Melbourne schoolgirl Matilda Skinner gets her chance to shine in Disney Under The Stars
IT’S a golden tale that would fit the pages of a classic Disney storybook.
Melbourne schoolgirl Matilda Skinner, 8, has won the opportunity to sing on the same stage as Harrison Craig, Lucy Durack, David Campbell and Ricki-Lee at the Disney Under The Stars show, at Myer Music Bowl, on Saturday.
Matilda, pictured with Harrison, will perform Do You Want To Build A Snowman, from Frozen, with theatre star Durack.
“I’m quite excited and I’ll probably be a bit nervous,” Matilda told Confidential. “My dad and I are practising the song every night. I like the feeling of singing.”
Her father, Curt Skinner, is a former Broadway performer who starred in the hit musical Rent. He started his career singing and dancing at Disneyworld in Florida, and played Aladdin at Disneyland in California.
Curt said: “We haven’t pushed Matilda to be a performer or get into showbiz. But we are really excited for her, and very proud of her.”
He added: “Maybe our family is destined to keep working for Disney somehow.”