Working Title News

The movie musicals Hairspray and Sweeney Todd are among the nominees for the 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Pixyish chanteuse Gay Marshall has a wonderful holiday show at the Zipper, Booth Daniels and Patrick Frankfort bring their quirky fun to Don't Tell Mama and John McWhorter sings Cole Porter, Harry Warren and Rodgers & Hart at The Duplex.

Fourteen past, present and future Billy Elliot's from the multi-award winning West End hit Billy Elliot the Musical are taking part in a unique performance as part of BAFTA's 60th Birthday celebrations hosted by Joanna Lumley and Michael Parkinson, the program will air on Wednesday November 7 on ITV1 at 9PM.

Magic Theatre announces Joan Rivers in a two-week work-in-progress presentation of her new autobiographical play 'The Joan Rivers Theatre Project,' August 21-September 2.

As Elton John and Lee Hall's awar-winning Billy Elliot The Musical approaches its second birthday, half a million new tickets will go on sale April 23, taking booking up until December 20, 2008.

Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith recently announced the lineup for the Arena Stage's 57th theater season, her 10th as Artistic Director.

On February 26, twelve year old Layton Williams made his West End stage debut in the title role in the multi award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical, alternating the role of Billy alongside Leon Cooke, Dean McCarthy and Travis Yates.

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 and has now taken over £50 million.

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

Oscar-winning director Ron Howard (Cinderella Man, A Beautiful Mind) will bring the Donmar Warehouse hit Frost/Nixon to the screen

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

At an event held at Sardi's Restaurant in New York on Wednesday, June 21st, Heather Randall and Jack Klugman, along with the Board of Directors of the Tony Randall Theatrical Fund, and the Grant Selection Committee announced the beneficiary of the inaugural Tony Randall Grant.