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Billy Elliot the Musical is an award-winning musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music for the show was composed by Sir Elton John and book and lyrics are by Lee Hall (who wrote the film's screenplay). The musical revolves around motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes. The story of his personal struggle and fulfilment are balanced against a counterstory of family and community strife caused by the 1980s coal miners' strike. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (787x1181, 113 KB) Summary Matthew Koon, Billy Elliot the Musical, 2006, used by permission from Billy Elliot - The Fansite Licensing Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (787x1181, 113 KB) Summary Matthew Koon, Billy Elliot the Musical, 2006, used by permission from Billy Elliot - The Fansite Licensing Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version... The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in history. ... Billy Elliot is a 2000 film written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. ... Sir Elton Hercules John, KBE, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, is one of the most successful British pop singers, composers, and musicians. ... Lee Hall (born 1966 Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English playwright and screenplay writer. ...

The work premiered in March 2005 at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London, where it is still showing. It is directed by Stephen Daldry and choreographed by Peter Darling as was the original film. The producers were Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions Plc and David Furnish. The original cast album was released on January 10, 2006. The Victoria Palace Theatre during the 2002 season, showing Cole Porters 1948 musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate Victoria Palace Theatre in 2005, showing Billy Elliott The Victoria Palace Theatre is a West End theatre in Victoria Street, in the City of Westminster. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Stephen David Daldry, CBE (born May 2, 1961 in Dorset, England, United Kingdom) is a British movie director and producer. ... Current company logo, introduced in 1999. ... David Furnish (born October 26, 1962 in Toronto, Canada) is Elton Johns life partner. ... A cast recording or original cast recording is a recording of a musical that is intended to document the songs as they were performed in the show and experienced by the audience. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The musical is expected to open at Sydney's Capitol Theatre in January 2008 and on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre in summer 2008.^[1] Productions have been proposed for Canada, Japan, and Germany as well. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 within the city centre. ... Capitol Theatre Sydney The Capitol Theatre is located 13 Campbell St Haymarket NSW Australia. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... The Imperial Theater can also refer to the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo, Japan The Imperial Theater was the Schubert brothers fiftieth theater in New York City. ...

Synopsis

Set in County Durham, against the backdrop of the coal miners' strike, which lasted twelve months in 1984-85, motherless eleven-year-old Billy inadvertently finds his way into a girls' ballet class run by Mrs. Wilkinson and is attracted to the grace of the dance. Without telling his family, who would prefer that he study boxing, Billy continues to come to the dance class, and Mrs. Wilkinson, recognising his talent, encourages him to audition for the Royal Ballet School in London. Billy's friend Michael is a boy with homosexual feelings, and Mrs. Wilkinson's daughter Debbie is another friend of Billy's. Meanwhile Billy's gruff, conservative father and brother are engaged in a daily battle with policemen in riot gear protecting strike breakers. They struggle to get the family by with very little strike pay. The father comes to terms with his son's desire to be a dancer, as he becomes resigned to the realisation that coal mining is a dying business. The musical gives more emphasis to the miner's strike than the film, and consequently its tone is a bit darker and harder-edged than the film's, but the ending is uplifting nevertheless, and the musical has many comic touches. The show contains language that may be too strong for young children. County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... The Royal Ballet School is a specialist, co-educational school in London, England. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ...

Musical numbers

• Stars Look Down - Full cast
• Grandma's Song - Grandma
• Shine - Mrs. Wilkinson and Ballet Girls
• Solidarity - Full Cast
• Expressing Yourself - Michael and Billy
• The Letter - Billy, Mrs. Wilkinson and Dead Mum
• Born to Boogie - Billy, Mrs. Wilkinson and Mr. Braithwaite
• Angry Dance - Billy
• Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher - Full cast
• Into the Ground - Dad and Billy
• He Could Be a Star - Dad and Tony
• Electricity - Billy
• Once We Were Kings - Full cast
• The Letter (Reprise) - Billy and Dead Mum
• Finale - Full cast

Awards and milestones

The show was nominated for nine Laurence Olivier Awards and won four of them on February 26, 2006. These were best musical, best choreography (Peter Darling), best sound design (Paul Arditti), and best actor(s) in a musical (James Lomas, George Maguire, and Liam Mower). At thirteen, Liam is the youngest actor ever to win the award. They were also the first ever to win the award in a shared capacity. Lomas, Maguire, and Mower also jointly received the Theatre Goers' Choice Award 2005 for The Most Promising Newcomer. Billy Elliot the Musical has also won several other awards: The Evening Standard Award 2005, the Critics' Circle Theatre Award 2005, and the Theatre Goers' Choice Award 2005, all for best British Musical.^[2] The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... James Lomas (born March 1, 1990) is one of the three original cast of the carrying title role of Billy Elliot the Musical who were involved in the development of the role of “Billy” from the very beginning, and contributed to the overwhelming success of the show by outstanding performances... George Maguire was born in Omagh, Ireland, 1796, died 1882. ... Liam Mower, Billy Elliot, 2005, The Billy Elliot Fansite Liam Mower (born 30 May 1992) is an English stage actor and one of the boys who plays the lead character of Billy Elliot in Billy Elliot the Musical. ...

