Billy Elliot
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Billy Elliot on Broadway: Show Is Now Closed
Billy Elliot Summary
- Show Status: Closed
- Genre: Musical
- Billy Elliot is 2 hours and 45 minutes long, including an intermission of 15 minutes
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Began: October 1, 2008
- Show Opened : November 13, 2008
- Show Closed: January 8, 2012
Set during the coal miners' strike in England in the 1980s, Billy Elliot is a young boy who wants to give up boxing and learn to be a dancer.
What's Billy Elliot Like?
A musical version of the British film of the same name, Billy Elliot has been a huge hit in London and is now wowing Broadway. Lee Hall has written a solid and sometimes pleasantly surprising adaptation of his own screenplay, and together he and composer Elton John have created a functional score that is pretty good, though seldom soars. Billy Elliot's greatest strengths are its stars (three extraordinarily talented boys alternate in the title role), director Stephen Daldry's often inspired staging, and Peter Darling's electric choreography.
Is Billy Elliot Good for Kids?
May be inappropriate for 8 and under. (It contains strong language and some scenes of confrontation between policemen and miners.) Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
Billy Elliot on Broadway Background
A tremendous hit in London, Billy Elliot has now made its way to Broadway, where it's electrifying audiences at the Imperial Theatre. The invigorating show has earned some of the best reviews for any new musical in many years. Time Out NY called it “EXTRAORDINARILY UPLIFTING” and the New York Times proclaims it “INTOXICATING”. Billy Elliot is an exciting and joyful celebration of a determined boy who follows his heart despite the odds and makes his dreams come true. Based on the much-acclaimed British independent film, Billy Elliot comes to life on stage thanks to the beloved movie’s original creative team – writer Lee Hall, director Stephen Daldry, and choreographer Peter Darling – with a little help from pop music legend Elton John, who has written a brand new original score for the musical that the New York Post says is “HIS BEST SCORE YET!”
Theatre Information
Imperial Theatre
249 West 45th Street
New York, NY 10019
New York, NY 10019
Seats:
1,417
Entrance:
45th Street, between 7th and 8th Ave
Theatre
Information
Billy Elliot Marquee
Gallery
Cast Members
- Billy Elliot
- David Alvarez
- Billy Elliot
- Kiril Kulish
- Billy Elliot
- Trent Kowalik
- Grandma
- Carole Shelley
- Dad
- Gregory Jbara
- Mrs. Wilkinson
- Haydn Gwynne
- Tony
- Santino Fontana
Producers
Old Vic Productions
Jon Finn
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Sally Greene
David Furnish
Angela Morrison
Production Credits
- Director
- Stephen Daldry
- Choreographer
- Peter Darling
- Set Designer
- Ian MacNeil
- Costume Designer
- Nicky Gillibrand
- Lighting Designer
- Rick Fisher
- Sound Designer
- Paul Arditti
- Musical Supervision and Orchestration
- Martin Koch
- Associate Direction
- Julian Webber
- Elton John
- Music
- Lee Hall
- Book and Lyrics
Creative Team
- General Manager
- Nina Lannan
- Casting Director
- Tara Rubin Casting
- Advertising Representative
- SPOTCo
- Press Agent
- Barlow Hartman Public Rrelations
- Production Stage Manager
- Bonnie Becker
- Company Manager
- Gregg Arst