But nobody ever goes in and nobody ever comes out.Ī group of children gather outside Charlie's house, each clutching a nickel to buy a Wonka bar from the candy shop (' The Candy Man'). Mysteriously, however, the factory has continued to produce candy. However, Wonka fired all his workers years ago after one of his candy recipes had been stolen and sold to his competitors and locked the gates of his factory forever. Grandpa Joe assures Charlie that he is destined to work for Wonka making candy, just like he did when he was younger. Bucket, their young son Charlie, and Charlie's four bedridden grandparents, Grandpa George, Grandma Georgina, Grandpa Joe, and Grandma Josephine. Wonka, acting as narrator, introduces the impoverished Bucket family: Mr.

Willy Wonka introduces himself to the audience and summons his Oompa-Loompa workers, announcing that he is retiring and he must choose a new successor when he does (' Pure Imagination' / 'The Golden Age of Chocolate'). McDonald said 'Our challenge was to create a live theatrical musical event that satisfied your expectations of the book and the film – but hopefully gave you another experience also.' They used music that Bricusse and his former musical collaborator Newley, who had died in 1999, had created for the 1971 movie, and Bricusse also wrote new songs with a 'retro-sounding' style that matched the earlier music. The musical was commissioned by Music Theatre International and is licensed for performance by amateur theatre groups.Īfter getting approval from the Dahl estate, McDonald and Bricusse worked together on the musical. It is based on 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, also known simply as Willy Wonka, is a musical with music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley and a book by Bricusse and Timothy Allen McDonald.

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