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The musical premiered at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London’s West End in 2005 and was nominated for nine Laurence Olivier Awards, winning four, including Best New Musical. Cronin’s 1935 novel about a miners’ strike, The Stars Look Down, to which the musical’s opening song pays homage. Hall’s screenplay was inspired in part by A. The story of his personal struggle and fulfillment are balanced against a counter-story of family and community strife caused by the 1984–85 UK miners’ strike in County Durham, in North Eastern England. The plot revolves around Billy, a British motherless boy who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film’s screenplay. More Infoīilly Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. He persuades Billy to have fun with him by dressing up in woman’s clothing and disdaining the restrictive inhibitions of their working class community. One day Billy goes to Michael for some advice and finds him wearing a dress. He is the only boy, but becomes attracted to the grace of the dance. Motherless eleven-year-old Billy is required to stay behind after his boxing class to give keys to Mrs.
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But, passionate about dancing, Billy secretly continues lessons with the help of his dance teacher, Sandra Wilkinson. When Jackie discovers this, he forbids Billy to take any more ballet. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy’s poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferred to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Venue: Victoria Palace, London, United KingdomĬounty Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Produced by: Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions Plc, David Furnish