"Billy Elliot the Musical" will open in Toronto in Feb. 2011

Surprised no one has mentioned this...or at least I haven't seen any mention of this. Interesting to note there aren't many details yet.

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2010/02/billy-elliot-the-musical-announces-toronto-plans-.html

I have a feeling it will be the Chicago production. Which is stupid because the show hasn't even started in Chicago yet.

It was never "The Chicago Production." The press releases always said when it was first announced that BILLY would "launch its tour" in Chicago. Chicago is, for a year, hosting the launch of the first national tour. Whether it stays there (a la WICKED) remains to be seen. But it's likely that the show will transfer to Toronto as the second long run stop.

MAMMA MIA did this years ago. A second smaller tour (in BILLY's case, the equivilant to the tour opening in Tampa) will hit smaller markets while the first national plays long runs in big cities.

And it's already been announced for four weeks in Minneapolis, Dec. 16, 2010 - Jan. 9, 2011.

I'm just saying it was announced. I wasn't tying it to any particular production. Jeesh.