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The Billy Hope OrchestraBilly Elliot the Musical Billy Elliot the Musical 2006 stage musical by Elton John and Lee Hall For the 2014 filmed release, see Billy Elliot the Musical Live. Billy Elliot: The Musical is a coming-of-age stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy Elliot, a motherless British boy who begins taking ballet lessons. The story of his personal struggle and fulfillment is balanced against a counter-story of family and community strife caused by the 1984–1985 miners' strike in County Durham, in North East England. Hall's screenplay was inspired in part by A.… (Source: Wikipedia)
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