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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Hits the 100 Performance Milestone

Directed by Jack O’Brien, the musical plays the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

The company of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory celebrate 100 performances.
The company of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory celebrate 100 performances.
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Broadway's favorite candy-coated musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, celebrates 100 performances today at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

The show's Charlies were most excited for the cake.
The show's Charlies were most excited for the cake.
(© Seth Walters)

Directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman, a book by David Greig, and choreography by Joshua Bergasse. The production includes additional songs by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley from the 1971 Warner Bros. motion picture.

Performances of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory continue at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Performances of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory continue at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
(© Seth Walters)

Starring two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle, the company also features Jake Ryan Flynn, Ryan Foust, and Ryan Sell making their Broadway debuts as Charlie Bucket, alongside John Rubinstein as Grandpa Joe, Emily Padgett as Mrs. Bucket, Kathy Fitzgerald as Mrs. Gloop, F. Michael Haynie as Augustus Gloop, Ben Crawford as Mr. Salt, Emma Pfaeffle as Veruca Salt, Alan H. Green as Mr. Beauregard, Trista Dollison as Violet Beauregard, Jackie Hoffman as Mrs. Teavee, and Michael Wartella as Mike Teavee.

Featured in the ensemble are Yesenia Ayala, Darius Barnes, Colin Bradbury, Jared Bradshaw, Ryan Breslin, Kristy Cates, Madeleine Doherty, Paloma Garcia-Lee, Stephanie Gibson, Talya Groves, Cory Lingner, Elliott Mattox, Monette McKay, Kyle Taylor Parker, Paul Slade Smith, Stephen Carrasco, Kristin Piro, Amy Quanbeck, Michael Williams, and Mikey Winslow.

The production features scenic and costume design by Mark Thompson, lighting design by Japhy Weideman, sound design by Andrew Keister, puppet design by Basil Twist, projection design by Jeff Sugg, orchestrations by Doug Besterman, and music direction and supervision by Nicholas Skilbeck.

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