MATILDA performance rights?

[aces25]

Posted: 4/14/16 at 7:07pm

With the Broadway show announcing its closing, how soon do you see performance rights being released? 

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 4/14/16 at 7:17pm

You read my mind. I would love to be Miss Honey in a local production, so hopefully licensing will be out soon

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 4/14/16 at 7:40pm

Ugh. I'd love to be miss Trunchbull.

[ChangingMyMajor]

Posted: 4/14/16 at 8:02pm

aces25 said: "With the Broadway show announcing its closing, how soon do you see performance rights being released? "

 

*Begins frantically hypothetical casting all of my friends and I*

[ggersten]

Posted: 4/14/16 at 10:56pm

I believe there is a short 5 song version available for licensing to schools in the UK and Ireland.  http://uk.matildathemusical.com/schools/performance-rights/

[itis2l84u]

Posted: 4/14/16 at 11:12pm

I can't imagine this show being done by local theatres or schools. I mean I can but it'd lose so much. I mean School Song and When I Grow Up would end up being disappointing af.

[BroadwayMan5]

Posted: 4/15/16 at 12:12am

Whether or not it can always be pulled off, this is going to be an extremely popular title for high schools/middle schools. I have not heard of a licensing company owning the rights (maybe MTI since they have Willy Wonka and James and the Giant Peach... just speculating?) I wonder if it won't be available until it closes or goes longer in London. 

Updated On: 4/15/16 at 12:12 AM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/15/16 at 10:17am

Disappointing?  How?  I've already heard When I Grow Up to be sung non-professionally very well.

 

The harder thing will be schools having the range of actors to play the parts; high schools will struggle with YOUNG enough actors, and Middle Schools will struggle with old enough.    The set and tech needs might also be off putting -- but they are going to make a fortune with this.

[Yero my Hero]

Posted: 4/15/16 at 11:30am

My local high school used to recruit kids from the elementary school to fill out the ensemble and certain roles. Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz, Whos (including JoJo) in Seussical, etc. I can see many high schools going that route with Matilda.

[bdn223]

Posted: 4/15/16 at 11:51am

Yes but what High School director would do a show  where your lead is supposed to be a kindergartner.....at least Annie is 10-13ish so you can get away with a small freshmen or middle schooler. Community Theater's and middle schools will eat this up, but high school probably not.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 4/15/16 at 12:17pm

^so you would have the main character in high school production be played by one of the elementary school student. That would cause outrage amongst the high schoolers. This could easily work with high schools playing both the children and adults. If their acting is good enough.

[itis2l84u]

Posted: 4/15/16 at 1:41pm

dramamama611 said: "Disappointing?  How?  I've already heard When I Grow Up to be sung non-professionally very well.

 

The harder thing will be schools having the range of actors to play the parts; high schools will struggle with YOUNG enough actors, and Middle Schools will struggle with old enough.    The set and tech needs might also be off putting -- but they are going to make a fortune with this.

 

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I've heard When I Grow Up sung well too by many groups. what I mean is the entire production of the songs. The swings, the slide, having them fly out over the audience. It all adds to the song and makes it this beautiful, magical, show stopping number. A local production would most likely change the whole staging since the swings are dangerous and hard to replicate. The song is still great but the overall number would lose something. It's the same with school song. The cast on Broadway already get injured enough on the gates I can't imagine a local production trying to replicate that number.

[Wee Thomas2]

Posted: 4/15/16 at 3:38pm

ChangingMyMajor said: "aces25 said: "With the Broadway show announcing its closing, how soon do you see performance rights being released? "

 

*Begins frantically hypothetical casting all of my friends and I*

 

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they will be sticklers for grammar.

 

[Kad]

Posted: 4/15/16 at 3:40pm

Billy Elliott is performed regionally with frequency. I see Matilda being no different in a few years.