Billy Elliot The bus station, from where Billy leaves his father and brother for London, is the now-demolished Gallowgate Bus Station in Newcastle. The performance of "Swan Lake" takes place at the Theatre Royal in Haymarket, London. On 22 May 1999, it was announced that Jamie Bell would play the lead role in the film, while Adam Cooper and Julie Walters were in early talks to join the cast. On 3 June 1999 it was reported that Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven, Jean Heywood, Stuart Wells, Merryn Owen, Nicola Blackwell, Colin Maclachlan, Mike Elliott, Billy Fane, Janine Birkett, Charlie Hardwick, Matthew James Thomas
Take Me to the River "Take Me to the River" for his autobiography, published in 2000. In 2004, Green's original recording was ranked number 117 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. The song was used as the title track of the award-winning 2008 compilation album "Take Me to the River: A Southern Soul Story 1961-1977". The song played prominent role in an episode of the HBO series "The Sopranos" in which a Big Mouth Billy Bass played a major role. It was also used in the 1993 movie "Blood In Blood Out" and also featured in the 1991