Billy Elliot Tickets

Billy Elliot is the musical version of the 2000 hit British film directed by Stephen Daldry, and written by Lee Hall. The story of a working class British boy who loses himself in dance has won many great accolades and awards, including being hailed as “The Best Musical of the Decade” by Time magazine.

Writer Lee Hall, who wrote the Billy Elliot screenplay, as well as the play book for the musical, grew up in a similar environment as the character Billy Elliot. Growing up in Northeast England, Hall was facing working as a coal miner as well, and escaped through writing, changing his personal experiences into dancing for Billy Elliot.

As it turns out, Hall discovered there were a number of real life Billy Elliot's who overcame similar backgrounds to become top dancers in the world. Billy Elliot was the first film directed by Stephen Daldry, who was a director for the Royal Court Theater, and had hemmed over 100 plays.

After seeing Billy Elliot at the Cannes Film Festival, Elton John immediately saw it as a play, which he pitched to director Daldry, and John wrote the score. Both Elton and Lee got along famously, and John’s music, combined with Hall’s writing, made a great combination for the play. As Hall told the Chicago Sun Times, “I’ve not had an easier, more sensitive partner in anything I’ve done.” John felt a kinship with the character of Billy Elliot, and called working on it a “joyous” experience, and the many times he’s seen the show, “it never fails to move me.”

In addition to Time’s “Best Musical of the Decade” rave, Billy Elliot also won ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Since opening in 2008, Billy Elliot has proven itself a musical story that continues to inspire and move millions of theatergoers.