Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Playing October 11 to 27, 2024
Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vancouver
The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious 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 army of 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 (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."
Credits
Direct by Mark Carter, Choreography by Ken Overbey, Music Direction by Jeremy Hoffman
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Book by David Greig
Music by Marc Shaiman
Based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
Songs from the Motion Picture by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Audience
All audiences
DURATION
2 acts with intermission
Production Team
Lily Yuan, Executive Producer
Janet Wang, Producer/Production Manager
Troy Banks, Assistant Producer
Mark Carter, Director
Jeremy Hoffman, Music Director
Monica Sumulong Dumas, Assistant Music Director
Ken Overbey*, Choreographer
Brian Ball, Visual Scenery and Set Designer
Timothy Zhao, Motion Graphic Supervisor
Darren W. Hales, Lighting Designer/Technical Director
Rick Colhoun, Sound Designer
Judy Cerny, Costume Designer
Stephanie Barclay, Head of Props
Jaren Guerreiro, Stage Manager
Kayla Nielson, Assistant Stage Manager
Daniel Lou, Projection Installation and Tech Support
Marnie Wilson, Publicity
Ion Brand Design, Graphic Design
Jeremy Hoffman, Keyboard 1, MD
Monica Sumulong Dumas, Bass, Asst MD
Tyler Murray, Drums
Kevin McDonnell, Violin
Christian Richardson, Guitar
Justin Kury, Trumpet
Livia Cohen, Keyboard 2
Jennifer Innanen, Reeds ( Flute/Clarinet/Saxophone)
Sponsors
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