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Below is the story of how Tim and Dennis Kelly helped turn Roald Dahl’s famous children’s book Matilda into a hit musical. Updated May 2021
Roald Dahl's Matilda, also known simply as Matilda and Matilda the Musical, is a musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and a book by Dennis Kelly. It is based on the 1988 novel Matilda by Roald Dahl.
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, or simply Matilda the Musical, or Matilda, is a 2022 musical film directed by Matthew Warchus from a screenplay by Dennis Kelly, based on the stage musical of the same name by Tim Minchin and Kelly, which in turn was based on the 1988 novel Matilda by Roald Dahl.
Kelly is married to his wife Jerianna, and they have three daughters, Eden, Isla and Emilia. They have two dogs, Harley and Sanford. In 2019, he earned an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Dennis' brother is NFL coach Tim Kelly. References
To celebrate our favourite bookworm’s big day, we asked writer Dennis Kelly, director Matthew Warchus, composer Tim Minchin and RSC Executive Director Catherine Mallyon how it all came...
