Broadway In Chicago, with Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions in association with Weinstein Live Entertainment, announced today that tickets for Billy Elliot the Musical, the 2009 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical, will go on sale this Friday, November 20, 2009. To celebrate,Giuseppe Bausilio, one of the three young actors playing the title role of Billy Elliot, will make a special appearance in the annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Parade on Saturday, November 21 at 5:30 p.m. Billy Elliot will begin performances Thursday, March 18, 2010 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph St.).
Billy Elliot features music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling and direction byStephen Daldry. Joining Bausilio in the title role of the Chicago production are Tommy Batchelor and Cesar Corrales. Full casting will be announced at a later date.
Individual tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 and range in price from $28 to $100. A select number of premium seats are also available. Tickets will be available at all Broadway In Chicago Box Offices (24 W. Randolph St., 151 W. Randolph St. and 18 W. Monroe St.) ; the Broadway In Chicago Ticket Line at (800) 775-2000; all Ticketmaster retail locations (including Hot Tix and select Carson Pirie Scott, Coconuts and fye stores) ; and online atwww.BroadwayInChicago.com. Tickets are currently available to groups of 15 or more by calling (312) 977-1710.