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Running time: Approx 2 hrs, 30 min
Step behind the gates and discover what awaits.
Lobby doors open one hour prior to performance
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Nominated for 7 Laurence Olivier Awards including Best New Musical!
This fantastical musical follows young Charlie Bucket and his Grandpa Joe as they join four other Golden Ticket winners to tour the magical and mysterious chocolate factory of eccentric “Candy Man” Willy Wonka. When the factory gates are opened, experience the lifechanging journey through a world of “Pure Imagination,” revealed with Wonka’s army of curious “Oompa-Loompas.” Who will win the lifetime supply of chocolate? STEP BEHIND THE GATES AND DISCOVER WHAT AWAITS.
When you arrive at Paramount you’ll be greeted in our Grand Gallery, transformed into a Christmas wonderland with a two-story fully decorated tree.
Book by DAVID GREIG
Music by MARC SHAIMAN
Lyrics by SCOTT WITTMAN & MARC SHAIMAN
Based on the novel by ROALD DAHL
Songs from the Motion Picture by LESLIE BRICUSSE and ANTHONY NEWLEY
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International
Meet the Team
Cast
Stephen Schellhardt *
Willy Wonka
previously in Into the Woods, The Sound of Music, and Fun Home
Charlie Long
Charlie Bucket
previously in School of Rock and The Sound of Music
Meena Sood
Charlie Bucket
previously in School of Rock
Gene Weygandt *
Grandpa Joe
previously in Little Shop of Horrors, The Wizard of Oz, and Annie
Jaye Ladymore *
Mrs. Bucket, Ensemble
making Paramount Theatre debut
David Blakeman
Augustus Gloop, Ensemble
making Paramount Theatre debut
August Forman
Mike Teavee, Ensemble
previously in Little Shop of Horrors and Hand to God
Devon Hayakawa
Veruca Salt, Ensemble
previously in Fun Home
Tiffany T. Taylor *
Violet Beauregarde, Ensemble
previously in Cinderella
Heidi Kettenring *
Mrs. Teavee, Ensemble
previously in The Secret of My Success
Jason Richards
Mr. Salt, Ensemble, u/s Grandpa Joe
previously in School of Rock, Cinderella, The Producers, and A Christmas Story
Lorenzo Rush Jr. *
Mr. Beauregarde, Ensemble
previously in Dreamgirls, Cinderella, and Jesus Christ Superstar
Abby C. Smith *
Mrs. Gloop, Ensemble
making Paramount Theatre debut
Terrell Armstrong
Ensemble, Gum Chompin' Diva
previously in Kinky Boots
Lexie Bailey
Ensemble, Gum Chompin' Diva, u/s Violet Beauregarde
previously in Little Shop of Horrors, The Sound of Music, and Rock of Ages
Brian Bandura *
Ensemble
previously in Beauty and the Beast & Kinky Boots
Matthew Bettencourt *
Ensemble, Gum Chompin' Diva, Dance Captain
previously in Kinky Boots and Cinderella
Ben Broughton
Ensemble, Swing, u/s Grandpa George
making Paramount Theatre debut
Lydia Burke *
Ensemble, Grandma Josephine, Gum Chompin' Diva
previously in Little Shop of Horrors, Groundhog Day, and Kinky Boots
Morgan DiFonzo
Ensemble, Gum Chompin' Diva
making Paramount Theatre debut
Evan C. Dolan *
Ensemble, u/s Willy Wonka, u/s Mike Teavee
previously in Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, and Sweeney Todd
Nick Druzbanski *
Ensemble, Jerry
previously in School of Rock, Rock of Ages, Groundhog Day, Kinky Boots, and Beauty and the Beast
Alley Ellis
Ensemble, Gum Chompin' Diva, u/s Veruca Salt
previously in School of Rock and Rock of Ages
Jared David Michael Grant *
Ensemble, Grandpa George, u/s Mr. Salt, u/s Mr. Beauregarde
previously in Little Shop of Horrors and Jesus Christ Superstar
Dakota Hughes
Ensemble, Swing, u/s Jerry, u/s Gum Chompin’ Diva
previously in School of Rock, Into the Woods, Cinderella, and Kinky Boots
Michael Lunder
Ensemble
making Paramount Theatre debut
Jessica Minter
Ensemble, Swing, u/s Grandma Josephine, u/s Grandma Georgina, u/s Cherry, u/s Mrs. Green, u/s Gum Chompin’ Diva
making Paramount Theatre debut
Sara Reinecke *
Ensemble, Mrs. Green, u/s Mrs. Bucket
previously in Kinky Boots, Beauty and the Beast, The Producers, Legally Blonde, Elf, and Mamma Mia!
Nellie Shuford
Ensemble, Grandma Georgina, u/s Mrs. Gloop
previously in The Sound of Music
Allison Sill *
Ensemble, Cherry, u/s Mrs. Teavee
previously in School of Rock and Oklahoma
Ayana Strutz
Ensemble, Gum Chompin' Diva
making Paramount Theatre debut
Matthew Weidenbener
Ensemble, u/s Augustus Gloop
making Paramount Theatre debut
Artistic Team
Trent Stork
Director
Kory Danielson
Music Director
Kasey Alfonso
Choreographer
Jeffrey D. Kmiec †
Scenic Designer
Ryan Park †
Costume Designer
Greg Hofmann †
Lighting Designer
Adam Rosenthal
Sound Designer
Paul Deziel
Projections Designer
Katie Cordts
Wig, Hair & Makeup Designer
Jesse Gaffney
Properties Designer
Ethan Deppe
Electronic Music Designer
Max Fabian
Fight & Intimacy Director
Susan Gosdick
Dialect Coach
Trent Stork
Casting Director
Jaci Entwisle *
Stage Manager
Amber R. Dettmers *
Assistant Stage Manager
Erin Nicole Eggers *
Assistant Stage Manager
Amanda Raquel Martinez
Assistant Director
Maria Blanco
Associate Choreographer
Celia Villacres
Associate Music Director & Associate Conductor
* indicates member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)
† indicates member of United Scenic Artists (USA)
‡ indicates member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)