Starring the Baby-sitters Club!
Published on
December 1992
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc.
Starring the Baby-sitters Club! is the ninth book in the Baby-Sitters Club Super Special series.
Back Cover Summary [ ]
SMS is putting on a school play — Peter Pan ! It's going to be a big production, with real costumes, programs, and even a director.
With Kristy in the starring role as Peter Pan, and the other members of the Baby-sitters Club involved onstage and off, the show is sure to be a hit...
Until rehearsals start. Dawn thinks the play is sexist, the pirates won't stop fighting, and Jackie Rodowsky is afraid of the crocodile!
Could this mean curtains for the Baby-sitters?
Chapter Narrators [ ]
Jessi Ramsey (Prologue, 1, 5, 14, 21, Epilogue)
Kristy Thomas (2, 12, 22)
Dawn Schafer (3, 10, 23)
Stacey McGill (4, 15)
Cokie Mason (6)
Claudia Kishi (7, 20)
Mary Anne Spier (8, 17)
Mallory Pike (9, 18)
Logan Bruno (11)
Jackie Rodowsky (13, 19)
Sam Thomas (16)
Summary [ ]
Cast [ ]
Darling Family
Stacey McGill as Mrs. Darling
Sam Thomas as Mr. Darling
Dawn as Wendy
Barry Soeder as John Darling
Jackie Rodowsky as Michael Darling
Lost Boys
Indians
Pirates
Alan Gray as Smee
Logan Bruno as Noodler
Lucas Danver as Captain Hook
Jason Henderson (pirate understudy)
Other
Production Roles [ ]
Mary Anne as the backstage baby-sitter
Claudia as set designer
Savannah Minton as Costume Designer
Mallory as Apprentice Costume Designer
Jessi as Assistant Choreographer
Ben Hobart as Apprentice lighting director
Miss Standworth - home-ec teacher as head of costuming
Characters [ ]
Kids
Teenagers
Emily Bernstein
Grace Blume
Madeleine Carver - person who auditions for Peter Pan
Franklin Enell- person who auditions for Peter Pan
Jennifer Abrams - person who auditions for Peter Pan
Roger Bucknell - person who auditions for Peter Pan
Rick Chow (mentioned)
Ellie Szilagyi
Bart Taylor (mentioned)
Adults
Pop Culture and Real Life References [ ]
The book revolves around the stage play musical production of Peter Pan with Mary Martin, there little mentions of the 1953 Disney movie.
Mack the Knife (song)
The Odd Couple
Jerry Lewis (comedian)
the Sorcerer's Apprentice
General Hospital
Continuity and Inconsistencies [ ]
Continuity
The events of Jessi's Secret Language , Jessi and the Dance School Phantom , Jessi and the Superbrat , Hello, Mallory , Claudia and the Sad Good-bye are all mentioned.
Inconsistencies
Dawn is in the play, but in Dawn and the Older Boy Dawn tells Lewis (in a letter) that she would get stage fright if she were an actress or a model.
Jessi wanted to play Peter Pan, and the role requires singing. In other books, it’s said that she has a terrible singing voice.
Trivia [ ]
The book is dedicated to Brian Selznick, who later went on to be a writer and illustrates his own books.
The locations are exclusively at Stoneybrook Middle School ; the only chapter elsewhere is Sam's at Renwick's .
Out of the BSC Jessi notes that Dawn and Kristy were the best performers.
Peter Pan, which was performed on the nights of January 24th and 25th , took in almost $1000, which would be close to $2000 dollars in 2021.
