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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 ...
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Sir Elton John stepped out with his long-time love, David Furnish, on Monday night, as the couple attended a viewing of The Devil Wears Prada musical set to debut in London on October 24. Elton ...
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It's a big month for Sir Elton as the Devil Wears Prada musical begins its run at the Dominion Theatre in London on October 24. The musical features an ...
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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 his ...
Plot. Act One. It is 1984 and the miner’s strike has just begun in the northeast of England. In a small village, the miners and their families are gathered together discussing the strike (“The Stars Look Down”). Later, eleven-year-old Billy Elliot finishes his boxing class in the community center but is required to stay behind to pass the ...
Billy Elliot The Musical reunites the team behind the award-winning 2000 film – director Stephen Daldry, writer Lee Hall, choreographer Peter Darling and producer Jon Finn – and adds to that the musical mastery of Sir Elton John, to turn the highly acclaimed film into an all-singing, all-dancing stage spectacular.
- Stephen Daldry
- April 9, 2016
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- May 11, 2005
May 11, 2005 · 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 expected ...
Billy Elliot the Musical has been seen by almost 12 million people across five continents and collected over 80 awards in its lifetime. It has played for over 11 hugely successful years in London’s West End and on a spectacular 18-month long UK and Ireland tour. Set in a northern town during the miners’ strike of 1984/5, the show follows ...
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Billy Elliot follows a young boy who discovers a love for ballet in a community where boxing is the norm. Amidst his family’s coal-mining background and the miners’ strike, Billy secretly pursues his dream of becoming a professional dancer. With the support of his dance teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson, and his best friend Michael, Billy works to ...
