Phantom Tollbooth takes the spotlight at LBMS

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Long Beach Middle School students brought their talents to the stage during two outstanding productions of “Phantom Tollbooth.”

The cast and stage crew captivated audiences as they depicted the story based on Norton Juster’s 1961 novel of the same name. Natalie Goggin played the main character Milo, who drove through a magic tollbooth and was transported to a land of adventures. Milo’s exciting journey involved a variety of characters portrayed by Hugh J. Van Well, Shea McMahen, Zen Yokel, Andrew D’Alessandro, John Mateyko, Jessica Guadagnino, Nicole Celis and James O’Connor.

Full cast and crew:

THE CLOCK, TOLLBOOTH VOICE, THE AWFUL DYNNE Hugh J. Van Well

MILO Natalie Goggin

THE WHETHER MAN, THE DODECAHEDRON, SENSES TAKER Shea McMahen

TOCK, THE WATCHDOG Zen Yokel

AZAZ THE UNABRIDGED, KING OF DICTIONOPOLIS Andrew D’Alessandro

THE MATHEMAGICIAN, KING OF DIGITOPOLIS John Mateyko

PRINCESS SWEET RHYME Jessica Guadagnino

PRINCESS PURE REASON Nicole Celis

THE HUMBUG James O’Connor

GATEKEEPER OF DICTIONOPOLIS Angelica Karlis

SPELLING BEE Mia Mangels

KAKAFONOUS A. DISCHORD, DOCTOR OF DISSONANCE Alex Stoppa

LETHARGARIAN 1 Emma Colberg

LETHARGARIAN 2 Caroline Kretzberg

LETHARGARIAN 3 Merredith Buchanan

LETHARGARIAN 4 Isabel Kretzberg

LETHARGARIAN 5 Elaina Kassap

LETHARGARIAN 6 Isabel Kreutzberg

WORD MERCHANT 1 Esther Molloy

WORD MERCHANT 2, THE EVERPRESENT WORDSNATCHER (BIRD) Ashley Friedman

WORD MERCHANT 3 James Rosenthal

THE LETTERMAN (MERCHANT 4), Marco Silvestri

THE DUKE OF DEFINITION (MINISTER 1) David Newman

THE MINISTER OF MEANING (MINISTER 2) Fiona Makenzie

THE EARL OF ESSENCE (MINISTER 3) Lizzy Rooney

THE COUNT OF CONNOTATION (MINISTER 4) Tommy Miller

THE UNDERSECRETARY OF UNDERSTANDING (MINISTER 5) Cameron Conte

A PAGE Caroline Roser-Dialma

THE TERRIBLE TRIVIUM Trevon Ferguson

THE DEMON OF INSINCERITY Arielle Nason

LETHARGARIANS, WORD MERCHANTS, MINERS OF THE NUMBERS MINE, AZAZ’S SERVANTS: Merredith Buchanan, Gianna Calabrese, Joe Carrasco, Emma Colberg, Nico Fader, Angelica Karlis, Elaina Kassap, Caroline Kreutzberg, Isabel Kreutzberg, Matt Landsman, Natalie Lessard, Luke Peers, Theresa Tarantino

Stage Crew Members: Jose Ac Rivas, Anthony Cafoco, Hannah Clark, Sarah Conway, Jordan Duffy, Matt Garone, Elias Fuentes, Kelsey Keane, Ari Lerner, Sedona Levine, Julianne Pelegrino, Lauren Pittinsky, Angel Ramon, Summer Roberts, Rachelle Vidallon