Gallery [ ]
Claudia annoucing the cast to her friends
Claudia discussing the play with her friends
Postcard included in the first printing
The Summer Before | #1 Kristy's Great Idea | #2 Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls | #3 The Truth About Stacey | #4 Mary Anne Saves the Day | #5 Dawn and the Impossible Three | #6 Kristy's Big Day | #7 Claudia and Mean Janine | #8 Boy-Crazy Stacey | #9 The Ghost at Dawn's House | #10 Logan Likes Mary Anne! | #11 Kristy and the Snobs | #12 Claudia and the New Girl | #13 Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye | #14 Hello, Mallory | #15 Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn | #16 Jessi's Secret Language | #17 Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery | #18 Stacey's Mistake | #19 Claudia and the Bad Joke | #20 Kristy and the Walking Disaster | #21 Mallory and the Trouble with Twins | #22 Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter | #23 Dawn on the Coast | #24 Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise | #25 Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger | #26 Claudia and the Sad Good-bye | #27 Jessi and the Superbrat | #28 Welcome Back, Stacey! | #29 Mallory and the Mystery Diary | #30 Mary Anne and the Great Romance | #31 Dawn's Wicked Stepsister | #32 Kristy and the Secret of Susan | #33 Claudia and the Great Search | #34 Mary Anne and Too Many Boys | #35 Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook | #36 Jessi's Baby-Sitter | #37 Dawn and the Older Boy | #38 Kristy's Mystery Admirer | #39 Poor Mallory! | #40 Claudia and the Middle School Mystery | #41 Mary Anne vs. Logan | #42 Jessi and the Dance School Phantom | #43 Stacey's Emergency | #44 Dawn and the Big Sleepover | #45 Kristy and the Baby Parade | #46 Mary Anne Misses Logan | #47 Mallory on Strike | #48 Jessi's Wish | #49 Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street | #50 Dawn's Big Date | #51 Stacey's Ex-Best Friend | #52 Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies | #53 Kristy for President | #54 Mallory and the Dream Horse | #55 Jessi's Gold Medal | #56 Keep Out, Claudia! | #57 Dawn Saves the Planet | #58 Stacey's Choice | #59 Mallory Hates Boys (and Gym) | #60 Mary Anne's Makeover | #61 Jessi and the Awful Secret | #62 Kristy and the Worst Kid Ever | #63 Claudia's Freind Friend | #64 Dawn's Family Feud | #65 Stacey's Big Crush | #66 Maid Mary Anne | #67 Dawn's Big Move | #68 Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter | #69 Get Well Soon, Mallory! | #70 Stacey and the Cheerleaders | #71 Claudia and the Perfect Boy | #72 Dawn and the We Love Kids Club | #73 Mary Anne and Miss Priss | #74 Kristy and the Copycat | #75 Jessi's Horrible Prank | #76 Stacey's Lie | #77 Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever | #78 Claudia and Crazy Peaches | #79 Mary Anne Breaks the Rules | #80 Mallory Pike, No. 1 Fan | #81 Kristy and Mr. Mom | #82 Jessi and the Troublemaker | #83 Stacey vs. the BSC | #84 Dawn and the School Spirit War | #85 Claudia Kishi, Live From WSTO! | #86 Mary Anne and Camp BSC | #87 Stacey and the Bad Girls | #88 Farewell, Dawn | #89 Kristy and the Dirty Diapers | #90 Welcome to the BSC, Abby! | #91 Claudia and the First Thanksgiving | #92 Mallory's Christmas Wish | #93 Mary Anne and the Memory Garden | #94 Stacey McGill, Super Sitter | #95 Kristy + Bart = ? | #96 Abby's Lucky Thirteen | #97 Claudia and the World's Cutest Baby | #98 Dawn and Too Many Sitters | #99 Stacey's Broken Heart | #100 Kristy's Worst Idea | #101 Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout | #102 Mary Anne and the Little Princess | #103 Happy Holidays, Jessi | #104 Abby's Twin | #105 Stacey the Math Whiz | #106 Claudia, Queen of the Seventh Grade | #107 Mind Your Own Business, Kristy! | #108 Don't Give Up, Mallory! | #109 Mary Anne to the Rescue | #110 Abby the Bad Sport | #111 Stacey's Secret Friend | #112 Kristy and the Sister War | #113 Claudia Makes Up Her Mind | #114 The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier | #115 Jessi's Big Break | #116 Abby and the Best Kid Ever | #117 Claudia and the Terrible Truth | #118 Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer | #119 Stacey's Ex-Boyfriend | #120 Mary Anne and the Playground Fight | #121 Abby in Wonderland | #122 Kristy in Charge | #123 Claudia's Big Party | #124 Stacey McGill... Matchmaker? | #125 Mary Anne in the Middle | #126 The All-New Mallory Pike | #127 Abby's Un-Valentine | #128 Claudia and the Little Liar | #129 Kristy at Bat | #130 Stacey's Movie | #131 The Fire at Mary Anne's House
Super Specials
#1 Baby-sitters on Board! | #2 Baby-sitters' Summer Vacation | #3 Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation | #4 Baby-sitters' Island Adventure | #5 California Girls! | #6 New York, New York! | #7 Snowbound | #8 Baby-sitters at Shadow Lake | #9 Starring the Baby-sitters Club #10 Sea City, Here We Come! | #11 The Baby-sitters Remember | #12 Here Come the Bridesmaids! | #13 Aloha, Baby-sitters! | #14 BSC in the USA | #15 Baby-sitters' European Vacation
Portrait Collection
Stacey's Book | Claudia's Book | Dawn's Book | Mary Anne's Book | Kristy's Book | Abby's Book
Other
The Baby-Sitters Club Notebook (1987) | The Baby-Sitters Club Postcard Book (1991) | Trivia & Puzzle Fun Book (1992) | Ann M. Martin: The Story of the author of the Baby-sitters Club (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Guide to Babysitting (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Chain Letter (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Secret Santa (1994) | Audio Books on Cassette Tape (1994-5) | BSC Movie Novelization (1995) | The Complete Guide to the Baby-Sitters Club (1996) | Autograph Book (1998) | BSC Graphic Novels (2006-present) | We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Essays and Artwork from Grown-Up Readers (2021) | Welcome to Stoneybrook: A Guided Journal (2021) | The Official Coloring Book (2023)