Articles Tagged With: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at The St. Gabriel Miracle Players

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at The St. Gabriel Miracle Players

News

In the end, there’s quite a prize if you can see with more than your eyes. And you’ll have to bring more than just your peepers along for the ride if you truly want to experience Charlie & The Chocolate Factory at St. Gabriel’s Miracle Players. You’ll need to bring your— IMAGINATION! Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, this newer musical theatre adaptation has more grizzly outcomes for the children as they traverse their way through Wonka’s chocolate factory and The Miracle Players are doing the best they can to bring you wonder,

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Wonkavision: A Golden Ticket Interview with Paul Norfolk as Willy Wonka

Interviews

Come with me and you’ll be in a world of Pure Imagination! It’s almost like Stand Up For…Theatre had to imagine themselves into existence just for this show to happen! (#IYKYK) But they did it! And their candy was dandy! Meet The Candy Man, the final in the Wonkavision Golden Ticket Interview series! Oh what fun!

Thank you for giving us a moment of your time, why don’t you tell us who you are?

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Wonkavision: A Golden Ticket Interview with Ed Higgins & Aidyn Mingo on being The Buckets

Interviews

There’s no earthly way of knowing, which direction we are going— Wonkavision is steering us down into the home stretch! Are you ready to have a chat with The Buckets?

Thank you both— Ed, where’s the actor playing Grandpa J— seriously!?

Ed Higgins: (*performs very Wonka-like bow*) You’re looking at him!

Oh my chocolates and bonbons. Ooh boy. Well, here we go! You two are?

Aidyn Mingo: I’m Aidyn.

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Wonkavision: A Golden Ticket Interview with Elliot & Jessica Long on being The Teevees

Interviews

Whenever children would throw a fit— the TV set would babysit! Or the tablet. Or the screen. You get the picture…pun intended! Wonkavision is zooming through these family and we’re zooming in on the Teevees next!

Thank you for giving us some of your time, I just spoke with the other family-family, as the Blakes are mother daughter, playing father daughter, and you’re actual mother-son playing mother-son, so how cool is that? Let’s get everyone started here with introductions!

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Charlie & The Chocolate Factory at Stand Up For…Theatre

Reviews

author: Jake Schwartz

In theatre, there is a saying – “the show must go on.” And for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory at Stand Up For… Theatre, that became their reality. Nearly losing it all before the curtain even rose, the Fire Marshalls shut down the production from happening. Facing a challenge that would’ve melted even Willy Wonka’s resolve, Stand Up For… Theatre didn’t back down; and they are here for one weekend only!

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Wonkavision: A Golden Ticket Interview with Audrey & Heather Blake on being The Salts

Interviews

When you’ve got more money than Croesus what do you do? Oompa-Loompa-dompady— fly in on a private jet and try to buy the chocolate factory, that’s what. Wonkavision continues with this in-depth look into the Salt Family!

Thank you for giving us some of your rehearsal time; we’ll keep it simple to start, how about names and who you’re playing?

Heather Blake: My actual name is Heather Lynn Blake. And I’m playing Olig Salt from—

You’re about to say something Russian and (for me) completely unspellable,

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Wonkavision: A Golden Ticket Interview with Francesca DeBella & Gage Wright on being the Beauregardes

Interviews

You pop that gum one more time— wait…that’s a different musical. Sorry- too much sugar for a second there. Wonkavision is right on time with another in-depth look at a parent-kid duo— this time it’s The Beauregarde Family!

Thank you for giving us a few of your rehearsal minutes, let’s get the ball rolling with who you are and who you’re playing, shall we?

Gage Wright: My name is Gage Wright and I play Eugene Beauregarde.

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Wonkavision: A Golden Ticket Interview with Lucy Blumberg & Aaron Pinter on being The Gloops

Interviews

Augustus-flavored-chocolate-covered-Gloop. Or taffy-coated. Or sugar-drenched. Take your pick from which version you know best. Now you’re going to get an in-depth version with this one-on-one interview with Augustus and Mrs. Gloop— right here in the Wonkavision interview series on TheatreBloom!

Well hello, Gloops! Thank you for joining us! If you can tell us your name and which one of you is playing which, that would be a great start!

Lucy Blumberg: I’m Lucy and I’m playing Mrs.

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Wonkavision: A Golden-Ticket Interview with Chris Pence on Being An Oompa Loompa

Interviews

“We have so much time and so little to do!” said no theatre company ever. Strike that. Reverse it! And the time is here! The irony that Roald Dahl’s Charlie & The Chocolate Factory showcases what happens when the baddies get what’s comin’ to ‘em is lost on NOBODY here. (#IYKYK) And when the universe hands you a Golden Ticket (you can get yours at the door this weekend!) you take it and run straight to the DOODLEHatch for Stand Up For…Theatre’s Charlie &

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