“Matilda”s of Matilda the Musical

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I compiled a list of every child actress that l played Matilda in the West End and Broadway. It’s my favourite musical and I thought it would be interesting to see what much preteen names changed in a decade :grin:

info about the cast

Matilda the Musical ran between 2013-2017 on Broadway and has been running since 2011 in the West End. In each cast, there are four girls who share the role of Matilda. Even though Matilda is canonically a five year old, the actresses are usually aged 10-12. Since kids grow up very quickly, the cast changes nearly every year which is why the lists below are very long!

To give you an idea about ages, the first girls in the West End were born in 1999-2000. First girls on Broadway were born in 2002-2003 and the last girls were born in 2006-2007.

West End (UK)

Adrianna
Josie (Josephine)
Kerry
Sophia
Cleo (Cleopatra)
Eleanor
Jade
Isobelle
Hayley
Lucy-Mae
Chloe
Lara
Elise
Cristina
Georgia
Lollie (Lola)
Cara
Tasha (Natasha)
Lottie
Matilda (must be fun to play a character with the same name!)
Violet
Lizzie (Elizabeth)
Lara
Anna-Louise
Evie
Emily-May
Clara
Zaris-Angel
Sara
Abbie
Éva-Marie
Lilian
Emma
Kitty
Savannah
Lilly Mae
Sara
Olivia
Isobel
Francesca
Hannah
Zoe
Olivia Juno
Alex
Tilly-Raye
Imogen
Alyssa
Isla
Isabella
Maisie
Victoria
Laurel
Heidi
Sophia
New 2023 cast: Arabella, Estella, Selena

Broadway (US)

Oona
Sophia
Milly (Amelia)
Bailey
Paige
Gabriella
Ripley
Ava
Fina
Brooklyn
Eliza
Tori
Mattea
Rileigh
Mimi
Alexandra
Ava
Aviva
Willow

Any favourites? I especially like Eleanor, Anna-Louise and Oona!

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Oh that’s so fun! [name_u]Kitty[/name_u] and [name_f]Clara[/name_f] are high up on my lists.

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So fun! I love [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] in all it’s forms :slight_smile: Such a wonderful musical.

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are:
[name_u]Cleo[/name_u] (Cleopatra)
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Tasha[/name_f] (Natasha)
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
Zaris-Angel
[name_u]Kitty[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Juno[/name_u] - Such an interesting double-barrel name.
[name_f]Mattea[/name_f]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]

I’m surprised to see [name_u]Kerry[/name_u] and two Saras!

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my art teacher’s niece :two_hearts:
my favorite name, as well

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the idea of new matildas being younger than the musical itself is warping my brain.

it’s fun to see their full names! i really thought some of them just had nickname names :joy:

i love:
jade, lucy-mae, elise, lara, violet, elizabeth, evie, lilian, isla, heidi!, lollie (another for the list)
amelia (i really was today years old), ripley (shes so cool) and willow

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Ikr :sob: I watched a lot of her stuff and never realised Milly was short for anything.

I believe her sister’s name is Abigail though. Abigail & Amelia go better than Abigail & Milly imo so that’s something

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[name_f]My[/name_f] personal faves are:

[name_u]Cleo[/name_u]
Lucy-Mae
[name_f]Lollie[/name_f]
Zaris-Angel
[name_u]Laurel[/name_u]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_u]Ripley[/name_u]

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I’m so glad to see [name_u]Cleo[/name_u] (Cleopatra) and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Juno[/name_u]!

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are:
Lucy-Mae
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] - she was born for the role!
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
Anna-Louise
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]

I have found myself liking the names in the [name_u]West[/name_u] End section more than the ones in Broadway. This was interesting! Thank you for sharing it. :slight_smile:

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some gems: [name_u]Kitty[/name_u]! Eva-Marie! Emily-May (I prefer Emilia; but seeing [name_f]May[/name_f]!!! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:) Clara!!!

[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] + [name_f]Lottie[/name_f] are great

[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] is nice too, but I prefer it as a nickname for [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]

[name_f]Cristina[/name_f], the Italian spelling? Wow! Nice to see it acknowledged more around the world.

In general I enjoy most of the names here.

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How fun! I feel like there is a definite vibe difference between these sets which is fascinating!

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are [name_f]Adrianna[/name_f], [name_u]Cleo[/name_u], [name_f]Lollie[/name_f] (SUCH a [name_f]British[/name_f] name haha), [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_u]Kitty[/name_u], [name_f]Alyssa[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], and [name_u]Laurel[/name_u]. Zaris-Angel is intriguing too!

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are [name_u]Cleo[/name_u] (Cleopatra is soo cool!), [name_f]Lottie[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_u]Lilian[/name_u], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], [name_f]Oona[/name_f] (she’s really grown on my lately) and [name_u]Willow[/name_u]

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[name_f]Tori[/name_f] and [name_f]Lottie[/name_f]!

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[name_u]An[/name_u] update to this post:

They recently announced the names of the new Matildas: [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], [name_f]Estella[/name_f] & [name_f]Selena[/name_f]! [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] names :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: