About James and the Giant Peach
Based on Roald Dahl’s book of the same name, James and the Giant Peach is a whimsical and magical journey of one boy out to change his life and find a real family. This is 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.
James and the Giant Peach is presented through special arrangement with Musical Theater International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIshows.com
Words and Music by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
Directed by Cheyenne See
Musical Direction by Daniel Conroy
Choreography by Cedric James
Rhinebeck HS Drama Club
The Rhinebeck High School Drama Club is a student-run, self-funded organization that produces two plays a year. Your ticket purchase supports the arts and allows students to experience the magic of theater.