Billy Elliot the Forum

After grueling auditions that lasted more than a year, five boys aged 10 to 15 will share the title role in “Billy Elliot the Musical” as the play prepares for its Japan premiere on July 25 in Japanese-language production of “Billy Elliot the Musical, in Tokyo
see photo of the boys and a good article

http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003803597

“Billy Elliot the Musical” will be performed at Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo from July 25 to Oct. 1 and at the Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka from Oct. 15 to Nov. 4. Please visit billyjapan.com for more information.

PS it came as a surprise to me this was not in English After the Dutch version that I wanted to see ,I had assumed all productions would be performed in English.

andrewcraig wrote:“Billy Elliot the Musical” will be performed at Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo from July 25 to Oct. 1 and at the Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka from Oct. 15 to Nov. 4. Please visit billyjapan.com for more information.

While the official "premiere" of this production may be July 25th, the show actually opens in previews tomorrow night, 19-Jul-2017 and tickets are on sale for six preview shows before that July 25th premiere.

http://www.tbs.co.jp/act/schedule/201707.html

Another article about the 5 Billys. The pic is the same but story is different.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/201 ... XBsQNSGM2w