James & the Giant Peach

Adult: $16 Youth: $11 Family of 4: $50

For the past 30 years during the month of July the Capitol Theatre turns into a musical theatre school!

Roald Dahl's fantastical tale of a boy, his insect friends and their amazing journey across the ocean on a giant piece of fruit. James and the Giant Peach 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.

Family friendly and all ages show. Length of show approx. 2 hours with intermission.

Directed by Adriana Bogaard, Musical Direction by Malaika Horswill and Choreography by Mackenzie Hope!

Thank you to our sponsors the Nelson and District Credit Union, the Rotary Club, the Province of BC, the City of Nelson and Hall Printing, who continue to support this invaluable community program. If you would like to come on board and sponsor this year’s Summer Youth Education and Mentorship program or advertise in the printed program, please contact capitolexecutivedirector@gmail.com or phone 250-352-6363.