Matilda the Musical

{{Short description|2011 musical by Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use British English|date=April 2012}} {{For|the film adaptation|Matilda the Musical (film)}} {{redirect|Roald Dahl's Matilda|his novel in which this musical is based on|Matilda (novel)}} {{Infobox Musical | name = Roald Dahl's Matilda | subtitle = The Musical | image = Matildawestend.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = West End promotional poster | music = [[Tim Minchin]] | lyrics = Tim Minchin | book = [[Dennis Kelly]] | basis = {{Based on|''[[Matilda (novel)|Matilda]]''|[[Roald Dahl]]}} | productions = {{ubl|2010 [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]|2011 [[West End theatre|West End]]|2013 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]|2015 US tour|2018 UK tour|2025 UK tour}} | awards = [[Critics' Circle Theatre Award]] for Best Musical<ref name= "playbill"/> UK Theatre Award for Best Musical Production<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/peter-hall-and-derek-jacobi-among-winners-at-theatre-awards-uk |title=Peter Hall and Derek Jacobi among winners at Theatre Awards UK |website=The Stage |date=30 October 2011 |access-date=19 January 2012 |url-status=live |archive-date=19 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119081506/https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/34055/peter-hall-and-derek-jacobi-among-winners-at}}</ref> [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical]]<ref name="Rec" /> [[New York Drama Critics' Circle]] for Best Musical<ref>{{cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Mark |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/03/matilda-wins-top-musical-_n_3210424.html |title='Matilda' Wins Top Musical With Critics' Circle Distinction |newspaper=The Huffington Post |date=3 May 2013 |access-date=3 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924182231/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/03/matilda-wins-top-musical-_n_3210424.html}}</ref> [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical]] [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical]] |premiere_location=[[Courtyard Theatre]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] |premiere_date={{start date|df=yes|2010|12|09}}}}

'''''Roald Dahl's Matilda''''', also known simply as '''''Matilda''''' and '''''Matilda the Musical''''', is a [[musical theatre|musical]] with music and lyrics by [[Tim Minchin]] and a book by [[Dennis Kelly]]. It is based on the 1988 novel ''[[Matilda (novel)|Matilda]]'' by [[Roald Dahl]]. The musical's narrative centres on [[Matilda Wormwood]], a precocious five-year-old girl with the gift of [[telekinesis]], who loves reading, overcomes obstacles caused by her family and school, and helps her teacher to reclaim her life. After a twelve-week trial run staged by the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] (RSC) at [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] from November 2010 to January 2011, it received its [[West End theatre|West End]] premiere on 24 November 2011 at the [[Cambridge Theatre]] and its [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] premiere on 11 April 2013 at the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert Theatre]].

''Matilda the Musical'' has received widespread critical acclaim and box-office popularity, winning seven 2012 [[Olivier Award]]s, including Best New Musical{{mdash}}at the time, the highest number of such awards ever won by a single show.<ref name="Rec">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17721379 | title=Matilda musical breaks Olivier awards record | website=[[BBC]] | date=15 April 2012 | access-date=15 April 2012}}</ref> [[Cleo Demetriou]], [[Kerry Ingram]], [[Eleanor Worthington-Cox]] and [[Sophia Kiely]] shared a [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical]]. Ten-year-old Worthington-Cox became the youngest winner of the award in any category.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shenton|first=Mark|date=3 January 2013|title=''Matilda - the Musical'' Sweeps Olivier Awards; Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller Are Also Winners|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/164910-Matilda---the-Musical-Sweeps-Olivier-Awards-Benedict-Cumberbatch-Jonny-Lee-Miller-Are-Also-Winners|website=Playbill.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103183740/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/164910-Matilda---the-Musical-Sweeps-Olivier-Awards-Benedict-Cumberbatch-Jonny-Lee-Miller-Are-Also-Winners|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> At the 2013 [[Tony Award]]s, the show won five awards, including the [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical]] for Dennis Kelly.

A [[Matilda the Musical (film)|film adaptation]] was released on 25 November 2022 in the United Kingdom by [[TriStar Pictures]], followed by the United States on 25 December 2022 on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Leiber |first=Sarah Jae |title=Everything We Know About the MATILDA Movie Musical |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/What-Do-We-Know-About-the-MATILDA-Film-Adaptation-20210620 |website=BroadwayWorld |access-date=6 October 2021 |date=20 June 2021}}</ref>

== Background == In 1988, British children's author [[Roald Dahl]] wrote the original novel [[Matilda (novel)|''Matilda'']], illustrated by [[Quentin Blake]], about a young intelligent girl who develops a love of reading despite her abusive parents and headmistress of her school, incorporating rebellion and magical powers. The novel was adapted into a 1996 American film directed by [[Danny DeVito]] as well as an audio reading by [[Kate Winslet]] and a BBC Radio 4 programme narrated by [[Lenny Henry]].{{fact|date=November 2023}}

In December 2009, the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] announced its intention to stage a musical adaptation with direction by [[Matthew Warchus]] and adaptation by [[Dennis Kelly]]. Musician and comedian [[Tim Minchin]] was chosen to write music and lyrics after Warchus saw his 2009 tour ''[[Ready for This?]]'' and persuaded during the encore song "[[White Wine in the Sun]]". It was also revealed comedian and musician [[Bill Bailey]] had been asked to write the songs, however turned the project down due to other works.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bennett|first=Steve|title=Bill Bailey: They asked me to write Matilda : News 2013 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2013/08/27/18556/bill_bailey:_they_asked_me_to_write_matilda|access-date=2021-10-06|website=www.chortle.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> Coincidentally, Minchin revealed that he had originally attempted to gain permission from the Dahl estate to stage a musical adaptation in the early 2000s when writing for a local youth theatre in [[Perth]], Western Australia.{{fact|date=November 2023}}

==Productions== ===Stratford-upon-Avon (2010–11)=== In 2009, the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] announced its intent to stage a musical adaptation of the story ''[[Matilda (novel)|Matilda]]'', engaging [[Dennis Kelly]] as playwright, [[Tim Minchin]] as the composer and lyricist, [[Matthew Warchus]] as director, Chris Nightingale as orchestrator and music supervision, [[Rob Howell]] as set designer and [[Paul Kieve]] as illusionist and special effects creator.<ref name="rsc">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsc.org.uk/press/420_8862.aspx|title=Royal Shakespeare Company stages world premiere of Roald Dahl's Matilda in winter 2010|access-date=7 April 2010|website=Royal Shakespeare Company|date=30 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004110615/http://www.rsc.org.uk/press/420_8862.aspx|archive-date=4 October 2009}}</ref> Originally titled ''Matilda, A Musical'', the show opened at the [[Courtyard Theatre]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], England on 9 December 2010, following previews from 9 November.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shenton |first=Mark |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145673-RSC-Presents-Premiere-of-New-Musical-Matilda-Opening-Dec-9-Matthew-Warchus-Directs |title=RSC Presents Premiere of New Musical Matilda, Opening Dec. 9; Matthew Warchus Directs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220005326/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145673-RSC-Presents-Premiere-of-New-Musical-Matilda-Opening-Dec-9-Matthew-Warchus-Directs |archive-date=20 December 2010 |url-status=dead |website=Playbill.com |date=9 December 2010}}</ref> The production was choreographed by [[Peter Darling]]. [[Bertie Carvel]] played the infamous Miss Trunchbull, with [[Paul Kaye]] and [[Josie Walker]] as Matilda's parents, Mr and Mrs Wormwood, and [[Lauren Ward]] as Matilda's angelic teacher, Miss Honey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/matilda-courtyard-theatre-stratforduponavon-2159482.html|title=Matilda, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon|date=14 December 2010|website=The Independent|last=Taylor|first=Paul}}</ref> Three young actresses, [[Adrianna Bertola]], [[Josie Griffiths]] and [[Kerry Ingram]], alternated in the title role.<ref name=SER>{{cite web|first=Serena |last=Allott |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8160186/Waltzing-Matilda-Dahls-classic-dances-on-to-the-stage.html |title=Waltzing Matilda: Dahl's classic dances on to the stage |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=26 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Billington |first=Michael |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/dec/10/matilda-musical-review |title=Review-'Matilda' |work=The Guardian |date=10 December 2010}}</ref> The show ended its premiere engagement on 30 January 2011.<ref name="playbill">{{cite news |author=Jones, Kenneth |title=''Clybourne Park'', ''Matilda'', and Suchet honored in London's Critics' Circle Theatre Awards |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/146945-Clybourne-Park-Matilda-and-Suchet-Honored-in-Londons-Critics-Circle-Theatre-Awards |archive-date=2012-10-19 |df=dmy-all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019191907/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/146945-Clybourne-Park-Matilda-and-Suchet-Honored-in-Londons-Critics-Circle-Theatre-Awards |website=Playbill |department=News |date=26 January 2011}}</ref>

=== London (2011–present) === [[File:Matilda, Cambridge Theatre.JPG|thumb|upright|Since 2011, ''Matilda the Musical'' has been playing at the [[Cambridge Theatre]] in London's West End.]] In 2011, the musical received its West End debut (under the new title of ''Matilda the Musical'') at London's [[Cambridge Theatre]]. The show was originally scheduled to begin previews on 18 October 2011, but because of structural and installation work at the theatre, the start of the performances was delayed until 25 October. The opening night was postponed from 22 to 24 November.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/09-2011/west-end-musical-matilda-will-now-begin-performanc_41572.html | title=West End Musical Matilda Will Now Begin Performances October 25 | website=TheaterMania | date=29 September 2011 | access-date=19 January 2012}}</ref> The musical opened in London to uniformly positive reviews; Kaye and Carvel received high praise for their performances.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/nov/25/matilda-review |title=Matilda - review Cambridge Theatre, London |work=The Guardian |date=25 November 2011 |access-date=19 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/london-shows/8913998/Matilda-Cambridge-Theatre-review.html |title=Matilda at the Cambridge Theatre is hilarious, moving and magical |work=The Telegraph |date=25 November 2011 |access-date=19 January 2012 }}</ref> Many of the principal adult cast from the Stratford run reprised their roles in London. [[Eleanor Worthington-Cox]], [[Cleo Demetriou]], [[Sophia Kiely]] and [[Kerry Ingram]]{{mdash}}the only one to reprise her role from Stratford at this time{{mdash}}starred in the title role.

