CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY | A Magical Performance Awaits at Paramount Theatre

Welcome to a World of Pure Imagination: Paramount’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory AURORA – Get ready for a gobstoppingly delightful show filled with magical surprises throughout! Step behind the gates and discover the magic that awaits at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre presenting the Professional Regional Premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, through January 14, 2024. Follow young Charlie Bucket, his Grandpa Joe and four more Golden Ticket winners on a private tour of eccentric “Candy Man” WillyWonka’s magical and mysterious chocolate factory. Who will win the lifetime supply of chocolate? Experience their life-changing journey through a world of “Pure Imagination," revealed with Wonka’s army of curious Oompa-Loompas.

Trent Stork, Paramount’s Artistic Producer and Casting Director, and winner, Jeff Award, Director-Musical-Large, for Paramount’s Kinky Boots in 2022, and their design team are planning a high-energy, technicolor production performed on a dazzling set designed by Jeffrey D. Kmiec, with choreography by Kasey Alfonso, music direction by Kory Danielson and costumes by Ryan Park. Before audiences even step into the theater and see the amazing set, Paramount’s Grand Gallery will be fully decked out for the holidays, anchored by a two-story, Willy Wonka-themed Christmas tree, the perfect backdrop for pre-show holiday season selfies.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is your golden ticket for a scrumdiddlyumptious holiday outing for the whole family at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora. Single tickets, $28-$79, are on sale now, or save with a Paramount Theatre three-play Broadway Series subscription package. For tickets, subscriptions and information, visit paramountaurora.com or call (630) 896-6666. For the latest updates, visit paramountaurora.com, follow @paramountaurora on Facebook and Instagram, and Paramount Theatre on LinkedIn.