Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(Charlie and the chocolate factory)

Summary of the musical Charlie and the chocolate factory :

When young Charlie wins a golden ticket to the mysterious Wonka Chocolate Factory, it's the chance of a lifetime to feast on goodies, which are way too expensive for the Bucket family.
Charlie and his grandfather go to the chocolate factory. They are joined by the other Golden Ticket winners: Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee and Augustus Gloop.
They discover a magical world filled with amazement, innovation, sweet treats and… Oompa-Loompas!
But young visitors are starting to let their greed and selfishness take over. We then discover that everything is not as sweet as it seems.
Charlie is the last child - the only one who has not succumbed to the sweet temptations of the wizarding world of Willy Wonka. The great chocolate maker notices his humility and loyalty. The reward he offers Charlie is greater than he could have imagined ...


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General information
  • Style : Family, Fantastic, Children
  • Theme : Friendship, Hope, Destiny
  • year of creation : 2013
Music
  • Composer : Marc Shaiman
  • Lyricist : Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman
  • Librettist :David Greig
  • Author (other) :Roald Dahl
  • famous songs : "Creation Overture" "Almost Nearly Perfect" "The Amazing Tale of Mr. Willy Wonka" "A Letter from Charlie Bucket" "More of Him to Love" "When Veruca Says" "It's Teavee Time" "If Your Mother Were Here ""Don't Ya Pinch Me, Charlie" "It Must Be Believed to Be Seen" "Strike That! Reverse It!" "Simply Second Nature" "Auf Wiedersehen Augustus Gloop" "Juicy!" "Veruca's Nutcracker Sweet" "Vidiots" "Pure Imagination" "A Little Me"
  • Famous performers : Douglas Hodge, Nigel Planer, Lara Denning, Christian Borle, Paul J. Medford, Clive Carter, Emily Padgett, Kristy Cates, Jackie Hoffman, Ben Crawford.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is an adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel of the same name.
  • Exists in film : There are a large number of films on Charlie and the chocolate factory including that of 1971 with Gene Wilder or the film of Tim Burton of 2005 with Johnny Depp in the role of Wonka. In 2023, a new film about the confectioner will be released in theaters, named wonka and performed by Timothée Chalamet.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : In London, the production won 2 Olivier Awards and 2 Whatsonstage.com Awards. On Broadway in 2017, she won 1 Drama Desk Award.
  • Number of performances : 1376
Currently on stage