From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Broadway Sessions had a very sweet season premiere this last week as we welcomed cast members from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We danced Oompa Loompa-style, enjoyed heartfe…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Kyle Taylor ParkerKyle Taylor Parker (KINKY BOOTS, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY) has teamed up with musical genius Joshua Stephen Kartes and David Rowen to launch a month…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Earlier this month, BroadwayWorld announced the results for our second annual Broadway's Backbone Best Musical Ensemble Award, which went to the company of Miss Saigon. Charlie a…

Each week, we'll be highlighting the top virtual show programs from BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag! Want to create a FREE Stage Mag for your own show? This week includes productions from Capital Stage, The Coterie T…

Robert Morse as Jerry/Daphne and Tony Roberts as Joe/Josephine in “Sugar” (1972). Photo by Martha Swope.April 9, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Fifty-two years ago tonight, the first m…

Broadway veteran and Tony Award winner André De Shields will play the role of Old Deuteronomy in Cats: The Jellicle Ball, the drag and ball culture-inspired take on the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. The sh…

Comedian Russell Daniels and Elliott Mattox are climbing aboard the good ship Titanique. Daniels will reprise the role of Ruth, currently played by Nathan Lee Graham, while Mattox will play Victor Garber, cur…

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included here, but how familiar …

Broadway performer Monette McKay, whose credits include Come From Away, Memphis, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mamma Mia!, has launched small batch ceramics business, Symphon…

Whether you’re waiting anxiously to see Timothée Chalamet in Wonka (the musical prequel to Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), or are rolling your eyes in anticipatory disgust (look, after the…

Olivier; Sam Wanamaker Playhouse; Kiln, LondonThe youngsters steal the show in the National’s terrifying gothic Disney Roald Dahl; a fine cast are stranded in Ibsen by candlelight; and a bittersweet fairytale…

Granted, Roald Dahl’s dark and complex stories from the 1960s are not easy to adapt into family musicals.

With songs from the 1971 film and an original score by Hairspray's Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, the musical played a Broadway run in 2017.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced that the beloved musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is available for licensing.  

Watch the new video trailer for the Wonka movie musical starring Timothee Chalamet! Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the film also stars Calah Lane, Keeg…

Christie Koppe (Director) has completed A Practical Approach to Directing through Yale University, USA, has a Master of Teaching (Drama & Languages [Spanish and Italian Studies]) and Bachelor of Arts in Pe…

Based on the character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Timothée Chalamet introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka. The trailer for the new movie musical also features Keegan-Michael Key, …

The folks at London’s “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory” in Wimbledon were afraid they were going to melt today. There’s no air

The film stars Tony Award® nominee Josh Young (Broadway’s Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita) as Shlomo, Nya (star of the recent Cleopatra and the Broadway revival of Caroline or Change) as Nina Simone and Emi…

Original London Cast, 2013 (Watertower Music) The first stage iteration of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman’s musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s novel preserves only one of Leslie Bricusse and An…

Cody Garcia, who played Willy Wonka in a touring production of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” takes on the role of Buddy.

The hills are alive in Millburn, New Jersey, as Paper Mill Playhouse's new production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's The Sound of Music begins its run December 2. The production will continue thr…

Leeds Playhouse The rags-to-riches roots of the Roald Dahl story are emphasised in this family show, but video effects blunt the rough magic There’s something of the fairytale about Charlie and the Chocolate …

Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical comes to Leeds Playhouse for the festive season. The musical invites one into a world of imagination of Charlie’s plight and Willy Wonka’s confec…

The Hollywood classic Some Like It Hot has received the Broadway musical treatment and officially opens at the Shubert Theatre on December 11. Ahead of its opening, stars Christian Borle and J. Harrison Ghee sa…

Welcome to Oz! Tony winner Michele Pawk and Michael Wartella are set to join Wicked on Broadway. Pawk will take on the role of Madame Morrible beginning on December 12. She is replacing Sharon Sachs, who will …

Timothée Chalamet has revealed that he has seven musical numbers in the upcoming film Wonka, in which he stars as Willy Wonka. Chalamet described the film as 'joyous' and and 'sincere.' The film is a prequel t…

In-person shows have been back for over a year now, but sometimes we want to get our theatre fix at home. Thankfully, there are still wonderful stage performances to watch online. Our carefully curated list spo…

Performances will begin in November at the Leeds Playhouse.

Darius Barnes, a Broadway dancer and choreographer with six credits to his name who was set to serve as associate choreographer on Kimberly Akimbo, has died according to various social media reports by his fami…

By Douglas Mayo Gareth Snook is to play legendary chocolatier Willy Wonka in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory UK Tour. This post Gareth Snook to play Willy Wonka in Charlie musical tour first appeared on B…

The play features Emmy nominee Carl Clemons-Hopkins and Crystal Dickinson as James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni, respectively. Playbill Pride · Photos: ...

By Douglas Mayo A tour of the hit musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been announced to start in February 2023. More tour dates to be announced. This post Charlie and the Chocolate Factory UK Tour fir…

The tour follows a fall engagement at the Leeds Playhouse.

While in-person theatre is back in NYC, there are still wonderful shows to stream at home. Below are performances you can watch online this weekend, Friday, April 8 to Sunday, April 10, for free or at low cost.…

So many excellent questions... Play along as Elliott Mattox (@ElliotMattox - Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate factory) joins Bryan, Kevin, and Kimberly for tequila, broadway talk, theatre games,

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is so intriguingly bizarre that it would be worth seeing just for its nose-thumbing audacity.

