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Agustín 'Rada' Aristarán Named Willy Wonka for 2026 'Charlie y la Fábrica de Chocolate' at Gran Rex

Auditions begin next week to assemble rotating child casts required by local labor rules.

Overview

  • The Buenos Aires staging is scheduled for the winter 2026 season at Teatro Gran Rex and is produced by Carlos and Tomás Rottemberg with Mariano Pagani.
  • Producers will field multiple children’s ensembles to meet legal limits on minors’ performance hours as they complete the cast.
  • The show is positioned as a large-scale family event with live music, expansive choreography and high-impact scenic design.
  • This Argentine production adapts the 2013 West End musical by David Greig with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman, later seen on Broadway.
  • Aristarán reunites with the team behind La Sirenita, Matilda and School of Rock, a run that producers say drew more than 500,000 spectators.