In February 2015, the production booking further extended through 3 December 2016. Shortly after opening night the show's producers extended booking period through May 2014, with a further extension to November 2014, after ticket sales of approximately 300,000 through October 2013. Previews of the show were delayed by five days until 22 May, due to "unforeseen problems in the delivery of a piece of stage engineering by a contractor". The show was originally scheduled to open at the London Palladium. Production history West End (2013–2017) Ĭharlie and the Chocolate Factory bill boards at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 2014.Ĭharlie and the Chocolate Factory was scheduled to begin previews on, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, before holding its official opening night on 25 June 2013. During previews, many changes were made, most significantly the addition of the Great Glass Elevator. The show presents a more contemporary version of the original story. The production was directed by Sam Mendes, with choreography by Peter Darling, accompanied with the assistance of Brandon Duncan, set design by Mark Thompson and lighting design by Paul Pyant. The book was written by playwright David Greig with original score composed by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman. Officially confirmed on 18 June 2012, producers announced that the show would play the London Palladium beginning in May 2013, with tickets going on sale in October 2012, before the venue was later changed to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Producers held a first reading of the first act from the show in New York City in May 2010, with the intention of opening in London the following year. The musical is based on the 1964 children's novel by Roald Dahl. The Broadway version of the musical has been acquired for licensing rights in North America, Europe, and Australia by Music Theatre International. Tour launched on 1 January 2020 in Miami, Florida. Tour opened 21 September 2018 at Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, New York and an Australian Tour at Capitol Theatre on 11 January 2019. The show was reworked for a Broadway production opening in April 2017 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and ran almost nine months before closing in January 2018. While receiving mixed reviews from critics, the show won two Laurence Olivier Awards in 2014 for Best Costume Design and Best Lighting Design. In 2013 the production broke the record for weekly ticket sales in London. 2022 United Kingdom 2023 UK and Ireland National TourĬharlie and the Chocolate Factory is a musical based on the 1964 children's novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, with book by David Greig, music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman.ĭirected by Sam Mendes, the musical premiered in the West End at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in June 2013 and ran for 3 years and 7 months before closing on 7 January 2017.
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