383 - Matilda the Musical

Eavesdropping at the Movies - A podcast by Jose Arroyo and Michael Glass

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The stage musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1988 novel, Matilda, about a young girl with hyperintelligence, telekinetic powers, uncaring parents and a terrifying headmistress, premiered in 2010 and has gone on to achieve enormous popularity, as well as seven Olivier Awards and five Tonys. This cinematic adaptation features the same music and the same director as the stage version, but does it have the same magic? Recorded on 29th December 2022.