Director: Andrew Cruse • Technical Director, Music Director: Joel McDaniel • Choreographer: Eugene Sumlin • Voice and Movement Coach: Leighann DeLorenzo • Producer: Kristen Sector • Lighting Design: Marcus Dana • Costume Design: Kelsey Tomlinson • Set Construction: Marcus Dana, Joel McDaniel, Jamie Cohen-Kiraly, Andrew Kaletta • Scenic Painting: Debra Perry, Joel McDaniel, Jamie Cohen-Kiraly • Poster Design: Avery Coy '24 • Cast/Crew Shirt Design: Sascha Leiken '25 • Set Design: Ben Needham
Laurel School
Production of
Roald Dahl's
MATILDA
The Musical
Book Music & Lyrics
DENNIS KELLY TIM MINCHIN
Orchestrations and Additional Music - Chris Nightingale
Based on the book, Matilda by Roald Dahl
Matilda was first commissioned and produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and premiered at The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England on 9 November 2010. It transferred to the Cambridge Theatre in the West End of London on 25 October 2011 and received its US premiere at the Shubert Theatre, Broadway, USA on 4 March 2013.
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Producer
Ann V. Klotz and Seth Orbach
Strategy Design Partners & Fitz Family
Corinne Ehretsman
Annabel Lee's Family
William Mathews
Director
Amy Dolzine
The Gooden Family
The Cruse Family
Jill and Pearce Leary
Alexandra Ukmar
Scott and Jessica Allen
Leslie Segal
Elizabeth Rothenberg
Christine Forgenie
Courtney Conway
Ensemble
The Belding Family
Gary Dent
The Julka Family
Tyffani Monford Dent
Jason Bravo
Laurel Beverly
Patron
Matthew Embrescia
Connie Thackaberry
Allison Morris
MaryJo Alexander and Neil Thackaberry
Beth Sheeler
Monika Vatali
Katherine Gray
Jonathan Leiken
Dan Mull
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About the Show
Matilda is the story of an extraordinary little girl with extraordinary powers. The daughter of neglectful parents, Matilda finds refuge in library books, which she reads quickly and in creating her own stories. Things are no better at school, where Matilda also must face a tyrannical and cruel headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, who believes in Crunchem Hall’s motto: “Bambinatum est Magitum,” or “Children are Maggots.” She finds companionship in her teacher, Miss Honey, though well-intentioned, is shy and fragile. Brave little Matilda knows she has to stand up against the adults in her world, and in doing so, discovers her own remarkable powers. Matilda’s bravery teaches Miss Honey and her classmates an important lesson -- that even though life can be hard, “nobody but me is gonna change my story” so “sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.”
