Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne — Page 4

Those TV set pieces are huge! Where is that pic taken? Is the theater attached to a warehouse? How would they possibly story all that at the Lunt?

Also, that all sounds terrible. Why not use the "I've got a golden ticket" melody, introduced them all, and get on with it. The songs need to progress the action.

Does Wonka get the 11 o'clock number?!

I'll be fine if they reduce the introduction of the kids to a single song/montage rather than giving them all individual songs like they have on the cast album. I'll also echo the sentiment above about not wanting to sit through endless reprises of the Oompa-Loompa song from the movie. I won't mind if they incorporate more songs from the movie but honestly I'd be fine never hearing the Oompa-Loompa song ever again. I like "Pure Imagination" for the glass elevator scene but there's no reason that couldn't be a reprise and the song could also be sung in the chocolate room as in the film. "Simply Second Nature" isn't all that interesting and the same goes for "Don'cha Pinch Me Charlie" which can obviously be substituted with "I've Got a Golden Ticket." This is a tough one. Hopefully they've made some good changes and not just mucked it up even more.

I never understood why the added pure imagination when they wrote simply second nature which is basically a carbon copy(I also think it's better) and it's in the place where pure imagination is in the movie.

Wildcard said: "They can totally do away with "If Your Mother Were Here." It just stops the momentum of the show."

Really? That was the only song in the show I actually liked. It's a simply beautiful melody with a very touching meaning. I can understand how it stops the action a bit, but it shows Charlie comes from a loving home and his parents are trying their best to provide.

I may be biased since it replaces the only song from the film I utterly despise and skip every time on my dvd, "Cheer Up, Charlie."

Well that sucks, I hope they find a way to keep simply second nature. I really thin it's beautiful. It's the best song in the show. Rippedman, my guess would be after where strike that reverse it is.

Saw the show in London. The sets were fantastic, except the Chocolate Fountain Room - that was a bit disapppointing! Songs were largely forgettable, there were squirrels that looked very realistic!



Pure Imagination was a beautiful moment in the show. Really fit well. Excited to see what changes are made!

Tag - How are the Oompa Loompas done in the West End version? I've only heard the OBC, so I'm not familiar with most of the visual presentations of it.

They are played by the adult ensemble, but the costumes and trickery used is really special. Google image search "Charlie musical oomph loompa" to see examples.

Erm , that IS what they are doing. It's a N E W version...





rosscoe(au) said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "I hate to say it, but I'm losing faith for this show if there's already so much hullabaloo over creative choices and the like. I will be devastated if this show winds up badly—I am so, so rooting for it to be a triumph.



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Prepare to be devastated, they need to throw away the score, script , staging and start from strach, to make this work



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According to the show's Wikipedia page:

Ken Marks is Grandpa Joe

Kathy Fitzgerald is Mrs. Gloop

Alan H. Green is Mr. Beauregarde

and Monett McKay is Violet Beauregarde

Is there any validity to this? Maybe this was the lab/workshop's casting?

If it's true, it seems like they are going through with having adults play the kids.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory_(musical)

Yes, the recent lab productions used adults as the kids (per Jack O'Brien's new concept), with the exception of Charlie. Additional of note casting: Lisa O'Hare was Mrs. Bucket, Jackie Hoffman was Mrs. Teavee, F. Michael Haynie was Augustus, and actually Trista Dollison was Violet.

Updated On: 10/13/16 at 01:57 PM