Tag: matilda the musical

Jared Parker

Does Jared Parker look familiar? That’s probably because he was the bespectacled star of this year’s Tony Awards, standing out among the “Revolting Children” of Broadway’s Matilda: The Musical. Until the role of Nigel in Matilda came along, 11-year-old Jared had been focusing on his ballet training at American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. […]

Matilda in the News

The opening scene from Matilda the Musical. Photo by Joan Marcus. I was supposed to see Matilda the Musical when it first came out on Broadway—while it was still in previews, even. But then I got sick, and it was the kind of sick that makes you unable to even sit in a little seat […]

What I'm Obsessed with Right Now

When I crush on a dancer, I crush hard. I look at every Facebook photo I can find, I stalk Twitter and Instagram, and I stay up way too late YouTube-ing the dancer until my eyes start to close. Thank goodness for the internet, right? Here’s who I can’t stop talking about right now… Jeremy […]

The 2013 Tony Awards: Highs and Lows

Did you catch the Kinky Boots Awards last night? Uh, I mean the Tony Awards? Yes, it seemed like Cyndi Lauper’s high-spirited, be-spangled musical took home just about every prize there was, including Best Musical. But at the risk of sounding totally cheesy, I’d say we, the audience, were the real winners last night—because hey, […]

Britain's (Munchkins) Got Talent

Sometimes, in those odd collections of borderline-freakery that are reality talent competitions, you come across something totally, seriously great. I’m talking about Pre Skool, the group of 12 awesome dancing kiddos who just appeared on “Britain’s Got Talent.” (They’re all younger siblings of dancers in Nu Sxool, a group that ended up in the competition’s […]

The 2013 Tony Award Nominations Have Been Announced…

This is pretty much how we felt when we heard that “Matilda: The Musical” had earned 12 noms. (cast of “Matilda” photographed by Joan Marcus) …and some of our favorite dance-y musicals racked up quite a few! (Not that we’re all that surprised.) Leading the pack are the Cyndi Lauper’s cheeky Kinky Boots, the witty, […]

Marvelous Matilda

Some of “Matlida”‘s amazing kid stars swing it out. Photo by Joan Marcus. I was a tad nervous when I walked into the the Shubert theater to see Matilda: The Musical, the Broadway adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story that officially opens tonight. The book manages to present this weird, perfect mix of cynicism and hopefulness—it […]

Extra! Extra! Ryan Steele Update!

Oh my gosh, you guys—we have been on a roller coaster ride of emotions today. This morning, we heard that dancer (and cutie) extraordinaire Ryan Steele was leaving the cast of Newsies, where he’s wowed audiences with his newspaper fouettés ever since the show opened on Broadway. Ryan! Nooooo! Then, just a few minutes later, […]