Lee Hall News

Music Theater Works will present 'Billy Elliot: The Musical' at the North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie (9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60076) from December 23, 2021 through January 2, 2022 as the final production of the 2021 Season.

The West End production of Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, which opened last week at the Lyric Theatre, has extended its booking period until 18th September 2022. Hailed as a major cultural event the landmark production about Bob Marley's life began performances at the Lyric at the start of the month.

With unlimited access to Marley's magical, revolutionary songs and a book by award-winning Lee Hall, acclaimed director Clint Dyer channels the creative quest and spiritual power of a universally embraced icon. The production brings a dynamic company of performers, led by Arinzé Kene as Bob Marley, that fuse with the finest reggae musicians to bring this exhilarating story of struggle, freedom and transformation from Trenchtown to the West End.

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds.” To some, Bob Marley is the dreadlocked king of reggae, writer of feel-good hits such as “One Love” and “Three Little Birds” – but there was far more to his life than that. Abandoned by his father and shoved from pillar to post in his youth, he formed a bond with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, the trio hoping to escape the ghetto with the help of music – although Bob probably wouldn’t have minded giving a football career a shot if that hadn’t worked out.

Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical officially opens on the West End  at the Lyric Theatre tomorrow, 20 October. Check out all new photos of the cast in action here!

Hablamos tanto con el elenco, como con uno de los productores de la obra que se estrenará el próximo 9 de octubre en el Teatre Victòria de Barcelona

En el pase de gráficos que ha tenido lugar hoy en el Teatre Victòria, el elenco de BILLY ELLIOT nos ha ofrecido un avance del musical que en octubre veremos en tablas

Con motivo del estreno de la obra, que tendrá lugar el próximo 9 de octubre en el Teatre Victòria, hoy se ha celebrado una rueda de prensa y un pase gráfico

Leading playwrights and WGGB members Caryl Churchill, April de Angelis, Nick Dear, David Edgar, David Eldridge, Lee Hall, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, Lucy Kirkwood, Bryony Lavery, Simon Stephens, Sir Tom Stoppard, Jack Thorne and Roy Williams OBE have backed new digital principles for theatre launched today.

The musical will be choreographed by Lucy Hind (Girl From the North Country, The Last Ship) with full casting to be announced in due course.

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical, Billy Elliot, will receive a brand-new production at Curve Leicester in summer 2022. 

A menos de un mes para el esperado estreno de BILLY ELLIOT El Musical en el Teatre Victòria de Barcelona, crece la emoción para presentar esta obra maestra avalada por el éxito extraordinario en Broadway, Londres y Madrid. Tras dos años de trabajo, el equipo de SOM Produce, la productora del espectáculo da a conocer a los 5 niños que a partir del próximo 9 de octubre se pondrán en la piel de Billy Elliot.

As theatre comes roaring back, this autumn and winter see plenty of exciting new productions, including big West End musicals and intriguing plays. Here are the shows that we’re most looking forward to seeing.

The first Norwegian non-professional production of Billy Elliot is a solid piece of entertainment, and deserves to be seen by the local community. I urge parents to ask their kids to put down the smartphones, iPads and gaming devices for a few hours and go experience Billy Elliot's journey of self-discovery. You parents may learn a thing or two as well, along the way.

Check out the all new photos and footage from rehearsals for this world premiere musical, and learn more about how to attend!

This new production celebrates the immense life and timely message of Jamaican soul rebel Bob Marley - from a life of poverty to visionary international superstar. Crucial fellow soul rebels in the cast include the sensational Rita Marley and the I Three and his inspiring brothers in arms, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Lee 'Scratch Perry'.

The season opens with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire's comedy Good People - a compelling and comedic examination of class and the divides it creates in a community of hardworking South Boston friends. A Tony Award nominee for Best Play, Good People, looks into the struggles of its characters and reminds us that kindness comes at the most surprising moments and from unexpected sources.  

New Jersey's Henry Fin Berry will fill Billy Elliot's shoes, as he becomes the world's 300th triple threat to play the role. His turn as the British ballet dancer in The Rheinbeck Theatre Society's production marks another milestone: Berry will be only the first American actor to have played all three coveted roles for young boys: Billy, Michael and Small Boy.  

Seeing both of these movies and comparing their teams has shown that Hollywood needs to let Broadway people work on movie musicals. There is an understanding that Broadway people have of musicals that Hollywood people don't. 

El espectáculo se ha presentado en una rueda de prensa en el Teatre Victòria, y ha contado con la presencia de Antonio Díaz, el Mago Pop