Elton John Dons Tutu to Help London's Billy Elliot Celebrate First Anniversary". Playbill . Retrieved 24 June 2022. In December 2013 the Norwegian production company SceneKvelder announced that it would stage their own production of the show at the Folketeatret in Oslo. This production opened on 18 September 2014 for a limited run and was the first international non-replica production to open. [60] [61] Kevin Haugan played the title role with Hilde Lyrån as Mrs. Wilkinson, Nils Ole Oftebro as Billy's dad and Benjamin Helstad as Tony. Boland, Michaela (13 December 2007). "Billy Elliot the Musical". Variety . Retrieved 12 January 2022.

Szilveszter (4 June 2018). "Meleg helyzet, avagy kiborul a Billy". Origo (in Hungarian) . Retrieved 23 June 2018. Billy Elliot the Musical: Korea Unveiled at Press Conference". The Sky Kid. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Jones, Chris (15 October 2010). " 'Billy Elliot' is closing early in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010.Billy Elliot – a Musical" (in Hungarian). Magyar Állami Operaház. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015 . Retrieved 25 June 2016. Jones, Chris (21 July 2009). " Billy Elliot to land in Chicago for a long dance". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009.

The premiere of the musical was planned at the Tyne Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but this was abandoned due to financial problems of the Tyne Theatre's operator, and the production's growing budget. [3]Featherstone, David; Kelliher, Diarmaid; Donovan, David; Conway, Terry; Davison, Sally (18 July 2018). " 'An enormous sense of solidarity': London and the 1984-5 miners' strike". Soundings. 69 (69): 99–112. doi: 10.3898/SOUN:69.06.2018. ISSN 1362-6620. S2CID 158898452. Helpmann Awards Winners". helpmannawards.com.au. 28 July 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. On 1 June 2016 Billy Elliot premiered in Israel at City Hall theater in Cinema City Gelilot Complex. Billy was alternately played by Arnon Herring and Shon Granot-Zilbershtein. The main cast included Daphna Dekel as Mrs. Wilkinson, Avi Kushnir as Billy's father, Oshri Cohen as Tony and Dina Doron as Billy's grandmother. The role of Michael was alternately played by Sahar Lev-Shomer, TimoTi Sannikov and Amit Brenner. The role of Debbie was alternately played by Naya Federman, Sasha Bezrukov and Maya Mintz. Eldar Groisman directed and choreographed the show, which was translated into Hebrew by Eli Bijaoui. The production is notable in its empowering promotion of the subversion of traditional gender roles, promoting acceptance and open-mindedness; both implicitly in the show's decision to represent drag and the challenging of traditional masculinity in a positive light, and explicitly, in the shows lyrics and repeated core message of the value of 'expressing yourself' and embracing one's 'individuality.' Billy's subversion of traditional masculine "gender performativity" [74] is highlighted against the contrast of Durham's extremely masculine working-class society. With this focus, Billy Elliot has the position of being "the first mainstream British entertainment to directly interrogate homophobic prejudice as a function of patriarchal society." [75] With the impact of its empowering message of acceptance entering public discourse and education campaigns [19] thanks to the prominence and financial success of the show. Cheesman, Neil (3 July 2015). "Nat Sweeney is the 41st boy to play the role of Billy Elliot in London and 100th worldwide". LondonTheatre1.

Productions [ edit ] Original London production [ edit ] Five years of West End Billys performing in the 5th Birthday Show on 31 March 2010Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011 . Retrieved 31 March 2011. The Sydney production was nominated for three 2007 Sydney Theatre Awards and won all three including Best Production of a Musical. [96] The Melbourne production was nominated for twelve 2008 Green Room Awards and won six, including Best Production Music Theatre. [97] The Broadway production received 15 Tony Award nominations in 2009, tied with The Producers for the most nominations ever received by a single show, although this was surpassed in 2016 by Hamilton with 16 nominations. [32] It won ten Tony Awards, including the Best Musical. The lead actor award was shared by the three boys who opened in the title role, marking the first time in Tony history the award has been shared by three actors. [98] The production also won in all ten of its Drama Desk Awards nominations, including Outstanding Musical. [99] It garnered ten 2008–09 Outer Critics Circle Awards nominations, winning seven, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical, as well as receiving an honorary Special Achievement Award for its three Billys. [100] The six juvenile principals were recognized with an honorary Young Artist Award as Outstanding Broadway Musical Ensemble. [101] Original London production [ edit ] Year