Billy Elliot the Musical
| Billy Elliot | |
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| The Musical | |
West End Poster
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| Music | Elton John |
| Lyrics | Lee Hall |
| Book | Lee Hall |
| Basis | 2000 Film Billy Elliot |
| Productions |
2005 West End |
| Awards |
Olivier Award for Best New Musical Tony Award for Best Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical |
2005 West End
2007 Sydney
2008 Broadway
2010 North America Tour
2010 Seoul
2010 North America Tour
2014 Oslo*
2014 The Hague
2015 Copenhagen*
2015 Reykjavík*
2015 Tallinn*
2015 Chorzów*
2015 Helsinki*
2015 Italy Tour*
2015 Athens*
2016 Malmö*
2016 UK Tour
2016 Tel Aviv*
2016 Budapest*
2016 Auckland*
2017 Mexico City*
2017 Tokyo
2017 Vaasa*
2017 Madrid*
Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. 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 motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes. The story of his personal struggle and fulfillment are balanced against a counter-story of family and community strife caused by the UK miners' strike (1984–1985) in County Durham, in North Eastern England. Hall's screenplay was inspired in part by A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel about a miners' strike, The Stars Look Down, to which the musical's opening song pays homage.
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