TORONTO - Pop superstar Elton John and his partner, executive producer David Furnish, took a break from diaper duty Tuesday night to attend the Canadian opening of "Billy Elliot the Musical."
The power couple, who became parents to a baby boy last Christmas Day, were among the stars who walked the red carpet at the Canon Theatre.
John wrote the music for the 10-time Tony Award winning show, about a British boy who longs to dance amid a coal miners' strike in the 1980s.
Toronto-born Furnish, who is one of the show's producers, recently told The Canadian Press that bringing the show to his hometown "is a dream come true."
The production is based on the uplifting 2000 film that earned three Oscar nominations. Stephen Daldry, who directed the film, also helms the stage show that debuted to critical acclaim in London in 2005.
Cesar Corrales, Myles Erlick, Marcus Pei and J.P. Viernes rotate in the role of Billy in the Toronto production that started preview performances Feb. 1.
