Matilda The Musical (Chicago) Tickets

Cute, kid-friendly adaptation of one of my favorite children's books (and authors!) and subsequent movie. I was floored by little Sarah Mckinley Austin! How such a youngster can remember/memorize all the words, lyrics and staging truly amazes me! She was breathtaking. Some of the other children however, were a bit over the top and sounded like they were reading a teleprompter or being fed lines: they were just obnoxiously speaking the lines without "acting" - not to criticize a child, but Charlie Kersh as Lavender was not convincing and "took me out of the production" whenever she had lines...I had to throw myself back into the production after she was done! Trunchbull was awesome of course - you'd have to be a terrible performer to screw this role up and David Abeles filled the bra perfectly! The other adults were perfect as well. The music was good but forgettable - nothing that sticks with you afterward; "When I Grow Up" comes close but...; I'm being critical but nonetheless, the play is perfect for kids and kids-at-heart and I would definitely recommend it as well as go see it again!

The choreography was excellent, the music was good. It all would have been much better without the British accent. It was very difficult to understand the dialogue and the lyrics. That being said, my four grandchildren, ages 17 to 7 loved it.

it was great and kids also were fantasic/amazing!! only thing is that the adults and at times the kids, talked so very fast and loud that to be honest I could only understand about 60% of what was being said. from what I heard from people.....SIT CLOSE cuz if balcony can't hear or see anything. would we see it, knowing what we know now? YES, FOR SURE...still was very,, very good just wish they talked slower and not quite as loud but mainly slower!!!

This was very well done once the kids got into the swing of things. The first number was shaky, but afterwards they did fantastic. I like the movie so the storyline felt a bit rushed.

Our family loved the movie version of Matilda. The play version, not so much. It was very difficult to understand any of the word to any of the songs; therefore, hard to follow the play's version of the script. Could be called a creative twist by including the acrobat story, better to stick to the movie plot. Not enough emphasis on Matilda's powers. This play version some how seemed much darker than the movie. 2nd act seemed to drag on & on. Many people in my section left after the 1st act.

The show was amazing. I love how detailed the costumes were. The play had so much character and entertainment. Everyone in the audience were having a great time and enjoying the show. Their was one part were the character included the audience in the show. It was hilarious, I don't want to ruin the part and give away what they did.The character , the kids, on the show were so talented.

The child actors voices are incredible and their acting is impressive. The play was 3 hours long and had an intermission which was a little too long in my opinion. One too many slow songs.

Our seats were terrible. First row of balcony. I thought it would be great for my 8 year old so she didn't have to look over anyone's head. There is a bar placed exactly in your viewing space cannot look under or over. Terrible. It should have been stated when purchasing the tickets. Limited view or something. $250.00 for 2 awful seats. I am not very pleased to say the least.

The play was very entertaining,and the young actors very talented. They have a very good future ahead of them.

My granddaugther and I totally enjoyed the entire cast, choreography and music. We loved the children's performances and would highly recommend this play for all ages.

Thought the casting was poor for the leads and diction was weak, making it often hard to understand the story.

The play was cute as a stand alone (disregarding the book and movie) but was a disappoint otherwise. The music was more rock, loud, and hard to understand.

The cast was wonderful everything was very enjoyable just wish the sound had been clearer The sound quality was below what you would expect Other then that it was great

This was a great experience with my daughter and nine year old granddaughter. My granddaughter is writing a screen play herself and I thought it would be a great introduction to a professional Broadway play.

Growing up, my sister and I loved the movie Matilda. This was even better then the classic film. I was entertained from beginning to end, and amazed by the talent of the whole cast. Upon leaving the theatre I was already trying to figure out a chance to see it a second time. Biggest issue I had was that the theatre made it a bit difficult to hear some songs in the balcony area, but it didn't take away from the wonderful show.

This show was phenomenal! It was pure entertainment beginning to end.

While my daughter loved this show and has been listening to the music for awhile, I wasn't wowed. There was some very creative choreography and staging, but the story is strange and the music forgettable. It's a kids show, and there are talented kids, but still. C+

Ever since I heard their song during the Tony's, I've wanted to watch this Musical. A musical made from a great story and the writer did an amazing job. The songs are very catchy and makes me want to watch the show again. The cast are very talented, I can't believe these kids were able to memorize lines, songs, and dance routines. A lot more than I could do at their age. Definitely go watch it, if you have a chance.

Love this story, but the musical fell far short of expectations. First the story line was not well developed at all. I realize it is not easy to translate the book or movie story line exactly, but they simply missed, or changed too much. Not good. Second the music is very forgettable. Not one song or dance number was memorable. Third there were no outstanding voices in the cast. The Trunchbull character was by the best performance overall, but was not supported by any other really outstanding performances.

This musical was amazing, every actor brought something special to the stage. I loved the tone this show had and what an amazing job they did making it seem so effortless.