The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building.Ī delightfully offbeat adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl adventure, the creative possibilities with James and the Giant Peach are endless. Thanks to James' quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. 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. and launches a journey of enormous proportions. 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. Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul “…completely enchanting-a wonderfully suave and impish fantasy.” -NY Times.īELL, BOOK and CANDLE is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York An outstanding and popular title among community theaters. One of the author’s greatest comedy successes. But before the happy conclusion of the romance, Gillian comes very near to losing him-but doesn’t. Ultimately, the lady breaks off with her companions in witchery, preferring the normal and human love offered her by the attractive publisher. But witches, unfortunately, cannot fall in love, and this minute imperfection leads into a number of difficulties. He falls head over heels in love with her at once and wants to marry her. She casts a spell over an unattached publisher, Shepherd Henderson, partly to keep him away from a rival and partly because she is attracted to him. Gillian Holroyd is one of the few modern people who can actually cast spells and perform feats of supernaturalism.

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