Matilda the Musical

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Matilda
The Musical
2011 West End illustration
MusicTim Minchin
LyricsTim Minchin
BookDennis Kelly
BasisMatilda by Roald Dahl
Productions2010 Stratford-upon-Avon
2011 West End
2013 Broadway
2015 US National Tour
2015 Australian Tour
2016 Toronto
2018 UK and Ireland Tour
AwardsCritics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical[1]
Theatre Awards UK Best Musical Production 2011[2]
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical[3]
New York Drama Critics' Circle Best Musical[4]
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Matilda the Musical is a stage musical based on the 1988 children's novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. It was adapted by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. The musical's narrative centres on Matilda, a precocious 5-year-old girl with the gift of telekinesis, who loves reading, overcomes obstacles caused by her family and school, and helps her teacher to reclaim her life. After a twelve-week trial run staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) at Stratford-upon-Avon from November 2010 to January 2011, it received its West End premiere on 24 November 2011 at the Cambridge Theatre and its Broadway premiere on 11 April 2013 at the Shubert Theatre.

Matilda has received widespread critical acclaim and box-office popularity, winning seven 2012 Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical—at the time, the most such awards ever won by a single show.[3] At the 2013 Olivier Awards, the show jointly held the record with the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time[5] before both were overtaken by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in 2017 with 9 awards,[6] however Matilda still holds the record for most Olivier awards won by a musical. At the 2013 Tony Awards, the show won five awards, including the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.

The show is currently running in London's West End, and has just finished a five city tour of Australia (2015 - 2017), before moving on to Auckland, New Zealand from August - October 2017. It is due to tour the UK and Ireland in 2018.

Productions

Stratford and London

In 2009, the RSC announced its intention to stage a musical adaptation of Matilda, engaging Dennis Kelly as playwright, Tim Minchin as the composer and lyricist, Matthew Warchus as director, Chris Nightingale as orchestrator and music supervision, Rob Howell as set designer and Paul Kieve as illusionist and special effects creator.[7] The musical opened at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, on 9 December 2010 following previews from 9 November.[8] The show was choreographed by Peter Darling. Bertie Carvel headlined as Miss Trunchbull, with Paul Kaye and Josie Walker as Matilda's parents Mr and Mrs Wormwood, and Lauren Ward as Miss Honey.[9] Three young actresses, Adrianna Bertola, Josie Griffiths and Kerry Ingram, alternated in the title role.[10][11] The show ended its premiere engagement on 30 January 2011.[1]

Since 2011, Matilda the Musical is playing in the Cambridge Theatre in West End, London

In 2011, the musical received its West End debut at London's Cambridge Theatre. The show was originally scheduled to begin previews on 18 October 2011, but because of structural and installation work at the theatre, the start of the performances was delayed until 25 October. The opening night was postponed from 22 November to 24 November.[12] The musical opened in London to uniformly positive reviews; Kaye and Carvel received high praise for their performances.[13][14] Many of the principal adult cast from the Stratford run reprised their roles in London. Eleanor Worthington Cox, Cleo Demetriou, Sophia Kiely and Kerry Ingram—the only one to reprise her role from Stratford—rotated in the title role.

In October 2011, Matilda won Best Musical and Best Actor (Bertie Carvel) in the Theatre Awards UK,[15] and in November 2011 it won the Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical as part of The Evening Standard Awards.[16] The production was nominated in all 10 categories for which it was eligible at the 2012 Olivier Awards. The 'Four Matildas' performed "Naughty" at the awards show. Matilda won 7 Oliviers: Best New Musical, Best Director (Warchus), Best Actor in a Musical (Carvel), Best Actress in a Musical (all four Matildas), Best Theatre Choreographer (Darling), Best Set Design (Howell) and Best Sound Design (Baker). This was a record number for any show in the event's 36-year history.[3]

In April 2012, Steve Furst and Haley Flaherty took over the roles of Mr. Wormwood and Miss Honey from Kaye and Ward. Two of the original London Matildas (Ingram and Kiely) were replaced by Jade Marner and Isobelle Molloy (Molloy originally played Amanda in the original London cast before being cast as Matilda). Bertie Carvel left in July 2012 and the role of Miss Trunchbull was filled by David Leonard, although he did not start until the main cast change in August because of injury. At this cast change four new girls took over as Matilda; Lucy-Mae Beacock, Hayley Canham, Chloe Hawthorn and Lara Wollington.[17][18]

On 19 November 2012, the London cast were invited to perform at the 100th "Royal Variety Performance" for television station ITV which was broadcast live on 3 December.[19] They performed "When I Grow Up" and "Naughty" with Chloe in the lead role, with the other 3 girls appearing in the announcement of the performance.[20]

In March 2013, Hayley Canham left the show and was replaced as Matilda by Elise Blake and Cristina Fray. Lucy-Mae Beacock left in early May 2013. The next cast change occurred in September 2013. This time most of the adult cast changed, along with Chloe Hawthorn who left on 1 September. Two new Matildas—Lollie McKenzie and Georgia Pemberton—started the following week. Lara Wollington stayed for another four weeks, finishing on 29 September—making her run the longest of any Matilda to date.[citation needed]

The cast opened[21] the 2013 Children in Need appeal.[22] They performed a medley, with Georgia as Matilda.

