The 2000 film on which the musical is based was a smash hit at the box office. “Billy Elliot the Musical” had big shoes to fill. “Billy Elliot” ended up winning 10 of its categories, including Best Musical, three years after the original London production took home Best New Musical at the Laurence Olivier Awards.
Its nominations record was matched by “Billy Elliot the Musical” in 2009, and then broken by “Hamilton” in 2016 (with 16 noms), but its wins record remains unchallenged. SEE NaTasha Yvette Williams (‘Some Like it Hot’) on infusing the ‘extremely strong’ Sweet Sue with humor: ‘We’re having class every night’ Īs far as nominations are concerned, the kings of film-to-stage adaptations have to be “ The Producers” and “ Billy Elliot the Musical.” “The Producers,” penned by the writer-director of the original 1967 film Mel Brooks, broke the record for most nominations (15) and most wins (12) at the Tonys in 2001.
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