Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
The Media Theatre · Media, PA
A staged production of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — the musical adaptation with songs by Shaiman, Wittman, and Bricusse & Newley — at The Media Theatre, following young Charlie Bucket and four other golden-ticket winners through Willy Wonka's factory.
Expect a full-scale family musical in a 440-seat historic 1927 theater, with a cast of local performers bringing Wonka's factory to life through big production numbers and colorful staging. The crowd skews toward families and kids alongside adult musical-theater regulars, so the room tends to be lively and vocal rather than hushed. A reported opening-night-style promotion has handed out Wonka bars to early attendees, some containing golden tickets for a local tour — a small extra bit of theater before the show.
