La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment is excited to present Roald Dahl’s Matilda, The Musical, the second show of their 2019-2020 season. The show starts this Friday, October 25th and runs through Sunday, November 17th at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.
From the genius of Roald Dahl comes the Tony Award-winning Matilda, The Musical, the story of an extraordinary girl who – armed with a vivid imagination, a sharp mind and a love for books – dares to take a stand against the tyranny of adults who seek to crush her imagination. Watch how she and her classmates save the day! Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs and featuring a gifted young actress, Matilda, The Musical is a joyous girl-power romp!
The Cast for Matilda, The Musical features Audrey Cymone as “Matilda,” Michael A. Shepperd as “Miss Trunchbull,” Erica Hanrahan as “Mrs. Wormwood,” Josh Adamson as “Mr. Wormwood,” Nicole Santiago as “Miss Honey,” Erik Hall as “Michael Wormwood,” Constance Jewell Lopez as “Mrs. Phelps,” Danil Chernyy as “Rudolpho” and Brandon Rogers as “The Escapologist.”
Dennis Kelly, a British writer for film, television, and theatre, wrote the musical version and won the Olivier and the Tony Award for Matilda, The Musical. His other work for the theatre includes Debris, Osama the Hero, After the End, Love and Money, Taking Care of Baby, DNA, Orphans, The Gods Weep, and The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas. He has written the book for the new musical of Pinocchio which opened at the National Theatre at the end of 2017, and in 2018 his new play Girls and Boys opened at the Royal Court. His plays have been performed worldwide and to date have been translated into nearly forty languages. Amazon also announced in February 2018 that Kelly was adapting Iain Banks’ Consider Phlebas for TV.
Michael Matthew will be directing Matilda, The Musical. Matthew is the recipient of the 2015 LA Drama Critics Circle Award for Career Achievement in Direction. Just last month he was also the recipient of a 2019 Stage Raw Theater Award for his direction of Cabaret for Celebration Theatre.
There will be an ASL-interpreted performance on Saturday, November 16th at 2 pm. Talkbacks with the cast and creative team will be on Wednesday, October 24th and Wednesday, November 7th.
Tickets range from $20 – $89 (prices subject to change). Group discounts are available. $15 student tickets are available. Click here to purchase tickets for the performance or call the La Mirada Theatre Box Office at (562) 944-9801 or (714) 994-6310.