'Phantom Tollbooth' Thrills Long Beach Audiences

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. Natalie Goggin played 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

• 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

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