Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory star Peter Ostrum reportedly still receives royalty payments from his role as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 movie. The former actor, 67, was just 14 when he ...

He played Charlie Bucket, the lead role, in 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He hasn't acted since. Peter Gardner Ostrum was 12 years old when talent agents chose him for the lead ...

Ostrum was perfect and beat out many, many other children for the role of Charlie Bucket. His experience on stage gave him an edge. "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (retitled as to highlight ...

MATTHEWS – Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts invites audiences to step into the whimsical world of Willy Wonka this February with its production of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” ...

Casa Mañana kicks off the new year with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory TYA Version, presented by Happy State Bank and ...

To quickly recap: Willy Wonka is the inventor and owner of a ... One of the lucky few is lovely, sweet Charlie Bucket, who goes on to inherit Wonka’s business. The first screen adaptation ...

The season for high school and middle school spring musicals has begun with an early debut by the students of Cocalico Middle School. They're staging the musical "Roald Dahl's Willy ...

Get your golden ticket for the sweetest show in town! Stage Door Fine Arts invites audience members into the world of Willy ...

Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory famously ends with Willy Wonka gifting Charlie his titular factory, a place of infinite wonder and possibilities; the two then watch a sad ...