Dennis Kelly News

In this time of social distancing and remaining responsibly indoors, we are all looking for ways to brighten our days and get moving any way we can! In the spirit of celebrating theater and providing motivation to get up and get shakin', we're taking a look back and paying tribute to some of the greatest dance numbers in musical theater history!

We've been compiling showcase videos from college seniors all around the country. Although their performances were cancelled, the show must go on-- virtually! This entry features Students From UCLA, Hofstra, NYU, and More!

Jodie Comer is in talks to play Miss Honey, the kind-hearted teacher who befriends Matilda, in the big screen adaptation of Matilda the Musical!

Ralph Fiennes will head to the big screen in MATILDA THE MUSICAL

Digital Theatre+, Simon Stephens and an award-winning cast of playwrights, directors, designers and actors join forces to deliver a series of free-to-access theatre videos!

The six-part limited series THE THIRD DAY, created by Dennis Kelly and Felix Barrett, will now debut this fall. The show was originally scheduled to debut Monday, May 11.

When CYT St. Charles, a youth theatre company in Louisiana, had to recently cancel its production of Matilda, the company came together to create a video performance of the song, 'When I Grow Up'

Given the recent developments on COVID-19 and the government's mandated community quarantine, GMG Productions, along with GWP Entertainment and Virtus Live, has announced that the remaining performances of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical have been canceled.

Good musicals are like magnets a?' they attract crowds from near and far that not even pervasive talks of a global pandemic could stop them from inflicting their charm on their willing patrons.

New Jersey's celebrated Kick Dance Studios will present Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical Jr. as part of their annual educational theatre program. One of the first communities in the country selected to present this 'junior' version of the award-winning Broadway musical, the production will star a talented ensemble of 'revolting children', ages 6 through 15.

The Axelrod Performing Arts Center opens 'Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical' on Saturday, March 7, in a brand-new production created by Broadway director-choreographer Luis Salgado.

When Matilda The Musical premiered at the Cambridge Theatre in the West End in 2011, The Guardian gave it five stars and described it as a?oeanarchically joyous, gleefully nasty, and an ingenious musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel of the same name.a?? About nine years after, now a beloved musical for all ages, Matilda The Musical finally opened at The Theatre at Solaire in Manila for a limited three-week engagement.

Two Tony Award-winning musicals, an American classic, a smart new comedy, a haunting new adaptation of a literary masterpiece and a world premiere are at the heart of Syracuse Stage's 48th season. Artistic director Robert Hupp said the shows in the season all in some way address ideas of home 'in all its idealized, romanticized, messy and real manifestations.'

Immediately following the close of the acclaimed READY STEADY YETI GO, part of WTC's 22nd season, Wasatch Theatre Company premieres the haunting one-person drama GIRLS AND BOYS by Dennis Kelly March 6-15, 2020 at The Box, 124 South 400 West, at The Gateway. Evening performances on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays will start at 7:30 pm. Matinee performances are available Sundays at 2:00 pm.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced that ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL JR. is now available for licensing.

The Axelrod Performing Arts Center opens 'Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical' on Saturday, March 7, in a brand-new production created by Broadway director-choreographer Luis Salgado.

Based on the popular children's book of the same name by British writer Roald Dahl, best known for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical is the award-winning musical that has captivated the world since created by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Matilda the Musical revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life.

SPRING 2020: HITS THEATRE, located at 311 W 18TH STREET HOUSTON, TX 77008, has a Spring Semester packed with FEMALE EMPOWERMENT.

Matilda opened with a bang at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre this weekend, with plenty of chances left to see this whimsical musical. Christopher J. Murphy directs the production in collaboration with the Fort Wayne Youtheatre (with music direction by Eunice Wadewitz and choreography by the Fort Wayne Dance Collective's Mandie Kolkman).