Highly anticipated could be an understatement when it concerns the live stage adaptations of Billy Elliot and Mary Poppins. Elton John, Lee Hall and Stephen Daldry’s Billy Elliot is the touching and often hilarious story of a boy who yearns to dance, while Disney’s Mary Poppins uses all the tricks of the trade to bring the classic tale of a magical nanny to life on stage. The latter has been announced for a Broadway transfer, while the former has not yet announced any formal plans