Sheridan Arts Foundation: Willy Wonka Jr., 5/2 – 5/4!

29 Apr Sheridan Arts Foundation: Willy Wonka Jr., 5/2 – 5/4!

Telluride’s Sheridan Arts Foundation presents a 3-night run of Willy Wonka JR, performed by 31 Telluride 3rd-5th graders. The Young People’s Theater production begins Friday, May 2nd and is up through Sunday, May 4th at the historic Sheridan Opera House. Showtimes are 6:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a special 4:00 p.m. showing on Sunday.

Tickets are priced at $20 for adults and $15 for students. Lap children under 2 are admitted free. Please note a $5 ticketing fee.

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The delicious adventures of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory light up the stage, promising to captivate audiences of all ages. Featuring the enchanting songs from the 1971 film, in addition to a host of fun new songs, Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. is a scrumdiddlyumptious musical guaranteed to delight everyone’s sweet tooth.

Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whoever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats, but the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket, who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka’s rules in the factory — or suffer the consequences.

Sheridan Opera House, more:

The Sheridan Arts Foundation was founded in 1991 as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization to preserve the historic Sheridan Opera House as an arts and cultural resource for the Telluride community; to bring quality arts and cultural events to Telluride; and to provide local and national youth with access and exposure to the arts through education.

The Sheridan Arts Foundation is sponsored in part by grants from the CCAASE, Colorado Creative Industries, the Town of Mountain Village, Just for Kids Foundation and Telluride Foundation.