Billy Elliot the Musical Live | |
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Directed by | Stephen Daldry (stage) Brett Sullivan (live film) |
Written by | Lee Hall |
Based on | Billy Elliot by Stephen Daldry |
Produced by | Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Jon Finn Sally Greene Dione Orrom (live film) |
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Edited by | Marko Keser Guy Morley Brett Sullivan David Tregoning |
Music by | Elton John |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 169 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $3.7 million[1] |
Billy Elliot the Musical Live is a 2014 British filmed version of Elton John's coming-of-age stage musical Billy Elliot the Musical (2005), which in turn was based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. Stephen Daldry directed both the original film and the 2014 musical adaptation.
Filmed on 28 September 2014 at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London's West End, Billy Elliot Live was broadcast live to cinemas in several European countries, followed by further worldwide screenings. North American screenings took place on 12, 15, and 18 November.[2]
The filmed production stars Elliott Hanna as Billy, Ruthie Henshall as Mrs. Wilkinson, and Deka Walmsley, Ann Emery, and Chris Grahamson as Billy's father, grandmother, and older brother, respectively.