Griffin, Michelle (15 June 2009). "It's goodbye Billy, hello Her Majesty's rebuild". The Age . Retrieved 12 January 2022. Billy Elliot' announces its New York cast". Associated Press. 16 July 2008 . Retrieved 21 July 2008. [ dead link] Morgan, Fergus (22 July 2022). "Billy Elliot the Musical at Leicester Curve Theatre – review round-up". The Stage . Retrieved 20 December 2022. Gans, Andrew (16 February 2010). " Billy Elliot to Make Canadian Premiere in February 2011". Playbill . Retrieved 12 January 2022.

Perhaps most moving of all is the ‘Dream Ballet’ scene in Act II when Billy dances with his Older Self (given an additional power on this occasion by original Billy, Liam Mower, joining Elliott Hanna). The original cast album was released on 10 January 2006. On 12 May 2006, the three original Billys appeared together in a performance of the musical to celebrate its first anniversary. The three rotated the role during the performance and were joined at the end by Elton John. [9] In 2013, the show won another Olivier Award, the BBC Radio 2 Audience Award (voted for by theatre goers), after many years of being finalists for the award. [10] After Margaret Thatcher died in 2013, according to director Stephen Daldry, the audience were given the choice to decide whether the song "Merry Christmas, Maggie Thatcher" would be included in the performance that day, since the lyrics include the sentence: "We all celebrate today 'cause it's one day closer to your death". As only three audience members voted against it, the performance went ahead as usual. [11] [12] On 3 July 2015, 12-year-old Nat Sweeney from Birmingham became the 41st actor to play the role of Billy, making him the 100th to play the role worldwide. [13] Elton John appeared on stage at the final West End performance in April 2016. [14] Billy Elliot the Musical Live [ edit ] Fargnoli, Dave (21 July 2022). "Billy Elliot the Musical review". The Stage . Retrieved 20 December 2022. On 10 April 2017 it was announced that Billy Elliot would open at Sydney's Lyric Theatre in October 2019. The production transferred to Adelaide, followed by Melbourne where it was scheduled to close in April 2020. [25] The adult cast featured Kelley Abbey as Mrs. Wilkinson, Justin Smith as Billy's dad, Vivien Davis as Grandma and Drew Livingston as Troy. Mid-way through the run, Abbey withdrew from the show and was replaced by her understudy Lisa Sontag as Mrs. Wilkinson. On 28 November, Elton John watched the show from a private box and surprised the cast and audience by participating in the final bows. [26] The show closed just over a month early in Melbourne, on 16 March 2020, due to audience restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [27] Original Broadway production [ edit ] Billy Elliot the Musical: Korea Unveiled at Press Conference". The Sky Kid. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 7 August 2010.On 1 June 2016 Billy Elliot premiered in Israel at City Hall theater in Cinema City Gelilot Complex. Billy was alternately played by Arnon Herring and Shon Granot-Zilbershtein. The main cast included Daphna Dekel as Mrs. Wilkinson, Avi Kushnir as Billy's father, Oshri Cohen as Tony and Dina Doron as Billy's grandmother. The role of Michael was alternately played by Sahar Lev-Shomer, TimoTi Sannikov and Amit Brenner. The role of Debbie was alternately played by Naya Federman, Sasha Bezrukov and Maya Mintz. Eldar Groisman directed and choreographed the show, which was translated into Hebrew by Eli Bijaoui. A second tour opened at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, North Carolina, on 30 October 2010. Although this is the first production of the musical to tour the United States in a "touring" manner, this is still considered to be the Second National Tour. [49]

In December 2013 the Norwegian production company SceneKvelder announced that it would stage their own production of the show at the Folketeatret in Oslo. This production opened on 18 September 2014 for a limited run and was the first international non-replica production to open. [60] [61] Kevin Haugan played the title role with Hilde Lyrån as Mrs. Wilkinson, Nils Ole Oftebro as Billy's dad and Benjamin Helstad as Tony. Billy Youth Theatre [19] was a countrywide scheme as part of which participating schools and youth groups were given the opportunity to stage their own production of the musical. Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall, together with Martin Koch (Musical Supervision and Orchestrations), adapted their original script and orchestrations to produce a shortened version of the show exclusively for groups staging local productions as part of Billy Youth Theatre. Lathan, Peter (29 July 2004). "No Newcastle Premiere for Billy Elliot". The British Theatre Guide. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011 . Retrieved 10 July 2011.Billy Elliot – for første gang som non-replica-versjon". SceneKvelder. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014 . Retrieved 5 November 2014. Hemley, Matthew (17 September 2021). "Curve in Leicester to stage first new UK production of musical Billy Elliot". The Stage . Retrieved 20 December 2022. Gans, Andrew (28 November 2010). "Chicago Production of Billy Elliot Closes Nov. 28; Toronto Is Next Stop". Playbill . Retrieved 12 January 2022. The Sydney production was nominated for three 2007 Sydney Theatre Awards and won all three including Best Production of a Musical. [96] The Melbourne production was nominated for twelve 2008 Green Room Awards and won six, including Best Production Music Theatre. [97] The Broadway production received 15 Tony Award nominations in 2009, tied with The Producers for the most nominations ever received by a single show, although this was surpassed in 2016 by Hamilton with 16 nominations. [32] It won ten Tony Awards, including the Best Musical. The lead actor award was shared by the three boys who opened in the title role, marking the first time in Tony history the award has been shared by three actors. [98] The production also won in all ten of its Drama Desk Awards nominations, including Outstanding Musical. [99] It garnered ten 2008–09 Outer Critics Circle Awards nominations, winning seven, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical, as well as receiving an honorary Special Achievement Award for its three Billys. [100] The six juvenile principals were recognized with an honorary Young Artist Award as Outstanding Broadway Musical Ensemble. [101] Original London production [ edit ] Year

