CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Comes to The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport

The John W. Engeman Theater has announced the cast and creative team of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. Performances begin on Thursday, November 14, 2024, and run through Sunday, 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).

The cast of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY features MATTHEW EBY as CHARLIE BUCKET (Regional: Theatre Three, CM Theater, Pride Performing Arts; Film/TV: “The Penguin,” “American Horror Stories”), Cooper Grodin as WILLY WONKA (National Tours: The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables; Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theater, Barrington Stage Company, Shakespeare in the Park, Denver Performing Arts Center, Olney Theater, Barington Stage; TV/Film: “The Blacklist,” “Deception,” “Music and Lyrics”), and Howard Pinhasik as GRANDPA JOE (Off-Broadway: King of the Jews; Regional: Gateway, Metropolitan Playhouse, Theatre at 14th Street, Cidermill Playhouse; TV/Film: “Law and Order,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Do No Harm,” “The Job”). 

Also featured are RICKENS ANANTUA as MR. BEAUREGARD, CÁITLÍN BURKE as MRS. GLOOP, JAMES CHANNING as MR. SALT, SARAH COLT as MRS. BUCKET, and Molly Samson as MRS. TEAVEE.

Alternating the roles of THE CHILDREN are 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, and 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.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY schedule includes 7:00pm weekday performances on Wednesdays AND Thursdays!  The performance schedule is: Wednesdays at 7:00pm, Thursdays at 7:00pm, Fridays at 8:00pm, Saturdays at 2:00pm and 8:00pm, and Sundays at 2:00pm and 7:00pm. There are select added performances during the holiday week. Tickets start at $82 and may be purchased by calling 631-261-2900, going online at engemantheater.com, or visiting the Engeman Theater Box Office at 250 Main Street, Northport.

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