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Billy Elliot is one of the greatest musical to have come out of America after the new millennium. This musical is based upon the movie of the same name, released in 2000. This movie was a hit and quickly became one of 2000’s best movies. The musical features music by the legendary Sir Elton John, its book as well as its lyrics are by Lee Hall, the same writer behind the movie Billy Elliot’s screenplay. This incredible musical features a heart moving and captivating story that follows Billy, a boy without a mother whose story begins when he trades in his boxing gloves for a pair of ballet shoes. This occurs at a time in the UK when the UK Miners Strike was taking place in Durham . The story itself is partly inspired by the novel, The Stars Look Down by A.J. Cronin and published in 1935.

This musical has won very many awards, many of which were won soon after this musical’s debut. Hardly a year had passed after its release that it won four Laurence Olivier Awards out of nine nominations, a record ten Tony Awards, an equal ten Drama Desk Awards and seven Helpmann Awards. Other awards include six Green Room Awards out of eleven nominations and its Tony Award nominations, fifteen of them, were the most received by any show. Billy Elliot has also won seven Outer Critics Circle Awards out of nine nominations, an iconic feat. With so many awards, Billy Elliot is bound to be a mind blowing, feet sweeping musical that can be easily seen at Washington DC through Billy Elliot Washington DC tickets.