Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Welcome to the world of pure imagination with this tasty Broadway and West End musical based on the famous novel and hit movie.
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Show Essentials
18
Roles
+ Ensemble
PG
Rated
2
Acts

Full Synopsis

Suddenly before us stands Willy Wonka, the world-renowned candy maker and inventor of the Everlasting Gobstopper ("The Candy Man') - a genius who believes he is a forgotten man. Wonka transforms himself into the world-weary owner of a candy shop who makes the acquaintance of young Charlie Bucket, who idolizes Willy Wonka. When the shop owner tells Charlie that Wonka is about to make a comeback, the boy is thrilled but exasperated that the shop owner does not seem to know just who Willy Wonka is ("Willy Wonka! Willy Wonka!"). Charlie comes from a poor, fatherless family that scrounges for food, and he lives for his birthday each year when he receives as a gift a single Willy Wonka Chocolate Bar. The shop owner tells him that Willy Wonka is going to open the mysteries of his chocolate factory - but only to the five lucky possessors of a golden ticket to be found in a Wonka Bar. Back home, Charlie learns that times are so hard for his family that he will not get his birthday Wonka Bar this year - so no chance at the golden ticket. Of the four eccentric grandparents who live in the house - in fact, in the same bad - Grandpa Joe is Charlie's kindred spirit ("Charlie, You & I"), urging him on. Charlie decides to write a letter to Willy Wonka ("A Letter from Charlie Bucket"), in which he expresses his wonder and admiration (as well as some ideas) for the candy maker.

The news break that the first winner of a golden ticket is a food-loving German boy ("More of Him to Love"), adored by his mother and named Augustus Gloop. The second ("When Veruca Says") is Veruca Salt, the spoiled-rotten daughter of a Russian oligarch. The winner of the third ticket ("The Queen of Pop") is Violet Beauregarde, whose publicity hound of a father is turning her pursuit of a world record for chewing gum into a media event. The fourth ticket ("What Could Possibly Go Wrong?") goes to Mike Teavee, a brat who is mesmerized by social media, to the delight of his mother. Charlie appears to be out of luck, leaving his mother and grandparents wistful for what she is unable to provide ("If Your Father Were Here"), when fate intervenes. He finds some money on the ground and buys a Wonka bar from Mrs. Green's cart and discovers a golden ticket, making him the fifth winner. Charlie and his whole family celebrate the news ("I've Got a Golden Ticket" / "Grandpa Joe") that he is headed to Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, where Grandpa Joe will join him. At long last, Willy Wonka welcomes the winners into his factory, teasing them about what lies ahead for them ("It Must Be Believed to Be Seen").

Inside the factory, Wonka introduces the winners to the wonders they are about to encounter - and some things they need to remember ("Strike That, Reverse It"). Charlie and Grandpa Joe are in awe of Wonka and what the magical experience has to offer ("Pure Imagination"/ "Grandpa Joe (Reprise)"), while the other children are greedy and impatient. One by one, the ticket holders become victims of their own appetites. Augustus Gloop's insatiable hunger for the chocolate waterfall makes him the first victim ("The Oompa Loompa Song" / "Auf Wiedersehen Augustus Gloop"), his fate determined by the mysterious Oompa Loompas who do Wonka's bidding. Wonka explains to his guests how he freed the Oompa Loompas and they became his allies ("When Willy Met Oompa"). His warnings fall on deaf ears. Violet is then the next golden ticket holder to vanish followed by Veruca ("Veruca's Nutcracker Sweet"), and finally Mike Teavee ("Vidiots"). Ultimately, there is only Charlie, in whom Willy Wonka sees an heir to his magical mission. He welcomes Charlie into a magical glass elevator that takes them up, up, up, so the boy can see everything that will be his ("The View from Here") - a happy home and limitless future, thanks to the Candy Man.

Casting
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Cast Size: Medium (11 to 20 performers)
Cast Type: Children

Character Breakdown

Willy Wonka

The sly, charming star of the show. Lithe, eccentric. His larger than life persona can go from charming and comical, to magically mysterious and dark.

Gender: male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Charlie Bucket

Sweet, smart, hopeful and loving. A boy with wonderful innocence and vulnerability.

Gender: male
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: G#3
Grandpa Joe

Impish. He is Charlie's imaginative, fun, kind and loving grandfather. After many years being confined to a bed, his childish energy returns when Charlie finds the Golden Ticket.

