"Welcome to the deliriously amusing, malevolent, heartwarming, head-spinning world of Matilda The Musical. You won't want to leave." - Bloomberg News
The Tony Award-winning Matilda The Musical 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 own destiny. Rolling Stone calls the show "hands down the best musical of the season." Based on the beloved novel by Roald Dahl, Matilda has won 47 international awards, and continues to thrill sold-out audiences of all ages on Broadway and in London's West End. The Wall Street Journal says, "The makers of Matilda have done the impossible - triumphantly! It is smart, sweet, zany and stupendous fun."
"Once in a blue moon, a show comes out blazing and restores your faith in Broadway. Matilda The Musical is that show." - New York Post
"Matilda is the best musical since the Lion King!" - Time Magazine
"The best family musical in years." Chicago Tribune
But the show's over-the-top level can be tiring--almost running over the audience indeed--and a lot of the songs are wordy emissions that sound more work-in-progress than classic stage tunes. Still, it's a kiddie show done with spirit, audaciousness, and a minimum of cheap sentiment. Matilda will surely go waltzing home with some Tonys.
Happily, Matilda follows its diminutive hero's lead: It maintains a high level of cheeky mischief while hitting the requisite sentimental notes and a refreshing antiauthoritarian message...Minchin's score is a deft blend of Britpop, show tunes and Danny Elfman with clever (sometimes overly winking) lyrics that balance subversion with simple truths...Public-school sadism, horrid parents, men in drag: Needless to say, this material presses a lot of buttons in the English psyche, hence its runaway success across the pond. And while the show has been expertly assembled to balance sweet, sour, acidic and salty on the music-theater palate, one wonders if it's too English for Broadway audiences.
2010 | West End |
West End Production West End |
2011 | West End |
London Production West End |
2013 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2021 | West End |
West End Transfer West End |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2013 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Dennis Kelly |
2013 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Matthew Warchus |
2013 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Lighting Design | Hugh Vanstone |
2013 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Musical | Matilda |
2013 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Scenic Design | Rob Howell |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Dennis Kelly |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Peter Darling |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Matthew Warchus |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Bertie Carvel |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Tim Minchin |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | 0 |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Set Design | Rob Howell |
2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | 0 |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Bertie Carvel |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | 0 |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Choreographer | Peter Darling |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | 0 |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) | Rob Howell |
2013 | Theatre World Awards | Theatre World Award | Bertie Carvel |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Dennis Kelly |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Peter Darling |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Rob Howell |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Matthew Warchus |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Hugh Vanstone |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | The Royal Shakespeare Company |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | The Dodgers |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Matilda The Musical |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Chris Nightingale |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Tim Minchin |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Gabriel Ebert |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Bertie Carvel |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Lauren Ward |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Rob Howell |
2013 | Tony Awards | Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre | Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro |
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