WILLY WONKA / CANDY MAN
Willy Wonka is an enigmatic character; at once mysterious and mischievous but also charismatic. The actor should be able to be funny and serious and change between the two on a dime.

CHARLIE BUCKET
The role of Charlie Bucket is the emotional heart and soul of the musical. Charlie should have lots of pluck and enthusiasm.

GRANDPA JOE
Grandpa Joe is the grandfather we all wish we had when we were Charlie’s age. He is caring, patient, sweet and always reminds Charlie to remain cheerful. The role sings a bit.

MR. AND MRS. BUCKET
Charlie's Parents. Both sing solos; Mr. Bucket performs the number “Think Positive” with Charlie and Mrs. Bucket sings “Cheer Up, Charlie” with Mr. Bucket and Grandpa Joe.

AUGUSTUS GLOOP
Augustus is the overachieving eater who represents the evils of eating too much. Augustus sings “I Eat More!” along with his mother and Phineous Trout.

MRS. GLOOP
Mrs. Gloop is Augustus’ mother who has overindulged her son with food. She accompanies Augustus on the tour of the factory, and sings “I Eat More!”.

MIKE TEAVEE
For this adaptation Mike is not just a TV junky. He is also addicted to video games, the Internet and any other mindnumbing technological device. Mike is bratty, loud and obnoxious. He does not know the word “no.” Mike and Ms. Teavee sing “I See It All On TV”.

MS. TEAVEE
Ms. Teavee is a take on all television moms of the distant past. Think June Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver) or Marion Cunningham (Happy Days) or even Carol Brady (The Brady Bunch). She’s perfectly put together and a bit vacant. She sings “I See It All On TV”.

VIOLET BEAUREGARDE
Gum chewer extraordinaire, Violet hails from Snellville, Georgia. Violet is a bluecollar, middle class brat. She sings “Chew It” along with Willy Wonka.

VERUCA SALT
Veruca is the wealthy, class-conscious, spoiled brat. She is often portrayed with a high British accent. Veruca sings “I Want It Now”.

PHINEOUS TROUT
Phineous is the reporter who announces the winners of the Golden Ticket contest throughout the show.

GRANDMA JOSEPHINA, GRANDMA GEORGINA, and GRANDPA GEORGE
Charlie’s three grandparents are mainly non-singing character roles.

JAMES
James is Charlie’s friend from school. He sings the introduction of “The Candy Man” along with Matilda and Charlie.

MATILDA
Matilda is also a schoolmate of Charlie’s, but she’s a bit of bully. Matilda sings the introduction of “The Candy Man” along with James and Charlie.

MRS. BEAUREGARDE
Mrs. Beauregard is a teacher of geography and has invested a great deal of hard-earned money on therapy for her orally fixated daughter, with less than stellar results.

MR. SALT
Mr. Salt’s solution to most problems is to buy his way out. He is upper class, and usually portrayed with a high British accent. He sings a little.

OOMPA-LOOMPA CHORUS

THE CANDY MAN KIDS (a.k.a. SOPHIE, DANNY, ALFIE, BILLIE)

SQUIRRELS

CHORUS OF COOKS