Of the Matildas only Lollie McKenzie stayed during the cast change in March 2014. This cast change started with the departure of Elise Blake on 9 March along with other child cast members. She was replaced by Tasha Chapple. Fray and Pemberton were replaced by two new Matildas, Cara Jenkins and Lottie Sicilia, who debuted in the role in the following weeks, on 18 March and 25 March respectively.

McKenzie and Jenkins departed the show on 7 September and 5 October. Two new Matildas—Matilda Shapland and Violet Tucker—debuted in the roles on 09 and 19 September. Shapland was previously in Les Misérables, while Tucker had her West End debut in the title role. Of the Matildas only Shapland and Tucker stayed during the cast change in March 2015.[citation needed] This cast change started with the departure of Tasha Chapple and Lottie Sicilia along with other child cast members. They have been replaced by Anna-Louise Knight and Lara McDonnell. Over September 2015, Tucker and Shapland departed the show and were replaced by Evie Hone and Lizzie Wells.[citation needed] On 27 January 2016, three new Matildas - Clara Read, Emily-May Stephenson and Zaris-Angel Hator - were announced and joined Hone in the role in March. In late September 2016 it was confirmed that Hone would be leaving along with Stephenson after her relatively short stint.[citation needed] The two girls would be replaced by two new Matildas - Sara Sheen and Abbie Vena. Both of whom recently, Sara on 13 September (also Roald Dahl day) and Abbie on 22 September, made their Matilda debut.

On 21 December 2016 the 7:30pm performance was cancelled due to multiple illnesses in the cast, including principal child performers and their understudies. Because of this Lara McDonnell and Emily May Stephenson (both past Matildas) came back to cover the few performances 22–24 December.[23][24] This illness coincided with similar incidents at nearby musicals Dreamgirls[25] and Rent[26] which caused disruptions to their primary cast members, but it is unclear as to whether these events are linked or not.

On March 2, 2017, it was announced that from 14 March 2017 the lead role would be shared by Lillian Hardy, Emma Moore, Eva-Marie Saffrey, and Abbie Vena, upon the departure of Sheen, Hator, and Read.

Broadway

On 29 February 2012, the RSC announced the show would transfer to Broadway in spring 2013;[27] it would still be set in England despite initial pressure for the show to be Americanised.[28] On 19 July 2012, it was announced that the show would open on 11 April 2013 at the Shubert Theatre,[29] with previews commencing on 4 March 2013.[30] Bertie Carvel and Lauren Ward reprised their roles as Miss Trunchbull and Miss Honey.[31][32] Ted Wilson also continued as Eric.

Matilda the Musical marquee at the Shubert Theatre

The transfer cost US$16 million to produce;[33] it opened as planned on 11 April 2013, with Sophia Gennusa playing the leading role.[34] 4 girls (Oona Laurence, Sophia Gennusa, Milly Shapiro, and Bailey Ryon) alternated the role during rehearsals and previews. After opening night, the same four (Laurence, Gennusa, Shapiro and Ryon) alternated the role of Matilda. Small changes were made from the London production; some lyrics were changed to suit American audiences[35] and more scenes used the orchestra pit/front stalls area of the theatre.[36] The Broadway production also introduced an overture and pre-show curtain, as of June 2013.

On 1 September 2013, Carvel and Ward played their final performances, Jill Paice joined the cast as Miss Honey and played her first performance on 3 September.[37] Craig Bierko took over as Miss Trunchbull on 17 September, after recovering from an injury.[38] In October 2013, Matilda broke the box office record for the Shubert Theatre.[39] On 19 November, it was announced that Bierko will not return to the role of Miss Trunchbull due to "medical circumstances", following a shoulder injury sustained during rehearsals. Chris Hoch, understudy for Miss Trunchbull, has been given a contract to perform the role for the duration of Bierko's absence into January.[40]

On 25 November 2013, The Wall Street Journal reported that the original Matildas would be bowing out "in the next two months".[41] On 11 December, it was announced that Paige Brady, Gabriella Pizzolo, Ripley Sobo and Ava Ulloa would take over the title role. Brady, Pizzolo and Ulloa were making their Broadway debuts; Sobo previously appeared in Once.

On 31 January 2014, it was reported that Christopher Sieber and Matt Harrington would be joining the company as Miss Trunchbull and Mr Wormwood, respectively. Harrington made his debut on 4 March. Sieber would initially join the company on 18 March[42] but, after sustaining a hand injury during rehearsals, would have his debut in the role sometime in April.[43][44] While Sieber recovered from his injury, understudy Ben Thompson played the role for a limited engagement. Sieber finally stepped into the role on 18 April.[45]

On 21 August 2014, it was reported that Tori Feinstein, Eliza Holland Madore, Brooklyn Shuck and Fina Strazza would take over the title role.[46] Feinstein and Strazza made their Broadway debuts; Madore and Shuck had previously appeared in Once and Annie, respectively. Strazza and Shuck debuted in the role on 24 and 31 August while Madore and Feinstein had their debuts on 7 and 14 September. The Broadway production recouped its $16 million investment in December after more than a year and a half.[47]

Between 4 and 26 July 2015, the production introduced four new girls, Mattea Conforti, Rileigh McDonald, Mimi Ryder, and Alexandra Vlachos, in the title role. On 8 September, Allison Case, Amy Spanger, Rick Holmes, and Natalie Venetia Belcon joined the production as Miss Honey, Mrs. Wormwood, Mr. Wormwood, and Mrs. Phelps, taking over Alison Luff, Lesli Margherita, Matt Harrington, and Karen Aldridge.[48]

In April and May 2016, three new girls, Ava Briglia, Willow McCarthy, and Aviva Winick were cast in the title role. In December 2016, it was announced that Winick had sustained an injury and would not be continuing with the rest of her run. Former Matilda Tori Feinstein rejoined the cast for the remaining run time.