Angelina Arts Alliance brings a world of pure imagination to Lufkin when the Broadway musical version of ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,'' ...

By Douglas Mayo Charlie and The Chocolate Factory the musical has been announced as this year's Christmas musical for Leeds Playhouse. Tickets on sale Feb 11. This post Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical…

Today, we continue our new series that is strictly to the letter. Broadway From A to Z, will look at the people, shows and history of The Great Bright Way! Obviously, with each entry, we'll only be able to scr…

The stage adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has opened in Brisbane. Charlie, like all of Roald Dahl’s novels for children, celebrates courage, resilience and the creative power of childhood. Cha…

The production resumes performances in Syracuse, New York.

The Wonka Factory will open once more! In celebration of Roald Dahl Day and the 50th anniversary of the original movie, the producers of Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory have announced complete castin…

The production will resume performances October 12 in Syracuse, New York.

Leading the cast as the extraordinary chocolate maker, Willy Wonka, is Cody Garcia, with Jackson Greenspan, William Goldsman, and Coleman Simmons alternating in the title role of Charlie Bucket.

The post Charlie and the Chocolate Factory heads to Perth appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Cody Garcia as Willy Wonka and company. Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Photo Jeremy Daniel. In celebration of Roald Dahl Day and the 50th anniversary of the original movie, the producers of�…

The post Charlie and the Chocolate Factory appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

The post Full Cast announced for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Brisbane appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Following auditions by more than 300 hopeful artists in Brisbane and around the country (via video calls), the full cast

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently. Tony-Nominated Scribe Jeremy O. Harris to Appear on Emily in Paris Slave Play's Tony-nominated playwright Jeremy O. Harris is going to Paris! H…

 Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet has been tapped to play a young Willy Wonka in an upcoming movie musical, according to Variety. The Warner Brothers prequel film will serve as an origin story for the character…

In Part One of our interview with John Rubinstein we hear how the man who has appeared in Pippin, Children of a Lesser God, Fools, Hurlyburly, M Butterfly, Ragtime, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, not to…

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) will bring the spectacular new musical, Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Brisbane this September. The multi-Helpmann Award-nominated musical�…

F. Michael Haynie is a nerd. The most beautiful nerd I know. He’s my best pal. The people love F. That’s why he has been seen in big fat shows like Wicked as Boq, and Frozen as Olaf, but did you know that h…

Kyle Taylor Parker was originally cast as an “Angel” in the Broadway production of Kinky Boots, but his wings took flight and he was next headlining the first National Tour of Kinky Boots as “Lola” (fol…

"My goal was not to be Victoria; it was just to be an a**hole and wear a white unitard." This episode dives into one of the grandest CATS audition you'll ever hear. Emma Caymares, who starred on Broadway as Ver…

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige is playing some of her favorite show tunes from musicals in…

Tony winner Christian Borle and Michael Potts are set to have recurring roles on the second season of Fox's serial killer thriller Prodigal Son, according to Deadline. The two Broadway favorites join headliners…

Broadway couple Emily Padgett and Josh Young have announced the birth of their second child Leo Elliott Young, born on November 11; their first child, a daughter named Adele May, was born on February 3, 2019. T…

Equity One: Broadway's Happy Hour has announced their Spooky Special. The podcast co-hosted by Caleb Dicke (Broadway Backwards, Goodspeed Opera House, Music Theatre Wichita) and Elliott Mattox (Beetlejuice, Cha…

Last week's Musical of the Month column focused on what has become of the original cast of Hairspray since they took Broadway by storm during the summer of 2002. This week, we'll take a look at what has become…

We started off this month's Musical of the Month, Hairspray with a look back at the origins and facts behind the original Broadway production. This week, we take a closer look at that cast and what they've b…

Broadway might still be shut down, but Elaine Paige on Sunday isn't! Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show. This week, Paige offers a tas…

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With Mrs. Doubtfire on pause as a result of the Broadway shutdown, the show's Jake Ryan Flynn is still finding a way to leave theater lovers laughing. Flynn, who made his Broadway debut in the 2017 production …

Whilst appearing in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Adam Noviello was hard at work producing his award-winning feature film debut, Spencer, and

Producers today confirmed that the postponed Brisbane season of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory would not be going ahead. We regret to

The Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin- Virtual Edition (Corona Cabaret) continues with the release of the fifth episode featuring special guests Swayam Bhatia (Disney+'s Mighty Ducks, Really Rosie, Successio…

The star of Feud: Bette and Joan as well as Broadway’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory welcomes the new king of the jungle.

Following QPAC’s announcement that they are shutting theatres, the producers of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory have released a statement regarding the

Casting is complete for the upcoming New York production of Blue, writer Charles Randolph-Wright and composer Nona Hendrix's musical play of class and race. Tony winning actress Phylicia Rashad, who appeared…

The Berkshires' Barrington Stage Company will debut the new dance musical A Crossing during its 2020 summer season. Tony nominee Joshua Bergasse will direct and choreograph the world premiere production, sched…

Talented stage alum Michael Wartella will portray singer-songwriter Dion DiMucci in the world premiere musical The Wanderer at Paper Mill Playhouse this spring. The previously announced production will run at t…

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At the beginning of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, now at the Arsht Center, Willy Wonka says chocolate is “quite simply, the greatest invention in the entire history of the world.” That s…

Go inside the rehearsal studio to see the new touring cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prepare to take the show on the road.

The tour will launch January 1 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida.

 Emojiland The Musical has just released its first rehearsal photos, which include shots of Broadway stars Lesli Margherita as Princess Josh Lamon as Prince and Ann Harada as Pile of Poo. The complete cast fea…