Junior Blogger, Alex Eppley, tells us all about Willy Wonka!
I loved Willy Wonka.
It was nice how they made the beginning a song instead of an introduction. I liked how the stage was shaped like a peppermint. Though, it was purple.![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ddPGfXx2Z7xkk-tYOejwDm4rsTipp5vRuRQPxyFkXM4tle0Ce3D6NPxh2X93IRzj_cfQRkSGZRRrSbeSswPGRaRsZ41v6hBUmifQ11oj9X2fndK2Bp6UWrhNUx_3RjsCuyog3TAt)
Then, it was super funny how they made the grandparents not hear well. I liked how Charlie had two failed golden ticket attempts instead of one. I also liked the candy man, he was hilarious in every way. Really, everything was great.
The ticket interviews were awesome!
I can tell you one thing about each of the characters. Charlie and the other Buckets think positive. Violet Beauregarde likes to chew a lot of gum, Veruca Salt is bossy and spoiled, Augustus Gloop eats a lot, and Mike Teavee is a screen zombie. Oh! The grandparents like gin.
When there is only one golden ticket left. Charlie goes to the candy man and finds a nickel. The candy man gives him a free Wonka bar. It has no ticket =(. He buys a Wonka bar with his found nickel and finds a golden ticket =)!![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/CfhLdF2Gq8fk_ZnsyYnJCKth13MdhG0XCAoxFs9DUnEek4lC_EAojzsGjq1Zww_s_jiVhMqZUnpM9fTIZSOcAMP41av_hJglWqCqWXyS-nq5fjbVooSLOlYqMcddggoDqA0bM6Wk)
At intermission I interviewed three kids.
Maya thinks the five year old based Willy Wonka play is great, even at only four years old. She likes that Charlie got the golden ticket. Rian likes Willy Wonka because of the shiny golden ticket, he says he likes everything. Ramona likes that Willy Wonka makes candy, her father Geoff like the songs and the dancing. They were surprised Willy Wonka was a woman.![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/p6D9xLMVCeqLgne30jyzrNHgivK3KpK92s53r6aa8NqONngKz1UORdmI_8NGhXqMe0giIGjsd2ZMOztUR58zUGhpyflJxbEhzUo6_E5Brn3PD7ayTL4x58Pcm1BBoN5H3azNMUlx)
Then the second half was great, and at the end I interviewed LeighAnn Cannon, who played Veruca Salt. LeighAnn likes the theater because it gives her an opportunity to do new things in the show. It’s been a dream role of hers since she was 10 and it was great to finally sing Veruca’s famous song in the play. But most of all, she really likes the members in the cast.