The Broadway production closed on 1 January 2017 after 1,555 performances.[49]

US National Tour

On 1 June 2013, Tim Minchin announced during an interview that the show was preparing for a US national tour. Minchin said, "We just got it up in New York, there’s a touring version that is meant to be going on in America...".[50] Once again produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and The Dodgers, the tour will begin technical rehearsals and performances in May 2015 at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, before its official launch on 7 June at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.[51][52] Announced stops include the SHN Orpheum Theare in San Francisco, California, the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington, the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas, Texas, the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, DC, and the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida.[53]

The tour concluded its run on June 25, 2017.

Australian and New Zealand Tour

Sydney: In July 2013, Minchin said that an Australian production is planned for 2015.[54] On 26 February 2014, it was announced that the show will have preview performances from 28 July before opening at the Sydney Lyric theatre on 20 August 2015 with performances through 31 January[55][56] The production was so successful that an extra month of shows was added until 28 February at which point the production would move to Melbourne the following month. Louise Withers is set to produce the show.[57] The ticketing release date (October 2014) was announced at Pier 2/3 in Walsh Bay, with Minchin, International Executive Producer André Ptaszynski, NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner and Sydney press in attendance.[58] In March 2015, the principal adult cast was announced, with Marika Aubrey and Daniel Frederiksen as Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood, Elise McCann as Miss Honey and James Millar as Miss Trunchbull.[59] A month later, it was announced that Sasha Rose (12), Georgia Taplin (11), Molly Barwick (10) and Bella Thomas (13) will be sharing the title role with Bella having the honour of playing Matilda on the opening night.[60] A second announcement was made to present the remaining adult company and the children's company.[61][62] The Sydney season ended on Sunday 29 February with Georgia Taplin playing the title role.

Melbourne: On 19 November 2015, the four girls who would play Matilda in Melbourne were announced. Dusty Bursill, Alannah Parfett, Tiana Mirra and Ingrid Torelli would rotate playing the title role. On 3 January, Sydney Matilda Bella Thomas was injured and Parfett began her run early in Sydney, covering Thomas until she was better and joining the girls in a rotation until the end of the Sydney run. Mirra and Torelli made their debuts in Sydney's final week on 24 and 27 February respectively. The show opened at Melbourne's Princess Theatre on 13 March and was extended to perform until 11 November 2016. Some of the Sydney child cast members reprised their roles for selected performances in Melbourne; for example, certain performances featured Molly Barwick as Matilda and Ewan Herdman as Bruce. No explanation was given for the cast changes.

Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Auckland: On 16 March 2016, it was announced that the Matilda tour would continue on to Brisbane from 25 November 2016 to 12 February 2017 at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) before moving on to perform at the Crown Theatre in Perth from 28 February until 7 May 2017 and from 21 May to 16 July 2017 at the Adelaide Festival Theatre in South Australia. The show will then tour to Auckland, New Zealand from August 2017.

Toronto

After the successful launches of Once and the Tony Award-winning Kinky Boots, Mirvish Productions chose to open a Canadian production of Matilda the Musical. The company opened at the Ed Mirvish Theatre beginning in July 2016, closing on January 7, 2017. Hannah Levinson, Jenna Weir, and Jaime MacLean rotated playing the title role.

UK and Ireland tour

On 2 March 2017 it was speculated that the RSC had advertised a job vacancy for a residential director to work on the UK tour of Matilda The Musical with the contract beginning October 2017 and ending August 2019. The vacancy did not mention any propose dates, venues or other information regarding the tour.[63]

On 11 April 2017, the tour was announced to begin at Curve, Leicester from 5–24 March 2018 before touring to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin (4 - 28 April), Sunderland Empire (8 May - 2 June), Milton Keynes Theatre (5 - 30 June), Birmingham Hippodrome (3 July - 8 September), Manchester Palace Theatre (18 September - 24 November) and Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff (4 December - 12 January 2019). Further venues and cast are to be announced.[64][65]

Korea

In July 2017, the Shinshi Company announced they would be producing a production of Matilda the Musical in September 2018. The production will be in arrangement with the RSC and be the first non-english version of Matilda produced.[66]

Synopsis

Act I

As a chorus of children boast about being their parents' miracles, the ballroom dancing obsessed Mrs. Wormwood gives birth to a baby girl called Matilda. The doctor thinks Matilda is the most beautiful child he has ever seen but Mrs. Wormwood is only worried about a dancing contest she has missed and Mr. Wormwood—a used-car salesman and television addict—dismisses the child as ugly ('Miracle') and also believes the baby to have been a boy - and seemingly unable and unwilling to accept her as a girl. Five years later, Matilda—an avid reader—lives unhappily with her parents and her older, gormless brother Michael. The Wormwoods are oblivious to her ability and frequently mock and verbally abuse her. Matilda adds some of her mother's hydrogen peroxide to her father's hair oil, leaving Mr. Wormwood with bright green hair ('Naughty').

