Sir Elton John is cementing his place at the heart of the musical theatre world by launching his own stage production company.

The Your Song hitmaker has worked on productions including The Lion King musical and Billy Elliot, The Musical, and he won a coveted Tony Award for the score for his Broadway show Aida.

John is now launching Rocket Stage, a multi-million dollar venture which will allow him to produce more original musicals for theatre, and the company is already working on several projects, including a new show written by the star, according to Thestage.co.uk.

The company is a joint project with Old Vic Productions, the company behind Billy Elliot, The Musical.

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