Photos: ‘Matilda the Musical’

Evan Gray performs in “Matilda the Musical,” based on the book by Roald Dahl and presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Los Angeles Dodgers, playing at the Ahmanson Theatre.

(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

June 8, 2015 6:35 PM PT

A love of reading makes all the difference for Matilda, adorably played by Mabel Tyler, one of three actors who alternate the title role in the musical now at the Ahmanson Theatre.

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Evan Gray, top center, and Mabel Tyler, seated, are part of the precocious cast of the touring production of “Matilda the Musical,” now at the Ahmanson.

(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)