The big question seems to be: How many Tonys will "Billy Elliot" take home? If the Broadway theater gods are appeased Sunday, June 7, at Radio City Music Hall, "Billy Elliot" could win as many as 13 Tonys, which would be a record, besting the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Billy Elliot, The Musical" added to its growing awards roster on Sunday, winning the Drama Desk Award as the season's best new musical and bolstering its frontrunner status for next month's Tony awards, Broadway's top honors. The hit show based on the 2000 film about a ballet dancing schoolboy in a northern England mining ...

Nominations for the 2009 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Tuesday. BEST PLAY: "Dividing the Estate," "God of Carnage," "reasons to be pretty," "33 Variations." BEST MUSICAL: "Billy Elliot, The Musical," "Next to Normal," "Rock of Ages," "Shrek The Musical." BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL: "Billy Elliot, The Musical," "Next to Normal ...