Matilda The Musical Analysis

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When I went to go see The Lion King on Broadway a few words came to mind after the play; amazing, stunning, and unbelievable! I was a little unsure at first, because I thought I was too young to see something from a Disney World production. I was also wondering how Disney was going to manage putting a film starring non-human characters, into a three-dimensional stage. However, using all their “Disney magic” with a little help from a great stage producer The Lion King Musical kept my attention all the way through with their; voice and diction, staging, and many other elements.

The overt neglect of her prodigal intellect experienced by Matilda leaves her feeling misunderstood and an outsider in her family which differs from the perceived neglect which leaves Coraline struggling with her sense of self. Born to parents described as “gormless” (Dahl 4), Matilda is both blessed and cursed with a prodigal intellect. Causing Matilda to crave knowledge, it is her intellect that leads her at the age of “four years and three months” (9), to defy her parents and everyday walk to the library. Matilda admits to this neglect to Mrs. Phelps, the librarian, when she tells her of her mother, “She doesn’t encourage reading books. Nor does my father” (10). With this statement Matilda shows how her parents have neglected to foster her intellect. Matilda’s eagerness to digest information, and the fact that the only book in the Wormwood home is her mother’s cookbook, elaborates how she differs from her parents.

‘Matilda the Musical’ was adapted by Dennis Kelly from one of Roald Dahl’s most famous books, with the lyrics and music being written by Tim Minchin. Matilda was first performed in November of 2010 at the Royal Shakespeare Company, before moving to the West End the next year. The musical tells the story of Matilda, a five year old who escapes her oppressive family and school life through books, and she eventually realises she has the power to move objects with her mind. The song I will be performing is called ‘Quiet’, which is in the second act of the musical. During this song, the audience see a true glimpse of what it is like in Matilda’s mind, and the process she goes through to contain her own anger. Just before the song Matilda’s teacher, Miss Trunchball, has been yelling at her class, until Matilda yells back. Miss Trunchball turns her attack on Matilda, who drowns out the noise and begins to sing to the audience. Throughout the song, Matilda becomes calmer, finding herself in a state of serenity. However, at the end of the song, Matilda is still holding onto some of her anger, and uses it to tip over a cup of water, containing a newt, onto Miss Trunchball. In my performance, I will endeavour to show the audience the chaos that is inside of Matilda’s mind, and how she does her best to control it, both through my vocal techniques and small physical movements.

In the beginning of the story, Matilda begins by being lazy and falling back asleep after her mother demands her to wake up this instant. She wakes up and finds that their serving girl Polly hasn’t arrived yet and then were introduced to the Grandfather and Eliza. At the end of Chapter 2, Matilda finds that Polly has passed and at the end of Chapter 3 Matilda and her mother Lucille argue about Matilda going to Polly’s funeral. Mother says, “The girl was our servant, not a friend.” (16). This shows that maybe Lucille and Polly might of had a rocky relationship. And towards the very end of

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a story about a man who is stingy, rude and solitary. His name is Scrooge, and he gets taught many lessons. Scrooge comes out a changed man who is optimistic and happy. The lessons he gets taught is not only for him but also for Dickens' readers. Throughout this text, there many situations where usual readers can relate to. In other parts of the text, there are moments that are rare and have a massive impact on Scrooge's life. A Christmas Carol's messages are for the readers because Scrooge is a metaphor for the wrongdoings in life, these lessons could happen to anyone and because the book was created so that no one should go through the experiences that

In 1941 Rodgers was approached by the Theatre Guild to write a musical version of a show they had previously commissioned, Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs. Rodgers took the show to Oscar Hammerstein II after his previous partner Lorenz Hart turned the project down. They hired Agnes De Mille to choreograph this dance heavy show, with seventeen to twenty minute ballet and they were off to the races. Oklahoma! Premiered in 1943 and changed the face of musicals forever. After Oklahoma! composers and lyricists were no longer seen as just songwriters, but as contributors to the dramatic action. Each song they wrote now was integral to developing characters. Oklahoma! opened to rave reviews and is still a gem in the world of musical theatre. It

A musical is a form of theater that uses the song as a form of storytelling as well as regular lines of dialog. Little priest and Being alive are both great songs because of their great storytelling in their respective musicals, and for the strong feelings, they invoke. Both songs are written by the great Stephen Sondheim, who has been writing classic musicals since the 1970s and these are two of his best songs, in my mind. These songs are meant to leave a lasting impact on the audience because they end an act of their shows, thus causing them to need to end with triumph or an important message and these songs deliver. Little priest is from the musical Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which was the first musical to be counted in the horror genre. The song is what ends the first act of this show of revenge and injustice. After the title character, Sweeney Todd kills his first victim his neighbor, Mrs.Lovett, who just happens to be a struggling

