Meet the cast of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY at the John W Engeman Theater

Performances: 

November 14, 2024 - December 29, 2024.

 

The mysterious Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his secret candy factory–but only to a lucky few who find one of the five Golden Tickets. Charlie Bucket and four other winners will go on a life-changing journey through Wonka’s world of pure imagination, including chocolate waterfalls, nutty squirrels, and the Great Glass Elevator. A fun-filled show for the entire family featuring favorites from the 1971 film, including “Candy Man,” “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket,” “Oompa-Loompa Song,” and “Pure Imagination.”

 

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is directed by DREW HUMPHREY (Engeman Theater: Beauty and the Beast, The Sound of Music, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Oklahoma, Mary Poppins, A Chorus Line, Singin’ in The Rain, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Guys and Dolls, 42nd Street, and Gypsy) and choreographed by MANDY MODIC (Engeman Theater: Beauty and the Beast, The Sound of Music, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; National Tours: 42nd Street; Regional: The Marriott Theater, Drury Lane Theater, Chicago Shakespeare, Paramount Theater, The Wick, Mill Mountain Theater).

 

The Creative Team includes ALEC BART (Musical Director), KYLE DIXON (Scenic Design), DUSTIN CROSS (Costume Design), JOHN BURKLAND (Lighting Design), LAURA SHUBERT (Sound Design), MEGAN COHEN (Props Design), JEFF KNAGGS (Wig Design), WOJCIK CASTING TEAM (Casting Directors), CHELSEY STEINMETZ (Production Stage Manager), JENNIFER DOLCE (Director of Production) and RICHARD DOLCE (Executive Producer).

 

CAST:

MATTHEW EBY as CHARLIE BUCKET

 

COOPER GRODIN as WILLY WONKA

HOWARD PINHASIK as GRANDPA JOE 

 

Also featured

RICKENS ANANTUA as MR. BEAUREGARD

CÁITLÍN BURKE as MRS. GLOOP

JAMES CHANNING as MR. SAL

SARAH COLT as MRS. BUCKET

MOLLY SAMSON as MRS. TEAVEE.

 

Alternating the roles of THE CHILDREN

OLIVER CIRELLI as AUGUSTUS GLOOP

BENJAMIN CORSO as MIKE TEAVEE

LONDON DEL VECCHIO as VERUCA SALT

BRIAHNA GRIBBEN as VIOLET BEAUREGARD

ELYANA RANDOLPH as VERUCA SALT

LUCA SILVA as MIKE TEAVEE

ELLIOT TORBENSON as AUGUSTUS GLOOP

SATYA WILLIAMS as VIOLET BEAUREGARD.

 

The ensemble includes CATE BENIOFF, MADELINE BENOIT, STEVEN BIDWEL, HERO DELA CRUZ, CAROLINE EBY, ZOE GILLIS, KATLYN HAROLD, ALYSSA JACQULINE, TJ KUBLER, JOI MCCOY, MAC MYLES, NOAH PIERRE PLEUNIK, and NOAH RUEBECK.

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