At the local library Matilda tells Mrs. Phelps a story about a world-famous acrobat and escapologist couple who long to have a child but cannot. To distract themselves from their sadness they announce to the world's press that they will perform an exciting and dangerous new act. The next day is Matilda's first day at school ('School Song'). Her teacher Miss Honey is impressed by Matilda's precociousness and ability, so she recommends that Matilda is moved to the top class with the older children ('Pathetic'). However, the child-hating, disciplinarian headmistress Miss Trunchbull dismisses Miss Honey's suggestion and lectures her on the importance of following rules ('The Hammer').

At the Wormwood's house, Mr. Wormwood is frustrated about losing a sale of worn-out cars to a group of rich Russians. He takes his frustration out on Matilda and destroys one of her library books, prompting her to put superglue around the rim of his hat ('Naughty Reprise'). At school, Matilda learns of Miss Trunchbull's cruel punishments, including Chokey; a tiny cupboard lined with sharp objects in which she locks disobedient children for hours ('Chokey Chant'). Matilda sees Miss Trunchbull spin a small girl around by her pigtails and throw her across the playing field. Meanwhile, Miss Honey decides to visit the Wormwoods to express her recommendation that Matilda be put in an advanced class. She meets Mrs. Wormwood and her dance partner Rudolpho. It soon becomes apparent that Mrs. Wormwood does not care about her daughter's intelligence and she mocks Miss Honey's and Matilda's interest in books and intellect ('Loud'). Alone outside the Wormwood's house, Miss Honey is desperate to help Matilda but feels powerless to do so ('This Little Girl').

Matilda tells Mrs. Phelps more about the acrobat and the escapologist. The acrobat's sister, a former world champion hammer-thrower who loved to scare small children, has arranged their performance. The escapologist announces that the performance has been cancelled because the acrobat is pregnant. The crowd is thrilled but the acrobat's sister is furious at the prospect of refunding the crowd's money and produces a contract binding them to perform the act or go to jail. At school, Bruce Bogtrotter, a boy in Matilda's class, has stolen a slice of Miss Trunchbull's personal chocolate cake. Miss Trunchbull punishes Bruce by forcing him to eat the entire cake in front of the class, who bravely support him ('Bruce'). After Bruce has finished the cake, the class celebrates his success but Miss Trunchbull drags Bruce away to the Chokey.

Act II

Mr. Wormwood advises the audience against reading in favour of watching television ('Telly'). Lavender, a girl in Matilda's class, tells the audience that she is going to put a newt in Miss Trunchbull's jug of water later on in the show. The children gather and sing about their hopes for when they grow up ('When I Grow Up'). Matilda resolves to end Miss Trunchbull's cruelty. She tells Mrs. Phelps more of the story of the acrobat and the escapologist. Bound by their contract, they perform their feat, which goes well until the last moment when the acrobat is fatally injured, living just long enough to give birth to a girl. The escapologist invites the acrobat's sister to move in with him to help look after his daughter. Unknown to the escapologist, the girl's aunt is secretly cruel to her, forcing her to perform menial tasks and abusing her verbally and physically.

Mr. Wormwood returns home from work pleased because he has sold his worn-out cars to the wealthy Russians, having used an automatic drill to wind back their speedometers. Matilda is annoyed at her father's deceit and scolds him, which angers him and he locks her in her bedroom. That night, Matilda continues the story of the acrobat and the escapologist. After years of cruelty, the aunt's rage has grown; one day she beats the child, locks her in the cellar and goes out. That evening, the escapologist returns home early and discovers the extent of the aunt's cruelty. As he comforts his daughter, he promises her he will always be there for her. Filled with rage, he runs out to find the aunt but is never seen again ('I'm Here').

The next day, Miss Trunchbull forces Miss Honey's class to undergo a gruelling physical education lesson ('The Smell of Rebellion'). Miss Trunchbull discovers the newt in her jug; she accuses one of the boys, Eric, who has already riled her during the lesson. She starts to punish him. Matilda scolds Miss Trunchbull for being a bully. Miss Trunchbull verbally abuses Matilda, but Matilda discovers she can move objects with her mind ('Quiet'). She tips over the water jug and the newt lands on Miss Trunchbull, and climbs up her leg. After Mis Trunchbull leaves Matilda demonstrates her powers to Miss Honey, who is surprised and invites Matilda to her house for tea. On the way Matilda admits that her father is not proud of her and calls her names.

Miss Honey tells Matilda of her cruel and abusive aunt, who looked after her as a child after her parents died. When Miss Honey first became a teacher, her aunt produced a bill detailing everything Miss Honey consumed as a child, along with other expenses, and forced her to sign a contract binding her to pay it all back. Desperate to escape, Miss Honey found refuge in an old farm shed which she moved into and lives in abject poverty. Despite this, Miss Honey finds beauty in her meagre living conditions ('My House'). As Miss Honey tells her story, she produces a scarf which Matilda recognises from her story of the acrobat and the escapologist—which she realises is the true story of Miss Honey's childhood, and that her wicked aunt is Miss Trunchbull.

Back at school, Miss Trunchbull forces the children to take a spelling test; anyone who misspells a word will be sent to Chokey. The children fail to misspell a single word, so Miss Trunchbull invents a word in order to be able to punish Lavender. As Lavender is about to be taken to Chokey, her classmates deliberately misspell simple words, telling her she cannot send them all to Chokey. However, Miss Trunchbull has built many more Chokeys. Matilda uses her powers to write on the blackboard and convinces Miss Trunchbull that it is the ghost of Miss Honey's father, demanding that she gives his daughter back her house or he will get her. Miss Trunchbull runs from the school screaming and the children celebrate their freedom ('Revolting Children').

