Billy Elliot the performances of Julie Walters, Gary Lewis and Jamie Bell in particular. In 2004, the magazine "Total Film" named "Billy Elliot" the 39th greatest British film of all time. Stephen Warbeck scored the music for the film. The soundtrack was released on 11 March 2002, and includes several well-known glam rock and punk songs from the likes of T. Rex and the Clash. The soundtrack also contains pieces of dialogue from the film. In 2004, English singer/songwriter Elton John joined forces with the film's screenwriter Lee Hall to produce a musical adaptation of the film, which premiered 31 March 2005
Billy Elliot the Musical grandma, Patrick Mulvey as Tony and Jim Ortlieb as George. It was originally scheduled for 28 January 2011. The show received mostly glowing reviews. The most critical review was one published in the "National Post": "The signal achievement of "Billy Elliot The Musical" is to be even phonier than the movie it's based on." The show was extended, due to packed audiences for an additional three months. A second tour opened at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, North Carolina on 30 October 2010. Although this is the first production of the musical to tour the United States in