Producer gathers buddies for manufacturing based mostly on Glasgow Wonka expertise
It was an occasion so abysmally organised that police have been known as to calm livid households.
But now plans are afoot for a Broadway musical based mostly on the shambolic Willy Wonka Experience in Glasgow.
Producer Richard Kraft beforehand directed Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in Concert on the Hollywood Bowl in 2017 and produced The Little Mermaid Live present in 2019.
His subsequent deliberate manufacturing, Willy Fest: A Musical Parody, is ready to launch this yr.
But now plans are afoot for a Broadway musical based mostly on the shambolic Willy Wonka Experience in Glasgow. Pictured: An actor on the Willy Wonka expertise in Glasgow
Producer Richard Kraft (pictured) beforehand directed Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in Concert on the Hollywood Bowl in 2017 and produced The Little Mermaid Live present in 2019
His subsequent deliberate manufacturing, Willy Fest: A Musical Parody, is ready to launch this yr
Mr Kraft stated: ‘While most see nothing however wreckage in a catastrophe of this magnitude, all of us assume it screams out: MUSICAL!!
‘While it’s fairly frequent for there to be writers’ rooms in tv, taking that method with theatrical songwriters is pretty distinctive and more likely to produce amazingly satirical and sudden outcomes.’
He has assembled a proficient group of writers and musicians to carry the venture to fruition.
The crew contains Riki Lindhome, an Emmy nominee recognized for the musical group Garfunkel and Oates, and Broadway songwriters Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner.
In a joint assertion, the Mr Zachary and Mr Weiner stated: ‘From Broadway to road nook pop-ups, audiences have turn out to be obsessive about immersive experiences that allow them to be part of the story.
‘But it takes a particular type of magic to devastate kids and adults alike and it seems like the one approach to discover which means on this chocolate-less disaster is to sing about it.’
Visitors forked out £35 to participate within the expertise, hosted by House of Illuminati final month.
The agency’s web site promised large sweets, a chocolate river and an enchanted backyard the place kids might gather ‘scrumptious beans of all colors, sizes and styles’.
Instead, excited households have been directed to a sparsely adorned warehouse with ‘a number of polystyrene props’ and a tiny bouncy fortress.
Despite being a Wonka-themed occasion, it didn’t characteristic any chocolate and two actors in ‘horny Oompa Loompa costumes’ gave out jelly beans to disillusioned children.
The actor employed to play Willy Wonka later revealed he was handed a script of AI-generated gibberish.
Police have been known as as dad and mom’ tempers boiled over. Some stated there was ‘no chocolate within the constructing’.
Visitors forked out £35 to participate within the expertise, hosted by House of Illuminati final month. Pictured: The exhibition in Scotland
Despite being a Wonka-themed occasion, it didn’t characteristic any chocolate however two actors in ‘horny Oompa Loompa costumes’ gave out jelly beans to disillusioned children. Pictured: The Wonka occasion in Scotland
News of the musical got here as pissed off dad and mom stated they’d not acquired promised refunds and the handful of actors concerned claimed that they have been paid solely half of the £500 promised to them.
Billy Coull, who organised the occasion, stated: ‘I needed to do one thing that made individuals completely satisfied. I failed.
‘While many can have fun the goodness that has come from the occasion, I’ve misplaced every thing.’
A documentary known as Willy Wonka: The Scandal That Rocked Britain may also air tonight on Channel 5.
