This undated image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown shows actress Ripley Sobo. Sobo, along with Paige Brady, Gabriella Pizzolo, and Ava Ulloa have joined the Broadway company of "Matilda The Musical" and will begin performances in the title role over the course of the next few weeks. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown)
December 11, 2013 - 9:46 AM
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A new batch of Matildas are en route to Broadway.
Producers of the hit British import "Matilda the Musical" have tapped Paige Brady, Gabriella Pizzolo, Ripley Sobo, and Ava Ulloa (YOO'-jo-ah) as the next group who will rotate playing the telekinetic heroine at the Shubert Theatre.
The four will replace Sophia Gennusa, Oona (OO'-na) Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro, who all received Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre, a non-competitive commendation.
Ten-year-old Paige, from the Philadelphia area, is making her Broadway debut, as is 10-year-old Gabriella, from upstate New York, and 9-year-old New York City native Ava. Ten-year-old Ripley, also from upstate New York, made her Broadway debut in "Once."
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Online:
http://www.matildathemusical.com
News from © The Associated Press, 2013