Matilda announces Broadway closure

It has been announced that the Broadway production of Matilda will close next year.

Based on the beloved Roald Dahl novel, the musical will close at the Shubert Theatre on 1st January 2017 after 37 previews and 1,555 regular performances.

Matilda opened in the West End in 2011 before transferring to Broadway in 2013. The show will continue to run in London at the Cambridge Theatre.

Directed by Matthew Warchus, Matilda has book by Dennis Kelly and music & lyrics by Tim Minchin.

The current Broadway cast includes Christopher Sieber as Miss Trunchbull, Allison Case as Miss Honey, Amy Spanger as Mrs. Wormwood, Rick Holmes as Mr. Wormwood and Natalie Venetia Belcon as Mrs. Phelps. Mattea Conforti, Rileigh McDonald, Mimi Ryder and Alexandra Vlachos share the role of Matilda.