Roald Dahl News

If author Roald Dahl had penned his children's classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2013 instead of 1964, he may not have created the eccentric Willy Wonka as a candy tycoon, but a purveyor of colorful gadgets .

Davis High School library assistants Amber Gizinos, - Lois Kang and Casey Marr have made recommendations on where fellow students should start their summer reading adventure.

Don't want to hear the final school bell ring at Crunchem Hall in Matilda ? No problem! Audiences will be able to catch Tony nominees Bertie Carvel , Lauren Ward , Tony winner Gabriel Ebert and the cast of the hit musical at another Broadway hotspot: 54 Below.

With a starry cast and Sam Mendes as director, anticipation is high for new musical Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory .

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New York, June 15 : Gene Wilder, who starred as the eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka in 1971 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', has slammed Tim Burton's remake of the film.

Amy Barnfield Holmes: "Magic Treehouse" and "James and the Giant Peach." FYI ... the children's museum in Chattanooga is having a Magic Treehouse exhibit right now through September.

When director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp teamed up in 2005 to make a new version of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Willy Wonka was not pleased.

ARMONK, N.Y. Armonk couple Jed and Bronna Canaan produced their first Broadway play, Matilda, this year and the couple's amazing journey continued when they attended the 67th Annual Tony Awards last Sunday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

A writer's enchanting afternoon with Patricia Neal ends with a promise of a return visit.

Versatile Academy Award- and Tony Award-winning stage and screen director Sam Mendes compares film to theatre and discusses many aspects of both mediums in a wide-ranging new interview in promotion of the upcoming West End bow of the highly anticipated adaptation of Roald Dahl 's children's classic CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.

Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced exclusive North American Kobo Arc tablet promotions in honour of Father's Day along with great book recommendations from its own Dads - who truly love to read.

"James and the Giant Peach" runs through June 16 at FGCU. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday & Saturday with one 2 p.m. matinA©e on Sunday, June 16. Tickets are $7; call 590-7268 or http://theatrelab.fgcu.edu/.

MATILDA THE MUSICAL's 'revolting children' took over THE Late Show with David Letterman last night, June 11. Check out their performance below! Matilda the Musical opened to rapturous reviews in April and has received four Tony Awards, the Best Musical award from the New York Drama Critics Circle, and five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical.

The Aurora Fox Little Foxes Children's Theatre presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory .

Tim Minchin , composer and lyricist of the Broadway hit, Matilda The Musical was a guest on STUDIO 360 this weekend.

By ROBERT FELDBERG The big question looming over tonight's presentation of the Tony Awards for the 2012-13 Broadway season is how "Matilda" will make out.

But it looked like the childrenswear designer was getting a work out as she pushed her son Klay in a pushchair in Wilmslow town centre.

ROALD Dahl's very first children's book and one of his most popular stories, James and the Giant Peach, comes to The Mayflower in September.

A 'DARK and witty' musical with songs by Australian Tim Minchin has scooped four 2013 Tony Awards, including best performance by an actor in a featured role, best lighting design, best scenic design and best book.