On 12 May 2006, the three original Billies (Lomas, Maguire and Mower) came together for one final show together to celebrate the show's first anniversary. The three rotated the role during the show and were joined at the end by Sir Elton John, who led the audience in singing Happy Birthday. May 12 is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Cast

London

Billy

Original cast

• Liam Mower (through 30 September 2006, plus 20 November and 22 November 2006 Gala Night)
• George Maguire (through 17 December 2005, plus 12 May Gala Night)
• James Lomas (through 7 January 2006, plus 12 May Gala Night)

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Other past Billys

• Matthew Koon (1 March 2006 through 2 December 2006)
• Colin Bates (13 March 2006 through 24 February 2007)

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Current

• Leon Cooke (finishing his run on the 2nd of June 2007)
• Travis Yates
• Dean McCarthy (currently out of the show due to an injury)
• Layton Williams
• Corey Snide (debut: 16 May 2007)

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Future Billys

• Oliver (Ollie) Taylor (to debut on Monday 18th June 2007)

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Michael

• Original: Brad Kavanagh (through 2 December 2006), Ashley Lloyd (through 17 September 2005), Ryan Longbottom
• Other Past Michaels: Joey Phillips (19 September 2005 through 3 June 2006)
• Current: Ryan Longbottom, Shaun Malone, and Jonathon (Jonty) Bowyer
• Trivia: On two occasions, one of the Billys has gone on as Michael, Liam Mower performing the role in September 2005 and Leon Cooke performing in February 2007.

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Debbie

• Original: Brooke Havana Bailey (through 2 December 2006), Emma Hudson (through 3 June 2006), and Lucy Stephenson (through 3 December 2005)
• Current: Amy Duggan, Leigh Laurie, and Leyci Wightman

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Other cast

• Mrs Wilkinson - Sally Dexter (current). Previously Haydn Gwynne. Jackie Clune as of June 4, 2007.
• Dad - James Gaddas (current). Previously Philip Whitchurch and Tim Healy.
• Tony - Chris Lennon
• Grandma - Ann Emery
• George - Trevor Fox (current). Previously Paul Broughton.
• Mr Braithwaite - Alex Delamere
• Dead Mum - Sara Poyzer (current). Previously Stephanie Putson.
• Billy's Older Self - Issac James
• Alternate Mrs Wilkinson - Kate Graham
• Alternate Dad - David Bardsley
• Alternate Billy's Older Self - Tom Linecar

• Ensemble: Craig Armstrong, Erica Ann Deakin, Rob Brownett, Damien Delaney, Susan Fay, Paddy Glynn, Kate Graham, Tim Funnell, Alan Forrester, Tom Linecar, David Massey, Francis Maston, Michelle McAvoy, Daniel Page, Lee Proud, Neil Reynolds, Mike Scott, Phil Snowden, and Dominic Tribuzio

• Ballet girls: Justine Smart, Rosie Knox, Blaise Colangelo, Sienna Colangelo, Ellen Howard, Ellie Taylor, Hayley Smith, Emily Johnson, Jasmin Colangelo, Heather Nichol, Antonia Fawcett, Gaby Gregorian, Cara MacKinnon, Lucy Roberts, Lydia White, Georgia Brown, Alicec King, Katy Stephens, Megan Ellis, Hannah Partridge, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Francesca Lever, Libby Thompson, Shannon Cornish, Natalie Paris, Becky Smith, Rebbeca Webster, Michaela Price, Rennee Ocran, Emily Juniper.

• Tall boys: Johnah Lees, Louis Hale, and Joe Howe
• Small boys: Harry Taylor, Alex Velleman, and Danny Delaney

• Past Tall Boys: Rupi Henderson, Kristjan Moore

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Sydney

Billy

• Rhys Kosakowski [1]
• Nick Twiney [2]
• Lochlan Denholm [3]
• Rarmian Newton [4]

Mrs Wilkinson

• Genevieve Lemon

References

1. ^ Information about the Broadway production and possible changes to the show
2. ^ "Elliot musical leads stage awards" from BBC News (accessed February 28, 2006)

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External links

• Billy Elliot the Musical official site
• [5] Friends of Billy Elliot : Australia (Sydney production)
• [6] Billy Elliot Fan Forum (London production)