BACK TO 2025 PRODUCTIONS
BACK TO 2025 PRODUCTIONS

ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA JR

Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Adapted for the stage by Leslie Bricusse Timothy & Allen McDonald
Lyrics and Music by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
Based on the book, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl.

Directed by Maverick McDougall
Music Directed by Suzanne Doane
Choreographed by Raye Doué
Assistant Choreographed by Macy MacKinnon
Stage Managed by ChiChi Egereonu

"Come with me and you'll be in a world of Pure Imagination..."

Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir is a golden ticket to adventure.

The delicious adventures of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory light up the stage in this captivating adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantastical tale. 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 scrumdidilyumptious musical guaranteed to delight everyone's sweet tooth.

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CAST & CREW

  • Maverick McDougall (he/him) – DIRECTOR

    Favourite HAT Credits:
    Funny Girl (Eddie), The Sea Shanty Show (Cabin Boy), Jack and the Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime (Marge/Queen of Dreamland), Hairspray (Link Larkin), Frozen Jr. (Kristoff), Seussical the Musical (Wickersham Brother), Into the Woods (Jack), A Christmas Carol (Fred), Overdue (Puppeteer)

    Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
    The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Riverview High School), The Outsiders (The Boardmore Playhouse)

    Other:
    After spending the past few years performing in a variety of shows around Cape Breton, I’m very happy to come back to the theatre where my love for the stage was born!

  • Suzanne Doane (SHE/HER) - MUSIC DIRECTOR

    Favourite HAT Credits:
    See Jane Run, The Music Man JR, The Cape Breton Liberation Army

    Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
    Rumpelstiltskin, Dick Whittington and his Cat, The Pied Piper, The Electric Bachelors, Chocolate Fever

  • Raye Brianne Doué (she/they) - CHOREOGRAPHER

    Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
    A Christmas Carol (Ghost Ballet), Pride and Prejudice (Lydia Bennet), Confidential Musical Project - Funny Girl (Polly/Mrs.Winston), The Best of Broadway (Ensemble), Overdue (Puppeteer)

    Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
    Hamlet (CBU Elizabeth Boardmore Theatre), Shakespeare Dog (CBU Elizabeth Boardmore Theatre), The Laramie Project (Grenfell Theatre), The Wolves (Grenfell Theatre), Marie Antoinette (Grenfell Theatre), The Cherry Orchard (Grenfell Theatre), The Tempest (Grenfell Theatre), The Space Man (CBU Elizabeth Boardmore Theatre), Elf the musical (The Savoy Theatre)

    Training:
    Bachelor of Fine arts in Theatre from Grenfell Memorial University, over 10 years of Dance training, and the 2019 recipient of The Tommy Sexton triple threat award!

  • Macy MacKinnon (she/her) - ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER

    Favourite HAT Credits:
    Funny Girl (Vera/Dance Ensemble), Christmas at Sacred Heart (Dancer), Blow Me! - A Big Bad Musical Comedy (Ram), Jack and the Beanstalk (Milky White)

    Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
    Harmonia (Dancer)

  • ChiChi Egereonu (she/her) - STAGE MANAGER

    Favourite HAT Credits:
    Pricked (Beauty), A Christmas Carol (Gladys), A Mirror (Audem), TomorrowLove™ (Jordan), Hairspray (Shayna), Lay-Up workshop, Dream, Back to Broadway, The Producers, Mamma Mia! (Ensemble)

    Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
    Medea Redux, Controlled Damage, Murder in the Cathedral (Boardmore Theatre)

  • Wesley J. Colford (they/them) - PRODUCER

    Favourite HAT Credits:
    The Wakowski Brothers, A Christmas Carol, Heart of Steel, Dream, Disco Nights, She Loves Me, The Drowsy Chaperone, Jack & The Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime (Director)

    Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
    Anie, Matilda the Musical (The Savoy Theatre)

    Training:
    Sheridan College Musical Theatre Performance, George Brown Theatre School