MATILDA THE MUSICAL BROADWAY REVIEWS

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Synopsis: Roald Dahl's much-loved story bursts into life on stage in this magical new musical version by Dennis Kelly with songs by award-winning musician and comedian Tim Minchin.

Broadway Reviews

NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW:

"Smells like pre-teen spirit at the Cambridge Theater, where a throng of irresistibly fed-up boys and girls are storming the barricades of adult oppression. “Revolting children” they call themselves in the rousing final number of the musical “Matilda,” the fattest, sassiest hit of the season here. And the words have special savor for these kids because they’ve been used before, in another way."

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THE GUARDIAN REVIEW:

"It's hard to imagine a show capturing the spirit of Roald Dahl's literary world more perfectly than this one. From the instant a gaggle of boisterous brats explodes on to the stage singing "My mummy says I'm a miracle", the story of Matilda – a child prodigy unwanted by her odious parents – is brought colourfully, messily, musically to life by Matthew Warchus's production. Comedian Tim Minchin and writer Dennis Kelly, authors of the music/lyrics and book respectively, evidently had a blast adapting it – the stage fizzes with naughtiness and classic Dahl putdowns (Twit! Maggot!). "My daddy says I should shut my cakehole," sings Matilda (a pitch perfect Cleo Demetriou, one of four girls cast in the role for the transfer), while a child fat with cake produces a burp seemingly capable of stopping traffic. Many of the original actors remain from last year's run at the RSC: the gangly Paul Kaye as Matilda's father is a Quentin Blake illustration made flesh and the show-stealing Bertie Carvel delights as the monstrous headmistress Miss Trunchbull, a childish bully trapped inside a great chunk of a woman. You'd be a nitwit to miss this hit show."

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THEATERMANIA REVIEW:

"The RSC's musical stage adaptation of Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical arrives in the West End already laden with awards and plaudits -- all of which prove to be well deserved! It is a delightful and incredibly inventive show; witty, delicious, and capable of appealing to parents and children alike. "

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TELEGRAPH REVIEW:

"It is difficult to argue that the Royal Shakespeare Company has no business making musicals when they turn out – like Les Misérables, which the theatre co-presented with Cameron Mackintosh – to be really rather good. Matilda the Musical, its all-singing, all-dancing adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story of a spirited little girl who won’t let her dysfunctional parents or bullying headmistress get her down, falls into the same category. "

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HUFFINGTON POST REVIEW:

"Matilda, Roald Dahl’s 80’s classic about a unloved little girl who has a brilliant mind, is a kid’s book that pits intelligence against ignorance, creativity against conformity and upholds the library as the best place for child-rearing. "

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