Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach

Words and Music by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul

Book by Timothy Allen McDonald

Based on the book

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

was performed on July 19, 20 and 21, 2024

at the Windham High School Theater

Director: Michaela Kosta

Music Director: Lauren Busa

Choreographer: Rebecca Gallant

Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach is now a musical for the whole family to enjoy! Featuring a wickedly tuneful score by the Tony Award-nominated team of Pasek and Paul (Dogfight and A Christmas Story the Musical) and a curiously quirky book by Timothy Allen McDonald (Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley), critics rave: James and the Giant Peach is a “masterpeach!”

When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach… and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach, among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities, but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James’ quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building.

A delightfully offbeat adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl adventure.

CAST

Characters:

Ladahlord … Jack Crawford
James … Kylie Chang
Grasshopper … Atia Mutai
Ladybug … Kayla DiGennaro
Spider … Evie Roach
Centipede … Eret Minsaas
Earthworm … James Fortin
Spiker … Allie Reimer
Sponge … Evelyn Murray

Featured Ensemble

Caitlin Casey
Ava Chaloux
Jay Massie
Jack Murphy
Quinn Murphy
Ali Murray
Julia Rekart

Ensemble

Maya Alexander
Westley Boutin
Liam Casey
Catalina Cepeda
John Collins
Rosemary Fischette
Rori Gore
Fiona LaPierre
Addie Logan
Paribo Ma-Gandhi
Annaliese McCauley
Leo Paré
Anna Regal
Sophia Rocha
Cora Stapleton

Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.