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Billy Elliot, the Musical is based on the film Billy Elliot. Lee Hall has written the book and the lyrics. Sir Elton John has scored the music for this musical. If you want Billy Elliot tickets without any hassles, you can get them online. There are many authorized ticket brokers available who will serve your need.

The musical revolves around the story of Billy Elliot who prefers ballot to boxing. He struggles to fulfill his ambition. The counter story is about the community strife due to the miners' strike in Northern England. The screenplay of Lee Hall is influenced partly by The Stars Look Down, a novel by A.J. Cronin. Hall also claims that the story is influenced by his own life. His mother's relatives used to work in mines. In 2005, the musical opened in West End London and was nominated for nine Laurence Olivier Awards. It won four awards including the Best New Musical. The success has led to the production of this musical in Australia and Broadway. There are Billy Elliot tickets available online through authorized brokers. You can check them out online.

West End Production

Billy Elliot was premiered ...
... at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London in March 2005. Like the original film, Stephen Daldry directed the musical and Peter Darling choreographed it. The musical received rave reviews and won three Laurence Oliver Awards, Best Actor, Best New Musical ad Best Choreographer. Also, it has won the Evening Award for Best Musical. The original Billys, Maguire, Mower and Lomas appeared in a final show together celebrating the first anniversary on May 12, 2006. The trio rotated the role among them and Sir Elton John joined at the end. During the third anniversary, the new Billys for the Broadway production danced to the tune of Electricity. Billy Elliot tickets are available online from authorized ticket brokers.

Broadway Production
The preview of the musical was conducted at the Imperial Theater on Broadway on October 1, 2008. The same creative team of London designed and directed the Broadway production as well. David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik shared the title role which rotated among them.

Australia Production

The musical reopened at Capitol Theatre of Sydney on November 13, 2007. The production won the Best Musical Award at the Sydney Theatre Awards 2008. Also it has won the Helpmann Award for the Best Musical. The show concluded on November 9, 2008. The show is scheduled to open at the Her Majesty's Theatre of Melbourne on December 13, 2008. You can get the Billy Elliot tickets from authorized ticket brokers online.

Seoul Production

The audition is ongoing for Billy Elliot in Seoul. The production is expected to open at LG Arts Center in 2010. The officials however believe that they would face some difficulties in training and finding the child actors as Korea does not possess many child ballerionos.

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