Leah Hocking was in the original Broadway cast of “Billy Elliot” as Billy’s late mother. At the same time, she was understudy to the female lead, Mrs. Wilkinson, and received a Tony nomination as Best ...

That was my feeling after seeing this new production of Billy Elliot at the Paramount Theatre. It runs through March 24. The book and lyrics were written by Lee Hall. The amazing score was written by ...

Most of the talk about Billy Elliot The Musical focuses on the child members of its cast, triple threats who sing, dance, and act. But it’s the adults that give the Tony award winning musical its edge ...

I spent a semester studying in London in the winter of 1985, and one of the first concerts I attended was a benefit at Brixton Academy for the striking coal miners, featuring Aztec Camera and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Billy Elliot The Musical" swept the top U.S. theater honors on Sunday, winning 10 Tony Awards for a Broadway season that defied a recession with record ticket sales. "Billy ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood actress Evan Rachel Wood has quietly married Briton Jamie Bell - star of the 2000 "Billy Elliot" dance movie - in a ceremony in California, Wood's spokeswoman said on ...

Reviewed by Ewart Shaw, Saturday 29th March 2025. Before I get into a detailed analysis of Billy Elliot, and tick off the adjectives on the critics’ cheat sheet, just book tickets to this latest ...