Billy Elliot the Musical (Broadway)

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Billy Elliot the Musical (Broadway) is the New York production of the hit stage musical about a working-class boy who discovers a passion for ballet amid the 1984–85 UK miners’ strike.

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instanceOf Broadway musical production
awardReceived Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Choreography
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Musical
basedOn Billy Elliot (2000 film)
linked to: Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot the Musical (West End)
bookBy Lee Hall
choreographer Peter Darling
closedOnBroadway 2012-01-08
composer Elton John
costumeDesigner Nicky Gillibrand
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Stephen Daldry
featuresCharacter Billy Elliot
Jackie Elliot
Michael Caffrey
Mrs. Wilkinson
Tony Elliot
genre dance musical
drama
musical theatre
hasBroadwayRunLength over three years
hasTheme LGBTQ+ identity
class struggle
family conflict
pursuit of artistic passion
language English
lightingDesigner Rick Fisher
locatedInBorough Manhattan
locatedInCity New York City
locatedInCountry United States
locatedInTheatreDistrict Broadway
lyricist Lee Hall
mainSubject 1984–85 UK miners’ strike
ballet
working-class family life
musicStyle contemporary musical theatre
pop-rock influenced score
notableBroadwayCastMember Carole Shelley
David Alvarez
Gregory Jbara
Haydn Gwynne
Kiril Kulish
Santino Fontana
Trent Kowalik
openedOnBroadway 2008-11-13
partOf Billy Elliot franchise
linked to: Billy Elliot
performedAt Imperial Theatre
previewsBeganOn 2008-10-01
producer Old Vic Productions
linked to: Old Vic Company

Universal Stage Productions
Working Title Films
setDesigner Ian MacNeil
setDuring 1984–85 UK miners’ strike
setInCountry United Kingdom
setInRegion County Durham
soundDesigner Paul Arditti

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Imperial Theatre notableProduction Billy Elliot the Musical
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Andrew James Matfin Bell notableWork Billy Elliot the Musical (inspiration)
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Steve Canyon Kennedy hasWorkedOn Broadway production "Billy Elliot"
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Universal Stage Productions notableProduction Billy Elliot the Musical
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Kerry O'Malley notableWork Billy Elliot the Musical (Broadway)
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