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Matilda

Where's The Tony Bounce?

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 05.06.2013 | Arts

NEW YORK — Tony Award nominations often mean a big bump at the box office, but not this year so far. "Kinky Boots," "Matilda: The Musical," "Pi...

Huge Win For 'Matilda'

AP | By MARK KENNEDY | Posted 05.03.2013 | Arts

NEW YORK -- The New York Drama Critics' Circle has voted "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" as best play and "Matilda: The Musical" as best musical...

How to Reboot a Classic

Helen Eisenbach | Posted 05.02.2013 | Arts
Helen Eisenbach

There's plenty of old-fashioned magic in the current Broadway production of Cinderella, which just nabbed nine Tony noms -- enough to make all the little girls in the audience sigh and swoon and stare enraptured, and their parents too.

First Nighter: Tom Hanks, Other Talkative Tony 2013 Nominees Spark Their Press Brunch

David Finkle | Posted 05.01.2013 | Arts
David Finkle

Harvey Fierstein was wearing kinky running shoes by New Balance because, according to him, "I have fat feet." Yes, but where was it that he especia...

And The Tony MIGHT Go To...

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 05.12.2013 | Arts

The 2013 Tony Award nominations were announced this morning by actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson and five-time nominated Broadway regular Sutton Foster. T...

Tony's Get Kinky

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 04.30.2013 | Arts

NEW YORK — Two stories born in Britain are vying for America's biggest theater prize. "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda" are each a virtual lock to ge...

Describing Matilda's Miss Trunchbull

Cara Joy David | Posted 04.28.2013 | Arts
Cara Joy David

Numerous critics described The Trunch's appearance in very colorful terms and went out of their way to otherwise paint a picture of the dirt-colored, gold medal-winning child hater.

'Matilda' Snubbed

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 04.26.2013 | Arts

NEW YORK — The members of the Tony Award nominations committee better look out: They've snubbed four girls who play a tough little telekinetic h...

Quick Questions: Matilda's Lauren Ward

Cara Joy David | Posted 04.23.2013 | Arts
Cara Joy David

Now a mother of three -- her daughter is nine, one son is seven and another is almost five -- Lauren Ward is back on Broadway at least through the summer in a role she has been playing since the first Matilda workshop.

Theater: Magical Matilda (And How to Make It Even Better)

Michael Giltz | Posted 04.16.2013 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

Matilda is one of those exceptional shows where every element feels inspired. It reveals theater talents in front and behind the scenes at the top of their game.

Stage Door: Matilda

Fern Siegel | Posted 04.13.2013 | Arts
Fern Siegel

To discourage her, she's sent to a prison-like school run by the maniacal Miss Trunchbull (an extraordinary Bertie Carvel), who sings to her maligned charges: "If you want to teach success, you don't use sympathy or tenderness." She could double as a Wall Street CEO.

First Nighter: Matilda Teaches Broadway a Thing or Two

David Finkle | Posted 04.15.2013 | Entertainment
David Finkle

Matilda is now at the Shubert, as produced by original commissioning outfit. And guess what. This time I'm over the moon -- even higher and on trajectory to Pluto and beyond. The reason is that the terrific show is even better here than it was/is there.

The Books of Our Lives

Rachael Berkey | Posted 03.26.2013 | Books
Rachael Berkey

The books that change our lives. It sounds like the dramatic segue into the credits of a soap opera, but it's kind of true right? There are those books that change the way you see the world, a person or yourself that stay with you forever.

Spring Is Here! B'Way Producers Talk About Their Shows

Cara Joy David | Posted 05.18.2013 | Arts
Cara Joy David

Speaking of back to Broadway -- Bette Midler is coming. I've been waiting for years, and now she is coming. Midler is starring in one of three one-woman shows on the Great White Way this season.

11 Inspiring Roald Dahl Quotes

Posted 09.13.2012 | Books

Today would have been Roald Dahl's 96th birthday (he was born in 1916 and died in 1990). In order to celebrate one of our favorite children's book aut...

15 Old-School Books You Should Read Again

www.gurl.com | Posted 05.03.2012 | Teen

It should be no secret that we’re huge readers over here at Gurl.com. Personally, as a kid, I spent hours and hours reading. Growing up, my reading ...

4 Children Win Best Actress At Olivier Awards

Posted 04.15.2012 | Home

The Associated Press LONDON — Mischievous musical "Matilda" dominated British theater's Olivier Awards on Sunday, winning seven prizes including ...

'Matilda' Nominated In Every Possible Category At Olivier Awards

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 06.15.2012 | Home

LONDON — Mischievous musical "Matilda" dominated British theater's Olivier Awards on Sunday, winning seven prizes including a joint best-actress...

'Matilda' Leads Race For London's Olivier Awards

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.15.2012 | Arts

LONDON — Broadway-bound show "Matilda The Musical" gained 10 nominations Thursday for British theater's Laurence Olivier Awards – includin...

Roald Dahl's 'Matilda' Is Heading To Broadway

AP | Posted 04.29.2012 | Home

NEW YORK — A musical about a girl with extraordinary powers is hoping to jump the Atlantic. The Royal Shakespeare Company said Tuesday it is pl...

First Nighter: London's Matilda as Entertaining a Musical as They Come

David Finkle | Posted 04.24.2012 | Entertainment
David Finkle

It's delicious, delightful and delirious from first to last and has the power to affect adults as thoroughly as it does children. That'll extend to children and adults everywhere, though there's some silly talk circulating about the tuner's being "too British" to travel. Phooey on that.

Roald Dahl's Best Villains

Posted 11.19.2011 | Books

From Flavorwire: In an interview with Donald Sturrock, Roald Dahl once said, “I go down to my little hut, where it’s tight and dark and warm, ...

Roald Dahl Musical On London's West End

Posted 07.25.2011 | Arts

London's West End will soon be home to Roald Dahl's Matilda, the beloved children's tale. The story has been adapted into a musical written by Dennis ...

Home For The Holidays?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Dreading going home for the holidays? So are a lot of people. Last year we compiled a list of writers whose real families we thought must be nuttier ...

The First Rule Of Teaching: Do No Harm

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Holly Robinson

The first rule to follow when evaluating teachers should be the same one we use in medicine. Teachers, like doctors, should first, do no harm.