Your golden ticket to adventure awaits! Enter a world of pure imagination when Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Warner Bros. Entertainment bring the beloved film, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), back to the big screen in select cinemas nationwide! The Ridgefield Playhouse and AAA Northeast of Ridgefield Live in HD Series will bring this film back to the big screen in this special event on Wednesday, June 29 at 7 p.m. Treat yourself to specially produced commentary from Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz that will serve as your golden ticket to learn more about this magical and scrumdiddlyumptious film. Purchase a WONKA BAR in the lobby for a chance to win prizes at the screening!
Directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene Wilder as the legendary Willy Wonka, this movie brings to the screen the endlessly appetizing delights of Roald Dahl’s cherished book. Coated with flavorful tunes and production designs that are a visual treat for the eyes, this effervescent musical never fails to enchant young and old.
On a whirlwind tour of Willy’s incredible, edible realm of chocolate waterfalls, elfish Oompa-Loompas and industrial-sized confections, a boy named Charlie (Peter Ostrum) will discover the sweetest secret of all: a generous, loving heart. With this heart-warming fan favorite, audiences will rediscover all the timeless magic as it was meant to be seen on the big screen.
2016 marks 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl - the world’s number one storyteller. Throughout 2016, there will be celebrations for Roald Dahl 100, focusing on Roald Dahl's gloriumptious stories and characters and delivering a year packed with squiffling surprises and treats for everyone.
For tickets ($10), call the box office at 203-438-5795, or visit ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.