Who directed the 1996 feature film adaptation of the book on which "Matilda the Musical" is based?
Matilda (novel) Matilda is a book by British writer Roald Dahl. "Matilda" won the Children's Book Award in 1999. It was published in 1988 by Jonathan Cape in London, with 232 pages and illustrations by Quentin Blake. It was adapted as an audio reading by actress Kate Winslet, a 1996 feature film directed by Danny DeVito, a two-part BBC Radio 4 programme starring Lauren Mote as Matilda, Emerald O'Hanrahan as Miss Honey, Nichola McAuliffe as Miss Trunchbull and narrated by Lenny Henry, and a 2010 musical.
A Man of No Importance (musical) A Man of No Importance is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and a book by Terrence McNally, based on the 1994 Albert Finney film, "A Man of No Importance". It tells the story of an amateur theatre group in Dublin and their leader, who is determined to stage a version of "Salome" at his church, despite the objections of church authorities.