Brandon McElwain is in awe as he is witnessing his imagination come to life in his inaugural show as director.

Deep Roy in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' ; Deep Roy attends the final season premiere of HBO Original Series' 'The Righteous Gemstones' at Paramount Theatre on March 5, 2025.

James Fox in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' ; James Fox attends a screening of 'A Long Way From Home' at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival at Savoy on Feb. 15, 2014.

It’s a Fox Valley eye-popper with Gobstoppers! All that said, the issues with “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” as a musical abide. It’s a chilly show and remains so in Aurora.

Synopsis: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," based on the Roald Dahl book, is about the extremely poor but imaginative Charlie Bucket. He finds a Golden Ticket to tour Willy Wonka's chocolate ...

Roald Dahl 's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features scenic and costume design by five-time Tony Award nominee Mark Thompson, lighting design by four-time Tony Award nominee Japhy Weideman ...

John Rubenstein, who plays Charlie’s Grandpa Joe, hams it up in his early scenes, but calms down and becomes more trustworthy as the boy’s chaperone when he is allowed into the chocolate factory.

Film Review: ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Production: A Warner Bros. release, presented in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, of a Zanuck Co./Plan B production.