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The 4 girls picked to play ‘Matilda’ on Broadway revealed; all making their Broadway debuts

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Actresses from left, Bailey Ryon, Sophia Gennusa, Milly Shapiro and Oona Laurence, who will share the title role in "Matilda the Musical" on Broadway, pose for a portrait outside the Shubert Theatre, on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Watch out, Broadway: The four little girls picked to play the telekinetic heroine Matilda in New York have been revealed — and they’re already pretty magical.

Meet 9-year-old Sophia Gennusa, and 10-year-olds Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro, who will rotate playing the precocious lead when “Matilda the Musical” comes to New York next year.

The four — one from New York City, two from the surrounding area and one from Pennsylvania — will be making their Broadway debuts but don’t lack confidence.

Says Milly: “I never thought this would happen when I was this age. I thought I’d be 16 before I did something like this.”

The musical, now in London, is based on Roald Dahl’s 1988 book about a girl who unleashes her magical powers.

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