Matilda Cast Changes
Matilda Cast Changes
Matilda Cast Changes#1
Posted: 7/22/13 at 9:49pmHas there been any announcement on which kids are leaving the cast? I know Analise Scarpaci (A Christmas Story) recently started rehearsals as a new cast member. Does anyone have any more info on this?
Matilda Cast Changes#2
Posted: 7/22/13 at 10:43pmAlso, with John Sanders heading out as Black Stash on the Peter and the Starcatcher tour, they'll be needing a new understudy for Trunchbull/Mr. Wormwood...
Matilda Cast Changes#2
Posted: 7/22/13 at 11:05pm
I saw John when he was the understudy for the Escpalogist. He was great! Maybe I'll see him when it hits my city next year :)
There have been rumors that Bertie and Lauren are leaving in Sept., so that's all I know.
Matilda Cast Changes#3
Posted: 7/23/13 at 8:17amI am assuming most of the kids have a 6 month contract, so that puts them in September, too.
Matilda Cast Changes#4
Posted: 7/23/13 at 10:14amI'm guessing that they probably have a string of kids that they are rehearsing with no clear date of when they'll start, due to the fact that you never know for sure when a child (especially the boys) will hit a growth spurt and need to be replaced within the span of a month or two.
Matilda Cast Changes#5
Posted: 7/23/13 at 10:18amI doubt that. No kid grows so fast that they wouldn't be able to get a replacement in time. Rehearsals usually only happen for a few weeks at most for an established show.
Matilda Cast Changes#6
Posted: 7/23/13 at 10:24amSlightly different, as the boys were a touch older than most of the kids in Matilda, but that's precisely what they did with Billy Elliott and the "Billy camps." They had a handful of boys at any time who were being groomed for the role with no clear idea of if, or when, they would eventually be put into the show.
Matilda Cast Changes#7
Posted: 7/23/13 at 10:49am
Well Billy Elliot was a whole different situation, because the dancing required a very long grooming process, and it was difficult to find boys who fit the role. Matilda's kids have a big job, but it definitely wouldn't take that long to rehearse them.
On an interesting side note, I saw Alex Ko in the role of Billy in March of 2011, and his voice was already changing. He was a fantastic dancer and actor, but his changing voice seemed to be the cause of a lot of trouble with his singing.
Featured Actor Joined: 7/30/13
Matilda Cast Changes#9
Posted: 8/29/13 at 9:45pm
This says she's playing Hortensia, so I guess Emma Howard or one of the child swing girls is leaving/has left.
https://www.facebook.com/YoungBroadwayActorNews/posts/293561354115135
Matilda Cast Changes#11
Posted: 9/4/13 at 1:02amAnalise Scarpaci and Marcus D'Angelo have both joined the show as swings. Now there are two swings for the boys and three for the girls. Anyone know if any of the other kids are leaving? Emma Howard is getting pretty tall.
Matilda Cast Changes#12
Posted: 2/9/14 at 9:32pmEmma is leaving March 2nd, along with 5 other children.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/12
Matilda Cast Changes#13
Posted: 2/9/14 at 9:37pmGarett Hawe has joined the cast, but I don't know who he replaced.
Matilda Cast Changes#15
Posted: 2/9/14 at 10:54pmI believe Emma Howard is going to be in Violet - either as Young Violet or Young Violet standby.
Matilda Cast Changes#16
Posted: 2/10/14 at 7:59amEmma's friend Lilla Crawford tweeted her excitement and congrats that she got Young Violet's standby.
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