Billy Elliot News

SIR ELTON JOHN helped turn hit movie BILLY ELLIOT into a stage show, because its storyline is so similar to his own life.
The musical hits New....

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Vantage Point has topped the UK box office in its first weekend on release. The US film staring Dennis Quaid and Forrest Whitaker took....

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American Idol judge Simon Cowell has signed a deal with Paramount to produce a film based on the life of Paul Potts, a nondescript former....

Read news story: UK TALENT-SHOW WINNER TO BECOME SUBJECT OF THEATRICAL BIOPIC

SIR ELTON JOHN wowed the crowds at the opening gala of his BILLY ELLIOT musical in Australia on Thursday (13Dec07) - by turning up in a tutu. The....

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Shawshank Redemption, the 1995 film starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, has been named as the most inspirational movie by a poll of film....

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Actress EVAN RACHEL WOOD has the letter 'J' tattooed on her left ankle - which U.S. tabloid reports believe is in reference to her previous....

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BILLY ELLIOT star JAMIE BELL has accused the current crop of young acting talent of being too arrogant to learn new techniques. Bell attempted....

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Troubled singer Robbie Williams is rumoured to be writing a musical about his rise to fame and showbiz lifestyle. Based on a hidden song in....

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Troubled pop star ROBBIE WILLIAMS is reportedly penning a musical based on the rags-to-riches tale of his life. The ANGELS singer, who completed a....

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British actor NEIL NORTH has died. He was 74. North, who is best known for his role as RONNIE WINSLOW in 1948's THE WINSLOW BOY, passed away on 7....

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Actress EVAN RACHEL WOOD thinks British men are far more attractive than those from her native America - because they know how to behave. The....

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SIR ELTON JOHN surprised the audience at a special gala performance of his West End musical BILLY ELLIOT by making a brief cameo appearance as a....

Read news story: ELTON MAKES GUEST APPEARANCE IN BILLY ELLIOT MUSICAL

BILLY ELLIOT star JULIE WALTERS' dream to appear on British soap opera CORONATION STREET is set to come true. The Oscar-nominated actress, who....

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One of the original stars of the British stage version of BILLY ELLIOT has left the production - after hitting puberty. Fourteen-year-old LIAM....

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Acclaimed British actress JULIE WALTERS has vowed never to leave her native England for Hollywood, because she has no need for any more money. The....

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Veteran British actress JULIE WALTERS wants to follow in the footsteps of fellow actor SIR IAN MCKELLEN and appear in a TV drama. The BILLY ELLIOT....

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British actress JULIE WALTERS has laughed off reports she and her husband GRANT ROFFEY are 'the happiest couple in showbiz', insisting they are....

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British actress JULIE WALTERS unwittingly revealed intimate details about her relationship with her 'dominating' mother on a radio show yesterday....

Read news story: WALTERS ACCIDENTAL CONFESSION

SIR ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER has hit out at the state of West End musicals, blaming their preoccupation with the "feel-good factor" for dwindling ticket....

Read news story: LLOYD WEBBER SLAMS STATE OF WEST END