Billy Elliot Tickets

Billy Elliot the Musical is a new show based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot starring Jamie Bell as Billy Elliot This musical has captured Broadwaya€™s heart and received the best reviews for any musical in years Being referred to as a€oA Global Theatrical Phenomenona€ by The LA Times and a€oExtraordinarily Upliftinga€ by Time Out New York Billy Elliot is a celebration of joy excitement and delight by one boy following his dreams Music is performed by Sir Elton John and book and lyrics are by Lee Hall who wrote the film s screenplay The musical revolves around motherless Billy who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes The story of his personal struggle and fulfillment are balanced against a counter story of family and community strife caused by the eighties coal miners strike in Northern England Hall s screenplay was inspired in part by A J Cronin s novel The Stars Look Down and the musical s opening song is an