Welcome to the world of pure imagination with this tasty Broadway and West End musical based on the famous novel and hit movie!
The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious candy factory…but only to a lucky few. Young Charlie Bucket and four other golden ticket winners will embark on a life-changing journey through Wonka’s world of pure imagination including chocolate waterfalls, nutty squirrels, and the great glass elevator — all to be revealed by Wonka's curious Oompa-Loompas.
Based on the famous novel by Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features an original score composed by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman (the Tony Award-winning team behind Hairspray) and a book by David Greig. The score also pays homage to the Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley score from the 1971 film with songs from the motion picture including "Candy Man," "I've Got a Golden Ticket," "Oompa Loompa Song," and "Pure Imagination."
The original production of the show, directed by Sam Mendes, opened in June 2013 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London’s West End theater district. The show ran for three years and seven months before closing in January of 2017, and it won two Laurence Olivier Awards in 2014 (for Best Costume Design and Best Lighting Design). After some slight revisions, and a new director (Jack O’Brien), the show transferred to Broadway. It opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 23, 2017, and played for 305 performances before closing on Jan. 14, 2018.
CAST
Willy Wonka
Dan Reichert
Willy Wonka Alternate
Lukas Cinko - August 24
Charlie
Mason Brosch
Grandpa Joe
Michael Gaffney
Mrs. Bucket
Savanna Jo Curtis
Grandma Josephine
Cherrie Jacofsky
Grandma Georgina
Jerald Lynn Beard
Grandpa George
Rick Cordaro
Mrs. Gloop
Laura Niehaus
Augustus Gloop
Benjamin DeCapua
Veruca Salt
Alicia Diaz-Valls
Mr. Salt
Colin Cook
Violet Beauregarde
Karina Moran
Mr. Beauregarde
DeAndre Karim
Mike Teavee
Aiden Brueck
Mrs. Teavee
Chanda K. Porter
Cherry Sundae/Ensemble
Carrie Lee
Jerry/Ensemble
David Lee
ENSEMBLE/US
Ensemble/Mike Teavee US
Matthew Allport
Oompa/Ensemble/Charlie US/Oompa Dance Captain
Ava Lee
Jerry US/Ensemble
Nathanael Jackson
Mrs. Green /Gum Chompin Diva/Mrs. Buckett US/Ensemble
Kelly Burke
Gum Chompin Diva /Ensemble/Violet US
Brooklyn Davis
Gum Chompin Diva /Ensemble Cherry US/Co-Dance Captain
Elena Klingler
Gum Chompin Diva/Ensemble
Ella Bell Peters
Ensemble/MR. Bucket/Mr. Salt US/Co-Dance Captain
Simeon Schmitt
Ensemble/Veruca US
Alicia Sarafian
Ensemble/Augustus US
Van Wornkey
ENSEMBLE
Kathryn Booker
Madden Rankin
Skye (Jasmine) Yuzik
OOMPAS
Marlowe Brown
Gianna Chase
Chase Harding
Lila Harding
Fiona Cook
Isla DeVorss-Peck
Kaitlyn Gallo
Violet Knoblock
Holden Peterson
Anna Smith
Carly Widmer
Joss Wornkey
PIT ENSEMBLE
Annabelle Otto
Marie Smith
Thomas Tinkler
Act One
The Candy Man
Willy Wonka & Ensemble
Willy Wonka! Willy Wonka!
Charlie Bucket & Ensemble
The Candy Man (reprise)
Charlie Bucket
Charlie, You & I
Grandpa Joe
A Letter from Charlie Bucket
Charlie Bucket, Mrs. Bucket, Grandparents
More of Him to Love
Mrs. Gloop, Augustus Gloop, Ensemble
When Veruca Says
Mr. Salt, Veruca Salt
The Queen of Pop
Mr. Beauregarde, Violet Beauregarde, Ensemble
That Little Man of Mine
Mrs. Teavee, Mike Teavee, Ensemble
If Your Father Were Here
Mrs. Bucket
I've Got A Golden Ticket / Grandpa Joe
Charlie Bucket, Grandpa Joe, Grandparents, Mrs. Bucket
It Must Be Believed to Be Seen
Willy Wonka, Ensemble
Act Two
Strike That! Reverse It!
Willy Wonka, Ensemble
Pure Imagination / Grandpa Joe (reprise)
Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket, Grandpa Joe, and the Golden Ticket Winners
The Oompa Loompa Song/Auf Wiedersehen Augustus Gloop
Willy Wonka & The Oompa Loompa
You Got Watcha Want
The Oompa Loompa
Veruca's Nutcracker Sweet
Veruca, Mr. Salt, & The Squirrels
Vidiots
Willy Wonka, Mike, Mrs. Teavee & The Oompa-Loompas
That Little Man of Mine (Reprise)
Mrs. Teavee
The View From Here
Willy Wonka & Charlie
The Candy Man (Reprise)
Ensemble
Keyboards/Conductor | …… | Steven A. Miller |
Bass | …… | Toussaint English |
Woodwinds | …… | Willow DiGiacomo |
Drums | …… | Dylan Gomez |
Trumpet | …… | Michael Willard |
Set Construction Crew
James Boyd, Jr.
Elijah Chase
Dale Gilbert
Kathy Kohl
Chris Norris
Richard Morris, Jr.
Melanie YC Pepe
Brandon Alexander-Smith
Electrics Crew
Master Electrician/Programmer:
Jack-Anthony Ina
Electricians:
Ella Embry
Celia Bentrott,
James Boyd, Jr.
Wittman Sullivan
Richard Morris, Jr.
Van Wornkey
Followspots
Lead Followspot Op: Wittman Sullivan
Followspot Ops: Steven Kraus, Celia Bentrott
Costume Construction Crew
Beth Desberg
Millie Keyser
Lindy Lincicome
Jasen Smith
Costume Inventory Crew
Jenny Banker
JOG Interns
Thank you for the Donation of Yarn for the Bucket Family Knitwear
Meghan Barylak
Barbara Biasiotta
Kira Brown
Eric Steckel
Backstage Parent Volunteers
Francesca Chase
Sarah Gallo
Wendy Humm Allport
Michelle Knoblock
Laura Peters
Props Hands/Set Crew
Patti Alderson
Joe Brosch
Aimee Brosch
Eileen Brown
Kathleen Compton
Kenneth Hardman
Kyle Means
Eric Steckel
Front of House
Jenny Banker
Mary Lu Barbour
Chrissie Booker
Ksan Cooper
Scott Davis
Douglas Fidler
Pam Groom
Tonya Gulley
Patti McCoy
Marci Paolucci
Katherine Peck
Bessie Raines
Mega Rankin
Katie Rito
Brad Rito
Lisa Sarafian
Nancy Shorts
Eric Steckel
Verna Vander Kooi
Sara Vollman
Layne Weakland
Dawn Wornkey
Wendy Yuzik