Roald Dahl News

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.'

Tim Minchin has taken to Twitter to explain why the UK cannot see Matilda on Netflix yet.

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!

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including solo performances from Tony Award-winners Patti LuPone and  John Lloyd Young and Tony-nominee Tony Yazbeck. See the full lineup below!

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.

BWW's Theresa Bertram gives out awards for 2022 and talks about what's next.

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!

The Coolidge Corner Theatre ('the Coolidge') has announced the winter/spring 2023 its weekly Kids' Shows. Sure to delight all ages, the new season launches on Sunday, January 1 at 10:30am with a screening of the beloved stop-motion classic Shaun the Sheep.

54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Rainbow Sun Productions in Songs of Mischief and Magic  on Thursday, January 12, 2023.

Matilda arrives on Netflix in just days and BroadwayWorld is catching up with composer Tim Minchin to chat about the process in this video.

As 2022 drifts into the rearview mirror, the dawning of a new year at Tuacahn is bringing a fresh level of excitement that can only mean one thing: A new Broadway season is coming! The season will feature the regional premiere of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, plus more.

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!

With the highly anticipated VAULT Festival kicking off 2023 it has been announced that James Barnes will return with The Ballerina after its cancellation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. From leading theatre company Khaos and based on a true story, this ground-breaking production explores a refreshing take on what contemporary western audiences perceive as the African diplomatic class.