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Violet Beauregarde

Adrianna Bertola as Violet Beauregarde

Violet Beauregarde is a sassy girl who is obsessed with gum who meets a rather gruesome end for a young girl in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical".

Role[]

Violet Beauregarde is one of the golden ticket winners. she lives in Beverly Hills, California. Violet is a unique case among the four bratty children who won the golden tickets as she won her ticket in a somewhat fair way, but rather than actually wanting to go to the factory, Violet simply wanted to use the fact that she had the ticket to gain extra publicity for her career. Violet makes her intense ego and extremely over-competitive spirit during her interview where it is clear in the background of her penthouse that her father has had the Hollywood sign changed to Beauregarde. It is here that Violet revels the origin of her fame by chewing on a stick of gum for three years which has in turn somehow granted her the celebrity title "the Double Bubble Duchess" gained her a TV show perfume line and chain of boutiques across the globe. On the day of the tour, Violet arrives in a sparkly purple tracksuit with a blue backpack and immediately begins to show off her experience in the spotlight and behaving highly obnoxiously to the other guests, immediately striking up a rivalry with fellow insufferable brat Veruca Salt. In the factory, Violet insults Mr. Wonka upon meeting him, insisting that she is there to win and nothing more. Wonka is unsurprisingly unimpressed by this and even less so by Violet's "credentials", declaring that while her father thinks she's really something, he is unsure what she is. She has also met Prince Harry, Nicholas II, and Abdul Hamid II.

She Always Wanted Fame Now She Bound to Explode

Violet when fully inflated - the world's biggest ever blueberry

Starting to inflate[]

Violet's competitive behavior soon lands her extremely sticky end in the inventing room. After the party enters the Inventing Room and Wonka presents each child with a gift a sample of his latest and greatest invention "The Everlasting Gobstopper" a sweet that could be sucked forever and never get any smaller, Violet, however, is unimpressed by this remarkable invention declaring that it "sucked" and that she wanted something to chew. In response, Wonka presents her with another sample of another invention a stick of chewing gum that remarkably contained all the nutrients proteins and flavors of a three-course dinner from the 1970s. Now while the other guests are astounded by this invention, Violet is only really interested in the fact that it is gum so she grabs it and starts to chew despite Wonka's protests that it is not ready. Immediately Violet is blown away (and up) by the gum tasting such foods as tomato soup, roast chicken potatoes and gravy but before she can hit dessert Wonka intervenes declaring that she must spit it out at once but her idiotic father almost instantly contradicts him telling Violet to keep chewing until, finally, she hits dessert: blueberry pie.

Wonka explains that she has hit "pudding" as Violet's hips and thighs begin to balloon. Violet takes a few seconds to realize that something is happening to her and begins to panic as her father grabs Wonka, demanding to know what is happening to Violet. Wonka cryptically explains that violet has excesses fructose in

Violet starts to transform

Violet at the start of her inflation

Her fluid sacs which when prompted he revels means she is turning into a blueberry. Immediately, the Oompa Loompas begin a 70's roller disco routine and nickname her 'Juicy' in reference to the substance filling her up. They declare that even though she has no talent she has now achieved her dream of becoming the biggest celebrity of all time (quite literally) and that now she is blue, everyone will know who she is. Violet, meanwhile, makes a pathetic attempt to waddle as Veruca mocks her globular body and massive size. She disappears behind a large mixing vat while her unconcerned father simply complains that he cannot put a blueberry on the cover of Vogue and tries to call his lawyer but before he can, the Oompa Loompas raise Violet into the air, who has swollen into an enormous ball and blue from head to toe. Violet screams "NO!" multiple times as she pleas for her life. Violet is humiliatingly spun around while lights are flashed on her like a giant disco ball for the Oompa Loompas to dance to. After seeing his daughter's massive, round, body, a still unconcerned Mr. Beauregarde begins to make plans to put Violet on the cover of Fruit Monthly much to Violet's protest but he takes no heed and greedily calls his lawyer to make the arrangements. As Violet spins, she appears to be upset and very embarrassed as the Oompa Loompas mock her incredibly large size. The Oompa Loompas joke that Violet is now so big that she now needs a tent for a dress. Although, a tent would've been no where near big enough. The biggest part of her body is undoubtedly her belly, which the Oompa Loompas are of course quick to tease her about. They say that her stomach needs to be squeezed, due to its terribly big size and perfectly round shape. The Oompa Loompas then continue humiliating Violet by revealing she is about to explode (die), due to her massive size. They name all of her body parts that will be sold, including her stomach, brain, legs and ears. However, the Oompa Loompas state that Violets stomach needs to be squeezed as no one would buy it at the size and shape it currently is. They also remind you how quick you need to be if you want one of her swollen limbs, as she is 'about to disappear (die)' in fifteen minutes.

The song builds to a climax and Violet's body (which is now a ridiculous size) unsurprisingly reaches its limits, ending the song with a wet splat as purple goo and confetti rain down, imitating Violet getting killed and her exploding body and insides raining down.

