Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory at Ridgefield Playhouse

Your Golden Ticket Awaits!
Purchase a WONKA bar in the lobby for a chance to win prizes at the screening!
Treat yourself to specially produced commentary from Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz that will serve as your golden ticket to learn more about this magical and scrumdiddlyumptious film.
Your golden ticket to adventure awaits! Enter a world of pure imagination when Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Warner Bros. Entertainment bring the beloved film, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), back to the big screen in select cinemas nationwide for a special event on Wednesday, June 29.
Directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene Wilder as the legendary Willy Wonka, this movie brings to the screen the endlessly appetizing delights of Roald Dahl’s cherished book. Coated with flavorful tunes and production designs that are a visual treat for the eyes, this effervescent musical never fails to enchant young and old.
On a whirlwind tour of Willy’s incredible, edible realm of chocolate waterfalls, elfish Oompa-Loompas and industrial-sized confections, a boy named Charlie (Peter Ostrum) will discover the sweetest secret of all: a generous, loving heart.
With this heart-warming fan favorite, audiences will rediscover all the timeless magic as it was meant to be seen on the big screen.