In October 2011, ''Matilda'' won Best Musical and Best Actor (Bertie Carvel) in the UK Theatre Awards,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/peter-hall-and-derek-jacobi-among-winners-at-theatre-awards-uk | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222141352/http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/34055/peter-hall-and-derek-jacobi-among-winners-at | url-status=live | archive-date=22 December 2011 | title=peter hall and derek jacobi among winners | work=The Stage | access-date=19 January 2012}}</ref> and in November 2011 it won the [[Ned Sherrin]] Award for Best Musical as part of The Evening Standard Theatre Awards.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831321638131/Frankensteins+Share+Best+Actor+in+Standard+Awards,+Smith+Wins+with+Flare.html | title=Frankensteins Share Best Actor in Standard Awards, Smith Wins with Flare Date: 20 November 2011 | website=WhatsOnStage | date=20 November 2011 | access-date=19 January 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224054029/http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831321638131/Frankensteins+Share+Best+Actor+in+Standard+Awards,+Smith+Wins+with+Flare.html | archive-date=24 December 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The production was nominated in all 10 categories for which it was eligible at the 2012 [[Olivier Awards]]. The four Matildas performed "Naughty" at the awards show. ''Matilda'' won 7 Oliviers: Best New Musical, Best Director (Warchus), Best Actor in a Musical (Carvel), Best Actress in a Musical (accepted by four Matildas), Best Theatre Choreographer (Darling), Best Set Design (Howell) and Best Sound Design (Baker). This was a record number for any show in the event's 36-year history.<ref name = "Rec"/>

On 16 March 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the show suspended performances, returning to the Cambridge Theatre from 16 September 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=RSC's Matilda The Musical – 2021 West End Dates |url=https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/matilda-musical-2021-dates |website=London Box Office |access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref> On 12 November 2021, a 10th anniversary performance celebrated 10 years since the show opened in the West End which featured a pre-show speech by Kelly and Minchin with many of the creatives and previous cast in attendance, including 42 previous Matildas. The production celebrated its 5,000th performance in April 2025.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://playbill.com/article/photos-and-video-londons-matilda-celebrates-5-000-performances|title=London's Matilda celebrates 5,000 performances|work=playbill.com|date=16 April 2025|access-date=18 April 2025}}</ref>

===Broadway (2013–17)=== On 29 February 2012, the RSC announced the show would transfer to Broadway in spring 2013;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17201684 | title=Matilda the Musical to transfer to Broadway | website=[[BBC]] | date=29 February 2012 | access-date=15 March 2012}}</ref> it would still be set in England despite initial pressure for the show to be Americanised. On 19 July 2012, it was announced that the show would open on 11 April 2013 at the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert Theatre]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/MATILDA-THE-MUSICAL-to-Play-Shubert-Theatre-on-Broadway-Previews-Begin-March-2013-Opens-April-2013-20120719|title=MATILDA THE MUSICAL to Play Shubert Theatre on Broadway! Previews Begin March 2013, Opens April 2013|website=BroadwayWorld|date=19 July 2012|access-date=19 July 2012}}</ref> with previews commencing on 4 March 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/165344/olivier-winner-bertie-carvel-to-reprise-role-as-evil-headmistress-miss-trunchbull-in-matilda-on-broadway/ | title=Olivier Winner Bertie Carvel to Reprise Role as Evil Headmistress Miss Trunchbull in Matilda on Broadway | website=Broadway.com | date=8 November 2012 | access-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> Bertie Carvel and Lauren Ward reprised their roles as [[Miss Trunchbull]] and Miss Honey.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2012/legit/news/carvel-stars-in-n-y-matilda-1118061895/ | title=Carvel stars in N.Y. 'Matilda' | work=Variety | date=8 November 2012 | access-date=8 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/apr/12/matilda-musical-rsc-hit-broadway | title=RSC's Matilda: the Musical a hit on Broadway | work=The Guardian | date=12 April 2013 | access-date=13 April 2013}}</ref> Ted Wilson also continued as Eric. A four-girl cast consisting of [[Sophia Gennusa]], [[Oona Laurence]], [[Bailey Ryon]], and [[Milly Shapiro]] played the titular role of Matilda.

[[File:MatildaNightShubertsign.JPG|thumb|upright|left|''Matilda the Musical'' marquee at the [[Shubert Theatre (New York City)|Shubert Theatre]]]] The transfer cost {{US$|16 million}} to produce;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/the-extraordinary-power-of-matilda-hit-musical-waltzes-to-more-success-on-broadway-8570548.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/the-extraordinary-power-of-matilda-hit-musical-waltzes-to-more-success-on-broadway-8570548.html |archive-date=12 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title=The extraordinary power of Matilda: hit musical waltzes to more success on Broadway | work=The Independent | date=12 April 2013 | access-date=13 April 2013}}</ref> it opened as planned on 11 April 2013, with Sophia Gennusa playing the leading role.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/176899-PLAYBILL-ON-OPENING-NIGHT-Matilda-Oh-You-Beautiful-Dahl | title=Matilda: Oh, You Beautiful Dahl | work=Playbill | date=11 April 2013 | access-date=13 April 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414052725/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/176899-PLAYBILL-ON-OPENING-NIGHT-Matilda-Oh-You-Beautiful-Dahl | archive-date=14 April 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Small changes were made from the London production; some lyrics were changed to suit American audiences,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/9935023/Matilda-the-Musical-is-thinned-out-for-Americans.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/9935023/Matilda-the-Musical-is-thinned-out-for-Americans.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title=Matilda the Musical is 'thinned out' for Americans | work=The Daily Telegraph | date=17 March 2013 | access-date=13 April 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and more scenes used the orchestra pit/front stalls area of the theatre.<ref name="Huf">{{cite web | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-finkle/first-nighter-matilda-tea_b_3064811.html | title=Matilda Teaches Broadway a Thing or Two | work=The Huffington Post | date=12 April 2013 | access-date=13 April 2013}}</ref> The Broadway production also introduced an overture and pre-show curtain, as of June 2013. The Broadway production closed on 1 January 2017 after 1,555 performances.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Viagas|first=Robert|date=2017-01-01|title=''Matilda'' Musical Ends Broadway Run January 1; Tour Is Next|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/matilda-musical-ends-broadway-run-january-1-heads-out-on-tour|website=Playbill}}</ref>

===US national tour (2015–17)=== On 1 June 2013, Tim Minchin announced during an interview that the show was preparing for a US national tour. Minchin said, "We just got it up in New York, there's a touring version that is meant to be going on in America...".<ref name="broadwayworld.com">{{cite web|date=2013-06-01|title=Tim Minchin Reveals Plans for MATILDA US Tour, Film?|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Tim-Minchin-Reveals-Plans-for-MATILDA-US-Tour-Film-20130601|website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref> Once again produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and The Dodgers, the tour began technical rehearsals and performances in May 2015 at the [[Shubert Theatre (New Haven)|Shubert Theatre]] in New Haven, Connecticut, before its official launch on 7 June at the [[Ahmanson Theatre]] in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=6 February 2014|title=Matilda The Musical Will Launch National Tour in 2015|url=http://playbill.com/news/article/187364-Matilda-The-Musical-Will-Launch-National-Tour-in-2015?tsrc=hpt2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222203838/http://playbill.com/news/article/187364-Matilda-The-Musical-Will-Launch-National-Tour-in-2015?tsrc=hpt2|archive-date=22 February 2014|access-date=6 February 2014|work=Playbill|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Original US Tour Cast" /> Announced stops included the [[SHN Orpheum Theatre]] in San Francisco, California, the [[5th Avenue Theatre]] in Seattle, Washington, the [[AT&T Performing Arts Center]] in Dallas, Texas, the [[Kennedy Center]] Opera House in Washington, D.C., and the [[Straz Center for the Performing Arts]] in Tampa, Florida.<ref name="US Tour">{{cite web|url=http://us.matildathemusical.com/tour/|title=Matilda the Musical National US Tour Premieres 2015|website=us.matildathemusical.com|access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref> The cast was announced on 21 April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=2015-04-21|title=Broadway Hit ''Matilda'' Casts Stars for National Tour|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-hit-matilda-casts-stars-for-national-tour-com-347305|access-date=4 January 2018|website=Playbill}}</ref> Three girls would alternate in the lead role: Mia Sinclair Jenness, Gabby Gutierrez, and Mabel Tyler. Gutierrez and Tyler made their tour debuts; Jenness had appeared in the original Broadway cast and 25th anniversary tour of ''Les Misérables''. Other principal cast members included Jennifer Blood as Miss Honey, Bryce Ryness as Miss Trunchbull, and Quinn Mattfeld and Cassie Silva as Mr and Mrs Wormwood.

The national tour of ''Matilda'' had its first official performance on 7 June 2015 at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Mia Sinclair Jenness played the title role. The US national tour ended on 25 June 2017 at the Chapman Music Hall in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

===Australian and New Zealand tour (2015–17)=== '''Sydney:''' In July 2013, Minchin said that an Australian production was planned for 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=24 July 2013|title=''Matilda'' Eyes Australian Premiere; Tim Minchin at Work on New Musical|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/180426-Matilda-Eyes-Australian-Premiere-Tim-Minchin-at-Work-on-New-Musical|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906095218/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/180426-Matilda-Eyes-Australian-Premiere-Tim-Minchin-at-Work-on-New-Musical|archive-date=6 September 2013|access-date=6 September 2013|work=Playbill|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The production, produced by Louise Withers,<ref name="RSC Australia">{{cite web|title=Matilda the Musical waltzes into Australia|url=http://www.rsc.org.uk/about-us/updates/matilda-the-musical-waltzes-into-australia.aspx|website=RSC|access-date=15 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311012528/http://www.rsc.org.uk/about-us/updates/matilda-the-musical-waltzes-into-australia.aspx|archive-date=11 March 2014}}</ref> had preview performances from 28 July before opening at the [[Sydney Lyric]] theatre on 20 August 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Blake|first=Elissa|date=19 July 2015|title=Matilda and Me: Tim Minchin tells|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/stage/matilda-and-me-tim-minchin-tells-20150715-gicbph.html|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2015-08-21|title=Matilda The Musical Opened Last Night in Sydney, Australia!|url=http://www.timminchin.com/2015/08/21/matilda-the-musical-opened-last-night-in-sydney-australia/|website=timminchin.com}}</ref> The ticketing release date (October 2014) was announced at Pier 2/3 in Walsh Bay, with Minchin, International Executive Producer André Ptaszynski, NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner and Sydney press in attendance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Matilda the Musical - Australian Launch|date=28 October 2014 |url=http://au.matildathemusical.com/news/matilda-musical-australian-launch-2/|access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref> The cast included Marika Aubrey and Daniel Frederiksen as Mr and Mrs Wormwood, [[Elise McCann]] as Miss Honey and James Millar as Miss Trunchbull.<ref name="Matilda Australia">{{cite web|title=Casting announced for the Australian production of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical|url=http://www.roalddahl.com/blog/2015/march/matilda-australia-cast-announced|website=RoaldDahl.com|access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref> Sasha Rose (12), Georgia Taplin (11), Molly Barwick (10) and Bella Thomas (13) shared the title role with Thomas playing Matilda on the opening night.<ref name="Young Stars">{{cite web|last1=Blake|first1=Elissa|date=2015-04-14|title=Matilda the Musical casts its young stars: Molly Barwick, Sasha Rose, George Taplin and Bella Thomas|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/musicals/matilda-the-musical-casts-its-young-stars-molly-barwick-sasha-rose-georgia-taplin-and-bella-thomas-20150414-1mkqjt.html|access-date=22 April 2015|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref name="Australian Cast">{{cite web|title=Australian Cast Announced|url=http://uk.matildathemusical.com/news/australian-cast-announced/|website=uk.matildathemusical.com|date=22 April 2015|access-date=23 April 2015|archive-date=11 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911025444/http://uk.matildathemusical.com/news/australian-cast-announced/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALBy0ZrUS2Y| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/ALBy0ZrUS2Y| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title=Matilda the Musical Sydney Channel 10 Interview|last=daniyo44|date=18 August 2015|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The Sydney season ended on Sunday 29 February with Georgia Taplin playing the title role, before transferring to Melbourne.

