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BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL SCOOPS AWARDS IN SYDNEY
January 2008
Billy Elliot the Musical has won again, this time at the Sydney Theatre Awards for the Australian production of the hit show. The awards, held on the 21 January 2008 in the Paddington RSL Club, saw Billy Elliot scoop all three awards in its category, with all four Billy's Lochlan Denholm, Rhys Kosakowski, Ramian Newton and Nick Twiney winning Best Actor in a musical, Genevieve Lemon (Mrs Wilkinson) taking home Best Actress in a musical and the Best Musical Award.
Elton John and Lee Hall's multi award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical premiered at Sydney's Capitol Theatre on 13 December to a fantastic response from audiences and critics alike. The Sydney production is the first to open outside the UK and casting is already underway for a Broadway production opening in Autumn of 2008.