At the library, Miss Honey and Mrs. Phelps relay the aftermath of the events. A few days after Miss Trunchbull ran away, Miss Honey's parents' will has been found; they left all their money and their house to her. Miss Trunchbull is never seen again and Miss Honey becomes the new headmistress of the school. Matilda cannot use her powers again and Miss Honey is sad that a child who has helped others this way is stuck in an unloving home. The Wormwoods arrive at the library in a panic, telling Matilda that she must leave with them because they are fleeing to Spain. The wealthy Russians Mr. Wormwood was dealing with are the Russian Mafia, who are unhappy about being sold broken cars. Miss Honey asks if Matilda can stay with her, but the mafia arrive before a decision can be made. Sergei, the head of the Mafia, is impressed and moved by Matilda's intellect and respect, and he agrees not to harm the Wormwoods providing he never has to deal with Mr. Wormwood again ('This Little Girl Reprise'). Mr. Wormwood agrees to let Matilda live with Miss Honey. ('When I Grow Up Reprise')

Musical numbers

#Not present on any of the cast recordings except the ITunes exclusive extended American cast recording

The instrumentation uses a ten-to-thirteen-piece orchestra, including keyboards, reeds, brass, strings and percussion.[67] The performances run 2 hours and 40 minutes, including one interval.[68][69] The "Overture" is included in the Broadway production only while the "Entr'acte" was only used in the London production where it has now been cut apart from the final bars which lead into "When I Grow Up".

Orchestration

A comparison between the Stratford, West End and Broadway orchestrations
Stratford West End Broadway
  • Reed 1 : Flute, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
  • Reed 2 : Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
  • Reed 1 : Flute, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
  • Reed 2 : Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
  • Reed 1 : Flute, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
  • Reed 2 : Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
  • Trumpet 1 (doubling Flugelhorn)
  • Trumpet 2 (doubling Cornet, Flugelhorn)
  • Trombone (doubling Bass Trombone)
  • Trumpet 1 (doubling Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet)
  • Trumpet 2 (doubling Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet)
  • Trombone (doubling Bass Trombone)
  • Trumpet 1
  • Trumpet 2
  • Trombone (doubling Bass Trombone)
  • Percussion
  • Drum Kit/Percussion
  • Drum Kit/Percussion
  • Guitars
  • Cello
  • Bass Guitar/Double Bass
  • Guitars
  • Cello
  • Upright Bass/Electric Bass
  • Guitars
  • Violin I
  • Violin II
  • Viola (doubling Violin III)
  • Cello
  • Bass
  • 2 Keyboards
  • 2 Keyboards
  • 2 Keyboards

Recordings

The cast album recorded by the original Stratford company was released on CD in September 2011 and a month later as a Digital Download. It features a hidden spoken track which follows "When I Grow Up" (Reprise). This is the full version speech that is heard in part, before, during and after Quiet in the show[70] A new Original Broadway cast album was released on 22 September 2013 as a CD.[71] This contains more tracks than the UK recording and includes "The Chokey Chant". The deluxe version features Matilda's stories of the Acrobat and the Escapologist, the song "Perhaps a Child" sung by Sergei, which was cut from the show early on in the Stratford previews due to time constraints, and "Naughty" with all four Broadway Matildas singing. [citation needed]

Principal roles and original cast members

Character Original Stratford Cast
[72][73] 		Original West End Cast
[74][75] 		Original Broadway Cast
[76][77][78][79] 		Original Australian Cast
[59][60][61] 		First US National Tour Cast
[52][80] 		Original Toronto Cast

[81][82]

