Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
hilltop
Understudy Joined: 7/13/05
#1Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/24/07 at 1:36pm
From Michael Musto's Village Voice column:
Breaking news: Purple co-producer SCOTT SANDERS is working on a stage version of Willy Wonka. Hope I get a golden ticket!
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Updated On: 4/24/07 at 01:36 PM
Josh Freilich
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/06
#2re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/24/07 at 3:20pm
Of course, they should get HUGH JACKMAN to play Wonka!
Who else could do it better than him?
"How could she just suddenly, completely disappear into thin water?" - The Little Mermaid
jess20882
Broadway Star Joined: 9/21/06
#2re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/24/07 at 4:10pm
i think michael cerveris would make an interesting willa wonka 
#3re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/24/07 at 4:11pm
COMING SOON-
JOHNNY DEPP'S
WILLY WONKA: THE MUSICAL
(a Scott Sanders production)
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#4re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/24/07 at 4:12pmDenis O'Hare would be a fantastic Willy Wonka.
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
Raspberry
Leading Actor Joined: 1/29/07
#5re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/24/07 at 4:28pmGive it to Alan Cumming. I like my Wonkas as creepy as possible, thanks.
"I just want a story and a few good songs that will take me away. I just want to be entertained. I mean, isn't that the point?"
InTheKnow2
Chorus Member Joined: 4/10/06
#6re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 10:37am
Wonka is one of the creepiest characters EVER...
Johnny Depp sounds perfect!
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#7re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 11:21am
Johnny Depp was in the remake num-nuts. 
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
#8re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 11:25amWhat took them so long?
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NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#9re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 11:31am
Wonka: Denid O'Hare or Alan Cumming
Charlie: That kid in Tarzan (the replacement)
Grandpa: Robert Morse
That's all I want. Then I'll be happy.
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
BroadwayAbridged
Stand-by Joined: 2/2/07
#10re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 12:21pmI would like to see Robert Morse as my Grandpa.
- Gil
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InTheKnow2
Chorus Member Joined: 4/10/06
#11re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 12:38pm
Well considering Sanders' taste for casting it will star some American Idol kid with some tragic childhood past involving chocolate :)
Updated On: 4/25/07 at 12:38 PM
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#12re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 12:44pmJoel Grey as Grampa Joe.
#13re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 12:58pmI would also like to see Alan Cumming as Wonka. I think he would bring the pefect edge to the character.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
#14re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 1:56pm
I would also love to see Alan Cumming as Wonka.
I really hope that it is based on the 70's movie version. I love the music from that!
~Jacob.
SamIAm
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#15re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 2:03pm
Prior to the Tim Burton version on film, Wonka had never been a threatening character. Wilder's version had just enough hint of intimidation to make the movie interesting without scaring the little kids. For most small children, the newer version was pretty scary and inappropriate.
The great thing about the character is that he can be just about any age...there is no requirement for this character to be young OR old, so there are lots of casting opportunities. I could see Norbert Leo Butz in the role, Nathan Lane, Roger Bart, Marc Kudisch...just to name a few.
"Life is a lesson in humility"
#16re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 2:16pm
I'd love for Alan to do it!
And Joel Grey for Grandpa Joe? That's a role he was BORRRRRRRRRRRN TO PLAYYYYYYYYYYYY!
"A girl like me lands on her feet."
#17re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 2:23pmWow, this would be a lot of fun. I would definitely go with Alan Cumming for Willy Wonka. I agree with a previous poster that Dylan Riley Snyder would be fine as Charlie, though I think Alex Rutherford (the other current Young Tarzan) would be a better choice. Of course, all of this is moot if the show can open before Liam Mower is too old for the part. Can we get Kevin Cahoon submitted for Slugworth? I can go with Robert Morse as Grampa Joe, but how about Joel Grey as Grampa George? Please, just don't let them reset the story to Pittsburgh.
WOSQ
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
#18re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 2:25pm
Perhaps just maybe this could be an acid flashback and the idea came as a hallucination in the middle of some party at Avalon as a reaction to the pills Musto writes about in the same column.
This is an utterly sucky idea.
Produce it as a holiday show at the Garden or the Music Hall. Christmas, Easter, but not as some 12 million dollar car wreck.
"If my life weren't funny, it would just be true. And that would be unacceptable."
--Carrie Fisher
Josh Freilich
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/06
#19re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 2:29pm
What?! You're for Alan Cumming over Hugh Jackman?!
Cumming could NEVER play Wonka even if his life depended on it!
He was never born to be a candyman. The only person we know who was was definitely Hugh Jackman. He can definitely play it like Gene Wilder did in the '70s. As far as Alan Cumming goes, he is FAR too creepy for the kiddies.
"How could she just suddenly, completely disappear into thin water?" - The Little Mermaid
InTheKnow2
Chorus Member Joined: 4/10/06
#20re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 3:02pm
LOL, you crack me up WOSQ!
I completely agree
gumbo2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/21/05
#21re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/25/07 at 3:07pm
Okay so just because Alan Cumming is really good at being creepy means he can't play a different character? I think he'd be great in the role, as would Hugh Jackman. Honestly out of all the people mentioned so far I'm partial to Roger Bart. I can see him being very silly but still just strange enough to evoke a bit of a threat. Not to mention he's got a lovely tenor voice.
What do you mean Hugh Jackman was born to be a candyman? I just don't understand.
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#22re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/26/07 at 7:13pm
The only casting I NEED to see for this is Robert Morse as Grandpa Joe. I can die happy if I see that.
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
#23re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/26/07 at 7:18pm
Re: My post
I was making fun of Scott Sanders and how the last show he did did not say
SCOTT SANDERS PRESENTS
but
OPRAH PRESENTS.
In this case I used, Johnny Depp. Gene Wilder isn't big enough. He is for me, but for most of America?
I wasn't saying Depp should star. (God no.)
RainbowHigh2
Stand-by Joined: 9/30/06
#24re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Posted: 4/27/07 at 9:42am
"Perhaps just maybe this could be an acid flashback and the idea came as a hallucination in the middle of some party at Avalon as a reaction to the pills Musto writes about in the same column."
Is Avalon as much fun as Limelight was back in the day? I didn't think you could hallucinate at Avalon as much as you used to.
Back on topic, though, I liked the trippy feel of the Willy Wonka movie from the 70s - the Tim Burton version was very creepy. I agree that it should be based on the 70s version.
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