Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 2017 Broadway History , Info & More
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (Broadway)
205 West 46th St. New York, NY
ROALD DAHL's most treasured tale is coming to the land where sweet dreams come true- Broadway- in a delicious new musical! Willy Wonka, world famous inventor of the Everlasting Gobstopper, has just made an astonishing announcement. His marvelous- and mysterious- factory is opening its gates... to a lucky few. It's a world of pure imagination.
And who better to conjure up this confectionary wonder than three-time Tony Award-winning director JACK O'BRIEN, the Grammy and Tony-winning songwriters of Hairspray, MARC SHAIMAN and SCOTT WITTMAN, and internationally acclaimed playwright DAVID GRIEG. Audiences around the world have long adored the best-selling book and films, but none have experienced the magic of Wonka quite like this- until now.
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY The New Musical: It must be believed to be seen.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 2017 - Broadway Cast
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‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ review: A fudged disaster of a musical
0 / 10
Pity the poor Oompa Loompas that get assigned by Willy Wonka with the impossible task of cleaning up the disastrous and distasteful Broadway musical adaptation of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.' No amount of 'Pure Imagination' can save this train wreck.
'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' has barely a drop of that magic chocolate
4 / 10
Borle's problems are intensified by the show's decision not to take us to the chocolate factory until intermission, spending all of Act 1 on Charlie's early life, the golden ticket backstory and, weirdly, on Charlie's relationship with the owner of the local candy shop (also played by Borle). This was a truly terrible decision (that candy store guy, who is cold, is not Wonka). It ignores what is on the marquee and also then shoves so much caper-esque plot into Act 2 that the show can't wait around for a moment to focus on what really matters.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory History
Other Productions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
| 2013 | West End |
West End Original Production West End |
| 2017 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2018 | US Tour |
First National Tour US Tour |
| 2021 | US Tour |
Non-Equity Tour US Tour |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 2017 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Puppet Design | Basil Twist |
| 2017 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Christian Borle |
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