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From the multi-award winning creators of the smash-hit film cheap Billy Elliot tickets , comes Billy Elliot the Musical. With music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry, this highly acclaimed production is set against the historic British miners' strike of the 1980s. Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is 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 acclaimed tale of a ballet-dancing schoolboy in a mining town in northern England garnered trophies for best musical as well as for director Stephen Daldry — who also helmed the movie — and composer Elton John. Called “EXTRAORDINARILY UPLIFTING” by Time Out New York and “INTOXICATING” by The New York Times, BILLY ELLIOT is a joyous, exciting and feel-good celebration of one boy following his heart and making his dreams come true.

The musical opened in London's West End in 2005 and was nominated for nine Laurence Olivier Awards, winning four including Best New Musical. The work premiered in March 2005 at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London, where it is still showing; it reportedly cost £5.5 million to make (the original film version cost $5 million). The original cast album was released on 10 January 2006.  The success of discount Billy Elliot tickets the Musical has led to productions in Australia, on Broadway and elsewhere. The Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theater on 1 October 2008 in previews and officially on 13 November 2008. The West End production was nominated for nine 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards and won four, including Best New Musical. At age thirteen, Liam Mower was the youngest actor to win the award, and the actors were the first 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. The production also won The Evening Standard Award 2005, among others.

This year the Broadway production received 15 Tony Award nominations, tied with The Producers for the most nominations ever received by a single show. It won ten Tony Awards, including 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. The production was also nominated for ten Drama Desk Awards, winning all ten, including Outstanding Musical, and for nine 2008-09 Outer Critics Circle Awards, wining seven, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical, and also received a Special Achievement Award for its three Billys.

The cast team was represented by David Alvarez, Tommy Batchelor, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish in role of Billy, Haydn Gwynne in role of Mrs. Wilkinson, Gregory Jbara – Dad, Carole Shelley – gradma, Santino Fontana – Tony, David Bologna – Michael,  Stephen Hanna - Billy's Older Self, Joel Hatch - George, Leah Hocking – mum, Thommie Retter - Mr. Braithwaite and Erin Whyland – Debbie.

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