Tony nominees Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have just announced that the ultimate cast recording of their new musical Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach as a permanently-free download* at www.jatgp.com.
The album features performances by stars from the stage and screen: Megan Hilty as Ladybug ("Smash," Wicked); Christian Borle as Grasshopper ("Peter Pan Live!," Peter and the Starcatcher);Brian d'Arcy James as Centipede (Sweet Smell of Success, "Smash"); Jackie Hoffman as Spiker (Hairspray, Xanadu); Mary Testa as Sponge (On The Town, 42nd Street); Luca Padovan as James (Newsies); Marc Kudisch as Ladahlord (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Disney's Beauty and the Beast);Daniel Breaker as Earthworm (Shrek the Musical, The Book of Mormon); and Sarah Stiles (Avenue Q, Hand To God) as Spider, with bonus tracks by Skylar Astin ("Middle of a Moment") and Megan Hilty ("Everywhere That You Are"). *Only one download per email address. Not currently available in the UK.
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 (Dogfightand 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 JR. is a "masterpeach!"
When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion which 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, the creative possibilities withJames And The Giant Peach JR. are endless. Young actors will love playing the outlandish characters and the expanded cast allows for as many performers as you can fit on your stage.
