VIDEO: MATILDA Stars Perform 'Naughty' on LIVE
by Caryn Robbins - July 26, 2013
This morning on 'LIVE with Kelly and Michael,' the four young actresses who share the lead in Matilda the Musical performed 'Naughty' all together, for the first time in the United States. Check out the appearance below!
Photo Flash: MATILDA's Gabriel Ebert Visits Broadway Artists Alliance
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2013
Tony Award winner Gabriel Ebert visited students at Broadway Artists Alliance Alumni Session to share his journey from young actor to Tony Award Winner. Earlier this year, Ebert won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Mr. Wormwood in Matilda the Musical. Scroll down for photos from the event!
Liza Minnelli Attends West End MATILDA
by Pat Cerasaro - July 17, 2013
Broadway/Hollywood icon Liza Minnelli attended a performance of West End hit MATILDA this week and a picture of the EGOT-winning triple-threat legend with the cast of the multi-Olivier-winning musical onstage has appeared.
STAGE TUBE: West End's MATILDA Cast Celebrates 25 Years of Roald Dahl's Book!
by Nicole Rosky - June 28, 2013
In the video below, the West End cast of the Matilda The Musical takes part in the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of Roald Dahl's creation, Matilda, featuring Pass the Parcel and a surprise finale for the cast on stage. Puffin have published a large format colour edition of Matilda earlier this year to join the celebrations. Watch to the end to find out what happens!
STAGE TUBE: MATILDA's Cristina Fray Performs 'Naughty' at WEST END LIVE 2013!
by Stage Tube - June 23, 2013
The annual festival West End LIVE - organised by Westminster City Council and the Society of London Theatre, in association with MasterCard - returned to Trafalgar Square yesterday, 22nd June and continues today, 23rd June 2013, for a weekend of free entertainment from some of London's top theatre productions and performers. Watch MATILDA's Cristina Fray perform 'Naughty' below!
MATILDA THE MUSICAL Cast to Perform on THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, 6/11
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2013
MATILDA THE MUSICAL will perform on 'The Late Show with David Letterman' tomorrow night Tuesday June 11. MATILDA THE MUSICAL opened to rapturous reviews in April and has received four Tony Awards, the Best Musical award from the New York Drama Critics Circle, and five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical. Each of the four girls who share the title role (Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro) received a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theater. 'The Late Show' airs on CBS at 11:35 PM, (Channel 2 in New York).
VIDEO: Cast of MATILDA Perform at 67th Annual Tony Awards
by Caryn Robbins - June 10, 2013
The cast of MATILDA performed a medley of songs from the Broadway musical including 'Revolting Children,' 'When I Grow Up,' and 'Naughty,' at last night's 67th Annual Tony Awards. Check out the performance below!
Alex Gaumond To Join Cast of MATILDA, September 2013!
by Carrie Dunn - June 10, 2013
Alex Gaumond will join the company in the role of Miss Trunchbull and Kay Murphy will play Mrs Wormwood from 3 September 2013. Haley Flaherty will continue in the role of Miss Honey until 7 September 2014. Further casting will be announced soon.
STAGE TUBE: MATILDA's Leading Ladies Perform at the Olivier Awards!
by Kelsey Denette - April 29, 2013
The Royal Shakespeare Company's world premiere production of Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical has captured the imagination of young and old alike and continues to play to packed houses at London's Cambridge Theatre. It swept the board at last year's Laurence Olivier Awards, winning a record-breaking seven awards.
Photo Coverage: Inside the MATILDA Gypsy Robe Ceremony!
by Walter McBride - April 16, 2013
The company of MATILDA just celebrated their opening with the Gypsy Robe ritual with the company's recipient Nadine Isenegger. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you full photo coverage below!
Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, April 13, Part 2 - MATILDA and MOTOWN Celebrate Broadway Openings & More!
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2013
BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our April 13th SIP round-up. Yesterday evening's photos featured MATILDA's opening SIPs, as well as a warm welcome to the show from the casts of PIPPIN and WEST SIDE STORY, and KINKY BOOTS' tribute to MOTOWN, which opens tonight. Plus, check out shots from MAMMA MIA!, LUCKY GUY, Cuba Gooding Jr. in THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, CINDERELLA, BOOK OF MORMON, HERE LIES LOVE at the Public Theater, off-Broadway's F#%KING UP EVERYTHING and A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN, FLASHDANCE, PETER PAN, JEKYLL & HYDE, JERSEY BOYS, WICKED, HAIR, SENSE & SENSIBILITY in Denver and more!
TV EXCLUSIVE: MATILDA THE MUSICAL's Four Leading Ladies and More Talk Opening Night!
by BroadwayWorld TV - April 16, 2013
MATILDA THE MUSICAL, produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Dodgers, opened on April 11, 2013 at Broadway's Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street). The four girls sharing the title role are Sophia Gennusa -- who played the lead on opening night -- Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro, each of whom is making her Broadway debut. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for all of the opening night festivities and brings you interviews with the four leading ladies and more below!
Photo Coverage: MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Opening Night Curtain Call
by Walter McBride - April 12, 2013
MATILDA THE MUSICAL, produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Dodgers, opened last night April 11, 2013 at Broadway's Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street). The four girls sharing the title role are Sophia Gennusa -- who played the lead for last night's opening -- Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro, each of whom will be making her Broadway debut. Check them all out at the curtain call below!
Review Roundup: MATILDA Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews!
by Review Roundups - April 11, 2013
MATILDA THE MUSICAL, produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Dodgers, opens tonight April 11, 2013 at Broadway's Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street). The four girls sharing the title role are Sophia Gennusa -- who will play the lead for tonight's opening -- Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro, each of whom will be making her Broadway debut. Let's see what the critics had to say...
RSC Celebrates New Leadership, JULIUS CAESAR and MATILDA in NY This Spring
by BWW News Desk - April 3, 2013
With a new leadership team of Gregory Doran, Artistic Director, and Catherine Mallyon, Executive Director, at the helm, the Royal Shakespeare Company returns to New York this spring with two productions, Julius Caesar and Matilda The Musical. Both began their lives at the RSC's Stratford-upon-Avon home and reflect the Company's continuing commitment to Shakespeare and the work of contemporary playwrights and theatre artists, as it celebrates one hundred years of touring work from Shakespeare's birthplace to the US.
