MATILDA Previews — Page 11

I was there tonight as well and HeyMrMusic, as well as all of the other positive remarks, hit the nail on the head, it is a pretty fantastic show. However, the last few rows of the mezzanine are awful. I chaperoned a group of students and I was in the last row, center, and so much was cut off of the upper half of the stage. Couldn't really give a standing ovation because I wouldn't be able to see, but when I sat down I couldn't see becuase everyone else was standing. That is the only complaint.

Two questions though... why did Ted Wilson come over here from the West End production? He's adorable but it's not like he has a real significant part in the show.

And, can someone PM me what happens after the Trunchbull spins the girl from her pig tails, again couldn't really see that part. Thanks!

Bailey is a fantastic Matilda. I felt like she rushed a little through dialogue at the beginning, but that's to be expected at her first performance. She settled nicely by the second act. Her "Quiet" was absolutely amazing.

Generally, the kids accents are a little hard to understand but I think that'll get worked out as previews continue and the accent becomes more second nature.

Has anyone here seen both the West End and Broadway versions? I'm just wondering if the show was basically brought to New York intact. Is the look of it essentially the same?

The show's exactly the same as in London (apart from a tiny lyric change in TELLY, apparently)

They will never release a child schedule - sorry.

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Nice!

I know Chris had to add more instruments to the orchestra due to the Shubert's way of working - so it's nice that there's a string section in the orchestra now!

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Aw, I liked the Doctor Who reference. A lot of Americans know about Doctor Who now. Even Bring it On mentioned Doctor Who and that wasn't even a British show.

Updated On: 3/10/13 at 07:09 PM

There are two lyrics changes I noticed. In Telly, in place of "Harry Potter, what a rotter" it's "Charlotte Bronte do not wantee." And in I'm Here it's "At night the escapologists daughter cried herself to sleep alone in her room. She never said a single word of her evil aunt's bullying as she didn't want to cause a fuss" whereas on the recording it says, "At night the escapologists daughter cried herself to sleep alone in her room. The escapologist knew nothing of the aunt's wickedness and his daughter never said a word as she didn't want to add to her father's pain."

When I saw the show in London, I remember there being a bit right after "Telly" where Mr. Wormwood and his son used some dynamite to blow the hat off his head. I saw the Broadway production last week, and this bit was not in the show - and they dealt with the hat in a different way towards the end. Was that moment changed in the London production as well?

Having seen the London production a good few times, the dynamite blowing the hat off part was indeed removed later on in the run.

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I'm going tonight, too, and was wondering the same thing! Wicked, where are you sitting? I found a cheap ticket for Orchestra Row M center....

I was up in the mezzanine and don't feel like I missed any action in the aisles. It seemed they were used primarily for entrances and exits, not really as a huge playing space. Though, of course, I could be wrong since I couldn't really see the actors until they were almost up on the stage, but, like I said, I didn't feel as if there was anything I missed.

Saw this show on Saturday night. I really loved it. I've been a fan of Tim Minchin for a while now so i'm sort of biased when it comes to the music. I loved just about everything in this show. The set was great, the acting was good, and of course I liked the music. It was Baileys first night but she was really good. Bertie Carvel was fantastic as Miss Trunchbull. He should win the Tony. I did notice a few mistakes from some of the children, mostly just dropped props, but nothing that interfered with my enjoyment of the show. I can't wait to see the show again win it opens. It is in really good shape and I have no doubt that it will be a hit.

Saw it from there tonight! Great seats.

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