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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[]

Summary[]

Cast[]

  • Kristy as Peter Pan

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[]

Baby-Sitters Club Books
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)
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