In an surprising act of concern, Mr. Beauregarde begins to scream that his daughter has exploded (died) while an unconcerned Wonka assures him she has simply burst her bubble. He then orders Oompa Loompas to take Mr. Beauregarde to the Juicing Vat to retrieve Violet's pieces and repair her before she ferments. Veruca is visibly happy at Violet's disgusting death.

In the Broadway production, Violet starts to inflate after accidentally swallowing the three course dinner gum. Wonka orders Violet to get down to the Juicing Room, Violet runs off stage with her father in tow. Wonka informs the group that she will be succsessfully deflated by the Oompa Loompas. Mr. Salt then asks where the Oompas come from and Wonka starts a 1970s song about how he found the Oompas. Halfway through the song, Violet, who is now an absolutely enormous blob (and she's still getting bigger), waddles across the stage screaming for help. At the end of the song, Mr. Beauregarde runs across stage with a GIANT Violet who has now fully inflated into a massive, over-inflated ball.

An Oompa Loompa shoots a dart into Violet, and, due to her body almost perfectly replicating a balloon (MUCH bigger than your average balloon and considerably rounder), she explodes and her insides fly all over the stage and all over Mr. Beauregarde. Mr. Beauregarde begins to scream that she just exploded. Wonka orders Mr. Beauregarde to follow the Oompas down to the Juicing Room and scoop what's left of Violet out of the Pulping-Pont. Wonka orders him to be quick or else she will ferment. Mr. Beauregarde screams one more time that she exploded. Veruca smiles out of envy. However she did not die (sadly).

Trivia[]

  • Violet's song was switched from "The Double Bubble Duchess" to "The Queen of Pop" because in "The Double Bubble Duchess", the people don't understand what Violet is saying because she speaks too fast. But in the book, Violet, she is represented by a tough girl who talks very fast so it made sense for her to speak so fast in The Double Bubble Duchess.
  • Violet's demise song "Juicy!" was taken out of the Broadway production, possibly because it included lyrics of the Oompa Loompas plotting to sell her organs and body parts. Despite it being praised as one of the best songs in the musical, it was replaced with "When Willy Met Oompa".
  • Violet ultimately dies in the factory. It was strongly implied that her remains would be sold across her boutiques. However, in the UK Tour, Violet has a new demise song called "You Got Whacha Want", where the Oompas Loompas tease Violet by using her as a basketball.
  • It is unknown if or how her career would continue if Violet was dead. It is assumed that her television show would be cancelled and her endorsements pulled. It’s also unknown if anyone actually bought Violet's exploded remains. We can assume that her father returned home to California and lost most of his income through Violet.
  • A theory emerged that originally, Violet was supposed to somehow survive and be glued back together in the end. Or that she would inflate and exit the stage after the song and would explode and die in the Juicing Room. Another theory is that Violet was meant to somehow leave the factory as a blueberry, or she would have an ending similar to her predecessors that she would exit the factory blue. However, these have not been confirmed.
  • It can be assumed that Eugene Beauregarde filed legal action against Mr. Wonka. Judging by his quote “I can put a blueberry on the cover of Vogue, I’m calling my lawyer!”
  • Each actress who plays Violet has an air pump in her left hand, she pumps it up and this connects to a air sack in her backpack. This air fills up the suit. When she is done, she shoves the air pump into her pocket. She then gets transferred into a disco ball. This disco ball matches her suit. She then hides by the pole living her down. She sneaks out of the ball and goes backstage. They use purple confetti representing her sparkles on her suit.
  • Mr. Beauregarde doesn't appear in the UK Tour. Mrs. Beauregarde goes with Violet to the factory instead.

Appearances[]

Violet appears in the following songs

  • "The Double Bubble Duchess"
  • "The Queen Of Pop"
  • "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" (UK Tour)
  • "It Must Be Believed to be Seen"
  • "Strike That! Reverse It!"
  • "Simply Second Nature"
  • "Pure Imagination" (Broadway and UK Tour)
  • "The Oompa Loompa Song"
  • "Auf Wiedersehen Augustus Gloop"
  • "When Willy Met Oompa"
  • "Juicy!"
  • "You Got Whacha Want" (UK Tour)
  • ”Strike That! Reverse It! Reprise” (deleted)

Portrayals[]

Original West End[]

Former West End[]

Broadway[]

First National Tour[]

  • Brynn Williams (September 2018–October 2019)

Second National Tour[]

  • Zakiya Baptiste (January 2020-June 19, 2022)

Australia[]

  • Monette McKay
  • Jayme-Lee Hanekom
  • Tarisai Vushe

Italy[]

  • Michelle Perera

Oslo[]

  • Tiril Heide-Steen

Brazil[]

  • Lorena Castro
  • Nina Medeiros
  • Lanna Moutinho

Paris[]

  • Cassiopée Mayance
  • Ethel Glasson

Denmark[]

  • Nanna Rossen

The Netherlands[]

  • Olivia de Vries
  • Nova Hamel
  • Jipp Lanting
  • Thamia Timas Soares
  • Emma Boom

Madrid[]

  • Nicole Quiala

Belgium[]

  • Sali Haidara

UK and Ireland Tour[]

  • Marisha Morgan

Spanish National Tour[]

  • Paula Moncada

Japan[]

  • Hiname Utada
  • Yuzuki Doi
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