Billy Elliot dominates the Tony Awards
British Broadway hit Billy Elliot: The Musical has won a slew of awards at the Tony Awards show in New York.
Billy Elliot, based on the hit movie starring Jamie Bell and Julie Walters, received the Best Book of a Musical and Choreography awards as well as Design prizes for Sets, Lighting and Sound.
It also tied with Next to Normal for Best Orchestration.
“I have to thank Elton John. It was his idea to make this a musical in the first place,” said Lee Hall, who won for Best Book of a Musical.
“He insisted we start with the music.”
Hall and John were also nominated for Best Original Score for Billy Elliot.
Billy Elliot and God of Carnage were the most popular Broadway shows this season, with Carnage also expected to garner half a dozen awards.
The Tony Awards were hosted by actor Neil Patrick Harris, who replaced last year’s host Hugh Jackman.
The awards feature 27 competitive categories and have been running since 1947.
Source: Splash News
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