BILLY ELLIOT Plays The Fox Theatre on August 10-28

Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions bring the 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Billy Elliot the Musical to St. Louis from August 10-28, 2011.

Billy Elliot the Musical will play the Fox Theatre in August 2011 on both the U.S. Bank Broadway and Dance St. Louis 2010-2011 subscription seasons. Based on the international smash-hit film and featuring music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling and direction by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical has earned critical acclaim on Billy Elliot the Musical is the joyous celebration of one boy's journey to make his dreams come true.

Set in a small town, the story follows Billy as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, discovering a passion that takes him by surprise, and takes his whole family on an incredibly uplifting "Billy Elliot is one of the most acclaimed and exciting musicals in years," said Fox Associates Producer Mike Isaacson, "and we are thrilled to be working with our colleagues at Dance St. Louis to bring it to St. Louis." Michael Uthoff, director of Dance St. Louis, added "It is Dance St. Louis' pleasure and honor to partner with Fox Associates to bring Billy Elliot to St. Louis. We are thrilled with this groundbreaking production that breaks barriers and misconceptions about the beautiful world of dance."

In addition to the Tony Award for Best Musical, Billy Elliot the Musical received the award for Best
Direction of a Musical (Stephen Daldry); Best Book of a Musical (Lee Hall); Best Choreography (Peter Darling); Best Orchestrations (Martin Koch); Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Ian MacNeil); Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Rick Fisher); Best Sound Design of a Musical (Paul Arditti); Best
Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish); Best
Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Gregory Jbara). The production has been awarded 73 national and international awards including ten Tony Awards, Best Musical by the New York Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle.

Ben Brantley of the New York Times says that Billy Elliot "Sends audiences into a mass swoon!" Time Out says it's "The most electric and passionate show in years." The Daily News calls Billy "So
exhilarating that you feel like leaping!" Liz Smith calls the show "Absolutely awesome," The New York Observer raves that Billy is "The best thing to happen to Broadway in a long while," and WOR's Dave Richardson cheers, "All I can say is WOW!

Billy Elliot the Musical is produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jon Finn and Sally Greene. Angela
Morrison and David Furnish are Executive Producers. The production features scenic design by Ian
MacNeil, costume design by Nicky Gillibrand, lighting design by Rick Fisher and sound design by
Paul Arditti. Musical supervision and orchestrations are by Martin Koch.

In August of 2011 "The best show you will ever see," according to the New York Post, lands in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for a three-week run, August 10-28. Subscribers to the U.S. Bank Broadway Series at the Fabulous Fox Theatre and the Dance St. Louis Series will receive renewal information soon for the opportunity to experience Billy's thrilling, inspiring story... in the most exciting musical of the

Additional information about Billy Elliot the Musical is available at www.billyelliotthemusical.com.

Universal Pictures STAGE PRODUCTIONS is the theatrical production unit of the world-
famous motion picture studio. Universal's stage credits include the acclaimed worldwide productions of Wicked and Billy Elliot the Musical and next year's Bring It On: The Musical, and licensed productions including Cry-Baby and Xanadu. Universal's upcoming films include the epic adventure Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett; Despicable Me, a 3D CGI-animated comedy starring Steve Carell; director Edgar Wright's comedy adventure Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World; and the third installment of the Meet The Parents franchise Little Fockers.

Working Title FILMS has been co-chaired by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner since 1992. Between
them, the pair has produced over 90 feature films which have amassed more than $4.5 billion at the box office worldwide. To date, their films have won 6 Academy Awards, 26 BAFTA Awards and won prestigious prizes at the Cannes and Berlin film festivals. The company's commercial and critical hits include Frost Nixon; Burn After Reading; State of Play; Atonement; Hot Fuzz; Pride & Prejudice; Mr. Bean's Holiday; About a Boy; Notting Hill; Elizabeth; Fargo; Dead Man Walking; High Fidelity; Johnny English; Billy Elliot; Four Weddings and a Funeral; Bridget Jones's Diary; Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason; O Brother Where Art Thou?; Love Actually; Shaun Of The Dead; Nanny McPhee; and United 93. Forthcoming releases include The Green Zone, directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear and Amy Ryan; Paul directed by Greg Mottola and written by and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost; Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang directed by SusAnna White and written by and starring Emma Thompson, alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maggie Smith, and Ralph Fiennes.

Old Vic Productions is a producer of Billy Elliot the Musical worldwide, including productions
in London, on Broadway and recently in Sydney and Melbourne. Created by Sally Greene, and run by Sally and executive producer Joseph Smith, OVP has co-produced or partnered in more than 70
productions in the West End and on Broadway, winning numerous awards. Productions include Taking Sides; Cyrano de Bergerac; The Reduced Shakespeare Company; The Vagina Monologues (London); The Weir; Car Man; Medea; Life (x) 3; Benefactors; Elaine Stritch: At Liberty; Macbeth; Sexual Perversity in Chicago and Hamlet. OVP is a major partner in Kevin Spacey's first five seasons of The Old Vic Theatre Company and continues to have a creative and commercial association with the company most recently with the hit revival of Speed the Plow starring Kevin Spacey and Jeff Goldblum and the groundbreaking production of The Norman Conquests presented in the round. Sally Greene is chief executive of London's Old Vic Theatre, the Criterion Theatre and Greene Light Films. She also owns two London restaurants: the award-winning Cheyne Walk Brasserie and the Waterloo Brasserie. She is proprietor of the world famous jazz club Ronnie Scott's.

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