Michael Wormwood is Matilda’s older brother, portrayed in the musical as a lazy, dim-witted, TV-watching teenager. While Matilda narrates, these characters act out - mostly in movement and mime – the tale she tells. Miss Honey, Matilda’s sweet and devoted teacher, has three solo songs and lots of lines. She’s a mistreated child who refuses to be a victim because she knows that “…sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.”. In the book, she is five years old; in the professional productions, several 10 and 11 year-olds play the part. High schools will have to make her a little older. Vis profiler af personer, der hedder Tommy Matilda. Matilda is the super smart, plucky, cheeky, and sneaky focus of the show. In the book, she is five years old; in the professional productions, several 10 and 11 year-olds play the part. Matilda is the super smart, plucky, cheeky, and sneaky focus of the show. These actors played the role of Tommy in the Stratford production of Matilda the Musical. Her school’s motto: “Children are maggots.”. Matilda’s mother, Mrs. Wormwood – a flighty, flippant, vain, and tawdry woman obsessed with ostentatious dance competitions (like the Bi-annual International Amateur Salsa and Ballroom Dancing Championships) and downright dismissive of her daughter. The Escape Artist and The Acrobat are characters in the stories that Matilda tells the librarian. ), Miss Agatha Trunchbull – The Trunchbull – is played by a large man in professional productions. High schools will have to make her a little older. My daddy says I’m his special little guy.”), “School Song,” “The Hammer,” “Chokey Chant,” “Bruce,” “When I Grow Up,” and “Revolting Children.”. Matilda The Musical, a Royal Shakespeare Company commission, is based on the book by Roald Dahl. Very subtle and he has incredible upper body strength,” Mrs. Wormwood explains. Matilda’s father, Mr. Wormwood – a smarmy, dishonest, tacky used car salesman who shows nothing but disgust for his daughter, continually referring to her as a “him,” prompting Matilda to declare repeatedly, “I’m a girl.” He regards reading books with utter disdain and in his biggest number, he performs a paean to the TV, declaring “All I know I learned from telly!”. She appears in several scenes, has lots of lines, but this role does not require a solo singing voice. Here’s why: In particular, since the setting is primarily a school – Crunchem Hall Primary School, there is the potential for involving lots of actors as the students who are the eight named young characters (Lavender, Eric, Alice, Hortensia, Tommy, Reginald, Nigel, Amanda, and Bruce) and many more as unnamed older students. Rosalind Flynn, Ph.D., is the director of the Master of Arts in Theatre Education degree program at The Catholic University of America. In the musical number “Loud,” she belts her outlook on life: (To get a close-up view of the Broadway character’s hair and make-up, take a look at this video. Another plus for school productions – No romantic kissing scenes for this leading lady because she has no leading man. They have many opportunities onstage singing and dancing in numbers like “Miracle” (“My mummy says I’m a miracle. LiveAbout uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. He sings as well as dances with arrogant, over-the-top, hilarious aplomb. From the 1997 album, The Day Finger Pickers Took Over The World By using LiveAbout, you accept our, There Are Three Over-The-Top Adult Villain Characters, There Are Featured Roles That Don't Require Accomplished Singers, Then, of Course, There’s the Title Character, 10 of the Best Broadway Musicals of All Time, Yeston and Kopit's "Phantom: The American Musical Sensation", Kevin Kline Brings Cole Porter to Life in "De-Lovely", Scenes for Young Females in "The Children's Hour", The Simpsons Go Online - Internet And Social Media In Springfield, REVIEW: In the Heights - Broadway Original Cast Album Recording, The Top 6 Movies Based on Roald Dahl Books, The Best Musical Artists for Children Ages 2 to 4, behind-the-Scenes video of the actor playing Miss Truchcbull, Ph.D., Educational Drama, University of Maryland, B.A., Drama, The Catholic University of America. Bliv medlem af Facebook, og få kontakt med Tommy Matilda og andre, du måske kender. Rudolpho is Mrs. Wormwood’s exotic, smooth-moving, extravagant dance competition partner. Mrs. Phelps is the public librarian who listens to and loves the stories that young Matilda makes up. She is definitely a principal character, but the production does not focus excessively on her. The harsh hostile headmistress of the school, she was the Olympic English Hammer-Throwing Champion of 1969 who picks children up by their hair and hurls them like hammers whenever she wants to punish them. These actors play or have played Tommy in the Stratford, West End or Broadway productions of Matilda the Musical.

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