Billy Elliot [2000]

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The title role was performed by Elliott Hanna, who at age 11 was the youngest actor to ever play Billy. Billy Elliot – for første gang som non-replica-versjon". SceneKvelder. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014 . Retrieved 5 November 2014.

The Real Billy Elliot Diaries traces the story of three boys and how they came to be cast in the stage show. Meanwhile From Screen To Stage focuses on the process of adaptation that began when Elton John first saw the film in Cannes and pitched the idea to Daldry. He compares the dynamic between Billy and his dad with the relationship he had with his own father, admitting that, "I had to be helped sobbing from my seat when it ended!" Daldry is also on hand to explain why the stage version is in many ways more complete than the movie. Gans, Andrew (28 November 2010). "Chicago Production of Billy Elliot Closes Nov. 28; Toronto Is Next Stop". Playbill . Retrieved 12 January 2022.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.

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 boy who begins taking ballet lessons. The story of his personal struggle and fulfilment are balanced against a counter-story of family and community strife caused by the 1984–85 UK miners' strike in County Durham, in North East 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. [1] Nigel Reynolds, “ How real-life Billy Elliot’s dream ended in tears,” The Telegraph (Sept 30, 2006), 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 ] Shoard, Catherine (11 April 2005). "All-singing, all-dancing, all-smoking". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 July 2005. Morgan, Fergus (22 July 2022). "Billy Elliot the Musical at Leicester Curve Theatre – review round-up". The Stage . Retrieved 20 December 2022.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. Cheesman, Neil (3 July 2015). "Nat Sweeney is the 41st boy to play the role of Billy Elliot in London and 100th worldwide". LondonTheatre1.