In addition, 25 past and present actors to have played the title role on the West End performed a specially-choreographed dance number at the finale. Liam Mower, one of the three actors who originated the title role, returned to play the role of Older Billy. On 28 September, the matinee of the musical was broadcast as it was being filmed at the Victoria Palace Theatre to cinemas around the UK and other countries, with further encore screenings of that same performance on other dates. In June 2014, it was announced that the musical would be screened and broadcast live to cinemas around the UK and the world. On 3 July 2015, 12-year-old Nat Sweeney from Birmingham became the 41st actor to play the role of Billy, making him the 100th to play the role worldwide. As only three audience members voted against it, the performance went ahead as usual. After Margaret Thatcherdied in 2013, according to director Stephen Daldry, the audience were given the choice to decide whether the song 'Merry Christmas, Maggie Thatcher' would be included in the performance that day, since the lyrics include the sentence: 'We all celebrate today 'cause it's one day closer to your death'. In 2013, the show won another Olivier Award, the BBC Radio 2 Audience Award (voted for by theatre goers), after many years of being finalists for the award. The three rotated the role during the performance and were joined at the end by Elton John. On, the three original Billys appeared together in a performance of the musical to celebrate its first anniversary. The original cast album was released on 10 January 2006.
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