On the evening of July 27th, I attended a production of “Carrie: The Musical” based on the novel “Carrie” by Stephen King. The musical was performed by Near West Theater in Cleveland and directed by Devon Turchan. The main character who name is Carrie White is an outcast through the entire play and her entire life you learn this when the other students talk about past experiences with Carrie. The main antagonist in the play is her very own mother Margaret White. Ms.White is a very religious woman that wants to protect Carrie from the dangers in the world and even herself, very overprotective women and to what I believe very crazy. The plot is brought to life by supporting characters/actors in the play who names are Sue Nell, Tommy Ross, Chris Hargensen, Billy Nolan, Miss Gardner. The actions of all these people building up and resting on carrier shoulders throughout the play cause her to find out she has powers. The end of Act II is when everything comes together Carrie who was invited to the prom by Tommy Ross in a generous gesture that was purposed by Sue Nell. The prom was going very well and Carrie was becoming carefree and was seeing everything she missed out on. Things took things for the worse when Chris and Tommy pour pigs blood on her when she won prom queen. Carrie took all the frustration and years of bullying and the powers she found out about she burned everyone alive at the prom. When she got home she was covered in blood and was crying her very own mom took

When I entered the Brigg’s Theatre on February 4, I quickly noticed the small setting as Director Mary Christoper Grogan handed me the playbill. Instantly I noticed the suicide hotline on the second page and was intrigued at how this play may end. I had no preconceived idea of this play except that it had received a Pulitzer Award in 1983. Curious to know how it received such an honorary title, I anxiously waited for the play to start.

The play “A Doll's House” by Henrik Ibsen was written in 1879. Joseph Losey and Patrick garland in 1973 used the play to adopt a movie version of the play going by the same name. The cast in the movies depicted the characters in the play as described by Henrik Ibsen. This essay will analyze the similarities and the differences between the play by Henrik Ibsen and the films adopted from the play by Joseph Losey and Patrick garland.

One of the most beloved films/musicals of all time. People enjoy this musical for numerous reasons but mostly because of its campy humor and heartwarming emotion. After many years, this musical is still very relevant and able to make an audience laugh.

The film Matilda, created by Raold Dahl, tells the story of a gifted young lady named Matilda Wormwood, played by Mara Wilson, who was born into a very unaccepting and unsupportive community. She began her life in a very close-minded family. Her family did not support her thirst for knowledge and learning but rather were constantly pressuring her to be more like them; dishonest and unmotivated. When Matilda was of school age, she was overwhelmed with excitement at the prospect of beginning school until she met Agatha Trunchbull, the school’s principal. Even from their first meeting, their relationship was a difficult one and this tension tainted Matilda’s school experience. As Matilda continued to grow and learn, she realized that her power of telekinesis could be used to negate the effects of Mrs. Trunchbull’s behaviour on both herself and all of her friends. Throughout the movie, Matilda continues to realize the power within her and the love she has for learning. This film analysis will be reflecting on three different developmental lenses including John Bowlby’s attachment theory, Lev Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development and Jean Piaget’s stages of cognitive development and considering how each of these lenses relate to the film Matilda.

Matilda is a movie about a young girl named Matilda Wormwood. Matilda had been neglected as a young child and then forced by her parents to learn how to take care of herself. A major part of the story is based at the school where all the students who attended the school were not treated very nicely by their principle Miss Trunchball. Matilda is based on the Roald Dahl novel ‘Matilda’. The film director is Danny DeVito who believed did a great job. This film did a great job displaying a few themes in this film some of those themes are… family, friendship, rules, bully, fear, talent and sibling rivalry. This movie was realized in 1996 and was a big hit there and still is a big hit to this day. There were many film techniques used in this film and here are some examples.

The movie Matilda was made in 1996. Matilda is the protagonist in the movie and is based on a book, Matilda, written by Roald Dahl. In the beginning, it shows her as a baby and a few stages of her life until she is about the age of schooling. Her father, Harry, meets the headmistress of the school that is in the district of where Matilda’s family lives. Matilda starts going to school who has magnificent intelligence and proves it through many odd telekinetic happenings against Agatha Trunchbull, who is the headmistress. As the school year goes on, Matilda finds out how talented she is and uses her “powers” to try and not only improve her life, but also Miss