A beloved former child star still receives royalty payments from his role 50 years after the famous movie premiered... despite him leaving the spotlight to pursue a career as a vet instead.

Windmore Center for the Arts youth present performances at 2 and 6 p.m. on Saturday in air-conditioned Main Street venue.

It’s a full circle moment for Schrier, who started exploring the world of “pure imagination” after seeing Pesicka perform.

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What’s unique about “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka” is that aside from a slight reimagining of these characters, the popular soundtrack of “The Candy Man,” “I Want it Now” and “Pure ...

Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory was one of secrecy. The cheerful songsters Oompa Loompas revealed the dirty truth behind the chocolatier’s success.

Denise Nickerson played Violet Beauregarde, but she only acted for a few more years after "Willy Wonka." Denise Nickerson as Violet Beauregarde (left) and in 2014 (right).

"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" debuted over 50 years ago. Gene Wilder was well known when he played Wonka, and he continued acting until the early 2000s. Some of the actors, including Peter ...

In 2011, Cole published her memoir, "I Want It Now! A Memoir of Life on the Set of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." After 2013, she became a psychotherapist at a cancer center. She told blog ...

Real life stories have inspired many a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe but few quite as strange as Willy’s Candy Spectacular. Producer Richard Kraft was inspired by news coverage of the ...

Julie Dawn Cole and Paris Themmen will co-narrate the Willy's Candy Spectacular: A Musical Parody'. With Wonka back in the news, MailOnline takes a look at where the stars of the film are now.