Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory made Broadway a little sweeter, and now this show is heading across the imagi-nation! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tells the story of Willy Wonka opening his marvelous and mysterious chocolate factory to a lucky few. One of those lucky few is young Charlie Bucket, who along with four other golden ticket winners will embark on a journey through Wonka’s world of pure imagination.
Full dates and cities are listed below.
Buffalo, NY, Shea’s PAC, September 21, 2018 – September 29, 2018
Chicago, IL, Oriental Theatre, October 2, 2018 – October 21, 2018
Cincinnati, OH, Proctor & Gamble Hall, October 23, 2018 – November 4, 2018
Philadelphia, PA, Kimmel Center, November 6, 2018 – November 18, 2018
Toronto, Canada, Princess of Wales Theatre, November 20, 2018 – January 6, 2019
Boston, MA, Boston Opera House, January 8, 2019 – January 20, 2019
Baltimore, MD, France-Merrick PAC, January 22, 2019 – January 27, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA, Benedum Center, January 29, 2019 – February 3, 2019
Providence, RI, Providence PAC, February 5, 2019 – February 10, 2019
Durham, NC, Durham PAC, February 12, 2019 – February 17, 2019
Hartford, CT, Bushnell PAC, February 19, 2019 – February 24, 2019
Schenectady, NY, Proctors Theatre, February 26, 2019 – March 3, 2019
Minneapolis, MN, Orpheum Theatre, March 6, 2019 – March 17, 2019
Toledo, OH, Stranahan Theatre, March 19, 2019 – March 24, 2019
Los Angeles, CA, Pantages Theatre, March 27, 2019 – April 14, 2019
San Francisco, CA, Golden Gate Theatre, April 16, 2019 – May 12, 2019
San Diego, CA, San Diego Civic Theatre, May 14, 2019 – May 19, 2019
Costa Mesa, CA, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, May 28, 2019 – June 9, 2019
Tempe, AZ, Gammage Auditorium, June 11, 2019 – June 16, 2019
Las Vegas, NV, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, June 18, 2019 – June 30, 2019
Denver, CO, Denver Performing Arts Complex, July 9, 2019 – July 28, 2019
Seattle, WA, Paramount Theatre, July 31, 2019 – August 11,
Portland, OR, Portland Center for the Performing Arts, August 13, 2019 – August 18, 2019
Dallas, TX, AT&T Performing Arts Center, August 22, 2019 – September 1, 2019
With Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien as director, Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory featured music by Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award winner Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Grammy and Tony Award winners Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, a book by Artistic Director of Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum theatre David Greig, choreography by Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Joshua Bergasse, and includes additional songs by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley from the 1971 Warner Bros motion picture.
Featured in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is scenic and costume design by five-time Tony Award nominee Mark Thompson, lighting design by four-time Tony Award nominee Japhy Weideman, sound design by Andrew Keister, projection design by Jeff Sugg, puppet and illusion design by Obie and Drama Desk Award winner Basil Twist, orchestrations by three-time Tony Award winner Doug Besterman, and music supervision by Nicholas Skilbeck.
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is produced by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures (Mark Kaufman), Langley Park Productions (Kevin McCormick), and Neal Street Productions (Sam Mendes, Caro Newling).