Aug 18, 2013 — 10:56:50 PM
I have seen Matilda twice on Broadway and once on the west end. Whoever said that the Broadway version has an overture and curtain is incorrect. I think these were included in previews but they were cut by the second month of the run. Whoever said it should have stayed true to the book doesn't realize just how similar it is. The only difference is the story that Matilda tells Mrs. Phelps. In London, the entire book is much more British than on Broadway, some of the dancing is different, and a...