'''Melbourne:''' For the Melbourne season, Dusty Bursill, Alannah Parfett, Tiana Mirra and Ingrid Torelli were announced to rotate playing the title role. On 3 January, Sydney Matilda Bella Thomas was injured and Parfett began her run early in Sydney, covering Thomas until she was better and joining the girls in a rotation until the end of the Sydney run. Mirra and Torelli made their debuts in Sydney's final week on 24 and 27 February respectively. The show opened at Melbourne's [[Princess Theatre, Melbourne|Princess Theatre]] on 13 March and was extended to perform until 11 November 2016. Some of the Sydney child cast members reprised their roles for selected performances in Melbourne; for example, certain performances featured Molly Barwick as Matilda.

'''Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Auckland:''' A new season was announced to start in Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Auckland. Izellah Connelly, Annabella Cowley, Venice Harris, Eva Murawski rotated the leading role of Matilda. The ''Matilda'' tour continued on to Brisbane from 25 November 2016 to 12 February 2017 at the [[Queensland Performing Arts Centre]] (QPAC) before moving on to perform at the Crown Theatre in Perth from 28 February until 7 May 2017 and from 21 May to 16 July 2017 at the [[Adelaide Festival Theatre]] in South Australia. The show ran in at the Civic Theatre in Auckland until 22 October 2017. Lucy Maunder was initially scheduled to take on the role of Miss Honey from McCann beginning the Brisbane leg.<ref>{{cite web|last=James|first=Erin|date=19 May 2016|title=Lucy Maunder joins Matilda cast as new Miss Honey, Brisbane|url=https://aussietheatre.com.au/news/lucy-maunder-joins-matilda-cast-new-miss-honey|website=aussietheatre.com.au}}</ref> However, due to Maunder's pregnancy, the transition was postponed until 20 March 2017 midway through the Perth leg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elisemccann.com/bio/|title=Biography - Elise McCann|website=elisemccann.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Edwards|first=Matt|date=18 March 2017|title=Honey Handover: Maunder takes over from McCann in Matilda|url=https://aussietheatre.com.au/news/honey-handover-maunder-takes-mccann-matilda|website=aussietheatre.com.au}}</ref>

=== Toronto (2016–17) === After the successful launches of ''[[Once (musical)|Once]]'' and the Tony Award-winning ''[[Kinky Boots (musical)|Kinky Boots]]'', [[Mirvish Productions]] chose to open a Canadian production of ''Matilda the Musical''. The company opened at the [[Ed Mirvish Theatre]] beginning in July 2016, closing on 7 January 2017. Hannah Levinson, Jenna Weir, and Jaime MacLean rotated playing the title role. On 8 October 2016, Canadian Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] and family attended a performance.

=== UK and Ireland tour (2018–19) === On 11 April 2017, a tour was announced to begin at [[Curve (theatre)|Curve, Leicester]] from 5–24 March 2018 before touring to [[Bord Gáis Energy Theatre|Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin]] (4–28 April), [[Sunderland Empire Theatre|Sunderland Empire]] (8 May - 2 June), [[Milton Keynes Theatre]] (5–30 June), [[Birmingham Hippodrome]] (3 July – 8 September), [[Palace Theatre, Manchester|Manchester Palace Theatre]] (18 September – 24 November) and [[Wales Millennium Centre|Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff]] (4 December - 12 January 2019), [[Theatre Royal, Plymouth]] (15 January - 16 February), [[Bradford Alhambra|the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford]] (19 February – 23 March), [[Edinburgh Playhouse]] (2–27 April), [[Bristol Hippodrome|the Bristol Hippodrome]] (7 May - 8 June), [[Southampton Mayflower]] (11 June – 6 July) and [[Theatre Royal, Norwich|Norwich Theatre Royal]] (16 July – 17 August).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Snow|first=Georgia|date=11 April 2017|title=Matilda the Musical to tour the UK in 2018|work=The Stage|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/matilda-the-musical-to-tour-the-uk-in-2018|access-date=2021-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bowie-Sell|first=Daisy|date=2017-04-11|title=Dates for tour of ''Matilda the Musical'' announced|work=WhatsOnStage|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/leicester-theatre/news/matilda-the-musical-dates-tour-announced_43347.html|access-date=11 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uk.matildathemusical.com/tour/new-tour-dates-added/|title=New tour dates added to Matilda the Musical UK & Ireland Tour|work=MatildatheMusical.com|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref>

On 17 October 2017, the adult cast was announced, to include Craige Els as Miss Trunchbull, Carly Thoms as Miss Honey, Sebastien Torkia as Mr Wormwood and Rebecca Thornhill as Mrs Wormwood.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Bowie-Sell|first=Daisy|date=2017-10-17|title=Cast announced for tour of ''Matilda''|work=WhatsOnStage|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/leicester-theatre/news/cast-announced-tour-matilda-musical_44897.html|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> On 16 January 2018, the children's cast was announced, with the role of Matilda being shared between Annalise Bradbury, Lara Cohen, Poppy Jones and Nicola Turner.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|author=Wild|first=Stephi|date=2018-01-16|title=Child Casting Announced For The UK and Ireland Tour Of MATILDA|work=BroadwayWorld|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Child-Casting-Announced-For-The-UK-and-Ireland-Tour-Of-MATILDA-20180116|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> The tour officially opened as scheduled on 5 March 2018 at the Curve theatre in Leicester, with Poppy Jones in the title role on opening night.

=== Philippines (2017) === Matilda had its Asian premiere<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ATEGasia/?hc_ref=ARS1d7B13p1NGlM4vpDVdBwKzwsURsycBcP58hElCA1_D8ITuQwJA2aYWmsroVVySdE&fref=nf|title=She's back! 2017's SOLD OUT HIT will return for a limited run this March. Shine your boots and celebrate YOU in KINKY BOOTS! |author=Atlantis Theatrical|date=22 January 2018|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> in the Philippines on 10 November 2017. The production closed on 10 December 2017. This production was the first licensed production; it was not produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, and has no links to the original production except for the score and script. The show featured [[Esang de Torres]], Uma Martin, and Felicity Kyle Napuli alternating the title role, with Esang playing the role on opening night. The Manila production also had a 16-child strong cast alternating 8 other student roles, namely Gabrielle Aerin Ong and Maria Ericka Peralejo as Lavender; Denise Fidel Arteta and Chi Chi Tan as Amanda; Nicole (now Nic) Chien and Ella Gonzalez as Alice; Alba Berenguer-Testa and Chantel Marie Guinid as Hortensia; Josh Nubla and Miguel Suarez as Bruce; Rhythm Alexander and Ian Albert Magallona as Eric; Gabo Tiongson and Pablo Miguel Palacpac as Nigel; and John Joseph Miraflores and Teddy Velasco as Tommy.

=== US regional productions (2018–19) === In 2018, a small number of major regional theaters produced Matilda. Walnut Street Theatre's production of Matilda was the first regional production after the show closed down on Broadway. Philadelphia's [[Walnut Street Theatre]] produced ''Matilda'' with performances beginning on 6 November 2018 for a total run of 4 months through 2019. Matilda was played by Jemma Bleu Greenbaum and Ellie Biron.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/about/facts.php?id=446 | title=Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical |website=Walnut Street Theatre |access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref>

=== Korea (2018–19, 2022–23) === In July 2017, Seensee Company announced they would be producing a production of Matilda the Musical in September 2018. The production will be in arrangement with the RSC and be the first non-English version of Matilda.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.womandaily.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=51412|title=뮤지컬 <마틸다 (Matilda)>, 대한민국에 상륙하다. - 우먼데일리|access-date=13 August 2017|language=ko}}</ref> The company includes a cast consisting of four girls, named Li Ji Na, An So Myeong, Hwang Ye Yeong, and Seol Ga Eun that will rotate in the title role of Matilda, as well as a 16-member child cast that will play the roles of Matilda's classmates. The production opened their preview show on 8 September 2018, with An So Myeong in the title role. Li Ji Na and Seol Ga Eun played their first performances on 9 September, and Hwang Ye Yeong had first debut as Matilda on 14 September. A 12 September press call included a performance of Naughty by Hwang Ye Young, Quiet by Seol Ga Eun, a performance of Revolting Children, and more. The production officially closed on 10 February 2019, with Hwang Ye Yeong playing the title role.

In April 2020, Seensee Company announced they will be running another production of Matilda the Musical from October 2022 to January 2023, in Daesung D Cube Art Center.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wowtv.co.kr/NewsCenter/News/Read?articleId=A202004060168&t=NN|title=신시컴퍼니, 뮤지컬 대작들로 디큐브아트센터의 3년을 화려하게 장식하다|access-date=10 October 2022|language=ko}}</ref> The cast includes four girls playing Matilda (Lim Ha Yun, Jin Yeon Woo, Choi Eun Yeong, Ha Sin Bi), a 16-member child cast, and a 26-member adult cast. The production opened their preview show on 5 October 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.xportsnews.com/article/1629009|title="소름 돋아"…4년만 돌아온 '마틸다', 열살 아역들의 에너지 [종합]|access-date=10 October 2022|language=ko}}</ref>

=== International tour (2018–20, 2023) === '''South Africa:''' An international tour began at the [[Montecasino|Teatro At Montecasino]] in [[Johannesburg]] from 17 October to 2 December 2018, before running at the [[Artscape Opera House]] in [[Cape Town]] from 11 December 2018 to 13 January 2019. The tour cast was announced on 28 August 2018 Lilla Fleischmann, Kitty Harris, and Morgan Santo in the role of Matilda. Other cast members include Ryan de Villers as Miss Trunchbull, Bethany Dickson as Miss Honey, Stephen Jubber and Claire Taylor as Mr and Mrs Wormwood, and Nonpumelelo Mayiyane as Mrs Phelps. Matilda's classmates are played by Jack Fokkens, Keeran Isaacs, Robyn Ivey, Joshua LeClair, Levi Maron, Ipeleng Merafe, Megan Saayman, Taylor Salgado, Cameron Seear and Zac Gabriel Werb. The rest of the adult ensemble includes Jasmin Colangelo, Katrina Dix, Londiwe Dhlomo-Dlamini, Sinead Donnelly, Michael Gardiner, Kent Jeycocke, Weslee Lauder, Carlo McFarlane, Kenneth Meyer, Daniel Parrott, Adrianna Patlaszynska, Jonathan Raath, and Logan Timbr.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wild|first1=Stephi|date=2018-08-28|title=Cast Announced for MATILDA THE MUSICAL South Africa and International Tour|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/south-africa/article/Cast-Announced-for-MATILDA-THE-MUSICAL-South-Africa-and-International-Tour-20180828|access-date=25 February 2019|website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref>

'''Singapore:''' Following the South African runs, the international tour began a run at the [[The Sands Theater|Sands Theater]] at [[Marina Bay Sands]]. At this time, Sofia Poston joined the show as Matilda. She will rotate along with Fleischmann, Harris, and Santo. Poston had her debut on the tour's opening night in Singapore. The tour will perform there from 21 February to 17 March 2019.

