Editing Billy Elliot (section)

==Stage musical==
{{main|Billy Elliot the Musical{{!}}''Billy Elliot the Musical''}}
After the film's release, English singer-songwriter [[Elton John]] collaborated with the film's screenwriter Lee Hall to produce a musical adaptation of the film, which premiered 31 March 2005 at the [[Victoria Palace Theatre]] on the [[West End theatre|West End]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/musicals/a-bluecollar-tale-mines-rich-musical-seam-20100404-rlig.html|title=A blue-collar tale mines rich musical seam|last=Jones|first=Chris|date=2010-04-04|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102205048/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/musicals/a-bluecollar-tale-mines-rich-musical-seam-20100404-rlig.html|archive-date=2 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Many of the film's crew took part in the stage production, including director Stephen Daldry and choreographer Peter Darling. The musical received positive reviews and ran for over 4,000 performances before closing in April 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/billy-elliot-victoria-palace-theatre-2005|title=Billy Elliot – Victoria Palace Theatre 2005|newspaper=London Theatre Guide|access-date=18 December 2016|date=11 May 2005|last=Brown|first=Peter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101130136/https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/billy-elliot-victoria-palace-theatre-2005|archive-date=1 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/35069692?client=safari|title=Billy Elliot musical dances out of West End|website=[[BBC News]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=11 December 2015|access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Billy Elliot lorry London.JPG|thumbnail|Advertisement for the ''Billy Elliot'' musical on a lorry in London|220x220px]]

The musical ran on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] from November 2008 to January 2012, and won ten Tony Awards in 2009, including Best Musical.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/billy-elliot-the-musical-475107 |title=Billy Elliot: The Musical – Broadway Musical |website=Internet Broadway Database}}</ref>