Catch ‘Billy Elliot the Musical’ this weekend in Anchorage

There’s still time to catch Tony Award-winning musical “Billy Elliot” this weekend in Anchorage. The show is based on an English film of the same name. It’s set in the mid-1980s during the UK coal miners’ strike. Billy, 11, wants to become a ballet dancer — an aspiration that comes with a negative stereotype.
“The show is all about kind of following your dreams and being who you want to be and being yourself,” said Braden King, who plays