'''China:''' Following the Singaporean runs, the international tour ran across 13 cities in China from June 2019 to January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/j/operamusical/2018-11-22/doc-ihmutuec2536777.shtml|title=音乐剧《玛蒂尔达》中国巡演将启获七项奥利弗奖|website=Sina.com|date=22 November 2018|access-date=23 November 2018|language=zh}}</ref>

'''Philippines:''' The Manila leg of the international tour at The Theater at Solaire at [[Solaire Resort & Casino]], ran from 5 March and ended early on 13 March 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines|fears of coronavirus in the country]], it was supposed to end on 25 March 2020. Zara Yazbek Polito, Sofia Poston, and Zoe Modlinne will rotate in the title role. Haley Flaherty and Hayden Tee will reprise their West End roles as Miss Honey and Miss Trunchbull. The cast also includes Stephen Jubber as Mr Wormwood, Matthew Leck as Bruce Bogtrotter, Claire Taylor as Mrs Wormwood, and Nompumelelo Mayiyane as Mrs Phelps.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Delgado|first=Carla|date=2020-01-28|title=MATILDA THE MUSICAL Extends One More Week; Broadway Star Hayden Tee to Play Miss Trunchbull|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/philippines/article/MATILDA-THE-MUSICAL-Extends-One-More-Week-Broadway-Star-Hayden-Tee-to-Play-Miss-Trunchbull-20200128|website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Oliveros|first=Oliver|date=13 March 2020|title=MATILDA THE MUSICAL Forced to Cancel Performances Due to COVID-19|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/philippines/article/MATILDA-THE-MUSICAL-Forced-to-Cancel-Performances-Due-to-COVID-19-20200313|access-date=27 June 2020|website=BroadwayWorld Philippines}}</ref>

'''Israel:''' In August 2023, the tour reopened at the Tel Aviv Opera House. Originally scheduled to run from 7 August to 22 August, it was then extended to 26 August due to demand. The tour cast was announced on 27 July 2023 with Donna Craig, Myla Williams, and Yolani Balfour in the role of Matilda. Other cast members include Ryan de Villers and James Wolstenholme as Miss Trunchbull, Carly Thoms, Gemma Scholes and Gina Beck as Miss Honey, Matthew Rowland as Mr Wormwood, Emily Squibb as Mrs Wormwood, and Londiwe Dhlomo-Dlamini as Mrs Phelps.

===Spanish-speaking countries (2022–24)=== '''Spain:''' On 13 October 2022, the first [[Spanish language|Spanish-language]] production opened at the Nuevo Teatro Alcalá in [[Madrid]], Spain, the production ended its run on 18 February 2024 after more than 500 performances. The production starred Julia Awad, Daniela Berezo and Valentina Cachimbo, Laura Centella, Julieta Cruz, Otilia M. Domínguez and Rocío Zarraute as [[Matilda Wormwood|Matilda]], Oriol Burés and Daniel Orgaz as [[Miss Trunchbull]], Allende Blanco as [[Miss Honey]], Héctor Carballo as [[Mr. Wormwood]] and Mary Capel as [[Mrs. Wormwood (Matilda)|Mrs. Wormwood]].

'''Argentina:''' From 1 June to 30 July 2023 a production opened at the [[Teatro Gran Rex]] in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina. It re-opened from 12 January to 13 February 2024 with the same cast and staff with more than 100 performances shown between both runs. The production starred Catalina Picone, Isabella Sorrentino and Victoria Vidal as [[Matilda Wormwood|Matilda]], Agustín Aristarán as Miss Trunchbull, [[Laurita Fernández]] as Miss Honey, José María Listorti as Mr. Wormwood and Fernanda Metilli as Mrs. Wormwood.

=== Japan (2023) === In June 2022, HoriPro announced that a Japanese version of Matilda would be performed at Tokyu Theatre Orb in [[Tokyo]], Japan starting from Spring 2023. The cast includes Sakura Kamura, Minori Kumano, Miran Terada and Nonoka Mikami sharing the role of Matilda as well as Yusuke Onuki, Ryunosuke Onoda and {{ill|Tatsunari Kimura|ja|木村達成}} alternating as Miss Agatha Trunchbull, Miyu Sakihi and [[Natsumi Kon]] alternating as Miss Jennifer Honey, Mario Tashiro and [[Tsukasa Saito]] (from Trendy Angel) alternating as Mr Wormwood, Hiromu Kiriya and [[Chihiro Otsuka]] alternating as Mrs Wormwood and Mayumi Oka and Yukiko Ikeda alternating as Mrs Phelps.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Matilda The Musical" is coming in Spring, 2023! |url=https://theatre-orb.com/english/closeup/6284.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=theatre-orb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ミュージカル『マチルダ』 |url=https://horipro-stage.jp/stage/matilda2023/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=【公式】ホリプロステージ｜チケット情報・販売・購入・予約 |language=ja}}</ref>

=== UK and Ireland tour (2025–27) === A second UK and Ireland tour opened at [[Curve (theatre)|the Curve, Leicester]] on 6 October 2025 and tour until 17 January 2027, ending at the [[Wales Millennium Centre|Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New tour venue added for Matilda The Musical {{!}} Royal Shakespeare Company |url=https://www.rsc.org.uk/news/new-tour-venue-added-for-matilda-the-musical |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=www.rsc.org.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> The adult cast includes [[Richard Hurst (actor)|Richard Hurst]] as Miss Trunchbull, Tessa Kadler as Miss Honey, Adam Stafford as Mr Wormwood and Rebecca Thornhill as Mrs Wormwood.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2025-07-29 |title=Matilda The Musical announces cast for UK and Ireland tour |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/matilda-the-musical-announces-cast-for-uk-and-ireland-tour_1688722/ |access-date=2025-08-13 |language=en-US}}</ref> Madison Davis, Mollie Hutton, Olivia Ironmonger and Sanna Kurihara will share the title role of Matilda.<ref name=":2" />

==Synopsis== ===Act I=== Mrs Wormwood gives birth to Matilda, but the new mother is only worried about a [[ballroom dancing]] contest she has missed. Similarly shallow, Mr Wormwood—a used-car salesman and television addict—dismisses the child when he realizes she is a girl ("Miracle"). Five years later, Matilda is an avid reader and lives unhappily with her parents. The Wormwoods are oblivious to her genius and frequently mock and verbally abuse her. Matilda adds some of her mother's peroxide to her father's hair oil, leaving Mr Wormwood with bright green hair ("Naughty").

At the library, Matilda spends time with the kind librarian Mrs Phelps and makes up a story about a world-famous [[Acrobatics|acrobat]] couple who cannot have children ("Once Upon a Time"). Matilda has her first day at school ("School Song"). Her teacher Miss Honey instantly sees that Matilda is exceptionally intelligent and decides to request that Matilda be moved to the top class ("Pathetic"). However, the child-hating and tyrannical headmistress Miss Trunchbull dismisses Miss Honey's suggestion ("The Hammer").

Matilda's father takes out his career frustration on Matilda, so she puts superglue around the rim of his hat. At school, Matilda is told of Miss Trunchbull's cruel punishments, including the Chokey: a tiny [[cupboard]] lined with sharp objects in which she locks disobedient children for hours ("The Chokey Chant"). Miss Honey meets Mrs Wormwood and her dance partner Rudolpho. Mrs Wormwood mocks Matilda's interest in books and intellect ("Loud"). Miss Honey is desperate to help Matilda but feels powerless to do so ("This Little Girl").

Continuing her story, Matilda explains that the acrobat is pregnant, but her sister refuses to cancel the show and refund tickets, and produces a contract binding them to perform the act or go to prison ("The Great Day Arrived"). At school, Miss Trunchbull attempts to accuse Matilda of eating a chocolate cake she had been saving, but quickly learns that the student who ate the cake was Bruce Bogtrotter. As punishment, she forces him to eat the entire cake as the rest of the students watch him, half of them anticipating that he'll eat the entire cake, while the others are doubtful ("Bruce"). Even though Bruce manages to finish the entire cake, Miss Trunchbull still sends him to the Chokey.

===Act II=== Mr Wormwood advises the audience against reading in favour of watching television ("Telly"). Matilda's classmates sing about their hopes ("When I Grow Up"). Matilda tells Mrs Phelps more of the story of the acrobat. Bound by their contract, she performs her act but is fatally injured, living just long enough to give birth to a girl. Her husband invites the acrobat's sister to move in and look after his daughter. The girl's aunt is secretly cruel ("The Trick Started Well").

Mr Wormwood is pleased because he tricked his Russian customers ("I'm So Clever"). Matilda scolds him, so he locks her in her bedroom. Matilda continues the story of the acrobat's daughter. The aunt locks her in the cellar, where the father finds her. Filled with rage, he chases the aunt but is never seen again ("I'm Here").

The next day, Miss Trunchbull forces Miss Honey's class to undergo a gruelling physical education lesson ("The Smell of Rebellion"). Miss Trunchbull bullies the children, then verbally abuses Matilda, but Matilda discovers she can move objects with her mind ("Quiet"). Matilda demonstrates her powers to Miss Honey who tells of her own cruel and abusive aunt, who looked after her as a child after her parents died. When Miss Honey first became a teacher, her aunt produced a bill detailing everything Miss Honey consumed as a child, along with other expenses, and forced her to sign a contract binding her to pay it all back. Desperate to escape, Miss Honey found refuge in an old farm shed ("My House"). Matilda recognizes Miss Honey's scarf from the story of the acrobat—which she realizes is the true story of Miss Honey's childhood, and that her wicked aunt is Miss Trunchbull.

Miss Trunchbull schemes to punish Lavender for putting a [[newt]] in the jug of water she usually drinks from, but her classmates try to intervene. Matilda uses her powers to write on the [[blackboard]] posing as the ghost of Miss Honey's father ("Chalk Writing"). Miss Trunchbull runs away and the children celebrate ("Revolting Children").

Miss Honey receives her parents' house and money, and she becomes the new headmistress. Matilda can no longer use her powers. The Wormwoods try to escape with Matilda to [[Spain]] but the Russian mafia arrive. Sergei is impressed by Matilda's intellect, and he lets them go ("This Little Girl" reprise). Matilda is allowed to live with Miss Honey as the Wormwoods leave for Spain ("When I Grow Up" (reprise)/"Naughty" (reprise)).

