Backstage Pass: Inside Randy Day's Wonka Factory

Burnsville High School Theatre Guild presents its last show of the season — a "sticky-sweet" musical performance of Roald Dahl's "Willy Wonka," one of the most technically challenging plays in the annals of BHS theater. The challenge for Artistic Director Randy Day: To get Charlie and Grandpa Joe to fly, blow up Violet Beauregard into a bad-tempered blueberry, and build a technicolor Wonka Factory in just a few weeks time. You know, the usual.

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Get a backstage view here and then take the kids to the show's formal debut on Thursday. "Willy Wonka" runs from April 19 to April 28 at the school's Mraz Performing Arts Center. "Willy Wonka" will be up April 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 p.m. and April 22 at 3 p.m. in the Mraz Center of Burnsville High School. Admission is $8 Students, $9 Seniors, $10 Adults. Tickets can be reserved online at www.MrazCenterTickets.com or purchased at the door the evening of the performance.