age 26)
Bern, Switzerland
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Website giuseppebausilio.com

Giuseppe Bausilio (born June 20, 1997) is a Swiss actor, dancer, and singer. Bausilio is known for his theater roles, such 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 . He also starred as Alfie in fourth season of the Canadian television series The Next Step , and as Michael Fiorelli in the 2020 film Ode to Passion .

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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, where he shared the title role alongside Michael Dameski, Kylend Hetherington, Lex Ishimoto, and Daniel Patrick Russell.

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 fourth season of the Canadian drama television series 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

DateProductionRoleTheatreNote
2006
Little Devil [2]
2007
Boy [2]
The Wolf [2]
2008
Alice in Wonderland
The Rabbit [2]
Theater im Kafigturm
Fritz [2]
April 3, 2010–
October 10, 2010
Billy
Chicago, Illinois
October 30, 2010–
June 9, 2011
Various Theatres
National Tour [9] [10] [11]
July 3, 2011–
November 6, 2011
October 8, 2012–
November 4, 2012
Melchior [13]
TBG Theatre
New York City
October 7, 2013–
December 1, 2013,
June 3, 2014 – August 22, 2014
Race
December, 2015–
April 03, 2016
Ensemble
July 31, 2016–
January 29, 2017
Carbucketty
March 15, 2017–
April 08, 2018
Ensemble
May 2018
–
January 20, 2019
Samuel Seabury/Ensemble
Chicago, Illinois
June, 2019–
present
Charles Lee/Ensemble

Filmography

Film and television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 First Position SelfDocumentary film
2013 Dead Man Down Teen with Sun GlassesFilm
2016–2017, 2019 The Next Step AlfieMain role (season 4); guest role (season 7)
2020 Ode to Passion Michael FiorelliStreaming film

Awards

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