Matilda Wormwood Adrianna Bertola
Josie Griffiths
Kerry Ingram 		Cleo Demetriou
Eleanor Worthington Cox
Sophia Kiely
Kerry Ingram Lara Wollington 		Sophia Gennusa
Oona Laurence
Bailey Ryon
Milly Shapiro[83] 		Molly Barwick
Sasha Rose
Georgia Taplin
Bella Thomas[60] 		Gabby Gutierrez
Mia Sinclair Jenness
Mabel Tyler[80] 		Hannah Levinson
Jaime Maclean
Jenna Weir [81]
Miss Agatha Trunchbull Bertie Carvel James Millar[59] Bryce Ryness[80] Dan Chameroy [81]
Jennifer Honey Lauren Ward Elise McCann[59] Jennifer Bowles[80] Paula Brancati [81]
Mr. Wormwood Paul Kaye Gabriel Ebert[83] Daniel Frederiksen[59] Quinn Mattfeld[80] Brandon McGibbon
Mrs. Wormwood Josie Walker Lesli Margherita[83] Marika Aubrey[59] Cassie Silva[80] Darcy Stewart
Michael Wormwood Peter Howe Taylor Trensch[83] Daniel Raso Danny Tieger Darren Burkett
Mrs. Phelps Melanie La Barrie Karen Aldridge[83] Cle Morgan Ora Jones Keisha T. Fraser
Rudolpho Michael Rouse Phillip Spaeth Travis Khan Jaquez André Sims Stephen Diaz
The Escapologista Matthew Malthouse Ben Thompson[83] Glenn Hill Justin Packard
Sergei Alistair Parker John Sanders[83] Stephen Anderson Ian Michael Stuart Eric Craig
Henchmen Marc Antolin
Nick Searle 		Thayne Jasperson
Ryan Steele 		Andrew Cook
Eli Cooper 		John Michael Fiumara
Darius Wright 		Swing
Henchwoman did not appear Lucy Thatcher Tamika Sonja Lawrence Nadia Komazec
Rachel Cole 		Shonica Gooden
The Acrobat Emily Shaw Samantha Sturm[83] Cristina D'Agostino Wesley Fauncher Kim Sava
Teacher Michael Rouse Tim Walton does not appear
Doctor Michael Rouse Tim Walton John Arthur Greene Reece Budin Ian Michael Stuart Justin Packard
Party Entertainer does not appear John Sanders Stephen Anderson Jaquez André Sims Stephen Diaz
Bruce Bogtrotter Kuan Frye
Jake Bailey
James Beesley 		Jake Bailey
James Beesley
Zachary Harris 		Jack Broderick [83] Anthony Abrakmanov
Joshua Park
Ethan Puse
Jack Reason 		Evan Gray Aiden Bushey
Lavender Ruby Bridle
Rebecca Stoll
Misty May Tindall 		Ruby Bridle
Jemima Eaton
Ellie Simons 		Frenie Acoba [83] Zoe Ingram
Ruby Lahoud
Shanice Lim 		Kaci Walfall Riley O'Donnell
Amanda Thripp Katie Lee
Jadie-Rose Hobson
Lara Weaver 		Lily Laight
Isobelle Molloy
Lucy May Pollard 		Beatrice Tulchin [83] Amber May
Paris Naumovski
Mei Yamada 		Kayla Amistad Isabella Stuebing
Nigel Arthur Byrne
Adam Scotland
Jake Pratt 		William Keeler
Alfie Manser
Jaydon Vijn 		Jared Parker [83] Ewan Herdman
Jacob Licastro
Regan Walker 		Cal Alexander Will Coombs
Eric Shivum Gupta
Jack Christou
Toby Murray 		Toby Murray
Louis Suc
Ted Wilson 		Ted Wilson [83] Kyle Banfield
Joey Gadin
Callum Rogers 		Aristotle Rock Tanner Quirk
Alice Jessica Daugirda
Ellie Simons
Annabel Parsons 		Alicia Gould
Jemima Morgan
Annabel Parsons 		Ava DeMary [83] Abigail Adriano
Ayanda Dladla
Erika Palma 		Cassidy Hagel Abigail Nicholson
Hortensia Jessica Adair
Daisy Brophy
Shyanne Sanders 		Oonagh Cox
Fleur Houdijk
Katie Lee 		Emma Howard [83] Maya Arya
Eliza Carolan
Alyssa Goodall 		Megan McGuff Kendyl Ito
Tommy Charlie Callaghan
Callum Henderson
Denzil Sampson 		Thomas Atkinson
Jamie Kaye
Callum Henderson 		Judah Bellamy [83] Cody Ettingshausen
Leyton Holmes
Zyon Rangi 		Meliki Hurd Drew Davis
  1. ^ Role originally 'The Escapologist' in Broadway run but was later changed to 'The Escape Artist'.
Notable West End replacements
  • Matilda – Isobelle Molloy, Jade Marner, Hayley Canham,[84] Lucy-Mae Beacock, Chloe Hawthorn, Lara Wollington,[85] Elise Blake, Cristina Fray, Georgia Pemberton, Lollie Mckenzie,[86] Cara Jenkins, Tasha Chapple, Lottie Sicilia,[87] Matilda Shapland, Violet Tucker,[88] Lara Mcdonnell, Anna-Louise Knight,[89] Lizzie Wells, Evie Hone,[90] Emily-May Stephenson, Clara Read, Zaris-Angel Hator,[91] Abbie Vena, Sara Sheen,[92] Lilian Hardy, Emma Moore and Éva-Marie Saffrey [93]
  • Mr Wormwood – Steve Furst[94]
Notable Broadway replacements

Film adaptation

In June 2013, Tim Minchin said a future film adaption was being planned. Minchin said during an interview, "We just got [the show] up in New York, there's a touring version that is meant to be going on in America, concurrently the English version is up, there's a film that will probably be made in the next 4 or 5 years and all this sort of stuff."[50] Mara Wilson, who played Matilda in the original 1996 film adaptation of Dahl's novel, has expressed an interest in having a cameo in a film version if asked.[97] On 15 November 2013, in an article in the Daily Mail it was revealed that Dennis Kelly, who won the Tony for Best Book for Matilda, will write the movie's script,[98] with Minchin penning any additional music required and Warchus, returning to direct.[99] The movie will be released in 2019 at the earliest, due to a Broadway contract stipulating that any film version cannot be released before six years have expired following the show's opening there.[99]

Critical reception

2010 RSC Stratford production

Michael Billington, writing for The Guardian, gave the musical four stars out of five. He praised the adaptation of the book, the "ebullient music and lyrics", the direction, the stage design and the performances—especially Bertie Carvel as Miss Trunchbull.[100] The Independent also gave the show four out of five stars and said, "The Royal Shakespeare Company has struck gold with this wildly entertaining musical … Kelly's clever adaptation and the witty, intricate songs by ... Minchin create a new, improved version of Dahl's story ... Warchus's wondrously well-drilled production finds just the right balance between gleeful grotesque humour and heart-warming poignancy."[101]

