Description:

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, James and the Giant Peach is sure to be a crowd pleaser. 

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Dates / Times:

  • Thursday, Oct 24th @ 9:30am  
  • Friday, Oct 25th @ 9:30am  
  • Friday, Oct 25th @ 7:00pm
  • Saturday, Oct 26th @ 2:00pm
  • Saturday, Oct 26th @ 7:00pm
  • Sunday, Oct 27th @ 2:00pm
  • School Days Performance

Ticket Prices:

  • $17.00: Standard Ticket Price
  • $16.00: Group Ticket Price
    (Ticket Minimum: 10)
  • $20.00: At Door Price

Pima Community College Center for the Arts:

2202 W Anklam Rd, Tucson, AZ 85709

Characters:

LADAHLORD

A strange, magical storyteller. Often inserts himself into the story, in disguise, to help push the action forward.

JAMES

A lonely young boy who lacks confidence. Having lost both his parents in a freak accident, he feels he belongs nowhere in the world. However, when given the right encouragement he becomes resourceful and innovative. A good friend.

SPIKER

James' mean aunt. A thief and a scoundrel. Shrewd and opportunistic. Very tall and thin.

SPONGE

James' other mean aunt. Also a thief and a scoundrel, but not nearly as bright as her sister. Very corpulent, she often has her mind on food.

SPIDER

A normal spider who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. Her husband was killed and eaten by Spiker and Sponge. She is warm and friendly to James.

GRASSHOPPER

A wizened grasshopper who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. An excellent musician. Has his eye on Ladybug.

LADYBUG

A motherly ladybug who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. Respectable and classy, she has a warm, caring heart. Has her eye on Grasshopper.

EARTHWORM

An earthworm who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. A bit of a scaredy-cat. He is neurotic and worried about everything, but is very friendly and brave when called upon.

CENTIPEDE

An ornery centipede who becomes human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. Hates humans, in part because Spiker and Sponge fumigated his family. Prickly and rude, everyone thinks he is a pest.

MINI GRASSHOPER

MINI LADYBUG

MINI CENTIPEDE

MINI EARTHWORM

MINI SPIDER

SILHOUETTE ARTISTS/JAMES'S PARENTS

KARL KREATOUR

Karl Kreatour is part of James' nightmare.

BILLY BOBBY COP

A perfectly unified pair of cops working for Scotland Yard.

BOBBY BOBBY-COP

VAGRANTS

The Vagrants are an ensemble of have-nots, to support Spiker and Sponge's treacherous plans.

ANGRY CROWD

The Angry Crowd is in search of the amazing giant peach, but they quickly turn into an angry mob when the peach is nowhere to be found. The Zoo Crowd is part of James' nightmare.

REPORTER 1

REPORTERS

The Reporters, are on the scene just as the peach is becoming larger than life.

BUZZ

HOLLYWOOD AGENTS

The Hollywood Agents jump in on the success of the growing peach with movie and Broadway deals for Spiker and Sponge.

BITSY BOTANA

GARDEN GUILD

Bitsy Botana and the rest of the Ladies - Garden Guild are in flowery frocks and hats, intent on having Spiker and Sponge give the keynote speech at their conference.

WILLY WONKA

Willy Wonka and Oompa-Loompas are all in harm' s way, as the peach outgrows its stem and rolls towards the ocean.

OOMPA LOOMPAS

Willy Wonka and Oompa-Loompas are all in harm' s way, as the peach outgrows its stem and rolls towards the ocean.

MATRON NURSE

GARDEN CHORUS

SHARKS

SEAGULLS

The Seagulls are featured in Plump and Juicy.

GLOW WORM ENSEMBLE

FLOATING ALONG DANCERS

JAKE

SCREAMING WOMAN

JOE

LUCILLE VAN KOOGLESTEIN

BUNNY MACKENZIE THE THIRD

CRUISE ENSEMBLE

NEW YORKERS/ENSEMBLE

New Yorkers all witness the peach land directly on the Empire State Building and are sent into a panic!