"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
It was Dahl who invented Matilda, the spunky, over-achieving, proto-feminist, grrl-power heroine of what is far and away the best new musical of the Broadway season, indeed one of the best family-oriented shows of any season, and a work of musical theater that feels like a grand cultural experience...'Matilda,' which features a faithfully wrought and happily insouciant book by Dennis Kelly and that score, that remarkably rich, occasionally anthemic score by Minchin, has arrived on Broadway with a formidable West End pedigree. One could nip at 'Matilda's' heels: the Broadway production, directed with great skill and a determined lack of sentimentality by Matthew Warchus, is a tad cool to the touch in spots...But that is about the only reasonable complaint. Warchus' superb cast is remarkably deep in craft and talent.
The wonder begins with the witty and hyper-literate score by Australian songwriter Tim Minchin, who has crafted several potential earworms...A word about Matilda: Milly Shapiro, a bright-eyed girl who conveys a fine sense of spunk and righteous indignation, played the title role admirably at the performance I attended. But I have no idea why Shapiro alternates with three other girls - Sophia Gennusa, Oona, Laurence, and Bailey Ryon - since the part seems significantly less demanding than the dance-heavy lead in Billy Elliot...Even gold-star students fall short of perfection, and the same is true of Matilda...On the other hand, even when you fail to pick up a well-turned phrase or eye-rolling pun, you will probably find yourself responding like a just-tucked-in child at bedtime.
2010 | West End |
West End Production West End |
2011 | West End |
London Production West End |
2013 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2021 | West End |
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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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