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John Stamos & More Set for 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' at the Hollywood Bowl
Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew, cover it with chocolate and a miracle or two? John Stamos can! The Broadway alum will play the role of Willy Wonka at the Hollywood Bowl in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl: A Live-to-Film Celebration, according to Variety. The Great Comet alum Ingrid Michaelson is set to take on the role of Mrs. Bucket. Performances of the Richard Kraft-helmed concert will play on November 3 and 4.
John Stamos
(Photo: Emilio Madrid-Kuser)
The star-studded cast will also include Stranger Things and It star Finn Wolfhard as Charlie Bucket, Tony nominee Richard Kind as Grandpa Joe, Broadway vet Giancarlo Esposito as The Candy Man, “Weird Al” Yankovic as the Oompa Loompas and pop-rock star Elle King as Veruca Salt.
Click here for the full article published on Broadway.com by Lindsey Sullivan on September 19, 2017.