Imperial Arts Presents Queen Theatre’s Children’s Musical Willy Wonka, Theatre for Young Audiences Version

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Imperial Arts and Queen Theatre are proud to announce a collaboration to present Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, the timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir. The Theatre for Young Audiences stage adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the piece features the songs from the classic family film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Performances will run Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays July 18th through 28th at Imperial Arts’ Center for the Arts located at 823 3rd Street in Rosenberg.

“This scrumdidilyumptious musical is guaranteed to delight everyone’s sweet tooth,” said Queen Theatre’s Executive Director Erika Waldorf. “With this show’s lively score and fun story, young audience members will be on a fantasy ride into the land of pure imagination!”

Collaboration with fellow arts organizations, fellow not-for-profit organizations and local businesses is a cornerstone of Imperial Arts’ plan to continue cultivating audience members and patrons from throughout Fort Bend County and the Greater Houston Area. Imperial’s 2013-14 Season will include performances by the Houston Chamber Choir, the Houston Symphony and Queen Theatre, to name a few, as results of partnerships between the organizations and Imperial Arts.

Imperial Arts’ Executive Director Edward Crowell said, “We are delighted to once again present the Queen Theatre for this delightful musical!  Queen Theatre is a wonderful community and children’s theatre organization with whom we hope to continue a strong partnership. It has been my pleasure to attend several Queen Theatre productions, and I can assure Imperial audiences that they will be entertained and have a great experience.”

Willy Wonka is only part of the Imperial-Queen partnership this summer. Imperial is hosting three weeks of Queen Theatre’s six weeks of Summer Music Theatre Camps for children and students. The final session is scheduled for July 15th through 19th.  Information about the Summer Music Theatre Camp can be found at www.QUEENTHEATRE.org.

Tickets for Willy Wonka are available at www.THEIMPERIAL.org. General admission seating is $15 for adults and $12 for seniors (55+), children (12 and under), students (with ID) and military (with ID). For more information, call 281.277.7444.