Surprise! Billy Elliot Welcomes 1.5 Millionth Audience Member to Broadway

The cast of Billy Elliot crossed another Broadway landmark on June 22 when they welcomed a very special guest to the Imperial Theatre: their 1.5 millionth audience member! After the cast took their bows at the matinee performance, Billy (Peter Mazurowski) and his onstage Dad (Gregory Jbara) came forward to surprise the milestone audience member, Caty Dougherty. The Philadelphia resident’s Billy Elliot ticket was the 1.5 millionth scanned at the Imperial Theatre, and in honor of her special place in the story of Broadway’s Tony-winning show, she was welcomed onto the stage for a once in a lifetime photo with the cast. The lucky lady not only got to spend some quality time with the cast, she took home a bag of Billy swag, a special framed window card signed by the whole Billy Elliot family, gift bags from Molton Brown and Serendipity 3 and dinner for two at Glass House Tavern. Congrats Caty! Photo by Jenny Anderson for Broadway.com