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“Once in a blue moon, a show comes out blazing and restores your faith in Broadway. Matilda is that show.” - New York Post
Matilda the Musical is more than a show, it’s a phenomenon. Based on the beloved novel by best-selling author Roald Dahl, Matilda is the story of an extraordinary girl who dreams of a better life. Armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, Matilda dares to take a stand and change her destiny.
This celebrated smash hit is presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company, one of the most acclaimed theater companies in the world, and the Dodgers, Tony Award®-winning producers of hits like Jersey Boys. Tony Award-winning director Matthew Warchus (God of Carnage, The Norman Conquests) helms this exhilarating and ingenious new musical The New York Times says is, “even more glorious than we were promised.&rdquo
Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro, Bertie Carvel, Gabriel Ebert, Lesli Margherita, Lauren Ward, Karen Aldridge, Yurel Echezarreta, John Arthur Greene, Nadine Isenegger, Colin Israel, Thayne Jasperson, Tamika Sonja Lawrence, Celia Mei Rubin, John Sanders, Philip Spaeth, Ryan Steele, Betsy Struxness, Samantha Sturm, Heather Tepe, Ben Thompson, Clay Thomson, Taylor Trensch, Frenie Acoba, Erica Simone Barnett, Judah Bellamy, Jack Broderick, Ava DeMary, Emma Howard, Luke Kolbe Mannikus, Madilyn Jaz Morrow, Sawyer Nunes, Jared Parker, Beatrice Tulchin, Ted Wilson
Author: Dennis Kelly
Music & Lyrics: Tim Minchin
Director: Matthew Warchus
Choreographer: Peter Darling
Producer: The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Dodgers
Press Agent: Boneau / Bryan-Brown
Nominated for 12 Tony Awards - Best Musical
- Best Book of a Musical - Dennis Kelly
- Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre - Tim Minchin
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Bertie Carvel
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Gabriel Ebert
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Lauren Ward
- Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Rob Howell
- Best Costume Design of a Musical - Rob Howell
- Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Hugh Vanstone
- Best Direction of a Musical - Matthew Warchus
- Best Choreography - Peter Darling
- Best Orchestrations - Chris Nightingale
Winner 2013 Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre
Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro
Winner NY Drama Critics' Circle Award
Nominated for 7 Drama Desk Awards
- Outstanding Musical - Winner!
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Bertie Carvel - Winner!
- Outstanding Director of a Musical - Matthew Warchus
- Outstanding Choreography - Peter Darling
- Outstanding Lyrics - Tim Minchin - Winner!
- Outstanding Book of a Musical - Dennis Kelly - Winner!
- Outstanding Set Design - Rob Howell - Winner!
Nominated for 5 Outer Critics Circle Awards - Outstanding New Broadway Musical
- Outstanding Book of a Musical - Winner!
- Outstanding Choreographer - Peter Darling
- Outstanding Set Design - Rob Howell - Winner!
- Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Bertie Carvel
He Made Her Who She Is
Bertie Carvel talks about playing the angry Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical.
... And a Child Should Lead Them
Matilda the Musical offers children and adults hope in a reminder that everyone can rewrite their stories.
Dream Big, Girl
Matilda, a hit in London, arrives on Broadway as the theater’s latest shot at the dream of a global blockbuster.