Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Broadway Bound 2016-2017 — Page 3

^Well that's been the logo on the marquee in the West End since 2013.

somechrysanthemumtea said: "I feel like their current marquee is just a placeholder till they get more artwork done with the cast... or at least I hope so?



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That's what a bunch of people were saying when Hamilton's marquee went up... LOL

I'm sure they'll do something with the banner poles that are typically used at the Lunt. I remember how each character from Addams family had their own banner. I could see 'Charlie' doing something like that.

I'd LOVE it if they spend some $$$ and had (fake) chocolate dripping down the exterior of the theater:

https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2012/09/dezeen_Chocolate-Bar-by-Bro-Kat_1sq.jpg

That would be amazing! Reminds me of the giant leg outside the original Into the woods

WOW!!! That Into the Woods leg is amazing!!!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the very definition of a musical that warrants big, huge, splashy, impactful marketing and advertising. Pretty disappointed in what currently looks like a 15-minute InDesign job.

Check out the exterior of the Lunt at the 00:53 mark...possibly this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnRevfifc90

Tag said: "I guess the clever part of it, is that the factory is also Wonka's face.



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You just messed with my mind

According to the flyer I got in the mail, this production will be using the "beloved songs from the original film, including "Pure Imagination" and "The Candy Man" alongside a brand new score. " I assume they will also be using the Oompah Loompah songs from the film, since that tune is featured rather prominently in the TV ad. I hope they bring in more elements from the Gene Wilder film as that film is sort of iconic here in the states (more than it is in the UK). David Seltzer added lots of great story elements to the screenplay (uncredited) including the character of Slugworth, who turns out to be a double agent, and of course that great scene in Wonka's office ("You lose! Good day, sir!".

Looks like the outside is being decorated like the factory, took these as I walked by tonight.

Updated On: 12/22/16 at 10:35 PM

Really though. That looks ridiculously amazing.

I would be surprised if they kept it in the UK, because I feel like they would want it to be more relatable to an American audience. Out of curiosity, what do you mean by "Americanizing" the story? Similar to what they did in the films?

The original film did not really "Americanize" the story. They purposely filmed in Germany not only because it was cheaper, but because director Mel Stuart liked the "ambiguity" of the location. Stuart liked the idea of the location being a place that would not be easily pinpointed by many, giving the film a fairy tale quality and the sense that it does not take place in any particular place or era. He felt that would give the film a "timelessness", and it appears he was correct.

Also, Dahl did not like the changes made to his screenplay which basically plopped his children's book into screenplay format. As written, the movie would have been over 2 hours long, and it had no villain, which everyone felt was a necessity. Thus the creation of the Slugworth character. Also, Dahl's screenplay ended with Grandpa Joe yelling "Whoopee!", which everyone thought was a weak ending. Director Stuart stopped the filming of the final scene and was able to find writer David Seltzer who was vacationing somewhere in Maine. He told Seltzer he had to come up with a better final line for the film, and he did; right there on the phone. He told Stuart that Wonka should warn Charlie to not forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted. To which Charlie asks, What happened? ANd of course, Wonka's response, "He lived happily ever after." Stuart shouted "Perfect!", slammed down the phone and filmed it. Seltzer really was the person (along with Wilder and set designer Harper Goff) who added a touch of magic to the story. It is hard to believe the film would have become the classic it has without his involvement in sharpening and improving the story.

There are two great books about the making of the film, PURE IMAGINATION: The Story of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and I Want It Now!: A Memoir of Life on the Set of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Julie Dawn Cole.

Updated On: 12/23/16 at 12:10 PM