Roald Dahl News

Tickets for the National Theatre's 2019-2020 productions MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 LIVE: THE GREAT CHEESY MOVIE CIRCUS TOUR (October 18-19, 2019), JOHN LEGUIZAMO'S LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS (November 21-23, 2019), MANDY PATINKIN IN CONCERT: DIARIES WITH ADAM BEN-DAVID ON PIANO (November 29, 2019), and THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY (January 31 - February 1, 2020) will go on sale to the general public this Friday, August 2 at 10am.

Acclaimed as a?oethe standout musical of the decadea?? by the UK's Sunday Times, a?oeMatilda The Musicala?? will make its debut in Hong Kong from September 20, 2019, at the Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Due to overwhelming demand for tickets, the producers have extended the run for two weeks until October 20, 2019.

Omaha Performing Arts has announced that due to a tour scheduling change, ROALD DAHL'S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, set for the Orpheum theater in November 2019, will not be coming to Omaha during the 2019/2020 Season.

Over 20 new shows go on sale this August at The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts, with all handling fees for individual shows waived on the day they go on sale to the public. Seven-show Broadway subscribers and theatre members receive early access and 10% off tickets every Monday.

Richmond's Summer Theatre is a cornucopia of riches!

Omaha Performing Arts has announced that due to a tour scheduling change, ROALD DAHL'S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, set for the Orpheum theater in November 2019, will not be coming to Omaha during the 2019/2020 Season.

Roald Dahl's short stories are known for their unexpected endings in place of the traditionally ever after. These re-imaginings have been subject to much controversy, with themes like gambling, cannibalism, guns and dynamite... Themes that team at shake & stir have not shied away from, in their electrifying stage adaptation of Dahl's Revolting Rhymes and Dirty Beasts.

Broadway in Portland announces that Roald Dahl's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY will play Keller Auditorium August 13th through 18th.

Olney Theatre Center launches the 2019-2020 season on the Mainstage with Kander and Ebb's CABARET directed by Alan Paul (August 28 - October 6, 2019). Broadway veteran Alexandra Silber, who played Guinevere in Paul's 2019 Helen Hayes Award-winning production of Camelot, and Tzeitel in the acclaimed Bart Sher revival of Fiddler on the Roof, will star as Sally Bowles, the flamboyant showgirl carried away by the glitz and debauchery of Weimar Berlin. Invited press night is Saturday, August 31 at 8:00pm.

Matilda the Musical is now open at Moonlight Stage Productions! What did the critics have to say? Read all the reviews!

BroadwayWorld has a first look at the San Diego Regional Premiere production of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical at the Moonlight Amphitheatre! Check out the video!

Broadway is coming to the big screen! Thirteen movie musicals are currently in development and are set to delight audiences in the coming months and years, from long-awaited movie adaptations to remakes and sequels of fan favorites. With such a variety to look forward to, we're getting you prepared by giving you a peek at each of the movies officially announced to receive the silver screen treatment! Take a peek at all the excitement, and be sure to check back in as even more are announced!

Celebrity Attractions announces three more special add-on productions to the Celebrity Attractions' 2019-2020 Broadway Season coming to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

Tickets for the Brisbane season of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory go on sale on Friday 19 July, after pre-sales this week. This wonderful production which garnered five nominations at the 2019 Helpmann Awards including Best Musical and Best Direction of a Musical (Jack O'Brien), plays at the Lyric Theatre, Brisbane from Friday 20 March 2020.

Meet Matilda, an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination, a sharp mind...and a little naughtiness, dares to take a stand against the bullies of the world thereby changing her own destiny.  Based on the universally cherished 1988 Roald Dahl novel Matilda The Musical is a witty, whimsical tale about growing up, standing up, and the true meaning of family.  MATILDA the MUSICAL weaves together inventive song and dance numbers, pranks (usually at the expense of Matilda's father), and life lessons that will warm every heart in the audience.  Originally produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company MATILDA the MUSICAL, with book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, has won 47 international awards and continues to thrill sold-out audiences of all ages around the world.

After a record-breaking 35th anniversary season, Celebrity Attractions is announcing tickets to the Celebrity Attractions' 2019-2020 Broadway Season are now on sale.

Join the 'world of pure imagination' as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory plays at the Orpheum Theatre Nov. 5-10, 2019.

Director/choreographer Cambrian James is at it again, at the steering wheel, putting the pedal to the metal and serving up a high-spirited edition of the children's classic, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG ~ featuring a parade of exceptional talents and supported by the always reliable musical direction of Lincoln Wright and Tia Hawkes's amazingly variegated and finely tailored costumes. Runs through August 17th at Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert, AZ.

What do 'James and the Giant Peach,' 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and 'George's Marvelous Medicine' all have in common? They were all written by Roald Dahl.