'Elliot' Writer Opera Back on After Homophobia Row

Backstage: "The latest show from 'Billy Elliot' playwright Lee Hall will go on after all.
A dispute over words spoken by a gay character had threatened to derail his new project — acommunity opera involving 300 children — but officials said Thursday a compromise had been reached.
'We are delighted to announce that the revisions which the school requested have now been made and the author has addressed the points raised by the school,' the statement said. 'The final libretto is now an age appropriate text which was all the school had requested.'
The opera opens July 16 in Bridlington, northeast England."