Schedule for the Matildas

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/25/13 at 10:34am

Is there a set schedule for the girls pertaining to which performances are played by which actress?

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/25/13 at 10:44am

No.

There was an article about the child performers, and the director explicitly stated there is no set schedule for the Matildas. Sometimes the cast doesn't even know who will be Matilda until they walk onstage. The reasoning behind this is to prevent one Matilda from outshining the others and audience members from targeting specific performances.

http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/theater/nine-broadway-shows-feature-child-actors.html

He established several strict rules for Broadway’s four Matildas (Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro.) They must be interviewed together or not at all; their performance rotation is always changing so that audience members cannot target their tickets for any particular Matilda (each goes on twice a week and stands by twice a week). Even fellow cast members don’t always know which one they’re performing with till they get on stage. All special events — from opening night to the show’s number on the Tony Awards next Sunday — are equally distributed. (Instead of making the quartet eligible to compete for the best actress prize, a Tony committee chose to give them a special award instead.)

Updated On: 8/25/13 at 10:44 AM

[brldisteach2]

Posted: 8/25/13 at 11:36am

When I was waiting in line to go into the theater, one of the employees was saying that one thing that is set with the schedule is that whoever is on one show is the standby for the next show. So, if you plan to go two nights in a row to guarantee a different Matilda, it might not work out.

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 8/25/13 at 3:06pm

Well that's interesting. I just walked by the theater earlier today and the cast board noted that Oona was there Saturday night (I have noticed they don't change the board until after the lottery is complete). Assuming that theory is correct that the performer is the next standby, I saw Oona and Sophia in the alley..so that would indicate that Oona is the standby today and Sophia should be on this afternoon.

It was cute - all the Matilda chorus kids helped do the lottery. The lottery was not as crowded today as I have seen it at times. Wished I had time to stop as I have not seen Sophia in the part. Another time.