Ben Cook (Billy), Janet Dickinson (Mrs. Wilkinson), and Samantha Blaire Cutler (Debbie) in 'Billy Elliot the Musical.' Credit: Courtesy of Doug Blemker

Crazy talented kids are dancing up a storm on the Bass Concert Hall stage with the arrival of the Broadway Across America national tour of ‘Billy Elliot the Musical.’ So what does Chronicle writer Jillian Owens think of the show?

The answer is here.

Billy Elliot the Musical continues through Dec. 16, Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 2 & 8pm; and Sunday, 1pm; at Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Dr., UT campus. For more information, call 471-1444 or visit www.texasperformingarts.org.

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