This is the simplest song, but it works every time. I was there in the Schubert (not on this date), and every time that second chorus swells and the four bigger kids swing out over the edge of the audience, they applaud without fail. There is something genuinely magical about this number.
Back in 2014 when I was in HS, my choir class got to go to NYC and see some Broadway shows. This beautiful production was my first introduction to “real” Broadway, and still has such an effect on me all these years later. This song in particular is so beautiful - having the context of actually growing up, over 10 years, and becoming an adult makes it truly special.
me and my friends are doing a theatre performance with this song. we have to create a musical scene and we are all little kids having a tea party talking about growing up. i have listened to and watched all of the versions of this song and i never get tired of it!
The actor who plays Bruce in this production is my favourite due to pronunciation, especially in the song Bruce where he says "That was the biggest burp I've ever done, it was the biggest burp I ever heard, the biggest burp I ever built!" and so on, his lines of dialogue and singing just have a wonderful accent and he uses it affectively to add to the humour of the character.
They were applauding for the swing choreography. Which is harder than it looks. Plus they swung into the audience which I imagine was an impressive site to see.
@@nerdzinsync8274 @nerdzinsync8274 I was making more of a generalized comment. For example, an actor appearing on stage does not always require an applause. When you go to an opera, you do not clap for every incredibly high note or fantastically hard piece of choreography. That makes no sense. Theater has unspoken rules the same way that a symphony concert or an opera does. Laugh, clap, and make noise at the appropriate times. Sometimes that might be in the middle of a song or dance, but it usually isn't. We shouldn't be talking and laughing and clapping over dialogue. I do get your point, though. Especially when the audience is maybe full of children or in a place like a tv studio. I also understand that this was the final showing. However, there are more and more shows that I've seen where no one understands the etiquette involved. What actually makes me even more upset is when they all have their phones out, screen glowing, watching the production through the screen instead of their eyes. I mean, I know I'm saying this as a comment on a bootleg recording, but still. That's Broadway's fault for not making their shows available to the greater public who probably can't afford tickets, because most people can't afford tickets in this economy. Sorry. I used my response to rant about something entirely unrelated...
@@octogonSmuggler No worries. Sometimes you need to rant. I do it too. But, I do agree with your point about songs and singing in general. I've seen a lot of community theatre shows where someone will sing an impressive note or part of a song. I do think that should be saved for the end of the song. But I tend to bend the etiquette a bit when it comes to moments in dance or choreography. I like to see it as an unspoken instinct to cheer and applaud for the dancing and not just the song itself.
@@nerdzinsync8274 Yeah that is a fair point, and it does have a place in a lot of theatre, I think. It's just that it seems to be happening more and more for smaller and smaller things compared to before. Maybe it's a difference in the the types of people who are attending shows? I honestly have no clue. But you're right about cheering for really phenomenal choreography. The actors deserve to know how amazing they are. It's just that some of the cheering begins to border on far to much after awhile in most musicals.
Disgusting audience I went with my school 4 hour journey to London and it was loud the audience were singing along I think it was 2011 I’m not sure can’t remember miss those times though
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This is the simplest song, but it works every time.
I was there in the Schubert (not on this date), and every time that second chorus swells and the four bigger kids swing out over the edge of the audience, they applaud without fail. There is something genuinely magical about this number.
When I Grow Up is my fav Matilda song
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The little kids in miss honeys class never fail to make me cry during this song
I love this song
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Same
Back in 2014 when I was in HS, my choir class got to go to NYC and see some Broadway shows. This beautiful production was my first introduction to “real” Broadway, and still has such an effect on me all these years later. This song in particular is so beautiful - having the context of actually growing up, over 10 years, and becoming an adult makes it truly special.
me and my friends are doing a theatre performance with this song. we have to create a musical scene and we are all little kids having a tea party talking about growing up. i have listened to and watched all of
the versions of this song and i never get tired of it!
Wait a moment. I think I was there when this was recorded holy hell
I went to see Matilda on west end a week or two ago, and a some poor little girl fell off her swing.
Oh my gosh! What cast was this?
Amanda or lavender?
Love this. This production Bruce is my cousin jacob
The actor who plays Bruce in this production is my favourite due to pronunciation, especially in the song Bruce where he says "That was the biggest burp I've ever done, it was the biggest burp I ever heard, the biggest burp I ever built!" and so on, his lines of dialogue and singing just have a wonderful accent and he uses it affectively to add to the humour of the character.
You shouldn’t applaud during performances. Sincerely, Trunchbull
You shouldn't whine about people getting excited during an exciting moment of the choreography.
Sincerely, any human
@@zydration3538 Quiet, maggot, when Trunchbull is speaking
I have to do this for my music exam singing❤
OMG IM. GONNA WEAR THE IVE BEEN TO CHOKEY SIGN WHEN I DO THIS SONG BECAUSE IM BRUCE
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It appears that the audience isn't aware that you're not supposed to get loud during the middle of a number. Not every musical is like Six.
The show was closing in Broadway so it's normal for the audience to be loud with every number or each appearance of the cast
They were applauding for the swing choreography. Which is harder than it looks. Plus they swung into the audience which I imagine was an impressive site to see.
@@nerdzinsync8274 @nerdzinsync8274 I was making more of a generalized comment. For example, an actor appearing on stage does not always require an applause. When you go to an opera, you do not clap for every incredibly high note or fantastically hard piece of choreography. That makes no sense. Theater has unspoken rules the same way that a symphony concert or an opera does. Laugh, clap, and make noise at the appropriate times. Sometimes that might be in the middle of a song or dance, but it usually isn't. We shouldn't be talking and laughing and clapping over dialogue. I do get your point, though. Especially when the audience is maybe full of children or in a place like a tv studio. I also understand that this was the final showing. However, there are more and more shows that I've seen where no one understands the etiquette involved. What actually makes me even more upset is when they all have their phones out, screen glowing, watching the production through the screen instead of their eyes. I mean, I know I'm saying this as a comment on a bootleg recording, but still. That's Broadway's fault for not making their shows available to the greater public who probably can't afford tickets, because most people can't afford tickets in this economy.
Sorry. I used my response to rant about something entirely unrelated...
@@octogonSmuggler No worries. Sometimes you need to rant. I do it too. But, I do agree with your point about songs and singing in general. I've seen a lot of community theatre shows where someone will sing an impressive note or part of a song. I do think that should be saved for the end of the song. But I tend to bend the etiquette a bit when it comes to moments in dance or choreography. I like to see it as an unspoken instinct to cheer and applaud for the dancing and not just the song itself.
@@nerdzinsync8274 Yeah that is a fair point, and it does have a place in a lot of theatre, I think. It's just that it seems to be happening more and more for smaller and smaller things compared to before. Maybe it's a difference in the the types of people who are attending shows? I honestly have no clue. But you're right about cheering for really phenomenal choreography. The actors deserve to know how amazing they are. It's just that some of the cheering begins to border on far to much after awhile in most musicals.
Today is my daughters singing ❤
I have to perform THIS-?!
If you’re on the west end, yes! It can be different for other productions though, my sister did Matilda and they had no swings.
Good luck! Let us know how it went?
@@throwingthehammer IT depends. Community theater/school shows tend to not do swings
@@caril.9384 at my school we’re doing matilda jr and we’re using swings
@@that1clarinetist hope you dont fly
they have a slide
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Disgusting audience I went with my school 4 hour journey to London and it was loud the audience were singing along I think it was 2011 I’m not sure can’t remember miss those times though
This was closing night on Broadway it’s normal to clap for everything on closing night (in the us anyways)