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Billy Elliot the Musical. For the 2014 filmed release, see Billy Elliot the Musical Live. Billy Elliot: The Musical is a coming-of-age stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy, a motherless British ...
May 11, 2005 · Synopsis. Billy Elliot the Musical has been described as a modern-day fairy tale. It is the heart-warming story of a young boy whose life is changed forever when he discovers an unexpected passion for dance. Set against the turbulent background of the 1984-85 miners’ strike in the northern pit village of Easington, Billy himself naturally is ...
Billy Elliot the Musical is based on the 2000 movie, Billy Elliot, written by Lee Hall who drew much of the story from his experiences growing up in Newcastle in the 1970s and 1980s and finding a passion for the arts. “It’s a sort of fantasy autobiography. None of it is literally true. All of it is emotionally true.”.
Synopsis. Billy Elliot tells the story of a young boy from a coal mining village in northeast England who transcends class and circumstance to become a ballet star. The musical is set against the backdrop of the 1984-5 miners strike, which tragically affects the whole village. Billy is looked after by his father, brother, and grandfather, after ...
Nov 14, 2008 · November 14, 2008 12:00 AM EST. B ritain and America, to paraphrase the old saw, often seem like two countries divided by a common theater. Big hits on the London stage are just as likely to ...
May 12, 2015 · Original Billy Elliots James Lomas, George Maguire and Liam Mower (Photo: David Scheinmann) The original Billy Elliots celebrate their Olivier Award win. Simon Cowell, Sharon Osborne, Louis Walsh, Liam Mower and Elton John at the Billy Elliot The Musical charity gala in 2006. The London Billys meet the Australian Billys with Elton John in 2007.
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May 12, 2015 · We open during the Edinburgh Festival at the Traverse Theatre, tour in Scotland and end up at Live Theatre in Newcastle – which is my 'theatrical home'. So I'm very excited. Billy Elliot – The Musical celebrates its tenth birthday with a star-studded gala at the Victoria Palace Theatre tonight (12 May 2015). The show has just announced it ...
