Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway

[pli1018]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#1

Posted: 11/8/12 at 12:25pm

Per the Times: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/award-winner-to-reprise-role-as-schoolmistress-in-matilda-the-musical/?smid=tw-nytimesTheater&seid=auto

[Salene]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#2

Posted: 11/8/12 at 12:26pm

Yay! You're in for a treat.

[bwayphreak234]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#2

Posted: 11/8/12 at 12:30pm

YES

"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "

[jacobsnchz14]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#3

Posted: 11/8/12 at 12:30pm

Another link to confirm: http://www.boneaubryanbrown.com/blog/2012/11/matilda-the-musical-announces-olivier-award-winner-bertie-carvel-to-play-miss-trunchbull-on-broadway/

This is gonna be good!

[Salene]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#4

Posted: 11/8/12 at 12:38pm

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BroadwayWorld Updated On: 11/8/12 at 12:38 PM

[Emmaloucbway]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#5

Posted: 11/8/12 at 12:39pm

YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

[dreaming]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#6

Posted: 11/8/12 at 12:44pm

YAY!!!!

Now...are there any discount codes??? I gotta get one ticket to see this!!!

[showchoirguy]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#7

Posted: 11/8/12 at 12:52pm

Oh my God! Yes!!!

[MattDe]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#8

Posted: 11/8/12 at 5:40pm

But I did ask him in London in June and he said no he would not reprise the role . It is so great that he changed his mind

[dramamama611]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#9

Posted: 11/8/12 at 6:42pm

I JUST got confirmation of getting group tix to this in APRIL. Yippee.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[RippedMan]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#10

Posted: 11/9/12 at 12:51am

I'm sure they upped his paycheck and he changed his mind.

And I'm sure he's in for a TONY. Not many other male lead roles that looks so promising this year.

[bjh2114]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#11

Posted: 11/9/12 at 6:33am

Even if there were many other lead male roles this year, he would still be a frontrunner. This role is Tony bait. It's very showy and has some great comedic moments. Add that to the fact that he's absolutely brilliant in the role and you've got a combination that's very hard to beat.

[mallardo]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#12

Posted: 11/9/12 at 10:41am

Probably the show he is stuck in now - Damned By Despair at the NT - has changed his mind about Matilda.

Faced with these Loreleis, what man can moralize!

[Musicaldudepeter]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#13

Posted: 11/9/12 at 10:50am

He may be pushed into Featured ... To me Trunchbull isn't a leading role... Either way he'll still win a Tony

[ThankstoPhantom]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#14

Posted: 11/9/12 at 12:44pm

It's a well crafted performance.... absolutely stellar work!

How to properly use its/it's: Its is the possessive. It's is the contraction for it is...

[SonofRobbieJ]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#15

Posted: 11/9/12 at 1:54pm

I agree that it isn't a 'leading' role...and, depending on what else is coming in, they'd be smart to put him in featured. Thought I tend to agree that the Tony is his in whichever category. Featured just seems like a surer bet.

I'm glad he's coming over. There's not an actor around that I can think of who could do what he's doing. Sieber is the closest.

[jman16]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#16

Posted: 11/9/12 at 4:49pm

Well that is wonderful news! I'm really happy for him. He seemed pretty set that he would not reprise the role anytime soon, but clearly things change.

Broadway you're in for a treat. The show is alright, but Bertie's performance really made it for me!!

[Musicaldudepeter]

Carvel to Reprise in Matilda on Broadway#17

Posted: 11/9/12 at 8:50pm

@SonofRobbieJ, thanks for agreeing

It's true though... To me, if he's in the Leading category, it could be another Brian Bedford / Danny Burstein fiasco... Either of those men would've had a shot at winning Tonys for Earnest & Follies respectively had they been petitioned for featured.. Hope they choose wisely for Mr. Carvel.

Updated On: 11/9/12 at 08:50 PM