==Musical numbers== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ; Act I * "Overture" – Orchestra{{efn|group=OST|name=London|Not present on the original London cast recording}} * "Miracle" – Children, Party Entertainer, Doctor, Mrs. Wormwood, Mr. Wormwood, Matilda, Ensemble * "Naughty" – Matilda * "Story 1: Once Upon a Time" – Matilda, Mrs Phelps, Acrobat, Escapologist{{efn|name=London}} * "School Song" – Ensemble * "Pathetic" – Miss Honey * "The Hammer" – Miss Trunchbull, Miss Honey, Children, Ensemble * "Naughty" (Reprise) – Matilda{{efn|name=London}}{{efn|group=OST|name=Broadway|Not present on the original Broadway cast recording}} * "The Chokey Chant" – Ensemble{{efn|name=London}} * "Loud" – Mrs Wormwood, Rudolpho * "This Little Girl" – Miss Honey * "Story 2: The Great Day Arrived" – Matilda, Mrs Phelps, Acrobat, Escapologist, Acrobat's Sister{{efn|name=London}} * "Bruce" – Company {{col-2}} ; Act II * "Telly" – Mr Wormwood, Michael * "Entr'acte" – Orchestra{{efn|name=Broadway}} * "[[When I Grow Up (Matilda)|When I Grow Up]]" – Children, Miss Honey, Matilda, Company * "Story 3: The Trick Started Well..." – Matilda, Mrs Phelps, Acrobat, Escapologist{{efn|name=London}} * "I'm So Clever" – Mr Wormwood{{efn|name=London}}{{efn|name=Broadway}} * "Story 4: I'm Here" – Matilda, Escapologist * "The Smell of Rebellion" – Miss Trunchbull, Children * "Quiet" – Matilda * "My House" – Miss Honey, Escapologist * "Chalk Writing" – Miss Trunchbull, Children{{efn|name=London}} * "[[Revolting Children]]" – Bruce, Children, Ensemble * "This Little Girl" (Reprise) – Sergei{{efn|name=London}}{{efn|name=Broadway}} * Finale: "When I Grow Up" (Reprise)/"Naughty" (Reprise) – Company {{col-end}}

The instrumentation uses a ten-to-thirteen-piece orchestra, including keyboards, reeds, brass, strings and percussion.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=493194 |title=Matilda the Musical |website= [[Internet Broadway Database]] |access-date=30 May 2013}}</ref> The performances run 2 hours and 40 minutes, including one interval.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsc.org.uk/buy-tickets/matilda-the-musical/ | title=Matilda the Musical | website=Royal Shakespeare Company | access-date=19 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/Whos_who/13970/33298/Matilda-The-Musical | title=Inside the Playbill: Matilda The Musical - Opening Night at Shubert Theatre Page 4 | website=playbillvault.com | access-date=3 May 2013 | archive-date=2 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202025252/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/Whos_who/13970/33298/Matilda-The-Musical | url-status=dead }}</ref> The "Overture" was included in the Broadway production while the "Entr'acte" was only used in the London production where it has now been cut apart from the final bars which lead into "When I Grow Up". Note that as of September 2023, the "Overture" has been introduced into the London production, and is included in the 2025 UK Tour.

==Recordings== The cast album recorded by the original Stratford company was released on CD in September 2011 and a month later as a Digital Download. It features a hidden spoken track which follows "When I Grow Up" (Reprise). This is the full version of the speech that is heard in part, before, during and after "Quiet" in the show.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theatreaficionado.com/2011/10/matilda-original-stratford-cast-recording.html | title="Matilda" – Original Cast Recording | website=Theatreaficionado.com | date=19 October 2011 | access-date=19 January 2012}}</ref>

A new Original Broadway cast album was released on 22 September 2013 as a CD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayrecords.com/store/matilda.html |title=Matilda The Musical Track Listing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104020740/http://www.broadwayrecords.com/store/matilda.html |archive-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead |website=broadwayrecords.com}}</ref> This contains more tracks than the UK recording and includes "The Chokey Chant". The deluxe version features Matilda's stories of the Acrobat and the Escapologist, the song "Perhaps a Child" sung by Sergei,<ref>{{cite web|title=Perhaps a Child (Deluxe Edition Only Bonus Track - Cut Song) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJjy2BsBtYM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/JJjy2BsBtYM |archive-date=17 November 2021 |url-status=dead |access-date=3 July 2021 |work=[[TuneCore]] (YouTube Sound Recording)}}{{cbignore}}</ref> which was cut from the show early on in the Stratford previews due to time constraints, but the final lines were included in the Broadway show as "This Little Girl Reprise". The album also included "Naughty" with all four Broadway Matildas singing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Naughty (Deluxe Edition Only Bonus Track with All 4 Original Broadway Matildas)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-vKYhzLXyY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/O-vKYhzLXyY |archive-date=17 November 2021 |url-status=dead |access-date=3 July 2021 |work=[[TuneCore]] (YouTube Sound Recording)}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Roles and cast== {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |- ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Character ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Stratford-upon-Avon <ref>{{Cite web |date=10 September 2010 |title=Casting Update |url=http://www.rsc.org.uk/about-us/press/releases/2959.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327214145/http://www.rsc.org.uk/about-us/press/releases/2959.aspx |archive-date=27 March 2012 |access-date=19 January 2012 |website=Royal Shakespeare Company |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Matilda Stratford Archive |url=http://calm.shakespeare.org.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqserver=srv-ex1&dsqCmd=index.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqApp=Archive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813023447/http://calm.shakespeare.org.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqserver=srv-ex1&dsqCmd=index.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqApp=Archive |archive-date=13 August 2011 |access-date=8 February 2012 |website=The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Archive Catalogue}}</ref> ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | West End <ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2011 |title=Matilda's announced |url=http://www.timminchin.com/2011/09/13/dahl-day-delights-more-matilda-magic/ |access-date=19 January 2012 |publisher=Tim Minchin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 May 2011 |title=Matilda London Adult Cast |url=http://www.timminchin.com/2011/05/19/the-great-big-exciting-matilda-announcement/ |access-date=19 January 2012 |publisher=Tim Minchin}}</ref> ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Broadway <ref>{{Cite web |date=8 November 2012 |title=Olivier Winner Bertie Carvel Will Make Broadway Debut in Matilda The Musical |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/172015-Olivier-Winner-Bertie-Carvel-Will-Make-Broadway-Debut-in-Matilda-The-Musical |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117005830/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/172015-Olivier-Winner-Bertie-Carvel-Will-Make-Broadway-Debut-in-Matilda-The-Musical |archive-date=17 November 2012 |access-date=8 November 2012 |website=Playbill |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2012 |title='Matilda' Musical Names Four Stars |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/15/matilda-musical-names-four-stars/ |access-date=16 November 2012 |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/173329-Lesli-Margherita-Gabriel-Ebert-Lauren-Ward-and-More-Join-Broadway-Cast-of-Matilda "Lesli Margherita, Gabriel Ebert, Lauren Ward and More Join Broadway Cast of Matilda"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222010554/http://playbill.com/news/article/173329-Lesli-Margherita-Gabriel-Ebert-Lauren-Ward-and-More-Join-Broadway-Cast-of-Matilda |date=22 December 2012 }} ''[[Playbill]]'' (19 December 2012)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Matilda the Musical at the Shubert Theatre |url=http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/Cast/13970/Matilda-The-Musical-at-Shubert-Theatre |website=playbillvault.com }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref name="Vault">{{Cite web |title=Inside the Playbill: Matilda The Musical - Opening Night at Shubert Theatre |url=http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/Whos_who/13970/33298/Matilda-The-Musical |access-date=15 April 2013 |website=[[Playbill]] |publisher=playbillvault.com |archive-date=2 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202025252/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/Whos_who/13970/33298/Matilda-The-Musical |url-status=dead }}</ref> ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | US tour <ref name="Original US Tour Cast">{{Cite web |title=US Tour Cast Announced |url=http://uk.matildathemusical.com/news/us-tour-cast-announced/ |access-date=23 April 2015 |website=uk.matildathemusical.com |date=22 April 2015 |archive-date=16 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816061440/http://uk.matildathemusical.com/news/us-tour-cast-announced/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="National Tour">{{Cite web |title=Leading Ladies of MATILDA THE MUSICAL National Tour Revealed; Bryce Ryness, Cassie Silva & More Among Cast! |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Leading-Ladies-of-MATILDA-THE-MUSICAL-National-Tour-Revealed-Bryce-Ryness-Cassie-Silva-More-Among-Cast-20150421# |access-date=22 April 2015 |website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref> ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | UK tour <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | UK tour <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-29 |title=Cast announced for upcoming UK and Ireland Tour |url=https://uk.matildathemusical.com/23265-2/ |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !2010 !2011 !2013 !2015 !2018 !2025 |- ! scope="row"| [[Matilda Wormwood|Matilda]] | align="center" colspan="1"| [[Adrianna Bertola]]<hr> [[Josie Griffiths]]<hr> [[Kerry Ingram]] | align="center" colspan="1"| [[Cleo Demetriou]]<hr> [[Eleanor Worthington-Cox|Eleanor Worthington-Cox]]<hr> [[Kerry Ingram]]<hr> [[Sophia Kiely]] | align="center" colspan="1"| [[Sophia Gennusa]]<hr> [[Oona Laurence]]<hr> [[Bailey Ryon]]<hr> [[Milly Shapiro]] | align="center" colspan="1"| [[Gabrielle Gutierrez|Gabby Gutierrez]]<hr> [[Mia Sinclair Jenness]]<hr> Mabel Tyler | align="center" colspan="1"| Annalise Bradbury <hr> Lara Cohen <hr> Poppy Jones <hr> Nicola Turner | align="center" colspan="1"| Madison Davis<hr>Mollie Hutton<hr>Olivia Ironmonger<hr>Sanna Kurihara |- ! scope="row"| [[Miss Trunchbull]] | align="center" colspan="3"| [[Bertie Carvel]] | align="center" colspan="1"| Bryce Ryness | align="center" colspan="1"| Craige Els | align="center" colspan="1"| Richard Hurst |- ! scope="row"| Miss Honey | align="center" colspan="3"|[[Lauren Ward]] | align="center" colspan="1"| Jennifer Blood | align="center" colspan="1"| Carly Thoms | align="center" colspan="1"| Tessa Kadler |- ! scope="row"| Mr. Wormwood | align="center" colspan="2"| [[Paul Kaye]] | align="center" colspan="1"| [[Gabriel Ebert]] | align="center" colspan="1"| Quinn Mattfeld | align="center" colspan="1"| Sebastien Torkia | align="center" colspan="1"| Adam Stafford |- ! scope="row"| Mrs. Wormwood | align="center" colspan="2"| [[Josie Walker]] | align="center" colspan="1"| [[Lesli Margherita]] | align="center" colspan="1"| Cassie Silva | align="center" colspan="2"| Rebecca Thornhill |- ! scope="row"| Mrs. Phelps | align="center" colspan="2"| [[Melanie La Barrie]] | align="center" colspan="1"| [[Karen Aldridge]] | align="center" colspan="1"| Ora Jones | align="center" colspan="1"| Michelle Chantelle Hopewell | align="center" colspan="1"| Esther Niles |}

;Notable West End replacements * Matilda – [[Isobelle Molloy]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matilda The Musical |url=https://www.facebook.com/MatildaTheMusical/posts/274738092605063?comment_id=1692250 |access-date=13 August 2017 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> [[Chloe Hawthorn]],<ref>{{cite web |title=New Casting for Matilda Musical in London |url=http://www.lovetheatre.com/tickets/100278/New-Casting-for-Matilda-Musical-in-London |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119051740/http://www.lovetheatre.com/tickets/100278/New-Casting-for-Matilda-Musical-in-London |archive-date=19 January 2013 |accessdate=27 December 2012 |publisher=LoveTheatre.com}}</ref> [[Lara Wollington]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosky |first=Nicole |date=2012-08-09 |title=Lucy-Mae Beacock, Hayley Canham, Chloe Hawthorn and Lara Wollington to Step in as Title Role in MATILDA in August |work=BroadwayWorld |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Lucy-Mae-Beacock-Hayley-Canham-Chloe-Hawthorn-and-Lara-Wollington-to-Step-in-as-Title-Role-in-MATILDA-in-August-20120809-page5 |access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 March 2015 |title=New Matildas - Matilda The Musical London |work=Matilda The Musical London |url=http://uk.matildathemusical.com/news/new-matildas/ |access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 September 2017 |title=NEW MATILDAS ANNOUNCED - Matilda The Musical London |work=Matilda The Musical London |url=http://uk.matildathemusical.com/news/new-matildas-announced/ |access-date=8 September 2017 |archive-date=18 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418192625/http://uk.matildathemusical.com/news/new-matildas-announced/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Lara McDonnell]],<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Moynihan |first=Caitlin |date=25 June 2020 |title=Former Matilda Star Lara McDonnell on Filming Artemis Fowl, Her Family of Fans & More |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/199525/former-matilda-star-lara-mcdonnell-on-filming-artemis-fowl-her-family-of-fans-more/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423144730/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/199525/former-matilda-star-lara-mcdonnell-on-filming-artemis-fowl-her-family-of-fans-more/ |archive-date=23 April 2022 |access-date=27 July 2021 |website=Broadway.com}}</ref> [[Arabella Stanton]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hepburn |first=David |date=2025-05-28 |title=Here's who will play Harry, Hermione and Ron in new Harry Potter television series |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/who-are-dominic-mclaughlin-arabella-stanton-and-alastair-stout-harry-potter-child-stars-announced-new-hermione-ron-and-harry-5149125 |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=The Scotsman |language=en}}</ref> * Miss Trunchbull – [[Alex Gaumond]], [[Hayden Tee]], [[Jon Robyns]] *Miss Honey – [[Gina Beck]], [[Remember Monday|Lauren Byrne]] *Mr Wormwood – [[Steve Furst]],<ref name="Play">{{Cite web |last=Shenton |first=Mark |date=28 March 2012 |title=Hayley Flaherty and Steve Furt Will Join Cast of West End's ''Matilda the Musical''; New Matildas Also |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/hayley-flaherty-and-steve-furt-will-join-cast-of-west-ends-matilda-the-musical-new-matildas-also-com-188884 |access-date=2021-10-06 |website=Playbill}}</ref> [[Neil McDermott]] *Mrs Phelps - [[Sharlene Whyte]], [[Lisa Davina Phillip]]

