‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ at BAMKids

Who can take a sunrise and sprinkle it in dew? The Candyman can, and he’s coming to BAMKids on March 9 in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.”

BamKids presents the original 1971 film starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket in Roald Dahl’s fantasy story about a poor boy who wins the golden ticket and enters Willy Wonka’s world of chocolate and learns some very valuable life lessons.

“Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory” on March 9 at 2 pm. Tickets are $12.

BAMKids [30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene, (718) 636–4129; www.bam.org].

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