A little girl with special powers, who loves books and storytelling, is unappreciated by her dysfunctional, telly-addicted family and bullied at school—as are ALL the children—by the ferocious, towering headmistress, Miss Trunchbull ( a drag role to be played by Chicago's award-winning Sean Fortunato ). It's no surprise that Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical is a story by Roald Dahl ( Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ), adapted into a musical in 2011 by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. Matilda was a hit in London and a multiple Tony Award success on Broadway, and the national tour stopped here briefly several years ago, but this new staging by the Drury Lane Oakbrook Theatre is the first local production. The director and choreographer is British guest artist Mitch Sebastian, who generally does things in a big way. Oodles of free parking at Drury Lane Oakbrook, plus restaurants and bars. Info: DruryLaneOakBrook.com; $55-$70; through June 23