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Hear what? The only sound is your failure.

(To the audience) Did you hear that?

The original script had a violent storm sequence. The Jr. script softens it to a “choreographed argument.”

The answer, as found in the James and the Giant Peach Jr. script (music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, book by Timothy Allen McDonald, based on the original play by David Wood), is a masterclass in efficient, heart-driven storytelling.

(The peach appears, and James explores it with his new insect friends.)

—an anagram for Roald Dahl—presents him with a magical potion that grows a massive peach. Unlike the book, the musical uses Ladahlord as a narrator and a symbol for "James all grown up". II. Core Characters & Their Archetypes