MATILDA Will Launch Digital Lottery Tomorrow!

Matilda The Musical will launch a digital lottery on October 27, offering a limited number of $32 seats each day via MatildaLottery.com. Entries can be submitted the day of the preferred performance, by 11am for matinees or by 3pm for evening performances. Entrants may choose to be notified of winning via email or text, and winners may claim up to two tickets, which will be held for purchase at the box office.

In addition, the production will newly offer a limited number of $27 general rush tickets at the opening of the box office each day.

For both lottery and rush, there will be a limit of two tickets per customer. Cash or credit will be accepted for all lottery and rush tickets, which are non-transferable and may be purchased at the box office only with valid photo ID. Seat locations will vary based on availability and may be partial view.

The Matilda the Musical Digital lottery is powered by Shubert Ticketing through the new Telecharge Digital Lottery platform, which provides theatre-goers wide access to affordable tickets through multiple social media networks.

Matilda The Musical, produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Dodgers, opened to rapturous reviews on April 11, 2013 at Broadway's Shubert Theatre (225 West 44thStreet). Celebrated on 10 "Top Ten" lists of 2013, the production received four Tony Awards and a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theater for each of the four girls who shared the title role, as well as two Outer Critics Circle Awards, five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.

Matilda The Musical made its Australian Premiere at Sydney Lyric Theatre on August 20, 2015. The North American Tour commenced in May 2015, with stops in New Haven, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Dallas, among others in its first season. The current tour schedule can be found here: http://us.matildathemusical.com/tour/.

The original Broadway cast recording is produced by Broadway Records/Yellow Sound Label and is now available digitally and at the Shubert Theatre. It can be ordered atwww.BroadwayRecords.com.

The four girls sharing the title role are Mattea Conforti, Rileigh McDonald, MiMi Ryder, andAlexandra Vlachos. The principal cast also features Natalie Venetia Belcon (Mrs. Phelps),Rick Holmes (Mr. Wormwood), Alison Case (Miss Honey), Amy Spanger (Mrs. Wormwood), and Christopher Sieber (Miss Trunchbull).

Winner of a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards including Best Musical, Matilda the Musical is based on the beloved novel by best-selling author Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr. Fox). Matilda is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

Matilda is directed by Tony Award® winner Matthew Warchus (God of Carnage), who helms this production with a book by Tony Award®-winning playwright Dennis Kelly and music and lyrics by Australian comedian, musician and composer Tim Minchin.

The production has sets and costumes by Tony Award® winner Rob Howell, with choreography by Peter Darling, orchestrations, additional music and musical supervision byChristopher Nightingale, lighting by Tony Award® winner Hugh Vanstone, and sound bySimon Baker.

The RSC Literary Department is generously supported by THE DRUE HEINZ TRUST.

American Airlines is the preferred airline for Matilda the Musical.