Billy Elliot The Musical

BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL WINS AGAIN!

May 2009

In Melbourne Australia Billy Elliot scooped 6 gongs at the GREEN ROOM AWARDS announced on 20th April 2009.

BEST PRODUCTION MUSIC THEATRE
Billy Elliot the Musical

BEST DIRECTION MUSIC THEATRE
Stephen Daldry

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A MUSICAL
Peter Darling

BEST FEMALE ARTIST IN A LEADING ROLE
Genevieve Lemon

BEST MALE ARTIST IN A LEADING ROLE
The Billy's - Michael Dameski, Joshua Denyer, Rhys Kosakowski, Dayton Tavares and Joshua Waiss Gates

BEST MALE ARTIST IN A FEATURE ROLE
The Michael's - Liam Dodds, Thomas Doherty, Landen Hale-Brown and Joel Slater.

The Green Room Awards are Victorian theatre awards, the nominations are agreed by industry practitioners, and voted on by a panel of industry representatives.

And in New York Billy Elliot heads up the list of the Outer Critics Circle Awards with 10 Nominations including:

Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Outstanding New Score
Outstanding Director of a Musical – Stephen Daldry
Outstanding Choreographer – Peter Darling
Outstanding Set Design – Ian MacNeil
Outstanding Costume Design – Nicky Gillibrand
Outstanding Lighting Design – Rick Fisher
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical – Gregory Jbara
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical – Haydn Gwynne
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical – Carole Shelley

And Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish, and David Alvarez were given a Special Achievement Award for their performances in BILLY ELLIOT.

These awards will be announced on Monday 11th May.