Matilda, the musical

Book by Dennis Kelly
Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin
Based on the book, Matilda, by Roald Dahl

From the world of Roald Dahl comes the tale of an extraordinary girl who uses her intellect and fantastical abilities to change the course of her own destiny.

Precocious Matilda lives in a world of imagination with no boundaries. She needs to. Her mom is a self-absorbed dancer. Her father is a deceptive swindler. The headmistress at her school, Miss Agatha Trunchbull, is a tyrannical disciplinarian. Her only reprieve is getting lost in the worlds found in her imagination or her books and time with her teacher, Miss Honey who takes interest in her intellect and wit. With the help of her new ally and a touch of magic, Matilda manages to navigate everything from family drama to unifying her classmates against Miss Trunchbull’s evil ways. A scrappy story of heart that celebrates how different life can be when you take a stand for your future.

Recommended for ages 8 and up due to some mature material and mild language

SCHEDULE

February 28-March 22

CAST

MATILDA WORMWOOD: Ellie Brower+ & Maggie Martin*+

MISS TRUNCHBULL: TJ Clark

MISS HONEY: Audrey Aukeman**

MRS. WORMWOOD: Emily Diener

WORMWOOD: Bill Anderson, Jr.*

MICHAEL WORMWOOD: Adrien Lee-Rossing

RUDOLPHO: David Armbrecht*

MRS. PHELPS: Lindsay Schmidt+

BRUCE: Trey Butka+

LAVENDER: Rilynn White+

NIGEL: Jonathan Foster

HORTENSIA: Amaya Wiseman+

ERIC: Christian Maloley*+

ALICE: Ceci Tinney

AMANDA: Giana Rodriguez*

TOMMY: Luke Furness

ESCAPOLOGIST/ENSEMBLE: Jesse Aukeman

SERGEI/ENSEMBLE: Evan Bronkema

COOK/ENSEMBLE: Parianna Ghebleh

PARTY ENTERTAINER/ENSEMBLE: Jake Doctor

DOCTOR/ENSEMBLE: Jason T. Morrison

BALLROOM DANCER/ENSEMBLE: Mary Kate Murnen

BALLROOM DANCER/ENSEMBLE: Grace Schafer*+

ACROBAT/ENSEMBLE: Audrey Wierenga

BIG KIDS ENSEMBLE:

Julia Callahan+

Claire Dougherty*

Robbie Dwortz*

Parker Hammond+

Micah Hamstra+

Hannah Reier

*First time on Civic Theatre stage
+ School of Theatre Arts student
**School of Theatre Arts faculty

MEDIA

Fox 17 Morning Mix: “Matilda” to bring childhood imagination to the GR Civic Theatre stage

Grand Rapids Magazine: Civic Theatre Presenting ‘Matilda the Musical’

EightWest: Matilda the Musical Coming to Grand Rapids Civic Theatre