Roald Dahl News

Winners of The Stage Debut Awards 2025, in association with Netflix, were revealed on September 28 at a star-studded ceremony, with big-name winners like Rachel Zegler. See the full list of who won.

Serving up a sweet production, The Red Curtain Theatre in Conway presents WILLY WONKA KIDS for one more weekend. Running from Sept 20–28, this candy-coated adventure invites audiences young and old to step into Roald Dahl’s whimsical world of pure imagination.

Producers Brian and Dayna Lee have expressed their interest in a potential screen version of Giant, the Broadway-bound Olivier Award-winning play starring John Lithgow.

The Royal Court Theatre London has announced a new partnership with award-winning theatre producers Brian and Dayna Lee, following the success of their collaboration on the Olivier Award-winning Giant.

What did our critic think of ROALD DAHL'S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY at Texarkana Repertory Company?

The U.S. premiere of The Roald Dahl Story Company’s smash-hit U.K. production, The Enormous Crocodile, will be playing at the Children’s Theatre Company from October 1 to November 23, 2025. We sit down with Emily Lin, the director of this exciting production, to learn more about bringing this beloved story to life on stage.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 17, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

We had the opportunity to chat with the star, Taya Ming, of CTC's next production, The Enormous Crocodile. Here is what we learned!

The full cast has been announced for the musical stage adaptation and concert performances of THE BOOK THIEF, based on the best-selling novel by Markus Zusak, which also adds two extra performances due to popular demand. 

GIANT, the Olivier Award-winning play by Mark Rosenblatt, will arrive on Broadway in Spring 2026 following acclaimed, sold-out runs at London’s Royal Court Theatre and on the West End.

Based on Roald Dahl's beloved classic, this spectacular stage production invites audiences on a wondrous journey with the eccentric Willy Wonka and five golden ticket winners.

The musical stage adaptation of THE BOOK THIEF, based on best-selling novel by Markus Zusak, will have a special concert performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Chichester Festival Theatre and the Roald Dahl Story Company, have announced further casting for The BFG.   Learn more here!

To help kick off the fall season, Broadway fans can tune into a brand new lineup of movies, music, and television to stream this September, including Helluva Boss, The Office spin-off series, and more.

Roald Dahl's beloved 'James and the Giant Peach' will be presented as Narrows Community Theater's 16th annual Summer Youth Production. Learn more and see how to attend!

Roald Dahl’s beastly reptile slithers into Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in a dazzling musical version which proves as entertaining for adults as it is for the children it is written for. With a witty book and lyrics by Suhayla El-Bushra, infectious songs by Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab, and a playful design which bursts with colour, this is a joyful piece of family theatre which fizzes with invention and charm.

Beck Center for the Arts has announced its 2025–2026 Youth Theater Season. The lineup features four productions that highlight comedy, mystery, fantasy, and poignant storytelling, offering opportunities for students and entertainment for audiences of all ages.

Children’s Theatre Company will present the U.S. premiere of The Roald Dahl Story Company’s The Enormous Crocodile The Musical in Minneapolis, October 1–November 23, 2025.

The Royal Court Theatre’s production of GIANT, written by Mark Rosenblatt and directed by Nicholas Hytner is reportedly coming to Broadway. A new audition announcement notes the play is expected to begin performances early March in New York.

MSMT closes its Family series on August 11 with a colorful, lively, special-effects-laden presentation of Roald Dahl’s WILLY WONKA, JR.  The production is the fruit of MSMT’s Summer Theatre Intensive, which auditions, casts, and trains local youth (ages 8-18) to perform a fully mounted main stage production. In the four years since the program’s inception, the productions have continued to grow in sophistication and artistic and technical excellence, with this year’s WILLY WONKA, JR. distinguishing itself for cast size and talent and production complexity.