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Information
- Written by David Greig
- Songs and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
- Productions:
- World premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, England, on 25 June 2013
- Directed by Sam Mendes
- Broadway production starting April 2017 at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City, USA
- World premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, England, on 25 June 2013
- Recent news:
- EW: “Broadway’s Willy Wonka opens his factory — first look” - April 13, 2017
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Childrens Dance Workshops (London, UK) - July 14, 2016
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Description
From the official site:
ROALD DAHL’s deliciously dark tale of young Charlie Bucket and the mysterious confectioner Willy Wonka comes to life in a brand new West End musical directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes.
When Charlie wins a golden ticket to the weird and wonderful Wonka Chocolate Factory, it’s the chance of a lifetime to feast on the sweets he’s always dreamed of. But beyond the gates astonishment awaits, as down the sugary corridors and amongst the incredible edible delights, the five lucky winners discover not everything is as sweet as it seems.
Featuring ingenious stagecraft, the wonder of the original story that has captivated the world for almost 50 years is brought to life with music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman (Grammy winners for Hairspray; Smash), a book by award-winning playwright and adaptor David Greig (The Bacchae; Tintin In Tibet), set and costume designs by Mark Thompson (Mamma Mia!; One Man, Two Guvnors) and choreography by Peter Darling (Billy Elliot The Musical; Matilda The Musical).
A chocolate garden, an army of squirrels and the curiously peculiar Oompa-Loompas must be believed to be seen in this spectacular new musical that is choc-full of fantastical treats to dazzle your senses.
Trailer
Songs
- Act One
- Creation Overture
- Almost Nearly Perfect
- The Amazing Tale of Mr. Willy Wonka
- A Letter from Charlie Bucket
- More of Him to Love
- When Veruca Says
- The Double Bubble Duchess
- It’s Teavee Time
- If Your Mother Were Here
- Don’t Ya Pinch Me, Charlie
- It Must Be Believed to Be Seen
- Act Two
- Strike That! Reverse It!
- Simply Second Nature
- Auf Wiedersehen Augustus Gloop
- Juicy!
- Veruca’s Nutcracker Sweet
- Vidiots
- Pure Imagination
- A Little Me
- It Must Be Believed to Be Seen (reprise)
Reviews
- Michael’s review from June 27, 2013
- The Independent review by Paul Taylor on June 26, 2013
Fun Stuff
- Elsewhere on the web:
Soundtrack Covers
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- Original London Cast 2013
Songbook Covers
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- Hal Leonard, 2015