Billy Elliot the Musical Live
Billy Elliot the Musical Live is a 2014 British filmed version of Elton John's "Billy Elliot the Musical" (2005), which in turn was based on the 2000 film "Billy Elliot".
Stephen Daldry directed both the original film and the 2014 musical adaptation.
Filmed on 28 September 2014 at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London's West End, "Billy Elliot Live" was broadcast live to cinemas in several European countries, followed by further worldwide screenings.
North American screenings took place on 12, 15, and 18 November.
The filmed production stars Elliott Hanna as Billy, Ruthie Henshall as Mrs. Wilkinson, and Deka Walmsley, Ann Emery, and Chris Grahamson as Billy's father, grandmother, and older brother, respectively.
Alex Ko
Nicholas Alexander Ko (born February 3, 1996) is an American actor, film director and screenwriter.
He won the title role in "Billy Elliot the Musical" on Broadway in 2009.
Corey Snide
Corey Snide( born December 19, 1993) is an American actor and dancer best known for his performance as Billy in" Billy Elliot the Musical" based on the hit film" Billy Elliot".
Snide is a graduate of Colonie Central High School( class of 2011), and of Juilliard( class of 2015).
George Maguire (actor)
George Maguire( born 11 December 1990) is an English actor and one of the three original cast members who carried the title role in" Billy Elliot the Musical".
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer.
He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums.
John has sold more than 300million records, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists.
He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the United States, 58 "Billboard" Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10 singles, four of which peaked at number two and nine of which reached number one.
His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts.
He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films.
John owned Watford F.C. from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002, and is an honorary life president of the club.
Raised in the Pinner area of London, John learned to play piano at an early age, and by 1962 had formed Bluesology, an R&B band with whom he played until 1967.
He met his longtime musical partner Taupin in 1967, after they both answered an advert for songwriters.
For two years, they wrote songs for artists including Lulu, and John worked as a session musician for artists including the Hollies and the Scaffold.
In 1969, John's debut album, "Empty Sky", was released.
In 1970, his first hit single, "Your Song", from his second album, "Elton John", reached the top ten in the UK and the US.
John has also had success in musical films and theatre, composing for "The Lion King" and its stage adaptation, "Aida" and "Billy Elliot the Musical".
John has received five Grammy Awards, five Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, a Disney Legends award, and the Kennedy Center Honor.
In 2004, "Rolling Stone" ranked him 49th on its list of 100 influential musicians of the rock and roll era.
In 2013, "Billboard" ranked him the most successful male solo artist on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists, and third overall, behind the Beatles and Madonna.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.
He was knighted by Elizabeth II for "services to music and charitable services" in 1998.
John has performed at a number of royal events, such as the funeral of Princess Diana at Westminster Abbey in 1997, the Party at the Palace in 2002 and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in 2012.
John has been involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s.
In 1992, he established the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and a year later he began hosting his annual Academy Awards Party, which has since become one of the highest-profile Oscar parties in the Hollywood film industry.
Since its inception, the foundation has raised over £300 million.
John, who announced he was bisexual in 1976 and has been openly gay since 1988, entered into a civil partnership with David Furnish on 21 December 2005; they married after same-sex marriage became legal in England and Wales in 2014.
Presenting John with France's highest civilian award, the Legion d'honneur, in 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron called him a "melodic genius" and praised his work on behalf of the LGBT community.
In 2018, John embarked on a three-year farewell tour.
Kiril Kulish
Kiril Jacob Kulish( born February 16, 1994) is an American actor, dancer, and singer who is best known for portraying the title role in the original American production of" Billy Elliot the Musical".
Trent Kowalik
Trent Matthias Kowalik( born February 22, 1995) is an American actor, dancer, and singer.
He made his theatrical debut as Billy in the West End production of" Billy Elliot the Musical" in 2007.
Jacob Clemente
Jacob Clemente( born April 12, 1997) is an American actor and dancer.
He is best known for his portrayal of" Billy" in the Broadway production of" Billy Elliot the Musical".
James Lomas (actor)
James Jacob Lomas( born 1 March 1990) is a British Olivier Award- winning actor best known for his role as Billy Elliot in" Billy Elliot the Musical".
Lomas was one of the three original Billy Elliots of the original West End theatre production of" Billy Elliot the Musical".
He continued performing until 7 January 2006.
Together with his two original colleagues Liam Mower and George Maguire, alternating in the role of “ Billy ”, he performed again in a first anniversary Gala show on 12 May 2006.
Oliver Taylor (actor)
Oliver Taylor( born 1994) is an English stage actor and dancer, best known for playing the title role in" Billy Elliot the Musical" at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London.

Question: Where was the composer of film Billy Elliot The Musical Live born?
Answer: Pinner