Willy Wonka is heading to Broadway, starring Christian Borle
After selling out golden tickets on London's West End, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is getting the musical treatment on Broadway. Tony winner Christian Borle will don Willy Wonka's rarely-doffed cap in a stage production of Roald Dahl's novel, set to debut in New York in spring 2017.
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"Christian was the first—and in truth—perhaps the ONLY person I could imagine to create the role of Willy," said director Jack O'Brien in a statement. "His combination of child-like fantasy, edge, mystery, and sheer star power seemed destined for this role.”
This show will reunite Borle with his Smash musical directors Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. It also features a book penned by David Greig and choreography by Joshua Bergasse. Because he's already set to headline a revival of Falsettos in the fall of 2016, Borle could possibly be up for two leading actor Tonys at next year's ceremony.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory begins previews in March 2017 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
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Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.
