Lee Hall News

Sir Elton John, composer/lyricist of the multi award-winning West End hit, Billy Elliot The Musical, hosted a special charity Gala performance of the show on November 22nd as the musical celebrated with it's one millionth patron through the doors at the Victoria Palace Theatre

Casting is currently underway to find a young actor for the title role of Australia's upcoming Billy Elliot, based on the hit Universal Pictures/Studio Canal film

They will be holding open auditions in New York City and Boston on November 11 and 18, 2006, respectively, to find boys for the upcoming Broadway production of BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL.

Sir Elton John, composer of the multi award-winning West End hit, Billy Elliot The Musical, is to host a special charity Gala performance of the show on 22 November 2006 as the musical celebrates with it's one millionth patron through the doors at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

According to a casting notice, Billy Elliot will pirouette onto a Broadway stage in fall of 2008

Universal Pictures, Working Title and Old Vic Productions announced today that the multi-award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical will open at Sydney's Capitol Theatre in January 2008 and that the search for Australia's Billy Elliot has begun

The London smash Billy Elliot will open at the Imperial Theatre in summer of 2008

Liam Mower will perform the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical for the final time at the Victoria Palace on Saturday, September 30th

On June 5th, Sally Dexter and more cast members will be welcomed into the cast of London's Billy Elliot

The NY Post reports that an agressive offer has been made for the hit musical to visit Toronto, before it does New York.

This year's glittering awards ceremony, the casts of Billy Elliot and Guys And Dolls, Jane Krakowski, Derren Brown, William Bergers and Sarah-Jane Davies all performed, while Billy Elliot and Hedda Gabler were the big winners on the night.

The London cast recording of the West End smash Billy Elliot is now available in American stores; it was released on February 7th

The nominations have been released for the 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards. The ceremony for this year's awards will take place at the Park Lane Hilton on February, 2006. Leading the pack this year are Billy Elliot with nine nominations, and Guys and Dolls with eight.

The London cast recording of the West End smash Billy Elliot will dance into American stores on February 7th, 2006, while the show itself will open on Broadway sometime in 2007

Billy Elliot has been extended to run at London's Victoria Place Theatre through October 21st

Fourteen year-old Leon Cooke has been cast as one of the alternating Billy Elliots in the London hit musical

Maria Friedman, the leading lady of the British musical theatre, makes her Broadway debut in London's smash hit musical, THE WOMAN IN WHITE, opening on Broadway Thursday, November 17th at the Marquis Theatre (211 W 45th St).

LESTAT stars Hugh Panaro in the title role, Carolee Carmello as Gabrielle, Jack Noseworthy as Armand, Jim Stanek as Louis, Roderick Hill as Nicolas, Michael Genet as Marius and Allison Fischer as Claudia.

The smash London musical Billy Elliot has extended its booking period to April 1st, 2006 after rave reviews and healthy box office