Elton John / Lee Hall
Billy Elliot, the musical
This exceptional English musical based on the film of the same name tells the riveting story of an eleven-year-old boy, Billy, who longs to utilize his extraordinary dance talent.
This exceptional English musical based on the film of the same name tells the riveting story of an eleven-year-old boy, Billy, who longs to utilize his extraordinary dance talent. Can he overcome the protests of his family and the rough mining community during the radical strike against the closure of local mines? The emotional musical offers an extraordinary theatrical experience full of excellent performances by both adult and child performers. The work of world-renowned authors has won the most prestigious theatrical awards and is now presented for the first time in the Czech Republic at the New Theatre!
Creators
- Music:
- Elton John
- Libretto:
- Lee Hall
- Czech text:
- Michael Prostějovský, Pavel Bár, Kateřina Hipská
- Directed by:
- Lumír Olšovský
- Musical arrangement:
- Dalibor Bárta
- Conductors:
- Dalibor Bárta / Pavel Kantořík
- Script Editor:
- Pavel Bár
- Choreography:
- Denisa Komarov Kubášová
- Stage Design and Costumes:
- Dave Benson
- Singing arrangement:
- Sára Bukovská
- Sound design:
- Tomáš Lorenc
- Lighting design:
- David Janeček
- Assistant director:
- Pavel Režný, Martin Šefl
- Assistant Choreographer:
- Pavel Klimenda
- Choreography cooperation (step, body drumming):
- Andrej Mikulka
- Assistant costume designer:
- Andrea Pavlovičová
- Accompanist:
- Sára Bukovská, Monika Kudrnová
- Choreography preparation:
- Zuzana Hereniová, Pavel Klimenda, Denisa Komarov Kubášová, Kateřina Marešová, Andrej Mikulka, Kristýna Miškolciová, Jarmila Hruškociová
- Show rigging (závěsná akrobacie):
- Tomáš Pintér
- Stage manager:
- Tereza Topičová
Prersons and actors
- Billy:
- Petr Batěk ml. / Robin Beneš
- Michael:
- Matyáš Holman, Robin Beneš (understudy)
- Paní Wilkinsonová:
- Ivana Chýlková / Lucie Zvoníková
- Otec:
- Martin Davídek / Martin Stránský
- Tony:
- Lukáš Ondruš
- Bábi:
- Ludmila Molínová / Monika Švábová
- Billyho mrtvá máma / company:
- Soňa Hanzlíčková
- George:
- Miro Grisa
- Pan Braithwaite / company:
- Ondřej Baumrukr
- Velkej Davey / company:
- Radim Flender
- Lesley / company:
- Eva Staškovičová / Kateřina Herčíková
- Žena s deskami / company:
- Kateřina Chrenková / Karolína Krausová
- Předák šachty / company:
- Jaroslav Panuška
- Pan Wilkinson / company:
- Martin Šefl
- Stávkokaz / company:
- Roman Krebs
- Bohatý otec / company:
- Jozef Hruškoci
- Company:
- Hana Spinethová, Kateřina Tafatová, Stanislava Topinková Fořtová, Venuše Zaoralová Dvořáková, Jaromír Dezort, Geronymo Fuhrmann, Jaromír Holub, Dušan Kraus, Václav Kolář, Michal Kováč, Tomáš Drobil, Jan Ludva (swing), Jan Mikula, Andrej Mikulka, Jiří Šup (swing), Adam Rezner, Adam Škandera, Jan Veselý (swing), Tomáš Zbranek
- Debbie:
- Nela Valová / Barbora Nováková (understudy)
- Malý kluk:
- Jáchym Karhánek / David Weinfurter
- Vysoký kluk:
- Petr Eliáš
- Malé baletky:
- Michaela Černá, Tereza Husníková, Markéta Jindrová, Nikola Křivancová, Elen Preisingerová, Anna Vasková, Kateřina Černá, Evelína Daníčková, Rozálie Dubničková, Tereza Hosnedlová, Barbora Nováková, Ella Petranek, Eliška Soukupová, Lucie Škédlová, Marie Varaňko,
- Orchestr muzikálu DJKT
Photos from the production
Photo author: Martina Root, Milan Svoboda
Billy Elliot The Musical produced by the Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre, a contributory organisation.
©2014 Billy London Ltd.
- Tobacco products are used in the production and due to the mining nature of the environment in which the story is set, there is an increased amount of profanity in the performance.
- The length of the production is given including 1 intermission.
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