See ‘Matilda’ in Concert narrated by New Jersey’s Danny Devito

The only thing better than revisiting the ‘90s classic Matilda is seeing it with special celebrity guest appearances, including New Jersey native and one of the stars of the film, Danny Devito.

The film, based on the Roald Dahl award-winning book of the same name, will be shown this March at the State Theatre with a twist.

Not only will Devito, who played Matilda’s father, narrate the movie, he’ll be joined by film composer David Newman while the score will be performed live by the New Jersey Symphony.

Matilda is the story of a little girl (Mara Wilson) who loves books and wants to go to school. Belittled by mean parents and terrorized by a disparaging school headmistress, Matilda uses her secret telekinetic gift to stand up for herself, her friends, and the lovely Ms. Honey. This humorous and touching coming-of-age story will have audience members young and old humming in their seats!

Bonus! There will also be celebrity guest appearances by other actors from the movie.

Joining Devito will be Pam Ferris who played the evil teacher Trunchbull

Rhea Perlman (DeVito’s movie and real life wife)

and Matilda herself, Mara Wilson.

The performance will be held on March 22 at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ starting at 7:30 pm.

Tickets can be purchased here.

Keep the trip down memory lane going, in addition to Mara Wilson, how many of these ‘90s child stars do you remember?

Bonus points if you had a poster of them in your childhood bedroom!

How many of these shows do you wish would come back? And how many of them did you have recorded on VHS?

Need a refreshment? I bet you could use one of these:

The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5's Kylie Moore. Any opinions expressed are Kylie's own. You can follow Kylie on Instagram.

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