The Rocky River High School drama department will present "Matilda: The Musical," with performances scheduled for 7 p.m.

Matilda Wormwood (Alisha Weir ... she loves to lose herself in the pages of her beloved books. Where they are loud, selfish and unkind she is a quiet observer, thinking up small and cheeky ...

Matilda — Roald ... changes that flatten the book’s oddness. A cartoon subplot involving the Russian Mafia is shoehorned in (and nearly ruins the ending). Mrs. Wormwood’s vapid hobby is ...