This song was so good! This musical is definitely worth watching, it's soooo good!!! They had cubes with the letters on them and would slip them into holes in the school gate when they said the letter! They climbed and dance on the cubes as they were added!!! :O
I saw the Danish version of the musical in february, and in that the ones singing the song were adult playing "the older students", which gave you a sense that they had been through this hell of a school for so long that they'd practically been brainwashed and robbed of their childhood. Which in turn made it more impactful in the When I Grow Up song where the actual kids started the song, then left the scene with only the adult students left, who then all stood back with relaxed dreamy facial expressions, like they now actually remembered and reminiced of what it was like to be an innocent child. Also in our version they held up signs when they said the letters.
I was in a production of this show and I was big kid #2 and it was my first show I’ve ever done and I remember my line was “ it’s the Trunchbull speciality” but it got canceled bc covid. Altho this was the happiest I’ve been in my whole life. Theater brings me joy everyday and I hope I will get to do more shows in the near future.
The Danish version was just in the Royal Theatre on what we call "The Old Stage", and if the Miracle song didn't blow me away this one most certainly did. I don't know about the English play, but in ours the students singing were played by adults, which gave the sense that they had indeed been trapped in this cage forever and were now about to school the newcomers. The song started with the new kids cautiously approaching the front gate on a dimly lit stage to set the mood, while the older students were scattered all around while standing completely idle until their piece began. Their coreography was absolutely brilliant as they danced in formation and occassionally mocked and "threw" the kids around. All covid restrictions have been lifted in Denmark and did so JUST in time for this play to get on the road.
My mummy said I'm a miracle My daddy said I'm his special little..... Guy I am a princess And I am a prince Mum says I'm an Angel! x3 So you think you're Able To survive this mess by Being a prince or a princess You will soon see(C) There's no escaping trageDy And Even If you put in heaps of EFFort You're just wasting enerGy Soon you're life as you know it is ANCient history I have suffered in this Jail I've been trapped inside this Cage for ages This living (hel)L And if I try I can remeMber Back before my life had ENded Before my happy days were Over Before I first heard the Pealing of the bell Like you I was (c)Quirious So innocent I a(R)skied a thousand questions But unlesS you want to suffer listen up and I will Teach you, a thing or two You(U) listen here, my dear you'll be punished so seVerely if you step out of line And if you cry it will be double you (W) should stay out of trouble and remember to be eXtremely careful ........
Why? Why? Why?! Did you hear what we said?! Just you wait for phySED! What's PhySed?! Physical Education! It's the Trunchbull speciality! My Mummy says I'm a miracle! AHHHH My Daddy said I would be the teachers pet! AHHHHH School is really fun! According to my mum! AHHHHHH Dad said I'd learn the alphabet! The alphabet?! Aw, you've gotta learn to listen kid! And so you think you're Able To survive this mess by Being a prince or a princess You will soon SEE There's no escaping trageDY And Even If you put in heaps of EFFort You're just wasting enerGY Soon you're life as you know it is ANCient history I have suffered in this Jail I've been trapped inside this Cage for ages This living (hel)L And if I try I can remeMber Back before my life had ENded Before my happy days were Over Before I first heard the Pealing of the bell Like you I was (c)Quirious So innocent I a(R)skied a thousand questions But unlesS you want to suffer listen up and I will Teach you, a thing or two ...
YOU listen here, my dear you'll be punished so seVerely if you step out of line And if you cry it will be DOUBLE YOU should stay out of trouble and remember to be eXtremely careful Why? WHY?! Why? Why! Didn't you hear what we said?! Just you wait, for PhysEd! Just you wait for PhysEd! (ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX) Why why why why why why why? Why? JUST YOU WIAT FOR PHYSED!
I got cast as a little kid but I wanted to do school song, then they changed me over when they needed more big kids because I didnt look like a little kid:)
so you think you're A-ble to survive this mess by B-ing a prince or a princess you will soon C there's no escaping trage-D and E-ven though you put in heaps of F-fort you're just wasting ener-G cause your lives as you know it are H-ent history I have suffered in this J-ail i've been trapped inside this K-ge for ages this living he-L but if i try i can rem-M-ber back before my life had N-ded before my happy days were O-ver before i first heard the P-ling of the bell like you i was Q-rious so innocent i R-sked a thousand questions but unl-S you want to suffer listen up and i will T-ach you a thing or two U listen here my dear you'll be punished so se-V-rely if you step out of line and if you cry it will be W should stay out of trouble and remember to be X-tremely careful Y? just you wait for phys-Z!
Oona Laurence Matilda Bertie Carvel Miss Trunchbull Lauren Ward Miss Honey School Song Matilda The Musical Original Broadway Cast Shubert Theatre New York City
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