Six months later at the miner's annual Christmas show, the children put on a show disparaging Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who is seen as the antagonist by the coal miners ("Merry Christmas, Maggie Thatcher"). Billy's father gets drunk and sings an old folk song that elicits memories of his deceased wife and the usually stoic man leaves in tears ("Deep Into the Ground"). Left alone with Billy in the Community Centre, Michael reveals he has feelings for him, but Billy says that the fact that he likes ballet does not mean that he is gay. Michael gives him a kiss on the cheek. Michael tries to get Billy to show him some dancing, but Billy is sad and tells him to leave. Within the social context of the 1984–85 miner's strike, Billy Elliot's personal struggle to continue dancing is contrasted powerfully to choreographed violence due to the strike. The repetition of 'solidarity forever' is an empowering musical motif to represent the perceived power of the miners union. [76] The message of strength in unity is assisted by emotive and colloquial lyrics, producing audience affect as the empowered everyday working men fight ardently against the British government. [77] However the eventual fall of the worker's strike suggests that class differences are inevitable, yet there remains an allusion to strength despite this loss of power. [78] Ultimately Billy's passion for dance remains empowering enough to allow his movement to a middle class education. a b Goldstone, Kate (10 December 2015). "Billy Elliot pirouettes out of the West End". Best of Theatre.

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However, I needn’t have worried, because this excellent piece of musical theatre drama gradually draws in the viewer at home, just as it does when you are present in the theatre. Indeed, by the time I had experienced the emotional rollercoaster that is Billy Elliot the Musical Live, and had witnessed the stunning finale featuring 25 current and former Billy Elliots (including all three originals – James Lomas, George Maguire and Liam Mower) united on stage in a specially choreographed mash-up finale, I couldn’t come up with enough superlatives to describe what a fantastic buy this DVD is. Varley, Eddie (21 July 2009). "BILLY ELLIOT To Launch National Tour In Chicago At The Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre In March 2010". BroadwayWorld. De nominaties voor de Musical Awards 2015". Stichting Musical Awards (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 December 2014 . Retrieved 6 May 2021. Although considered the first US national tour, the show did not tour as a usual touring production would, with longer engagements in Chicago and Toronto.

Ballet Girls: Niamh Bennett, Ella Forman, Imogen Gurney, Lauren Henson, Imogen Kingsley Smith, Erin McIver, Syakira Moeladi, Natasha Pye, Charlotte Ross-Gower, Sophie Smart Nearly a decade on after Billy Elliot the Musical opened in the West End, the piece is looking as healthy as ever, not least because of the way librettist and lyricist Lee Hall, composer Elton John, director Stephen Daldry and choreographer Peter Darling have managed to combine the raw reality of struggling through the 1984-85 miners’ strike with the dreams of a boy who lives to dance. I had forgotten how brilliantly the ‘Solidarity’ sequence brought together the hopes and aspirations of Billy, the miners and the police. A record-breaking 25 Billy Elliots take part in a specially choreographed finale mash-up. Picture: Craig Sugden Billy Elliot to dance into Melbourne, Australia". performingartskids.com. 2 June 2008. Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Ingressos para musical "Billy Elliot" começam a ser vendidos nesta terça (14)". Guia UOL (in Portuguese). 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013.Lisa Martland, “ Billy Elliot the Musical Live – review of DVD and Blu-ray release,” Musical Theatre Review(Dec 9, 2014), Billy Elliot the Musical Live is a 2014 British filmed version of Elton John's coming-of-age stage musical Billy Elliot the Musical (2005), which in turn was based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. Stephen Daldry directed both the original film and the 2014 musical adaptation.