Billy Elliot musical is based on the box-office hit film with the same name. The musical is a story of a boy’s dream to achieve his ambitions against the odds. The background of the story is linked to the 1984/85 miner’s strike in North East England. Billy maintains his passion for dance in secret to avoid disapproval of his struggling family. Theirs is a harsh coal-mining town in County Durham. The life is tightly bound by tradition coupled with harsh economic aggravation and police oppression because of the strikes, which occurred during Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative regime. His father and brother were struggling hard to earn their bread. At the age of eleven Billy comes across ballet class, which shares the hall, at the village boxing club. Billy was captivated by the dance and was passionately inclined towards it. Father and brother discover his interest and explode as Billy was spending their hard earned boxing money on dance. They thought the dance to be unmanly. His father being of old fashioned idea thought that dancing jobs are for girls and as such could not accept Billy to dance but to box. Mrs. Wilkinson who was conducting ballet classes thought Billy to be good for ballet and asks for an audition and to try him out at the Royal Ballet Company. The teacher persuades Billy and gives him free teachings, clandestinely. Billy is unable to even explain just why he likes to dance; he has no answer but others could make out that Billy finds true happiness only in dancing. Billy misses his first audition due to his brother’s fight with the police. Billy dejected started unleashing his feelings in front of his friend Michael. His father realizes his the power and animation of his son’s talent, and ultimately gives in and allows Billy for the audition. And Billy as happy as ever makes it to London for the audition. There is of course a small scene about a gay boy hitting on Billy, which appears to be slightly away from the play. The result is an erotic scene matching what Nabokov wrote about in Lolita. This apprehension of his sexuality is seen in more than one scene and his otherworldly potential is seen from beginning to the end. It is also seen that in spite of what happens to Billy, people become emotional at the end. According to numerous appraisals, Billy Elliot Musical is regarded as of Oscar quality. The musical has enthusiastic reviews by the media.”The New York reviews enthusiastically reported about Billy Elliot saying that it is the saving grace of the Broadway season, and the show will probably win a number of Tony awards that will extend its box office life.”
If you’ve ever felt pushed into something you didn’t want to do, Billy Elliot tickets are for you. This heartwarming story of a boy who loves ballet is based on the 2000 movie of the same name. The story is set in northern England during the coal miners’ strike of 1984. While his family struggles to keep food on the table and the town struggles with unemployment, Billy is sent to boxing class with all the other boys. To be frank, Billy is no good at boxing.
He inadvertently finds a ballet class and is intrigued. The only problem is that there are no boys in the class and his conservative family would not approve. Billy goes anyway and his teacher recognizes his talent and potential. She wants him to go to London to audition for a dance school, but family problems get in the way. See how Billy eventually gets to the audition and what happens to his family by getting your own Billy Elliot tickets!
The movie was not originally a musical, but legendary composer Sir Elton John wrote the music that brought it to stage. This is not John’s first composition for stage. He also wrote the music for The Lion King, Aida and Lestat. Lee Hall wrote the book and lyrics along with the original screenplay. Hall has written other plays like Spoonface Steinberg and Cooking with Elvis.
Billy Elliot had successful runs in both England and Australia before coming to Broadway. Billy is played by three rotating actors, David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish. Alvarez has been in dancing productions with the American Ballet Theater like Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. Kowalik has been in dance training since the age of 3. He won the World Irish Dancing Championship at 11, making him the youngest American male to do so. He has performed as Billy with the London cast. Kulish is from San Diego, California and has won ballet and ballroom dancing competitions as well as performed with the American Ballet Theater.
The show has won multiple awards like four Laurence Olivier Awards. The music will keep you captivated with songs like, “Born to Boogie,” “Expressing Yourself” and “He Could Be a Star.” This musical has become a staple in London and now is comes to Broadway for audiences here to enjoy. Don’t miss your chance to see the story that has captivated audiences both in film and on stage. Reserve your Billy Elliot tickets now!