;Notable Broadway replacements * Matilda - [[Gabriella Pizzolo]],<ref name="Hello">{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Ryan |date=11 December 2013 |title=Say Hello to Four Magical Maggots! New Title Performers Announced for Broadway's Matilda |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/173572/say-hello-to-four-magical-maggots-new-title-performers-announced-for-broadways-matilda/ |access-date=20 December 2013 |website=Broadway.com}}</ref> [[Brooklyn Shuck]],<ref name="New Magical Maggots">{{Cite web |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |date=21 April 2014 |title=Four New Magical Maggots Join the Cast of ''Matilda'' in Title Role on Broadway |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/177192/four-new-magical-maggots-join-the-cast-of-matilda-in-title-role-on-broadway/ |access-date=25 April 2014 |website=Broadway.com}}</ref> [[Fina Strazza]]<ref name="New Magical Maggots">{{Cite web |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |date=21 April 2014 |title=Four New Magical Maggots Join the Cast of ''Matilda'' in Title Role on Broadway |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/177192/four-new-magical-maggots-join-the-cast-of-matilda-in-title-role-on-broadway/ |access-date=25 April 2014 |website=Broadway.com}}</ref> * Miss Trunchbull – [[Craig Bierko]],<ref name="Paice">{{Cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=3 September 2013 |title=Craig Bierko and Jill Paice Join Cast of Broadway's ''Matilda'' Sept. 3 |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/181596-Craig-Bierko-and-Jill-Paice-Join-Cast-of-Broadways-Matilda-Sept-3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906040525/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/181596-Craig-Bierko-and-Jill-Paice-Join-Cast-of-Broadways-Matilda-Sept-3 |archive-date=6 September 2013 |access-date=6 September 2013 |website=Playbill |df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Christopher Sieber]]<ref name="Naughty">{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Ryan |date=31 January 2014 |title=Get Naughty! Matt Harrington & Tony Nominee Christopher Sieber Join the Revolting Cast of ''Matilda'' |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/174374/get-naughty-matt-harrington-tony-nominee-christopher-sieber-join-the-revolting-cast-of-matilda/ |access-date=1 February 2014 |website=Broadway.com}}</ref><ref name="Rehearsal Injury">{{Cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=14 March 2014 |title=Rehearsal Injury Delays Christopher Sieber's Bow in Broadway's ''Matilda The Musical'' |url=http://playbill.com/news/article/188792-Rehearsal-Injury-Delays-Christopher-Siebers-Bow-in-Broadways-Matilda-The-Musical?tsrc=hpt2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315103801/http://playbill.com/news/article/188792-Rehearsal-Injury-Delays-Christopher-Siebers-Bow-in-Broadways-Matilda-The-Musical?tsrc=hpt2 |archive-date=15 March 2014 |access-date=15 March 2014 |website=Playbill |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Trunchbull Curse">{{Cite web |last=Lloyd Webber |first=Imogen |date=4 April 2014 |title=The Trunchbull Curse Continues: Christopher Sieber Delays First ''Matilda'' Performance Again |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/175331/the-trunchbull-curse-continues-christopher-sieber-delays-first-matilda-performance-again/ |access-date=5 April 2014 |website=Broadway.com}}</ref> * Miss Honey – [[Jill Paice]],<ref name="Paice" /> [[Alison Luff]] * Mr Wormwood – [[Matt Harrington (actor)|Matt Harrington]],<ref name="Naughty" /> [[Rick Holmes]]<ref name="Spanger" /> * Mrs Wormwood – [[Amy Spanger]]<ref name="Spanger" /> * Mrs Phelps – [[Natalie Venetia Belcon]]<ref name="Spanger">{{Cite web |last=Lloyd Webber |first=Imogen |date=2015-09-08 |title=Amy Spanger, Allison Case & More Begin Performances in ''Matilda'' on Broadway |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/181964/amy-spanger-allison-case-more-begin-performances-in-matilda-on-broadway/ |access-date=8 September 2015 |website=Broadway.com}}</ref>

==Film adaptation== {{main|Matilda the Musical (film)}}

In June 2013, Minchin said a future film adaptation was being planned. He said during an interview, "We just got [the show] up in New York, there's a touring version that is meant to be going on in America, concurrently the English version is up, there's a film that will probably be made in the next 4 or 5 years and all this sort of stuff."<ref name="broadwayworld.com"/> [[Mara Wilson]], who played Matilda in the [[Matilda (1996 film)|original 1996 film adaptation]] of Dahl's novel, said, "Maybe if they made it into a movie, I could have a cameo, but that's for them to decide."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marawilsonwritesstuff.com/frequently-asked-questions/|title=Frequently Asked Questions : Mara Wilson Writes Stuff|website=marawilsonwritesstuff.com|access-date=8 July 2013|archive-date=12 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712062641/http://marawilsonwritesstuff.com/frequently-asked-questions/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kelly, who wrote the book of the musical, is set to write the film's screenplay, with Minchin writing additional songs and music, and Warchus directing the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gilbert|first=Ryan|date=2013-11-15|title=Tony Winner Dennis Kelly to Pen Screenplay for New ''Matilda'' Movie Musical Adaptation|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/173075/tony-winner-dennis-kelly-to-pen-screenplay-for-new-matilda-movie-musical-adaptation/#loc=buzz-rr-tab-popular|website=Broadway.com}}</ref>

In April 2020, [[Ralph Fiennes]] was rumoured as cast in the role of Miss Trunchbull. The film was originally expected to shoot from August to December 2020 at [[Shepperton Studios]], however, the shooting schedule for the film was interrupted due to lockdown procedures in place for the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cristi|first=A. A.|date=2020-04-30|title=Confirmed! Ralph Fiennes to Play 'Miss Trunchbull' in MATILDA Movie Musical|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Confirmed-Ralph-Fiennes-to-Play-Miss-Trunchbull-in-MATILDA-Movie-Musical-20200430|website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref>

In January 2021, [[Lashana Lynch]], [[Emma Thompson]] and [[Alisha Weir]] were confirmed as cast in the roles of Miss Honey, Miss Trunchbull and the titular role respectively, with over 200 children cast as the rest of the student body of Crunchem Hall. Ellen Kane, who worked with choreographer [[Peter Darling]] on the stage production, is set to choreograph.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|date=5 January 2021|title=Lashana Lynch Joins 'Matilda' Movie Musical at Netflix (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lashana-lynch-joins-matilda-movie-musical-at-netflix-exclusive-4111682/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516191958/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lashana-lynch-joins-matilda-movie-musical-at-netflix-exclusive-4111682/|archive-date=16 May 2021|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=James|date=2021-01-15|title=Emma Thompson Joins The Matilda Movie Musical|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/emma-thompson-joins-the-matilda-movie-musical/|website=Empire}}</ref> The film was expected to begin [[principal photography]] on 3 May 2021 in [[Ireland]].<ref name="Production">{{cite web|url=https://productionlist.com/production/matilda/ |title=Matilda - Production Listing|website=Productionlist.com|date=15 March 2021|accessdate=16 March 2021}}</ref> The film is intended to be produced by [[Tim Bevan]] and [[Eric Fellner]] through [[Working Title Films]] and distributed by [[Netflix]] worldwide and [[Sony Pictures Releasing]] through its [[TriStar Pictures]] banner in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cristi|first=A.A.|date=2021-01-14|title=MATILDA Film Adds Emma Thompson As 'Miss Trunchbull' and Alisha Weir in the Title Role|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MATILDA-Film-Adds-Emma-Thompson-As-Miss-Trunchbull-and-Aleisha-Weir-in-the-Title-Role-20210114|website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref>

In April 2021, it was announced that [[Stephen Graham]], [[Andrea Riseborough]] and [[Sindhu Vee]] would be joining the cast as Mr Wormwood, Mrs Wormwood and Mrs Phelps respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=2021-04-01|title=Stephen Graham, Sindhu Vee, Andrea Riseborough Join 'Matilda' Cast|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/stephen-graham-sindhu-vee-andrea-riseborough-matilda-1234942304/|website=Variety}}</ref> Meesha Garbett as Hortensia, Charlie Hodson-Prior as Bruce, Andrei Shen as Eric, Ashton Robertson as Nigel, Winter Jarrett Glasspool as Amanda and Rei Yamachi Fulker as Lavender make up some of the 200 dancing, singing and acting kids.

