CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Previews — Page 5

Babe_Williams said: "ntrackbar said: "Thanks for posting the song list, catalana3.

It strikes me very odd that they don't get to "I've Got a Golden Ticket" until the end of Act I. Maybe I am misremembering the story, but that feels like an awfully long time to wait for Charlie to find his ticket.



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I was thinking the same! You would think he would get right to the ticket and the majority of the show would be in the chocolate factory.



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It takes about halfway through the film to get to the factory, as well.

Speaking structurally, I think that the only place you could effectively put an intermission into this narrative would be before they enter the factory. After that, an intermission would only slow the momentum.

Winners songs are on stage with a projection in the back, no set pieces for that. Those are the fun numbers on act 1. The family songs are bore and dull

Wow. This feedback is genuinely breaking my heart. I saw it in London and again, it was visually spectacular. I will be seeing it again in July, but this is really making me anxious.

Anyway guys I hope someone will share a show audio recording soon

I'm going tonight and with these all-over-the-place reports I really don't know what to expect. I have the OLCR and have to say I wasn't that taken with it. A few OK songs, but after a listen or two it's been on the shelf collecting dust. Looks like the song list has been shaken up a bit though, so maybe this new tune stack will be better.

Could someone describe the set? Someone mentioned earlier that the favorite was a 10 by 10 box? Could you elaborate please?

SPOILER ALERT!!!! This show is dead on arrival. You have to give it to the cast who is working so hard up on that stage. The show is poorly directed. The sets are HORRIFIC. There is no imagination in them whatsoever. If you're looking for a spectacle, this show is not. Most of act 2, which is set inside the factory is practically a blank stage, with one scene having the poor actors mime going through a miniature door, a swamp, wind tunnel, avoid swinging frying pans, and hitting a nonexistent gong.

The Oompa Loopmas are straight out of Shrek: The Musical. I suppose it's hard to recreate them onstage, but it feels like no effort was put into it. Again, the cast is doing their absolute best with what they're given.

Having seen pictures of the West End production with lots of set, I was looking forward to this. They obviously decided to go in the complete opposite direction and it was a HUGE misstep. It's a shame, because the show has (strike that, reverse it) HAD potential.

I suppose families might enjoy it (although it might be disturbing for them to watch a little girl literally get torn limb from limb). So, it might do well for a bit. Some of it is fixable, but most of it is not at this stage. I really wanted to like it and I hope it does well, but I came away so disappointed. I fear it won't last as long as it did in London.

Updated On: 3/29/17 at 10:22 AM

The Oompas were fun. I don't want to give away too much but it seemed like they tried doing too much with them that led to some scenes being very distracting. Hard to say more without truly spoiling.

I mentioned the 10x10 box. The entire "candy land" that was so magical in the movie is a 10x10 box that no one actually goes in or truly interacts with (except the Gloopster of course but even that was not truly inspiring. They just walk around it and pick up cheap plastic things off of it and pretend to eat them. The "box" takes up only a little bit of the stage and the rest of it is just barren. Felt like a total miss.

wonkit said: "tyguy: Joined today to double post a bad review?"



Wasn't able to log into my old account. Not sure why my post showed up twice.

Which girl is torn limb to limb? That sounds horrible.

What about Strike that, reverse it scene?

wssinsider said: "Valurca Salt. The squirrels come out with her limbs and her head."

Omg NO.