Charles Spencer, writing for The Daily Telegraph awarded the show all five stars and praised the "splendidly witty, instantly hummable songs, dazzling choreography, a cast of impossibly cute and delightful children and a fantastic star turn from Bertie Carvel ... [Kelly's] script has both deepened the emotion of Dahl's story while adding loads of splendid jokes of his own", and concluded, "It is funny, heart-warming, and bang-on target".[102] Matt Wolf of The Arts Desk said: "I was struck by the sight of many a child grinning as openly as their adult companions were wiping away tears".[103] Henry Hitchings of the London Evening Standard also praised the performances, direction and design and commented on Minchin's "witty songs [in which] he switches between styles with remarkable dexterity". He continued, "There's a playfulness throughout [the book] that proves intoxicating ... In this lovingly created show, Matilda's magic positively sparkles. There's a cleverness in the writing which ensures that, while it appeals to children, there is plenty for adults to savour ... it's blissfully funny."[104]

London

The reviews of the London performances were also very positive.[105] Julie Carpenter of the Daily Express awarded the show all five stars and called the musical "[g]loriously over the top", and said, "it's an irresistible and ingenious mix of fun, fizz, cruelty, incredible choreography and above all warmth which means we root for the kids from the start. Fantastic."[106] Henry Hitchings' review in the Evening Standard ranked the piece five stars, praising the music and lyrics, book, set design, choreography, direction and performances.[107] The review in The Guardian said, "You'd be a nitwit to miss this hit show."[108] The only complaint in Quentin Letts' five-star review in the Daily Mail was about "overdone amplification".[109] The Stage also gave Matilda five stars,[110] as did Spencer, writing again for The Telegraph. Confirming his impression of the 2010 production, he wrote about the West End transfer:

"I suspect it will delight audiences for years to come ... [Kelly's] script actually improves and deepens Dahl's original ... [Minchin's] smashing score ... combines take-home melodies with delicious lyrical wit in songs that consistently develop both the plot and our understanding of the characters. There is an exuberant sense here of two writers who have clicked together ... [Matilda] so wittily excoriates the cruelty and crassness of our age ... Warchus’s thrilling, warm-hearted production, exuberantly designed by Rob Howell and with pin-sharp choreography by Peter Darling, constantly combines comedy with a sense of wonder. The children [and the adult performances are 'hilarious' (Bailey), 'memorable' (Walker and Kaye) and 'touchingly sweet' (Ward)] ... But the star turn is Bertie Carvel".[111]

The Financial Times, The Times and The Sunday Times each awarded the show four stars out of five, but found little to criticise.[105] Ben Brantley, writing for The New York Times, called the adaptation "a sweet and sharp-witted work of translation, which ... turns dark and sodden anxieties into bright and buoyant fantasies [that address] a raging thirst these days for [such] tonics".[112] A year after the show opened, Time Out gave the production four stars out of five, noting the departure of Carvel and calling the show "a little too long and, dramatically, a tad wayward", but nevertheless "wise, wicked, glorious fun."[113]

New York

Most of the New York critics gave the Broadway transfer their highest marks. Brantley wrote: "Matilda works with astonishing slyness and grace to inculcate us with its radical point of view. [It] is about words and language, books and stories, and their incalculable worth as weapons of defense, attack and survival ... Above all it’s an exhilarating tale of empowerment". He also said the child actors "strengthen their diction" so that the "tasty lyrics" could be clearly heard.[114] Richard Zoglin, in Time magazine said that the show is "a fresh start for the Broadway musical" with "a score that seems all but woven into the scenery—simple but distinctive tunes ... intricate lyrics ... Every element of the show seems hand-crafted and right". He said that director Warchus "lets the characters go gloriously over the top (the way children see them), but also brings a hushed intensity". He also said that the second act "runs a bit too long" and that "the combination of shrill child voices, British accents and heavy miking causes many of the lyrics to get muddled".[115] Elisabeth Vincentelli's review in the New York Post said, "Once in a blue moon, a show comes out blazing and restores your faith in Broadway. Matilda The Musical is that show."[116] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter said the stage show captured "the unique flavor of Roald Dahl’s classic 1988 children’s novel", and added,"this funhouse fairy tale is by turns riotous and poignant, grotesque and menacing, its campy comic exaggeration equaled only by its transporting emotional power".[117]

David Cote, in Time Out New York wondered whether the show was too English for Broadway tastes; he wrote, "Matilda is a kids' musical, not a musical that happens to be about a kid. As such, its attractions may be limited to younger spectators and die-hard Dahl fans. That would be a pity, since Matilda is wickedly smart and wildly fun".[118] A review in USA Today said the show tries too hard to be clever, but it is affecting and enchanting.[119] Of the British papers reviewing the transfer, The Telegraph gave the show four stars out of five, and said, "There's a harder-edged quality to the New York staging: the general tenor is louder and more exaggerated, and the Gilbertian finesse of [the] astonishing lyrics didn't translate for my companion ... But the tremendous heart and intelligence of the piece remains undimmed."[120] A review by Brendan Lemon in the Financial Times also gave the piece four stars out of five.[121]

