David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish win 2009 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish win the 2009 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for their performances as Billy Elliott in Billy Elliot the Musical.

[@ifeelpretty5790]

And now David is playing Bernardo in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story!

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

Why did they need three actors for Billy? Is it because of some kind of Child Performer Law or because of some age difference or one does the dancing another does the acting?

[@psychokarloff]

Child Performer Law, strictly enforced in NYC.

[@alexmeyer5260]

Child labor laws is one reason. Another is that the role is so physically intense, that once a performance is done, they need time to recover before doing another.

[@turtletank4784]

It annoys me how much the crowd kept laughing and cheering, just like let them give their speech.

[@idabrumbelow585]

I am really upset about this! Brian D'Arcy James should've won for Shrek!

[@bingovegas4867]

And today 2 are in jail and 1 is in rehab. Allegedly. Lol.

[@joewhitehead3]

No. One is playing Bernardo in the new West Side Story movie

[@evans54]

Not true-check your facts

[@joseffpaz9753]

what about the matildas? if three little white boys can win, can't three little white girls too?