Billy Elliot the Musical to Close on Broadway January 8

The Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical will play its final performance at the Imperial Theatre on Sunday, January 8, 2012. As of that date, it will have played 40 preview and 1,304 regular performances.

Based on the 2000 film of the same name, the show tells the tale of a young boy with a dream of being a dancer. The musical features music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, direction by Stephen Daldry, and choreography by Peter Darling.

The Broadway production currently stars Emily Skinner (Mrs. Wilkinson), Daniel Jenkins (Dad), Katherine McGrath (Grandma), Patrick Mulvey (Tony), Jack Broderick and Cameron Clifford (Michael) and Giuseppe Bausilio, Tade Biesinger, Myles Erlick, Joseph Harrington, and Peter Mazurowski (Billy).

Billy Elliot the Musical won ten 2009 Tony Awards including: Best Musical; Best Book of a Musical (Lee Hall); Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish); Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Gregory Jbara); Best Direction of a Musical (Stephen Daldry); Best Choreography (Peter Darling); Best Orchestrations (Martin Koch); Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Ian MacNeil); Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Rick Fisher); amd Best Sound Design of a Musical (Paul Arditti).

The production recouped its $18 million investment in only 14 months over 492 performances.

For TheaterMania’s review of Billy Elliot, click here.

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