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'Elliot' cleans up at Outer Critics awards

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Actors Matt Cavenaugh and Josefina Scaglione take their opening night curtain call bows as Maria and Tony in the revival Broadway production of "West Side Story" on March 19, 2009. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen) 
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Published: May 11, 2009 at 5:48 PM

NEW YORK, May 11 (UPI) -- "Billy Elliot the Musical" won the Outer Critics Circle Award for outstanding new Broadway musical Monday.

The show about a young boy from a working-class community who pursues a dance career against all odds also won the prizes for outstanding new score, choreography, lighting design, director of a musical for Stephen Daldry, featured actress in a musical for Haydn Gwynne and featured actor in a musical for Gregory Jbara.

"Hair" garnered the outstanding revival of a musical honor and "The Toxic Avenger" the prize for outstanding new off-Broadway musical.

"Shrek the Musical" star Brian d'Arcy James took home the trophy for outstanding actor in a musical while co-star Sutton Foster shared the outstanding actress in a musical title with Josefina Scaglione of "West Side Story."

"Shrek" also earned the gongs for outstanding costume and set design.

Topics: Billy Elliot, Stephen Daldry
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