Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka
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Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#1
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
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#2
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?
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re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#2
Posted: 4/24/07 at 4:10pm
i think michael cerveris would make an interesting willa wonka 
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#3
Posted: 4/24/07 at 4:11pm
COMING SOON-
JOHNNY DEPP'S
WILLY WONKA: THE MUSICAL
(a Scott Sanders production)
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#4
Posted: 4/24/07 at 4:12pmDenis O'Hare would be a fantastic Willy Wonka.
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re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#5
Posted: 4/24/07 at 4:28pmGive it to Alan Cumming. I like my Wonkas as creepy as possible, thanks.
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re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#6
Posted: 4/25/07 at 10:37am
Wonka is one of the creepiest characters EVER...
Johnny Depp sounds perfect!
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#7
Posted: 4/25/07 at 11:21am
Johnny Depp was in the remake num-nuts. 
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#8
Posted: 4/25/07 at 11:25amWhat took them so long?
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#9
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.
Stand-by Joined: 2/2/07
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#10
Posted: 4/25/07 at 12:21pmI would like to see Robert Morse as my Grandpa.
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re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#11
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
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re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#12
Posted: 4/25/07 at 12:44pmJoel Grey as Grampa Joe.
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#13
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.
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#14
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#15
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.
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#16
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!
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#17
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#18
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.
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#19
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.
Chorus Member Joined: 4/10/06
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#20
Posted: 4/25/07 at 3:02pm
LOL, you crack me up WOSQ!
I completely agree
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re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#21
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.
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#22
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.
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#23
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.)
Stand-by Joined: 9/30/06
re: Sanders producing stage version of Willy Wonka#24
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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