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'Billy Elliot' wins 10 Tonys; 'Carnage' best play
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-06-08 15:54

NEW YORK -- "Billy Elliot," the big British musical about a coal miner's son who dreams to dance, bowled over Broadway on Sunday, winning 10 Tonys, including best musical and a unique best actor prize for the three young performers who share the title character.

The trio -- David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish -- traded off thank-yous during their acceptance speech, shyly thanking people associated with the show only by their first name. They also acknowledged siblings and parents. Finally, Kulish told the cheering crowd at Radio City Music Hall: "We want to say to all the kids out there who might want to dance, 'Never give up."'

'Billy Elliot' wins 10 Tonys; 'Carnage' best play
(L-R) David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik accept awards for best performance by a leading actor in a musical for "Billy Elliot, The Musical" during the 63rd annual Tony Awards ceremony in New York, June 7, 2009. [Agencies]

"Billy Elliot" collected eight other awards, including director of a musical, book of a musical and choreography, but its composer Elton John was upset for best score. That award was taken by "Next to Normal", which seemed to stun "Normal" composer Tom Kitt and lyricist Brian Yorkey. Alice Ripley, who portrays battling mental illness in "Next to Normal," received the actress musical prize.

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