Awards and nominations

London production

Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref
2011 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards Best Musical Won [122]
Theatre Awards UK Best Musical Won [123]
Best Performance Bertie Carvel Won
Evening Standard Awards Best Musical Won [124]
Best Actor Bertie Carvel Nominated
Best Director Matthew Warchus Nominated
British Composer Awards Best Stage Work Tim Minchin Nominated[125] [126]
2012 Whatsonstage.com Awards Best New Musical Won[127] [128]
Best Actor in a Musical Bertie Carvel Nominated[129]
Best Actress in a Musical Cleo Demetriou
Kerry Ingram
Eleanor Worthington Cox
Sophia Kiely 		Nominated[129]
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical Paul Kaye Nominated[129]
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical Lauren Ward Nominated[129]
London Newcomer of the Year Tim Minchin Won[130]
Best Choreographer Peter Darling Won[130]
Best Director Matthew Warchus Nominated[129]
Best Set Designer Rob Howell Won[130]
Laurence Olivier Awards Best New Musical Won[131] [132]
Best Actor in a Musical Bertie Carvel Won[131]
Best Actress in a Musical Cleo Demetriou
Kerry Ingram
Eleanor Worthington Cox
Sophia Kiely 		Won[131]
Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Paul Kaye Nominated[131]
Best Director Matthew Warchus Won[131]
Best Theatre Choreographer Peter Darling Won[131]
Best Set Design Rob Howell Won[131]
Best Costume Design Nominated[131]
Best Lighting Design Hugh Vanstone Nominated[131]
Best Sound Design Simon Baker Won[131]
2013 Whatsonstage.com Awards Best West End Show Nominated[133] [134]
Laurence Olivier Awards Audience Award for Most Popular Show Nominated[135] [136][137]
2014 Whatsonstage.com Awards Best West End Show Won[138] [139]

Broadway production

Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref
2013 Tony Award Best Musical Nominated [140][141]
Best Book of a Musical Dennis Kelly Won
Best Original Score Tim Minchin Nominated
Best Actor in a Musical Bertie Carvel Nominated
Best Featured Actor in a Musical Gabriel Ebert Won
Best Featured Actress in a Musical Lauren Ward Nominated
Best Direction of a Musical Matthew Warchus Nominated
Best Choreography Peter Darling Nominated
Best Orchestrations Christopher Nightingale Nominated
Best Scenic Design of a Musical Rob Howell Won
Best Costume Design of a Musical Nominated
Best Lighting Design of a Musical Hugh Vanstone Won
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Sophia Gennusa
Oona Laurence
Bailey Ryon
Milly Shapiro 		Won[142]
Drama League Awards Outstanding Production of a Broadway or off-Broadway Musical Nominated [143]
Distinguished Performance Award Bertie Carvel Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding New Broadway Musical Nominated [144]
Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) Won
Outstanding Choreographer Peter Darling Nominated
Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) Rob Howell Won
Outstanding Actor in a Musical Bertie Carvel Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical Won [145]
Outstanding Book of a Musical Dennis Kelly Won
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Bertie Carvel Won
Outstanding Director of a Musical Matthew Warchus Nominated
Outstanding Choreography Peter Darling Nominated
Outstanding Lyrics Tim Minchin Won
Outstanding Set Design Rob Howell Won
New York Drama Critics' Circle Best Musical Won[146] [146]
Theatre World Award Bertie Carvel Won[147] [147]
2014 Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album Bertie Carvel, Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro & Lauren Ward (principal soloists); Michael Croiter, Van Dean & Chris Nightingale (producers); Tim Minchin (composer and lyricist) Nominated

Australian production

Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref
2015 Sydney Theatre Awards Best production of a mainstream musical Won [148]
Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a musical Elise McCann Won
Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a musical Marika Aubrey Nominated
Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a musical James Millar Won
Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a musical Daniel Frederiksen Nominated
Special achievement award Molly Barwick
Sasha Rose
Georgia Taplin
Bella Thomas 		Won
2016 Helpmann Awards Best Musical Won [149]
Best Original Score Tim Minchin Won
Best Direction of a Musical Matthew Warchus Won
Best Female Actor in a Musical Molly Barwick
Dusty Bursill
Tiana Mirra
Alannah Parfett
Sasha Rose
Georgia Taplin
Bella Thomas
Ingrid Torelli 		Won
Best Male Actor in a Musical James Millar Won
Best Choreography in a Musical Peter Darling Won
Best Music Direction Stephen Amos Won
Best Sound Design Simon Baker Won
Best Scenic Design Rob Howell Won
Best Costume Design Won
Best Lighting Design Hugh Vanstone Won
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Daniel Frederiksen Won
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Elise McCann Won
Green Room Awards Outstanding Music Theatre Award for Production Won [150]
Music Theatre Award for Direction Matthew Warchus Won
Betty Pounder Award for Excellence in Choreography Peter Darling Won
Music Theatre Award for Musical Direction/Supervision Stephen Amos Won
Music Theatre Award for Sound Design Simon Baker Won
Music Theatre Award for Costume Design Rob Howell Won
Music Theatre Award for Set Design Won
Music Theatre Award for Lighting Design Hugh Vanstone Won
Music Theatre Award for Male in a Supporting Role Daniel Frederiksen Nominated
Music Theatre Award for Female in a Supporting Role Elise McCann Nominated
Music Theatre Award for Male Lead James Millar Nominated
Music Theatre Award for Female Lead Dusty Bursill
Tiana Mirra
Alannah Parfett
Ingrid Torelli 		Nominated
2017 Helpmann Awards Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Lucy Maunder Nominated [151]

In 2017, Lucy Maunder was nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for the role of Miss Honey despite Elise McCann being nominated the previous year. This was the first time in the productions history that it failed to gain a Helpmann award after being nominated.

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Further reading

  • "A Novel Approach," by Keith Loria, "Backstage" column, Make-Up Artist magazine, Number 102, June/July 2013, pp 74–75, Key Publishing Group, Vancouver, Washington, US. A two-page article with three color photos discussing the musical's make-up and hair/wig requirements for the New York and London productions, with quotes by key personnel.

External links

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