‘Billy Elliot’ Makes Mark with Tony Nods

It’s a showdown between Dolly Parton and Sir Elton John, and that means that anything - truly, anything - is possible when Tony Award winners are announced on June 7. The Elton John-penned adaptation of the 2000 film Billy Elliot has come alive with the help of three very talented young performers (David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish), and the British musical dominated the Tony Awards nominations this week, scooping up 15 nods for its production and actors/actresses.

Billy Elliot, The Musical is up for several top awards at the 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (Lee Hall), Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (music: Elton John and lyrics: Lee Hall), Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (David Alvarez, Trent Kowlik, Kiril Kulish), Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (David Bologna, Gregory Jbara), Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Hadyn Gwynne, Carole Shelley), Best Direction of a Musical (Stephen Daldry), Best Choreography (Peter Darling), Best Orchestrations (Martin Kock), Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Ian MacNeil), Best Costume Design of a Musical (Nicky Gillibrand), Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Rick Fisher) and Best Sound Design of a Musical (Paul Arditti). Will Billy Elliot beat out Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 in Tony Awards? We’ll soon find out!

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