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'''Provident Hospital'''<ref>[http://www.providentfoundation.org/history/index.html The Provident Foundation]</ref>, the first Black-owned and operated hospital in America<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/aframsurgeons/history.html | author=National LIbrary of Medicine | title=History: Early medical education}}</ref>, was established in [[Chicago]] in 1893 by Dr. [[Daniel Hale Williams]] a Black American surgeon during the time in American history where few public or private medical facilities were open to Black citizens. Though the historic Provident Hospital was forced to close in 1987 due to financial difficulties, it reopened in 1993 as part of Cook County's Bureau of Health Services<ref>[http://www.cchil.org/dom/bureau.html Cook County Bureau of Health Services]</ref> to provide services to residents of Chicago's south side. It is now known as Provident Hospital of Cook County.<ref>[http://www.cchil.org/dom/provident.html Provident Hospital of Cook County]
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|name= Billy Elliot
|image= Billyelliot-logo.gif
|caption= [[West End theatre|West End]] Poster
|music= [[Elton John]]
|lyrics= [[Lee Hall (playwright)|Lee Hall]]
|book=[[Lee Hall (playwright)|Lee Hall]]
|basis= 2000 Film ''[[Billy Elliot]]''
|productions= 2005 [[West End theatre|West End]] <br> 2007 [[Australia]] <br> 2008 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
|awards= [[Olivier Award for Best New Musical]]
}}

'''''Billy Elliot the Musical''''' is a [[musical theatre|musical]] based on the 2000 film ''[[Billy Elliot]]''. The music is by [[Sir Elton John]], and book and lyrics are by [[Lee Hall (playwright)|Lee Hall]] (who wrote the film's screenplay). The musical revolves around motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes. The story of his personal struggle and fulfilment are balanced against a counterstory of family and community strife caused by the 1980s coal miners' strike. Hall's screenplay was inspired in part by [[A.J. Cronin]]'s novel, ''[[The Stars Look Down]]'', and the musical's opening song is an [[homage]].<ref>{{cite web | url =http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/s2.cfm?id=1432002 | title = ''Scotsman'' interview (2002)}}</ref>

The musical opened in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] in 2005 and was nominated for nine [[Laurence Olivier Awards]], winning four including Best New Musical. The success of ''Billy Elliot the Musical'' has led to productions in Australia and on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].

==Productions==

=== West End ===

The work premiered in March 2005 at the [[Victoria Palace Theatre]] in [[London]], where it is still showing; it reportedly cost £5.5 million to make (the original film version cost $5 million).<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/04/11/btgwynne11.xml Interview with Haydn Gwynne]</ref> It is directed by [[Stephen Daldry]] and choreographed by [[Peter Darling]], as was the original film. The producers were [[Working Title Films]], Old Vic Productions Plc and [[David Furnish]]. Ian MacNeil designed the sets, Nicky Gillibrand designed the costumes, and Rick Fisher designed the lighting. The [[original cast album]] was released on [[January 10]], [[2006]]. The musical received favourable reviews and won Three [[Laurence Olivier Awards]]: Best New Musical, Best Actor and Choreographer. It also won the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical.<ref name=NYTG>[http://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news/mar08/billy15mar08.htm "Billy Elliot - The Musical to open at the Imperial Theatre on 16 Oct" New York Theatre Guide, 15 March 2008]</ref>

=== Australia ===

The musical opened at [[Sydney]]'s [[Capitol Theatre, Sydney|Capitol Theatre]] on 13 November 2007 (with the Australian Media Premiere later on 13 Dec).<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/113505.html playbill article, Dec. 13, 2007, "Elton John and Lee Hall Take a Bow at Billy Elliot's Australian Opening Dec. 13"]</ref>In January 2008 the production won Best Musical at the 2008 Sydney Theatre Awards, and it has been earning good notices.<ref>[http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117935644.html?categoryid=33&cs=1 ''Variety'' review of the Sydney production]</ref> This production also won the Helpmann Award for Best Musical.<ref>[http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=279 News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The production will conclude in Sydney on [[November 9]], [[2008]] and be subsequently transferred to [[Melbourne]]'s [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne|Her Majesty's Theatre]], which shall open on [[December 13]], [[2008]].<ref>[http://performingartskids.com/2008/06/02/billy-elliot-to-dance-into-melbourne-australia/ Billy Elliot to dance into Melbourne, Australia | performingartskids.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

=== Broadway ===

The production opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Imperial Theater]]<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=403984&in_page_id=1773 Information about the Broadway production and possible changes to the show]</ref> on [[1 October]] [[2008]] in previews and officially on November 13. The London production's creative team directed and designed the Broadway production.<ref name=NYTG/> The title role is set to be rotated among three young actors, David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and [[Trent Kowalik]].<ref name="PlaybillBilly">{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|title=Playbill News: Broadway Finds Its Billy Elliots|publisher=[[Playbill]]|date=2008-04-22|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117008.html|accessdate=2008-07-21}}</ref><ref name="APcast">{{cite web|title='Billy Elliot' announces its New York cast|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=2008-07-16|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jC_k7cyKPlXF0qb6yz6hehBPsRAgD91UHUM00|accessdate=2008-07-21}}</ref><ref name="WantaghTeen">{{cite web|last=Kahn|first=Robert|title=Wantagh teen wins lead 'Billy Elliot' Broadway role|publisher=[[Newsday]]|date=2008-04-22|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/stage/ny-etbillyelliot0423,0,3515187.story|accessdate=2008-07-21}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
Set in [[County Durham]], against the backdrop of the [[UK miners' strike (1984–1985)|1984-85 coal miners' strike]], motherless eleven-year-old Billy inadvertently finds his way into a girls' ballet class run by Mrs. Wilkinson and is attracted to the grace of the dance. Without telling his family, who would prefer that he study boxing, Billy continues to come to the dance class, and Mrs. Wilkinson, recognising his talent, encourages him to audition for the [[Royal Ballet School]] in London. Billy's friend Michael is a boy with [[homosexual]] feelings, and Mrs. Wilkinson's daughter Debbie is another friend of Billy's. Meanwhile, Billy's gruff, conservative father and brother are engaged in a daily battle with policemen in riot gear protecting strike breakers. They struggle to get the family by with very little strike pay. The father comes to terms with his son's desire to be a dancer, as he becomes resigned to the realisation that coal mining is a dying business. The musical gives more emphasis to the miner's strike than the film, and consequently its tone is a bit darker and harder-edged than the film's, but the ending is uplifting nevertheless, and the musical has many comic touches. The show contains language that may be too strong for young children.

