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Matilda Goes Bowling to Celebrate 3rd Anniversary on Broadway

Past and present cast members gathered to toast the milestone occasion.

| Broadway |

April 11, 2016

The young women who share the leading role in Matilda toast the show's third anniversary with a beautiful cake. — The young women who share the leading role in *Matilda* toast the show's third anniversary with a beautiful cake (that accidentally gets the year wrong).
(© Tricia Baron)

The Broadway production of Matilda The Musical celebrated its third anniversary with a bowling party on April 10. The musical officailly opened at the Shubert Theatre on April 11, 2013.

Past and current Matilda cast members celebrate the show's third year on Broadway. — Past and current *Matilda* cast members celebrate the show's third year on Broadway.
(© Tricia Baron)

Mattea Conforti, Rileigh McDonald, MiMi Ryder, and Alexandra Vlachos lead the current company and share the title role. They are joined by Allison Case, Rick Holmes, Christopher Sieber, Amy Spanger, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jennifer Bowles, Scott Difford, Wesley Faucher, Nadine Isenegger, Colin Israel, Marisa Kennedy, Amanda LaMotte, Joseph Medeiros, Michael Minarik, Sean Montgomery, Geoff Packard, Michaeljon Slinger, Phillip Spaeth, Heather Tepe, Travis Waldschmidt Noah Baird, Cole Alex Edelstein, Akira Golz, Evan Gray, Meliki Hurd, Zoe Manarel, Brooklyn Nelson, GiaNina Paolantonio, Talia Ryder, Ian Saraceni, Gavin Swartz, and Kathryn Zimmer.

The celebration also welcomed back past cast members, including Lesli Margherita, who originated the role of Mrs. Wormwood, and Alex Brightman (School of Rock), who played Michael.

The Matilda family poses with a cake fit for the show's third birthday. — The *Matilda* family poses with a cake fit for the show's third birthday.
(© Tricia Baron)

Based on Roald Dahl's popular children's book, Matilda features a score by Tim Minchin and a book by Dennis Kelly. It is directed by Matthew Warchus.