It’s a Fox Valley eye-popper with Gobstoppers! All that said, the issues with “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” as a musical abide. It’s a chilly show and remains so in Aurora.

The first rendition of the "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" book came out in 1971. Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp and Timothée Chalamet have all played versions of the leading character, Willy Wonka.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory premiered on the West End in 2013 before moving to Broadway in 2017. From there the show launched a US National Tour, an Australian Tour and has played in Italy ...