==Musical numbers==
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;Act I
* The Stars Look Down
* Shine
* Grandma's Song
* Solidarity
* Expressing Yourself
* The Letter
* Born to Boogie
* Angry Dance
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;Act II
* Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher
* Deep into the Ground
* Swan Lake
* He Could be a Star
* [[Electricity (Elton John song)|Electricity]]
* Once We Were Kings
* The Letter (Reprise)
* Finale
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==Awards and milestones==
[[Image:IMG 0126.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Sign in West End]]
The show was nominated for nine [[Laurence Olivier Awards]] and won four of them in 2006. These were best musical, best choreography ([[Peter Darling]]), best sound design ([[Paul Arditti]]), and best actor(s) in a musical ([[James Lomas]], [[George Maguire (actor)|George Maguire]], and [[Liam Mower]]). At thirteen, Mower was the youngest actor ever to win the award. The actors were also the first to win the award in a shared capacity. Lomas, Maguire, and Mower also jointly received the Theatre Goers' Choice Award 2005 for The Most Promising Newcomer. ''Billy Elliot the Musical'' has also won The Evening Standard Award 2005, among others.<ref name=Olivier-BBC>
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4753606.stm "Elliot musical leads stage awards"] from [[BBC News]] (accessed [[February 28]], [[2006]])</ref>

On [[12 May]] [[2006]], the three original Billys (Lomas, Maguire and Mower) appeared in a final show together to celebrate the show's first anniversary. The three rotated the role during the performance and were joined at the end by Sir Elton John. When the musical celebrated its third anniversary in London, the newly-cast Billys for the Broadway production danced to “Electricity”.

==Characters and original casts==
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=== London cast ===

*Billy&nbsp;– [[James Lomas]], [[George Maguire (actor)|George Maguire]] and [[Liam Mower]]
*Michael&nbsp;– [[Brad Kavanagh]], Ashley Lloyd and Ryan Longbottom
*Debbie&nbsp;– Brooke Havana Bailey, Emma Hudson and Lucy Stephenson
*Mrs. Wilkinson&nbsp;– [[Haydn Gwynne]]
*Dad&nbsp;– [[Tim Healy (actor)|Tim Healy]]
*Tony&nbsp;– [[Joe Caffrey]]
*Grandma&nbsp;– [[Ann Emery]]
*George&nbsp;– [[Trevor Fox]]
*Mr. Braithwaite&nbsp;– Steve Elias
*Dead Mum&nbsp;– Stephanie Putson
*Billy's Older Self&nbsp;– [[Issac James]]
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=== Broadway cast ===

*Billy&nbsp;– David Alvarez, [[Trent Kowalik]] and Kiril Kulish
*Michael&nbsp;– David Bologna and Frank Dolce
*Debbie&nbsp;– Erin Whyland
*Mrs. Wilkinson&nbsp;– [[Haydn Gwynne]]
*Dad&nbsp;– [[Gregory Jbara]]
*Tony&nbsp;– [[Santino Fontana]]
*Grandma&nbsp;– [[Carole Shelley]]
*George&nbsp;– Joel Hatch
*Mr. Braithwaite&nbsp;– Thommie Retter
*Dead Mum&nbsp;– Leah Hocking
*Billy's Older Self&nbsp;– [[Stephen Hanna]]
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==See also==
*''[[Billy Elliot]]''
*''[[The Stars Look Down]]''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.billyelliotthemusical.com/ ''Billy Elliot the Musical'' official site]
*{{ibdb show|475106}}
*[http://www.friendsofbilly.com/ Friends of Billy Elliot]
*[http://www.nodanw.com/shows_b/billyelliot.htm NODANW production information-London]
*[http://www.lyricsondemand.com/soundtracks/b/billyelliotthemusicallyrics/ Song lyrics]
*[http://www.jaixa-imaging.net/framebetm.htm Photographs from several cast members (London production)]


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[[Category:2005 musicals]]
[[Category:West End musicals]]
[[Category:Musicals based on films]]
[[Category:Olivier Award winning musicals]]


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Provident Hospital[1], the first Black-owned and operated hospital in America[2], was established in Chicago in 1893 by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams a Black American surgeon during the time in American history where few public or private medical facilities were open to Black citizens. Though the historic Provident Hospital was forced to close in 1987 due to financial difficulties, it reopened in 1993 as part of Cook County's Bureau of Health Services[3] to provide services to residents of Chicago's south side. It is now known as Provident Hospital of Cook County.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Provident Foundation
  2. ^ National LIbrary of Medicine. "History: Early medical education".
  3. ^ Cook County Bureau of Health Services
  4. ^ Provident Hospital of Cook County
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