The film was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2022, while in other countries was available on [[Netflix]] on 25 December.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=2021-06-09|title=''Matilda'' Movie Musical, Starring Emma Thompson, Sets 2022 Release|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/matilda-movie-musical-starring-emma-thompson-sets-2022-release|website=Playbill}}</ref>

==Critical reception==

===2010 RSC Stratford production=== [[Michael Billington (critic)|Michael Billington]], writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'', gave the musical four stars out of five. He praised the adaptation of the book, the "ebullient music and lyrics", the direction, the stage design and the performances{{mdash}}especially Bertie Carvel as Miss Trunchbull.<ref>Billington, Michael. [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/dec/10/matilda-musical-review "''Matilda'' – review"], ''The Guardian'', 9 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2013</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'' also gave the show four out of five stars and said, "The Royal Shakespeare Company has struck gold with this wildly entertaining musical … Kelly's clever adaptation and the witty, intricate songs by ... Minchin create a new, improved version of Dahl's story ... Warchus's wondrously well-drilled production finds just the right balance between gleeful grotesque humour and heart-warming poignancy."<ref>Taylor, Paul. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/matilda-courtyard-theatre-stratforduponavon-2159482.html "''Matilda'', Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon"], ''The Independent'', 14 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2013</ref>

[[Charles Spencer (journalist)|Charles Spencer]], writing for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' awarded the show all five stars and praised the "splendidly witty, instantly hummable songs, dazzling choreography, a cast of impossibly cute and delightful children and a fantastic star turn from Bertie Carvel ... [Kelly's] script has both deepened the emotion of Dahl's story while adding loads of splendid jokes of his own", and concluded, "It is funny, heart-warming, and bang-on target".<ref name="IND">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8193616/Matilda-Courtyard-Theatre-review.html "''Matilda'', Courtyard Theatre, review"], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 10 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2013</ref> Matt Wolf of The Arts Desk said: "I was struck by the sight of many a child grinning as openly as their adult companions were wiping away tears".<ref>Wolf, Matt. [http://www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/matilda-musical-rscstratford-upon-avon "''Matilda the Musical'', RSC/Stratford-upon-Avon"], ''The Arts Desk'', 10 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2013</ref> Henry Hitchings of the ''[[London Evening Standard]]'' also praised the performances, direction and design and commented on Minchin's "witty songs [in which] he switches between styles with remarkable dexterity". He continued, "There's a playfulness throughout [the book] that proves intoxicating ... In this lovingly created show, ''Matilda'''s magic positively sparkles. There's a cleverness in the writing which ensures that, while it appeals to children, there is plenty for adults to savour ... it's blissfully funny."<ref>Hitchings, Henry. [https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/triumph-of-classroom-wit-in-matilda-7422930.html "Triumph of classroom wit in ''Matilda''"], ''London Evening Standard'', 10 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2013</ref>

In September 2019, ''[[The Guardian]]'' writers listed the RSC performance of ''Matilda'' as the seventh best theatre show since 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Billington|first1=Michael|last2=Soloski|first2=Alexis|last3=Love|first3=Catherine|last4=Fisher|first4=Mark|last5=Wiegand|first5=Chris|date=2019-09-17|title=The 50 best theatre shows of the 21st century|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/sep/17/the-50-best-theatre-shows-of-the-21st-century|access-date=2021-02-17|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

===Original London production=== The reviews of the London performances were also extremely positive.<ref name=Omnivore>[http://www.theomnivore.co.uk/Theatre/7835-Matilda/Default.aspx "''Matilda the Musical''"], ''The Omnivore''. Retrieved 2 October 2013</ref> Julie Carpenter of the ''[[Daily Express]]'' awarded the show all five stars and called the musical "[g]loriously over the top", and said, "it's an irresistible and ingenious mix of fun, fizz, cruelty, incredible choreography and above all warmth which means we root for the kids from the start. Fantastic."<ref>Carpenter, Julie. [http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/285905/Theatre-review-Matilda-The-Musical-Cambridge-Theatre-London "Theatre review – ''Matilda the Musical'', Cambridge Theatre, London"], ''Daily Express'', 25 November 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013</ref> Henry Hitchings's review in the ''Evening Standard'' ranked the piece five stars, praising the music and lyrics, book, set design, choreography, direction and performances.<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/matilda-the-musical-cambridge-theatre--review-7427774.html "''Matilda the Musical''", Cambridge Theatre – review], ''The Standard'', 25 November 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013</ref> The review in ''The Guardian'' said, "You'd be a nitwit to miss this hit show."<ref>Carter, Imogen. [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/nov/27/matilda-the-musical-roald-dahl "''Matilda the Musical'' – review"], ''The Guardian'', 26 November 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013</ref> ''[[The Stage]]'' also gave ''Matilda'' five stars,<ref>Martland, Lisa. [https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/matilda-the-musical-review-at-cambridge-theatre-london "''Matilda the Musical''"], ''The Stage'', 26 November 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013</ref> as did Spencer, writing again for ''The Telegraph''. Confirming his impression of the 2010 production, he wrote about the West End transfer: {{quote|"I suspect it will delight audiences for years to come ... [Kelly's] script actually improves and deepens Dahl's original ... [Minchin's] smashing score ... combines take-home melodies with delicious lyrical wit in songs that consistently develop both the plot and our understanding of the characters. There is an exuberant sense here of two writers who have clicked together ... [''Matilda''] so wittily excoriates the cruelty and crassness of our age ... Warchus's thrilling, warm-hearted production, exuberantly designed by Rob Howell and with pin-sharp choreography by Peter Darling, constantly combines comedy with a sense of wonder. The children [and the adult performances are 'hilarious' (Bailey), 'memorable' (Walker and Kaye) and 'touchingly sweet' (Ward)] ... But the star turn is Bertie Carvel".<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/london-shows/8913998/Matilda-Cambridge-Theatre-review.html "''Matilda'', Cambridge Theatre, review"], ''The Telegraph'', 25 November 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013</ref>}}

The ''[[Financial Times]]'', ''[[The Times]]'' and ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' each awarded the show four stars out of five, but found little to criticise.<ref name=Omnivore/> [[Ben Brantley]], writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', called the adaptation "a sweet and sharp-witted work of translation, which ... turns dark and sodden anxieties into bright and buoyant fantasies [that address] a raging thirst these days for [such] tonics".<ref>Brantley, Ben. [http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/02/01/theater/reviews/matilda-by-the-royal-shakespeare-company-in-london.html "Sugar and Spice, and Something Sinister"], ''The New York Times'', 31 January 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013</ref> A year after the show opened, ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' gave the production four stars out of five, noting the departure of Carvel and calling the show "a little too long and, dramatically, a tad wayward", but nevertheless "wise, wicked, glorious fun."<ref>[https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/matilda-the-musical "''Matilda the Musical''"], ''Time Out'', 24 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013</ref>

===Original Broadway production=== Most of the New York critics gave the Broadway transfer their highest marks. Brantley wrote: "''Matilda'' works with astonishing slyness and grace to inculcate us with its radical point of view. [It] is about words and language, books and stories, and their incalculable worth as weapons of defense, attack and survival ... Above all it's an exhilarating tale of empowerment". He also said the child actors "strengthen their diction" so that the "tasty lyrics" could be clearly heard.<ref>Brantley, Ben. [http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/04/12/theater/reviews/matilda-the-musical-at-shubert-theater.html?_r=0 "Children of the World, Unite!"] ''[[The New York Times]]'', 11 April 2013</ref> [[Richard Zoglin]], in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine said that the show is "a fresh start for the Broadway musical" with "a score that seems all but woven into the scenery{{mdash}}simple but distinctive tunes ... intricate lyrics ... Every element of the show seems hand-crafted and right". He said that director Warchus "lets the characters go gloriously over the top (the way children see them), but also brings a hushed intensity". He also said that the second act "runs a bit too long" and that "the combination of shrill child voices, British accents and heavy miking causes many of the lyrics to get muddled".<ref>Zoglin, Richard. [https://entertainment.time.com/2013/04/11/matilda-the-best-musical-since-the-lion-king/ "''Matilda'': The Best Musical Since ''The Lion King''"], ''Time'' magazine, 11 April 2013</ref> Elisabeth Vincentelli's review in the ''[[New York Post]]'' said, "Once in a blue moon, a show comes out blazing and restores your faith in Broadway. ''Matilda The Musical'' is that show."<ref>Vincentelli, Elisabeth. [http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/matilda_one_for_the_books_NkTbt6HPoEmm0lbz7uDVbK "''Matilda'' is one for the books"], ''New York Post'', 12 April 2013</ref> David Rooney of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' said the stage show captured "the unique flavor of Roald Dahl's classic 1988 children's novel", and added, "this funhouse fairy tale is by turns riotous and poignant, grotesque and menacing, its campy comic exaggeration equaled only by its transporting emotional power".<ref>Rooney, David. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/matilda-theater-review-437819 "''Matilda'': Theater Review"], ''The Hollywood Reporter'', 11 April 2013</ref>

[[David Cote (writer)|David Cote]], in ''Time Out New York'', wondered whether the show was too English for Broadway tastes; he wrote, "''Matilda'' is a kids' musical, not a musical that happens to be about a kid. As such, its attractions may be limited to younger spectators and die-hard Dahl fans. That would be a pity, since ''Matilda'' is wickedly smart and wildly fun".<ref>Cote, David. [https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/matilda "''Matilda''"], ''Time Out New York'', 13 April 2013</ref> A review in ''USA Today'' said the show tries too hard to be clever, but it is affecting and enchanting.<ref>Gardner, Elysa. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/04/11/broadway-review-matilda-the-musical/2063827/ "Broadway musical ''Matilda'' is marvelously magical"], ''USA Today'', 12 April 2013</ref> Of the British papers reviewing the transfer, ''The Telegraph'' gave the show four stars out of five, and said, "There's a harder-edged quality to the New York staging: the general tenor is louder and more exaggerated, and the Gilbertian finesse of [the] astonishing lyrics didn't translate for my companion ... But the tremendous heart and intelligence of the piece remains undimmed."<ref>Wolf, Matt. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9987399/Matilda-the-Musical-Shubert-Theatre-New-York-review.html "''Matilda the Musical'', Shubert Theatre, New York, review"], ''The Telegraph'', 12 April 2013</ref> A review by Brendan Lemon in the ''Financial Times'' also gave the piece four stars out of five.<ref>Lemon, Brendan. [https://www.ft.com/content/2a8bf774-a298-11e2-9b70-00144feabdc0 "'Matilda, Shubert Theatre, New York – review"], ''Financial Times'', 11 April 2013</ref>

==Awards and nominations==

===London production=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award Ceremony ! Category ! Nominee ! Result ! Ref |- |rowspan="7" align="center"| 2011 |[[Critics' Circle Theatre Award]]s | colspan=2| Best Musical |{{won}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://criticscircle.org.uk/drama/?ID=170 |title=The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2011 |publisher=The Critics' Circle |date=25 January 2011 |access-date=19 January 2012}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| [[TMA Awards|UK Theatre Awards]] | colspan=2| Best Musical |{{won}} | rowspan="2"|<ref name="TMAs">{{cite web |url=http://www.tmauk.org/theatreawardsuk.aspx |title=THEATRE AWARDS UK 2011 |publisher=THEATRE AWARDS UK |access-date=19 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229213735/http://www.tmauk.org/theatreawardsuk.aspx |archive-date=29 December 2011 }}</ref> |- |Best Performance |[[Bertie Carvel]] |{{won}} |- |rowspan="3"| [[Evening Standard Theatre Award]]s | colspan=2| Best Musical |{{won}} | rowspan="3" |<ref name="waltzes">{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/celebritynews/busted-star-tastes-victory-as-musical-opens-in-west-end-8076495.html | title=Matilda waltzes into the West End | work=London Evening Standard | date=25 November 2011 | access-date=19 January 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126104225/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-24014060-tim-minchin-hailed-a-genius-as-matilda-the-musical-opens-in-west-end.do | archive-date=26 January 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Best Actor |[[Bertie Carvel]] |{{nom}} |- |Best Director |[[Matthew Warchus]] |{{nom}} |- |[[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors|British Composer Awards]] |Best Stage Work |[[Tim Minchin]] |{{nom}} | rowspan="1"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcomposerawards.com/ |title=Welcome to the 2011 British Composer Awards |publisher=British Composer Awards |access-date=19 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.matildathemusical.com/news/british-composer-awards/ |title=BRITISH COMPOSER AWARDS Tim |publisher=Matilda the Musical |access-date=19 January 2012 |archive-date=1 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101012607/http://www.matildathemusical.com/news/british-composer-awards/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |rowspan="10"| 2012 |rowspan="10"| [[Laurence Olivier Award]]s | colspan=2| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical|Best New Musical]] |{{won}} |rowspan="10"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17380668 |title=Matilda the Musical top of the class with 10 Olivier awards nominations |website=[[BBC]] |date=15 March 2012 |access-date=15 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="OLI">{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/164910-Matilda---the-Musical-Sweeps-Olivier-Awards-Benedict-Cumberbatch-Jonny-Lee-Miller-Are-Also-Winners |title=Matilda - the Musical Sweeps Olivier Awards; Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller Are Also Winners |work=Playbill |date=15 April 2012 |access-date=15 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103183740/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/164910-Matilda---the-Musical-Sweeps-Olivier-Awards-Benedict-Cumberbatch-Jonny-Lee-Miller-Are-Also-Winners |archive-date=3 January 2013 }}</ref> |- |[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor in a Musical]] |[[Bertie Carvel]] |{{won}} |- |[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Best Actress in a Musical]] |[[Cleo Demetriou]] [[Kerry Ingram]] [[Eleanor Worthington-Cox]] [[Sophia Kiely]] |{{won}} |- |[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical|Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical]] |[[Paul Kaye]] |{{nom}} |- |[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director|Best Director]] |[[Matthew Warchus]] |{{won}} |- |[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer|Best Theatre Choreographer]] |[[Peter Darling]] |{{won}} |- |[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design|Best Set Design]] |rowspan="2"| Rob Howell |{{won}} |- |[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] |{{nom}} |- |[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design|Best Lighting Design]] |[[Hugh Vanstone]] |{{nom}} |- |[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design|Best Sound Design]] |Simon Baker |{{won}} |}

