Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical

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🗓️ 5 January 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Roald Dahl's novel Matilda has been adapted many times over the years, including as a 1996 movie directed by Danny DeVito. The newest iteration is now streaming on Netflix. Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical, a feature film based on the hit Broadway show, boasts a cast of talented kids, Emma Thompson as the signature villain Miss Trunchbull, and eye-popping choreography. But does it stand on its own apart from its predecessors?

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0:00.0	A warning, this episode contains discussion of child abuse.
0:07.0	Roll Doll's novel Matilda has been adapted many times over the years, including as a 1996
0:14.7	movie directed by Danny DeVito.
0:16.8	The newest iteration is now streaming on Netflix.
0:19.7	It's called Matilda The Musical, and the movie is based on the hit Broadway show.
0:24.5	It features a cast of talented kids, Emma Thompson as villain Miss Trunchbull, and I-popping
0:29.3	choreography.
0:30.3	But does it stand on its own apart from its predecessors?
0:34.3	I'm Aisha Harris, and today on NPR's Pop Quilture Happy Hour, we're talking about
0:38.3	Roll Doll's Matilda The Musical.
0:45.7	Joining me today is Margaret H. Wilson, Communications Manager at Not Sorry Productions.
0:50.3	Welcome back Margaret.
0:51.3	Hi Aisha, thanks for having me.
0:52.9	And also with us as podcast producer and film and culture critic Kate Young.
0:56.9	Welcome back to YouTube Kate.
0:57.9	Hi, thanks for having me again.
0:59.6	So Matilda The Musical stars Aisha Weir as Matilda Wormwood, an exceptionally
1:04.2	precocious book loving kid.
1:06.4	Her horrible parents are played by Steven Graham and Andrea Reisboro.
1:10.2	They despise Matilda, bullying the collector, and in response she pulls dirty pranks like
1:14.9	supergluing her dad's hat to his head.
1:17.2	Now when local authorities notice Matilda isn't enrolled in school, they force her parents
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