Something that I really love about the musical more than the movie is that they give more to the relationship between Billy and his recently deceased mother. “Cos what the hell is wrong with expressing yourself for wanting to be me?” I love the song “Expressing Yourself” as it tells the main moral of the story which is just to be yourself no matter whatever anyone else is thinking or feeling about it. Taking you out of the show for a second, the kids who play these two roles in any production are extremely talented especially in tap and all forms of dance and it amazes me how children have been able to find a passion and love for dance and commit their time to become so amazing at it. It is here we learn that Michael just really wants to be himself and show it to the world no matter the consequence and he encourages Billy to do the same. We later get to meet Billy’s best friend Michael a little better through his song, as Billy catches him putting on his sister and mothers clothing and makeup. It is beautiful to see someone discover their love of dance and want to do it whenever they can. After class we see Billy begin to experiment with the shapes his body can make and the things it can imitate through dancing but is soon cut off by his discovery of his grandmother going through some things he holds high value to. Wilkinson is a washed-up dancer who is just trying to make a living off of what she knows but she also still has some spark of passion for it. Wilkinson where he finds her to be a bit crazy but also fascinated by the dancing even if it is pretty terrible. Upon late arrival to class, Billy is instructed to stay and work later than the other boys and is told to give the keys to the ballet teacher Mrs. In Billy’s society, it is common for the boys to take boxing classes while the girls take ballet classes to differentiate the strength and delicacy of the two. The title of the song being “The Stars Look Down”, and that line being said multiple times within the song, reminds the audience how minuscule each person is alone and that in order to create a more fair life they must stand together. Right when the curtain comes up, you are transformed to 1984 with a radio announcement about the greatness of energy created by mining but followed by a song where the ensemble sings about standing together and standing up against the unfairness that is working in the mines. Here is the in-depth reason as to why this show is my favorite upon favorites. The character of Billy has to go through his own self-deprecation, his families and his peers in order to find who he is. Wilkinson) and best friend (Michael) encourage him to continue and pursue something that he truly loves.īilly Elliot is such an inspiring story to hear and see portrayed because having the ability to have something that you can express yourself through is truly the greatest gift that the world can offer. Despite the stereotypes of becoming a male dancer and discouragement from his family, Billy’s ballet teacher (Mrs. If you never saw the 2000s movie, why? Furthermore, if you haven’t at least listened to the cast album of the 2005 musical, why?įor those who have no idea what this amazing story is about here is a short summary A young boy (Billy) finds a love for dancing behind his father and brothers’ (Jackie and Tony) back while they are striking in the 1984 miners strike.
That is my favorite overall musical Billy Elliot.
When asked about my favorite musicals, those that are in this category of having a first life before they were a musical, tend to not be on that list except one.
Just this past year's Tony Award season had that shouting right at us, as all the musicals nominated for best musical were not completely new in the sense that there was a movie or a television show about it beforehand. Nowadays it is normal in musical theatre to see a musical being based on some other work already created.
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