Gender: male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: G#2
Mrs. Bucket

Charlie's warm and kind-hearted mother. Worrier. Generous and loving.

Gender: female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Grandma Josephine
Array
Gender: female
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Grandma Georgina
Array
Gender: female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Grandpa George
Array
Gender: male
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: F2
Mrs. Gloop

Augustus's German, moronic, Wagnerian mother. Mirthlessly smiles as though it were affixed to the front of her face.

Gender: female
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Augustus Gloop

Rampantly over-active.

Gender: male
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Mr. Salt

Veruca's goofy, eccentric, distracted, hilarious father. Finds it impossible to say no, giving in to every ridiculous demand his daughter makes.

Gender: male
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Veruca Salt

Vicious and determined.

Gender: female
Vocal range top: Db5
Vocal range bottom: Ab4
Mr. Beauregarde

Violet's ineffectual father. Ignores his back-talking, insult-hurling daughter.

Gender: male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Violet Beauregarde

Confident, forward, and full of attitude.

Gender: female
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: C#4
Mike Teavee

A fireplug with a ridiculous amount of energy.

Gender: male
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: G3
Mrs. Teavee

She needs amphetamines to get through the day and deal with her outrageous son. Tense, extreme, and hilarious.

Gender: female
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Mrs. Green
Array
Gender: female
Jerry
Array
Gender: male
Cherry
Array
Ensemble
Array
Full Song List
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: Overture
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: The Candy Man
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: Charlie, You and I
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: A Letter from Charlie Bucket
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: More of Him to Love
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: When Veruca Says
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: The Queen of Pop
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: That Little Man of Mine
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: If Your Father Were Here
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: I've Got a Golden Ticket
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: It Must Be Believed to Be Seen
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: Strike That, Reverse It
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: Pure Imagination / Grandpa Joe (Reprise)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: The Oompa Loompa Song / Auf Wiedersehen
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: You Got Whatcha Want
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: Veruca's Nutcracker Sweet
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: Vidiots
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: That Little Man of Mine Reprise
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: The View from Here

Billing

Based on the novel by Roal Dahl

Songs from the Motion Picture by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley

Requirements

You must give the authors/creators billing credits, as specified in the Licence Agreement, in a conspicuous manner on the first page of credits in all programs and on house-boards, displays and in all other advertising announcements of any kind. You agree to supply to the Licensor full details of all such material for Licensor’s approval prior to printing and distribution and supply two (2) copies of the program after printing.
Percentages listed indicate required type size in relation to title size.
Roald Dahl's
25%
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
100%
Book by
David Greig
50%
Music by
Marc Shaiman
50%
Lyrics by
Scott Wittman
Marc Shaiman
50%
Based on the novel by ROALD DAHL
37.5%
 
Songs from the Motion Picture by
LESLIE BRICUSSE and ANTHONY NEWLEY
50%
 
ADDITIONAL TITLE PAGE BILLING: The following billing is required for the title page of the program only:
 
Orchestrations by
DOUG BESTERMAN
Arrangements by
Marc Shaiman
 
Produced in the West End and on Broadway by
Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures
Langley Park Productions
Neal Street Productions
 
All professional companies licensing the Play shall provide the following links in their programs (inclusion of the links in the Roald Dahl bio is acceptable):
 
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Roald Dahl’s CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

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Included Materials

ItemQuantity Included
LIBRETTO/VOCAL BOOK20
PIANO VOCAL SCORE2

Production Resources

Resource
HOW DOES THE SHOW GO ON?
LOGO PACK DIGITAL

STANDARD ORCHESTRATION

InstrumentationDoubling
BASSACOUSTIC BASS , ELECTRIC BASS
CELLO
DRUMSBELL TREE , COWBELL , DRUM SET , MARK TREE , POLICE WHISTLE , RATCHET , SHAKER , SIREN WHISTLE , TAMBOURINE , TEMPLE BLOCKS , TRIANGLE , WOOD BLOCK
GUITARARCHTOP , BANJO , ELECTRIC GUITAR , NYLON STRING GUITAR , STEEL STRING GUITAR
KEYBOARD 1
KEYBOARD 2
REED 1ALTO SAXOPHONE , CLARINET , FLUTE , PICCOLO
REED 2BASS CLARINET , CLARINET , SOPRANO SAXOPHONE , TENOR SAXOPHONE
TROMBONE
TRUMPETFLUGELHORN , PICCOLO TPT B FLAT , TRUMPET
VIOLIN