MACT

Auditions for Billy Elliot will be held at the Delano High School Auditorium
May 15 & 16 from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm and May 17 from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Artistic Director: Jack Neveaux
Choreographer: Carley Frank
Music Direction: Jason Koets & Eric Conway

book & Lyrics by Lee Hall
music by Elton John

Millions of fans… thousands of standing ovations… ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical…. This is Billy Elliot The Musical, the spectacular show with the heart, humor and passion to be named TIME Magazine’s “Best Musical of the Decade!” Based on the international smash-hit film, and featuring a score by music legend Elton John, Billy Elliot is an astonishing theatrical experience that will stay with you forever.

Set in a northern English mining town against the background of the 1984 miners’ strike, Billy Elliot is the inspirational story of a young boy’s struggle against the odds to make his dream come true. Follow Billy’s journey as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and community… and changes his life forever.

Cast Size: Large (21 or more performers)
Cast Type: includes children
Dance Requirements: Heavy

Character Breakdown

M-Billy Elliot
A boy who stumbles upon a ballet class and develops a passion for dance. To him, dance is a way to feel whole and free himself from the problems of life. He finds himself stuck between appeasing his family and chasing his newfound love.
Gender: male
Age: 10 to 13
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: E3
F-Mrs. Wilkinson
The local ballet teacher who eventually becomes Billy’s mentor. Hardened and mouthy, she actually has capacity for caring when she sees promise in Billy. Believes in the power of personal expression through dance.
Gender: female
Age: 40 to 50
Vocal range top: Bb5
Vocal range bottom: Gb3M
M-Dad
Billy’s stoic father. A widowed miner struggling with maintaining a household in lieu of a work strike, he is still deeply scarred by the death of his wife. Billy’s dancing initially sends him into a rage but he learns to support his son.
Gender: male
Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: A2
F-Debbie Wilkinson
The ballet teacher’s daughter. A bit stand-offish and argumentative, her childhood crush on Billy leads her to constantly discourage him.
Gender: female
Age: 9 to 12
F-Grandma
Billy’s eccentric grandmother. She is forgetful and a little aloof. Despite her inattention, she harbors a bitter resentment towards her dead abusive husband but has found solace through dance.
Gender: female
Age: 60 to 75
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: F#3
M-Michael
Billy’s careless and fun-loving best friend. He lives in the realm of expressing oneself, going so far as to commonly dress in women’s clothing.
Gender: male
Age: 10 to 13
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: A#3
M-Tony
Billy’s brother. A lazy but passionate miner. Hotheaded and scrappy with seemingly no regard of respect for his father, although he shares his disapproval of dance.
Gender: male
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: D3
M-Mr. Blaithwaite
Dance studio accompanist/dancer

Ensemble
Miners
M-Big Davey,
M-George,
M-Lesley ; others
Local Ballet Girls
F-Angela Robson,
F-Tracey Atkinson,
F-Keeley Gibson,
F-Tina Harmer; others
M or F-Police Officers;
Royal Ballet School Members
F-Clipboard Woman,
M-Posh Boy,
M-Posh Son,
M or F-Dancers