Pure imagination will take hold in Hong Kong this November as the Broadway musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory makes its debut in the city. The recent announcement, made at Felix on the 28th floor of The Peninsula Hong Kong hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, was met with considerable buzz.
Two cast members sat down with the South China Morning Post to discuss the challenges of bringing Roald Dahl’s beloved story to life on stage, the pressure of following Hollywood talent such as Gene Wilder – who played Willy Wonka in the 1971 movie adaptation Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory – and why Hong Kong audiences are in for a surprising, chocolate-filled treat.
For those unfamiliar with Dahl’s 1964 bestselling novel, the story revolves around Charlie Bucket, who lives in poverty and starvation near Willy Wonka’s mysterious confectionery factory. When Wonka hides five golden tickets in chocolate bars for a secret tour, Charlie miraculously finds the last one.
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