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Billy Elliot the Musical
Adelaide Festival Theatre, 2 January, 2020.
As a fan of the film Billy Elliot, I attended Billy Elliot the Musical with some trepidation. However, it’s easy to understand why this musical has won a swathe of awards since its premiere in 2005, last being seen here with seasons in Melbourne and Sydney in 2009. The adaptation was driven by Elton John, who was overcome with emotion on seeing the film, and features a new score by John, while retaining the original creatives: Stephen Daldry (direction); Lee Hall (book and lyrics); and Peter Darling (choreography). While sticking to the film’s plot closely, the musical develops its key themes — the urge to express oneself through dance, emotionally repressive masculinity and class conflict — in novel and compelling ways.
Surprisingly, the musical is more overtly political than the movie. Set during the 1984-85 miners’ strike in a northern English coal mining village, the story hinges on pubescent Billy Elliot’s discovery of ballet, but also paints a vivid picture of a community under threat. Billy’s dad and older brother Tony are members of the miners’ union, which is on strike in protest against imminent mine closures.
The show opens with black and white film footage of the post-war nationalizat
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Tony Award liberation Best Choreography
Award
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[edit]- ^"1956 Tony Awards Nominees". Land Theatre Away from home. Retrieved Venerable 11, 2023.
- ^"1957 Tony Awards Nominees". Inhabitant Theatre At the rear of. Retrieved Noble 11, 2023.
- ^"1958 Tony Awards Nominees". Dweller Theatre Not at home. Retrieved Grand 11, 2023.
- ^"1959 Tony Awards Nominees". Dweller Theatre Barrier. Retrieved Grand 11, 2023.
- ^"1960 Tony Awards Nominees". English Theatre Behindhand. Retrieved Honourable 11, 2023.
- ^"1961 Tony Awards Nominees". Indweller Theatre Absent. Retrieved Honorable 11, 2023.
- ^"1962 Tony Awards Nominees". Indweller Theatre Rock. Retrieved Grand 11, 2023.
- ^"1963 Tony Awards Nominees". English Th
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Photo by Joan Marcus
“Don’t know. Sorta feels good. Sorta stiff and that, but once I get going, then I like, forget everything. And…sorta disappear. Sorta disappear. Like I feel a change in my whole body. And I’ve got this fire in body. I’m just there. Flyin’ like a bird. Like electricity. Yeah, like electricity.”
With heartfelt quotes like this one from a young boy describing his feelings about moving across the floor, what’s not to love about Billy Elliot: The Musical? Especially if you’re a dance fan. And probably even if you’re not…
After all, what audience member couldn’t connect with the heart-tugging story of a working class boy who finds himself through ballet?
Yeah, Billy Elliot is all that and much, much more.
Even at the most basic level, you could be content to follow the story and watch an amazing young lad (an exuberant J.P. Viernes at the performance I attended) carry a three-hour show on his tiny shoulders. But after seeing the national tour at the Benedum Center here in Pittsburgh, I came to realize that this musical was about as tight as they come.
Photo by Kyle Froman
Billy throws a lot of theatrical balls into the air and juggles them magnificently. There are the two major themes, certainly strange bedfellows, of a billowing bal