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I grew up on Roald Dahl, and Matilda was one of my favourites. So I was excited to attend a preview of the musical at the Lyric Theatre a few nights ago. It was pretty cool to get to see a relatively new musical, with no idea what the songs were or how the story would be translated to the stage.
Anyway, it was a great adaptation and an energetic show, with fantastic work by all the cast, especially Molly Barwick as Matilda, a tiny nine year old who carried so many of the scenes on her shoulders.
The songs ran the emotional spectrum from darkly humorous to deeply moving: the stubborn heroism of "Naughty", the awesome alphabet play in "School Song", the wistfulness of "When I Grow Up". Some of the lyrics in the ensemble numbers were a bit hard to make out, but I'm hoping the cast recordings will be clearer. The tunes were very catchy, and I think they'll be in my head for a while.
Anyway, it was a great adaptation and an energetic show, with fantastic work by all the cast, especially Molly Barwick as Matilda, a tiny nine year old who carried so many of the scenes on her shoulders.
The songs ran the emotional spectrum from darkly humorous to deeply moving: the stubborn heroism of "Naughty", the awesome alphabet play in "School Song", the wistfulness of "When I Grow Up". Some of the lyrics in the ensemble numbers were a bit hard to make out, but I'm hoping the cast recordings will be clearer. The tunes were very catchy, and I think they'll be in my head for a while.
