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    Lipscomb Theatre seniors bring emotion to Matilda the Musical

    Lipscomb University’s Department of Theatre will present Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical beginning Nov. 7 in Collins Alumni Auditorium and directed by Beki Baker. Senior musical theatre major Makenzie Cogswell stars as Matilda, a young girl with a powerful imagination, intelligence and psychokinetic abilities. Cogswell said she relates to Matilda’s determination. “I’m a very stubborn person, and I think Matilda can be stubborn at times too,” Cogswell said. “But I think that’s what makes her powerful. She doesn’t want to stay stuck in the situation she’s in. She wants to do something about it.” Playing Miss Honey is one of Cogswell’s closest friends, which she said makes this production even…