Billy Elliot

安徽銅陵市樅陽縣浮山中學 胡小進

Billy Elliotis a wonderful musical with the heart， humor and passion to be called “the best show you'll ever see” by theNew York Post.

The musical is the joyous celebration of one boy's journey to make his dreams come true. The boy called Billy is brought up by his father in a northern mining town against the background of the historic miners' strike (1984—1985) . In the town， boys are expected to box， rather than dance， let alone dream of attending the Royal Ballet School. After a ballet class， Billy's talent is spotted by his dance teacher who encourages Billy to apply to the Royal Ballet. The encouragement follows Billy in his triumph （巨大成功）over adversity （逆境） and his fight to prove his doubters including his father and elder brother wrong by going all the way.

The original film of the same name， nominated for three Oscars and 13 BAFTA awards， captured（俘獲）the heart of people around the world. Reuniting the original creative team behind the film， the musical was directed by Stephen Daldry， with book and lyrics by Lee Hall who wrote the films screenplay， inspired in part by A. J. Cronin's novel—The Stars Look Down—about an earlier miners'strike. The music was composed by legendary（非常著名的） British singer， Sir Elton John.

The musical was first put on in London's West End in 2005 and was nominated for nine Laurence Olivier Awards， winning four including Best New Musical. The production is still running strongly， and its success led to productions in Australia， on Broadway and elsewhere. In New York， it won ten Tony Awards. It also won numerous awards in Australia including a record-tying seven Helpmann Awards.

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《舞動人生》是一部精彩的音樂劇，熱情洋溢、詼諧幽默、振奮人心，《紐約郵報》將其贊為“你看過的最棒的表演”。

這部音樂劇是對一個男孩夢想成真的歡樂祝賀。 男孩名叫比利，生長在一個北方礦業小鎮，由父親撫養，故事發生時正值英國歷史上的礦工大罷工( 1984—1985)。 鎮上的男孩練拳擊， 不會學跳舞，更不用說夢想去英國皇家芭蕾舞學校。比利上完一節芭蕾舞課后，舞蹈老師發現了他的天賦，并鼓勵他報名英國皇家芭蕾舞團。由于這種激勵，比利戰勝了逆境，并最終向懷疑他的人(包括他的父親和哥哥)證明了他們一直以來都是錯的。

與之同名的影片，曾獲得3項奧斯卡提名和13項英國電影和電視藝術學院獎，吸引了世界各地的人們。 而該音樂劇則集合了電影的原班人馬:由斯蒂芬·戴德利執導，電影的劇作家李·霍爾編劇并作詞，其靈感部分來自A. J.克羅寧名為《星星下凡》的小說(描寫了早些年礦工罷工的故事)。作曲者為英國著名歌手——艾爾頓·約翰爵士。

2005年，該音樂劇首演于倫敦西區，榮獲9項勞倫斯·奧利弗獎提名，包括最佳新音樂劇獎。 至今演出仍是如火如荼，取得了成功，相繼在澳大利亞、百老匯以及其他地方上演。 它在紐約獲得了10項托尼獎。 同樣，在澳大利亞也摘得了無數獎項，包括平紀錄的7項荷普曼獎。