Tim Minchin reveals surprising secret to creating a hit musical after blockbuster success of Matilda

Tim Minchin has opened up about the surprising formula for creating a hit musical after his huge success on Broadway with Matilda and Groundhog Day.

The 47-year-old comedian said that for a film to be successfully adapted into a musical, it must come up with a number of thought-provoking ideas.

“I think most musicals aren’t great. I can’t see it. What you want is a story with an amazing conceptual base,” he told The herald sun.

Tim Minchin (pictured) has opened up about the surprising formula for creating a hit musical after his huge success on Broadway with Matilda and Groundhog Day.

He said that part of what made his musicals Matilda and Groundhog Day so successful was that they were both based on films that explored philosophical ideas.

‘Groundhog Day has an incredible foundation: what is the meaning of life? To change the world, you need to change the way you look at the world,’ he said.

The Upright star added that his musicals have sympathetic characters that the audience cares about and becomes emotionally invested in.

The comedian (pictured with actress Chloe Hayden) said that for a film to be successfully adapted into a musical, it needs to come up with a number of thought-provoking ideas.

Earlier this year, Tim revealed how he fulfilled his “lifelong dream” of working with Emma Thompson on the next Matilda movie.

The Australian comedian composed the score for the new version of the 1996 Roald Dahl classic with Thompson playing head teacher Miss Trunchbull.

“He just threw himself so hard into this role,” she said. 9 honey about the Oscar-winning British actress.

“I think most musicals aren’t great. I can’t see it. What you want is a story with an amazing conceptual foundation,” she said.

“I was listening to her sing these songs and I was like, ‘You’re going to kill your voice,’ and she was like, ‘Rahhhh.'”

“And I’ve loved her all my life, so this is very exciting.”

A remake of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical, Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl with a vivid imagination, who dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results.

He said that part of what made his musicals Matilda and Groundhog Day so successful was that they were both based on films that explored philosophical ideas.