Willy Wonka at the Strand
Saturday, November 13 at 7 PM
50 years ago Gene Wilder disturbed us all with his portrayal of Willy Wonka...
A poor little boy wins a ticket to visit the inside of a mysterious and magical chocolate factory in his town. When he experiences the wonders inside the factory, the boy discovers that the entire visit is a test of his character, with a marvelous reward if he passes muster.
“If the good Lord had intended us to walk he wouldn’t have invented roller-skates.”–Willy Wonka
“So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it. Thank you.”–Willy Wonka
“There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you’ll be free if you truly wish to be.”–Willy Wonka
“Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.” Willy Wonka
“Don’t forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he wanted.”–Willy Wonka
“What?”–Charlie
“He lived happily ever after.”–Willy Wonka
“We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of the dreams.–Willy Wonka
“So shines a good deed in a weary world.”–Willy Wonka
Advance tickets available at HIghway 61 Coffeehouse: $10
The Strand Theatre
717 Clay Street
Vicksburg, MS 39183
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