Matilda NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (4,312)
See it if you're a child at heart and understand the power of a story.
Don't see it if you don't like child performers, I guess.
See it if you're in new york before january
Don't see it if children give you fever nightmares
See it if you want a show guaranteed to please any age, any level of theatre experience. Truly stunning visually and immensely intelligent writing.
Don't see it if you don't like children.
See it if you are a fan of the original story. You will be entertained, amazed, and moved to tears by this story. A must see!
Don't see it if I can not see one reason not to see this show.Everyone should see it!
See it if You want to see the most fantastic set and enjoy wonderful songs. Very clever adaption of the original book.
Don't see it if ?
See it if Like smart, clever, diabolcal.
Don't see it if You dont like kids
See it if you are a fan of great theater. You can hardly ever go wrong when the cast is made up of kids. The music is memorable and the show is fun.
Don't see it if you don't like kids or British accents. After all this is an import. They don't always get it right either, but you may not care or notice.
See it if you loved reading Roald Dahl
Don't see it if you hate kids
Critic Reviews (29)
"“Matilda,” by some large and tickling measure, is the most splendiferous new musical of the year. With a delectably clever score and a slyly evocative book, the musical, is distinguished by its wonderful look and a caliber of choreography for young people you rarely ever experience."
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"Matilda is the spunky, over-achieving, proto-feminist, grrl-power heroine of what is far and away the best new musical of the Broadway season. Indeed one of the best family-oriented shows of any season, and a grand cultural experience in the tradition of the Royal Shakespeare Company."
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"For once, you can believe the hype. A treat for ears and eyes, brain and heart, the glorious “Matilda” has it all — plus lasers! A treat for ears and eyes, brain and heart, the glorious Matilda has it all."
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"This London-bred phenomenon captures the wonder and innocence of childhood, but also the frustrations that face kids confronting the bitter unfairness of the adult world. You will probably find yourself responding like a just-tucked-in child at bedtime. You want to shout, ”Again!” and demand that the cast start over from the very beginning so you might catch everything that you missed — and revel in everything that you savored the first time around. Aren’t those the best kinds of stories?"
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"Wickeder than "Wicked", as beastly as the beasts in "The Lion King" and as crowd-pleasing as anything on the Great White Way..."Matilda, The Musical" is a conceptual triumph. Director Matthew Warchus and company's shared vision is an inspired tribute to the art and craft of theatrical storytelling."
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"The children in this production are mind-blowing. They each form their character fully, and it takes you by surprise when you see these gifted actors shift suddenly into mind-blowing dancers, singers, and acrobats...Family-friendly but not pandering, this production is a delight for theatre-goers of all ages. 'Matilda' transcends adaptation and familiarity and lives as something utterly original and magical."
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"There is much to like in what is unquestionably one of the best new musicals of the Broadway season. 'Matilda' offers dazzling stagecraft, a faithful and intelligent book, and clever lyrics. The production also, however, sometimes feels in need of a translator...There is something a touch Miss Trunchbullish in hiring almost all American actors and forcing them to put on British accents, which wind up being difficult for the audience to decipher."
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"Book writer Dennis Kelly finds the right tonal balance for this tricky, quirky material—creepy yet wistful—as does composer-lyricist Tim Minchin with his spunky, tuneful score. Director Matthew Warchus holds all the myriad elements together for a funny, touching but never over-the-top production...It does an outstanding job exploring the magic of childhood—its many pains as well as its joys."
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