===Broadway production=== {| class="wikitable" width="95%" |- ! width="5%"| Year ! width="20%"| Award Ceremony ! width="40%"| Category ! width="20%"| Nominee ! width="10%"| Result ! width="5%"| Ref |- | rowspan="29" align="center"| 2013 | rowspan=13| [[Tony Award]] | colspan=2| [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]] | {{nominated}} |rowspan="13" align="center"|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22353175 | title=Kinky Boots and Matilda musicals lead Tony Awards field | website=BBC | date=30 April 2013 | access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/select-list-of-nominees-for-2013-tony-awards/2013/04/30/03d74426-b198-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_story.html | title=Select list of nominees for 2013 Tony Awards | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=30 April 2013 | access-date=3 May 2013}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |- | [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book of a Musical]] | [[Dennis Kelly]] | {{won}} |- | [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] | [[Tim Minchin]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor in a Musical]] | [[Bertie Carvel]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical|Best Featured Actor in a Musical]] | [[Gabriel Ebert]] | {{won}} |- | [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress in a Musical]] | [[Lauren Ward]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical|Best Direction of a Musical]] | [[Matthew Warchus]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Tony Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]] | [[Peter Darling]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Tony Award for Best Orchestrations|Best Orchestrations]] | Christopher Nightingale | {{nom}} |- | [[Tony Award for Best Scenic Design|Best Scenic Design of a Musical]] | rowspan=2|Rob Howell | {{won}} |- | [[Tony Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design of a Musical]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design|Best Lighting Design of a Musical]] | [[Hugh Vanstone]] | {{won}} |- | [[Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/apr/30/matilda-uk-contender-tony-awards | title=Will Matilda be the toast of the town at the Tonys? | work=The Guardian | date=30 April 2013 | access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref> | [[Sophia Gennusa]], [[Oona Laurence]], [[Bailey Ryon]], [[Milly Shapiro]] | {{honored}} |- |rowspan="2"|Drama League Awards |colspan="2"| Outstanding Production of a Broadway or off-Broadway Musical |{{Nominated}} |rowspan="2" align="center"|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/04-2013/drama-league-awards-nominations-announced_64993.html | title=Drama League Awards Nominations Announced| website=TheaterMania | date=23 April 2013 | access-date=17 May 2013}}</ref> |- |Distinguished Performance Award |[[Bertie Carvel]] |{{Nominated}} |- |rowspan="5"| [[Outer Critics Circle Awards]] |colspan="2"| Outstanding New Broadway Musical |{{Nominated}} |rowspan="5" align="center"|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-13-Outer-Critics-Circle-Award-Winners-Announced-PIPPIN-Tops-List-with-7-Followed-by-KINKY-BOOTS-20130513 | title=2012-13 Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced - PIPPIN Tops List with 7, Followed by KINKY BOOTS| website=BroadwayWorld | date=13 May 2013 | access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) |{{Won}} |- |Outstanding Choreographer |[[Peter Darling]] |{{Nominated}} |- |Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) |Rob Howell |{{Won}} |- |Outstanding Actor in a Musical |[[Bertie Carvel]] |{{Nominated}} |- | rowspan=7| [[Drama Desk Award]] | colspan=2| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical|Outstanding Musical]] | {{won}} |rowspan="7" align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/177397-Nominations-Announced-for-58th-Annual-Drama-Desk-Awards-Giant-and-Hands-on-a-Hardbody-Lead-the-Pack |title=Nominations Announced for 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards |work=Playbill |date=29 April 2013 |access-date=3 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501210904/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/177397-Nominations-Announced-for-58th-Annual-Drama-Desk-Awards-Giant-and-Hands-on-a-Hardbody-Lead-the-Pack |archive-date=1 May 2013 }}</ref> |- | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical|Outstanding Book of a Musical]] | [[Dennis Kelly]] | {{won}} |- | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical|Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical]] | [[Bertie Carvel]] | {{won}} |- | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical|Outstanding Director of a Musical]] | [[Matthew Warchus]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography|Outstanding Choreography]] | [[Peter Darling]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics|Outstanding Lyrics]] | [[Tim Minchin]] | {{won}} |- | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design|Outstanding Set Design]] | Rob Howell | {{won}} |- | [[New York Drama Critics' Circle|New York Drama Critics' Circle Award]] | colspan=2| [[New York Drama Critics' Circle#Best Musical|Best Musical]] | {{won}} |align="center"|<ref name="Circle">{{cite web | url=https://online.wsj.com/article/AP2e7e5ea0767f4ab8a9eb98d489b6ce37.html | title=Critics' Circle names 'Matilda' top musical | work=The Wall Street Journal | date=3 May 2013 | access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Past Winners|url=https://www.dramacritics.org/dc_pastawards.html |access-date=31 January 2025 |website=New York Drama Critics' Circle|language=en}}</ref> |- | colspan=2| [[Theatre World Award]] | [[Bertie Carvel]] | {{won}} |align="center"|<ref name="Theatre World">{{cite web | url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/2013-Theatre-World-Award-Winners-Announced-Carvel-Hanks-McClure-Settle-More-Plus-Alan-Alda-to-Receive-Lifetime-Achievement-Award-20130507-page2 | title=2013 Theatre World Award Winners Announced | website=BroadwayWorld | date=7 May 2013 | access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref> |- | 2014 | [[Grammy Award]] | colspan=2| [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album|Best Musical Theater Album]] | {{nominated}} | |}

=== Australian production === {| class="wikitable" width="95%" ! width="5%" | Year ! width="20%" | Award Ceremony ! width="40%" | Category ! width="20%" | Nominee ! width="10%" | Result ! width="5%" | Ref |- | rowspan="6" | 2015 | rowspan="6" | Sydney Theatre Awards | colspan="2" | Best production of a mainstream musical | {{won}} | rowspan="6" align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/history/2015|title=Sydney Theatre Awards: 2015 Nominations and Winners|date=18 January 2016|access-date=8 August 2016|archive-date=6 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206224216/http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/history/2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a musical | Elise McCann | {{won}} |- | Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a musical | Marika Aubrey | {{nominated}} |- | Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a musical | James Millar | {{won}} |- | Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a musical | Daniel Frederiksen | {{nominated}} |- | Special achievement award |Molly Barwick Sasha Rose Georgia Taplin Bella Thomas | {{won}} |- | rowspan="25" | 2016 | rowspan="13" | [[Helpmann Awards]] | colspan="2" | [[Helpmann Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]] | {{won}} | rowspan="13" align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/stage/helpmann-awards-2016-matilda-the-musical-sweeps-the-board-20160725-gqd508.html|title=Helpmann Awards 2016: Matilda the Musical sweeps the board with 13 wins|date=25 July 2016|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> |- | [[Helpmann Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] | Tim Minchin | {{won}} |- | [[Helpmann Award for Best Direction of a Musical|Best Direction of a Musical]] | Matthew Warchus | {{won}} |- | [[Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Musical|Best Female Actor in a Musical]] |Molly Barwick Dusty Bursill Tiana Mirra Alannah Parfett Sasha Rose Georgia Taplin Bella Thomas Ingrid Torelli | {{won}} |- | [[Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical|Best Male Actor in a Musical]] | James Millar | {{won}} |- | [[Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical|Best Choreography in a Musical]] | Peter Darling | {{won}} |- | Best Music Direction | Stephen Amos | {{won}} |- | Best Sound Design | Simon Baker | {{won}} |- | Best Scenic Design | rowspan="2" | Rob Howell | {{won}} |- | Best Costume Design | {{won}} |- | Best Lighting Design | Hugh Vanstone | {{won}} |- | [[Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical|Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical]] | Daniel Frederiksen | {{won}} |- | [[Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical|Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical]] | Elise McCann | {{won}} |- | rowspan="12" |[[Green Room Awards]] | colspan="2" |Outstanding Music Theatre Award for Production |{{won}} | rowspan="12" align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|last1=James |first1=Erin |url=http://aussietheatre.com.au/news/2016-green-room-award-winners-announced|title=2016 Green Room Award winners announced|work=AussieTheatre.com |date=27 March 2017|access-date=27 March 2017}}</ref> |- |Music Theatre Award for Direction |Matthew Warchus |{{won}} |- |Betty Pounder Award for Excellence in Choreography |Peter Darling |{{won}} |- |Music Theatre Award for Musical Direction/Supervision |Stephen Amos |{{won}} |- |Music Theatre Award for Sound Design |Simon Baker |{{won}} |- |Music Theatre Award for Costume Design | rowspan="2" |Rob Howell |{{won}} |- |Music Theatre Award for Set Design |{{won}} |- |Music Theatre Award for Lighting Design |Hugh Vanstone |{{won}} |- |Music Theatre Award for Male in a Supporting Role |Daniel Frederiksen |{{nominated}} |- |Music Theatre Award for Female in a Supporting Role |Elise McCann |{{nominated}} |- |Music Theatre Award for Male Lead |James Millar |{{nominated}} |- |Music Theatre Award for Female Lead |Dusty Bursill Tiana Mirra Alannah Parfett Ingrid Torelli |{{nominated}} |- |2017 |[[17th Helpmann Awards|Helpmann Awards]] |Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical |Lucy Maunder |{{nominated}} |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2017/nominees-and-winners/musicals|title=2017 Nominees {{!}} Helpmann Awards|website=www.helpmannawards.com.au|access-date=25 July 2017}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading== * "A Novel Approach," by Keith Loria, "Backstage" column, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130506073749/http://makeupmag.com/issues/id/1596/ Make-Up Artist]'' magazine, Number 102, June/July 2013, pp 74–75, Key Publishing Group, Vancouver, Washington, US. A two-page article with three colour photos discussing the musical's make-up and hair/wig requirements for the New York and London productions, with quotes by key personnel.

==External links== * [https://www.matildathemusical.com/ Official website] * {{ibdb show|493193|Matilda The Musical}}

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