Paramount Theatre’s production of “Billy Elliot The Musical” is a spectacle in every sense of the word: From set designer Michelle Lilly’s magnificently forbidding mine shaft, whose murky interior ...

In the March issue of Chicago, the New York-based writer Giannella Garrett dissected this move, regarded as one of the toughest in the show. Each boy who plays Billy (the role is so demanding that it ...

3 ICYMI: Meet the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finalists Billy is to return keys to Mrs. Wilkinson (Michelle Aravena) who teaches ballet. Billy observes the class of all girls and finds himself intrigued.

“Billy Elliot” certainly belongs on any list of the greatest British musicals of all time, eclipsed by “Les Miserables” for sure, but right up there with “Matilda,” “Mamma Mia!” and “Blood Brothers.” ...

Most of the talk about Billy Elliot The Musical focuses on the child members of its cast, triple threats who sing, dance, and act. But it’s the adults that give the Tony award winning musical its edge ...

3 ICYMI: Meet the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finalists Overall, Goodspeed's production of BILLY ELLIOT is engaging, uplifting, and heartwarming. It is the kind of show that you can't help leaving with a ...

I spent a semester studying in London in the winter of 1985, and one of the first concerts I attended was a benefit at Brixton Academy for the striking coal miners, featuring Aztec Camera and ...

Follow your dreams — against all odds, no matter what the cost, don’t let anyone stand in your way — such is the message of “Billy Elliot.” The musical “Billy Elliot” comes to the Paramount Theatre in ...

A feeling of déjà vu seeps into one’s psyche upon leaving Goodspeed Opera’s production of “Billy Elliot The Musical,” which officially opened Wednesday night. Following on the heels of yet another ...