Billy Elliot The Musical Celebrates Second Birthday

As Billy Elliot The Musical approaches its second birthday, half a million new tickets will go on sale on 23 April 2007, taking bookings up until 20 December 2008.

Elton John and Lee Hall’s multi award-winning Billy Elliot The Musical, directed by Stephen Daldry, has been playing at the Victoria Palace Theatre since March 2005 where it continues to break box office records. Productions of Billy Elliot The Musical are due to open in Sydney, Australia in December this year, followed by a Broadway production opening in New York in 2008.

Billy Elliot the Musical is set in the North East and is a funny, heart-warming and feel-good celebration of one young boy's dreams. This new staging of Billy Elliot The Musical is an adaptation of one of the most adored British films of the last decade which broke box office records across the world and was nominated for 3 Oscars and 13 BAFTA Awards.

Billy Elliot The Musical is written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. The score has been composed by music legend Elton John, the most celebrated UK singer songwriter of the last 30 years, choreography is by Peter Darling, designs are by Ian MacNeil with sound by Paul Arditti and lighting by Rick Fisher.

Billy Elliot The Musical is produced by Working Title and Old Vic Productions plc.

LISTINGS INFORMATION

New booking period: 23 April 07 for performances until 20 December 2008
Theatre: Victoria Palace Theatre, Victoria Street, London SW1
Tickets: £60.00 - £17.50
Performances: Monday – Saturday at 7.30pm
Thursday and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm
Website: Billyelliotthemusical.com; Billyelliotthemusical.mobi

BILLY ELLIOT FACTS AND FIGURES

? over £55 million has been taken at the Box Office
? over1¼ million people will have seen the show
? ½ million new tickets go on sale
? 8116 children have auditioned to play the parts of Billy, Debbie & Michael
? 8260 jaffa cakes have been eaten on stage
? 4887 lollypops have been consumed on stage
? 1562 ballet shoes have graced the stage
? there have been 828 performances at the Victoria Palace Theatre
? 828 pasties have been eaten on stage
? 274 tutus have been made for the Company
? 107 ballet girls will have performed on stage
? the production will have won 17 major theatre awards
? 9 young boys will have played the title role of Billy Elliot
? there has been 1visit to see the show by HM Queen