Matthew Warchus News

The singalong version of Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical is in select theaters in the US.

Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical danced onto Netflix's most-watched films list in the #2 spot with 41.06M hours viewed. Starring Academy Award winner Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull and Alisha Weir as Matilda, the inspirational tale was in the Top 10 in 89 countries.

Netflix has released a compilation featuring every song in the new film adaptation of Matilda the Musical. The new video features 'When I Grow Up,' Emma Thompson singing 'The Smell of Rebellion,' Alisha Weir singing 'Quiet,' Lashana Lynch performing 'My House,' 'Revolting Children,' and the new song written for the film, 'Still Holding My Hand.'

Watch the students of Crunchem Hall take on Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull in two scenes from Matilda the Musical on Netflix! Joining Thompson in the new film is Alisha Weir as Matilda, Lashana Lynch as Miss Honey, Sindhu Vee as Miss Phelps, and Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough as Mr. and Mrs. Trunchbull. Watch the new video now!

Warchus' work to date has given him the visual storytelling senses needed to auteur his way through a children's story with a kind of abandoned maturity that teaches the audience that it's no good to be a grown-up if you can't be childish sometimes.

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Ellen Kane, the choreographer for the movie adaptation of Matilda the Musical on Netflix!

Netflix has shared a new 'Dance, Maggots, Dance!' featurette, going behind the scenes of the musical numbers in the new film adaptation of Matilda the Musical. The featurette also includes interviews with Emma Thompson, Alisha Weir, Lashana Lynch, director Matthew Warchus, and more. Watch the new video now!

Netflix has released videos of full musical numbers from the new film adaptation of Matilda the Musical. Watch 'Miracle,' 'Naughty,' 'School Song,' 'The Hammer,' 'Bruce,' 'Quiet,' 'My House,' and 'Revolting Children' now! The cast of the film includes Emma Thompson, Alisha Weir, Lashana Lynch, and more.

Watch Emma Thompson's full performance of 'The Hammer' from Netflix's Matilda The Musical with Lashana Lynch.

Matilda soon arrives on Netflix and BroadwayWorld is catching up with creators Matthew Warchus and Dennis Kelly in this video.

Netflix has released a look inside Emma Thompson's transformation into Miss Trunchbull in the film adaptation of Matilda the Musical. Watch the complete featurette video now, which also features interviews with Lashana Lynch, Alisha Weir, and Thompson's makeup designers, now!

Netflix has shared new behind the scenes photos from the filming of the new film adaptation of Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical. Before the film begins streaming, take an inside look at how the film was made, featuring a look behind musical numbers like 'Naughty,' 'Revolting Children,' 'Quiet,'  and more.

BroadwayWorld caught up with Emma Thompson to discuss how she transformed into Miss Trunchbull in the new film adaptation of Matilda the Musical, plus how she approached the character after seeing Bertie Carvel's acclaimed performance, and what lessons audiences can take away from the new movie. Watch the new video interview now!

BroadwayWorld caught up with Matilda the Musical director Matthew Warchus and star Alisha Weir ahead of the film's debut to discuss what fans of the stage musical can expect from its film adaptation, what their favorite musical number is, and more. Watch the new video interview now!

Netflix has released a lyric video for 'Revolting Children' from Matilda the Musical. The video features new footage of the film's cast, including Alisha Weir (Matilda), Emma Thompson (Miss Trunchbull), Meesha Garbett (Hortensia), Charlie Hodson-Prior (Bruce Bogtrotter), Lashana Lynch (Miss Honey), and more.

A brand new take on the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical, Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl, with a vivid imagination. Check out new stills from the film now, featuring a first look at photos of songs like 'Naughty,' 'Bruce,' 'Revolting Children,' and more.

A brand new take on the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl, with a vivid imagination, who dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results. Find out how you can watch Matilda the Musical in movie theaters or on Netflix!

Five time Tony Award winner and West End hit A CHRISTMAS CAROL starring David Wenham is raising money for food relief charity Foodbank during its Australian premiere season at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne, which runs until 29 December.

Emma Thompson and Alisha Weir appeared on the TODAY Show to discuss starring in the new film adaptation of Matilda the Musical. During the interview, hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager showed video footage of the moment that Wier found out that she had gotten the title role in the new movie musical. Watch the new video interview now!

Last night was the New York City premiere of the upcoming Netflix film adaptation of Matilda the Musical. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the star-studded event here!