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On Friday, April 16th, Billy Elliot the Musical will be featured on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Composer Elton John will be Oprah's guest, and the stars of Billy Elliot in Chicago, Tommy Batchelor, Giuseppe Bausilio, Cesar Corrales and J.P. Viernes will also make an appearance. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will air live at 9am Central on ABC7 WLS in Chicago and will air at 4pm Eastern on WABC in New York. Check local listings for additional airings.
Billy Elliot, the show Time Magazine calls "The Best Musical of the Decade," opened to critical acclaim at Chicago's Ford Center/Oriental Theater on Sunday, April 11th. Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune says Billy Elliot is "Chicago's kind of show! **** Out of four stars." Hedy Weiss from the Chicago Sun-Times calls the show "A gorgeous musical from top to bottom! Explosive and spirit-lifting. Grabs hold of an audience and sends it soaring!" Bill Zwecker from Fox Chicago raves, "If you only go to one show this year - make sure it's Billy Elliot!" while Janet Davies of ABC7 cheers "Watch out Chicago. Billy Elliot will leap into your heart!" On Broadway, Billy Elliot is the winner of ten 2009 Tony Awards including Best Musical. The production opened at the Imperial Theatre on November 13, 2008. Ben Brantley of the New York Times says that Billy Elliot "Sends audiences into a mass swoon!" Time Out says it's "The most electric and passionate show in years." The Daily News calls Billy "So exhilarating that you feel like leaping!" The New York Post says Billy Elliot is "The best show you will ever see!" Liz Smith calls the show "Absolutely awesome," The New York Observer raves that Billy is "The best thing to happen to Broadway in a long while," and WOR's Dave Richardson cheers, "All I can say is WOW!"Videos