According to the Daily Mail, Douglas Hodge will play Willy Wonka in Sam Mendes, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the West End at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Please remember that this news is yet to be officially confirmed.
The Newspaper claims that Sam Mendes said he wanted to cast a "proper actor" for the role and not just a celebrity and Olivier and Tony Award winner Hodge fits the bill. He has appeared on Broadway in La Cage Aux Folles and will appear this year in Jamie Lloyd's Cyrano de Bergerac. Hodge has also appeared in Donmar Warehouse's Inadmissible Evidence and West End productions of Guys and Dolls and Bashville.
Warner Bros, Theatre Ventures, Neal Street Productions and Kevin McCormick's production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will open at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in June 2013. Previews start on 18 May 2013. The theatre currently houses Shrek which recently announced that it will close in February 2013.
The new stage musical will be directed by Mendes, with a book by David Greig and new songs from Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.
The mysterious Willy Wonka is opening his Chocolate Factory for just one day, and for Charlie Bucket it promises to be a mouth-watering chance to feast his eyes on sweets beyond his wildest imagination. Academy Award-winning film and theatre director Sam Mendes will bring Roald Dahl’s much-loved classic to life in this world premiere stage production.
Visit www.CharlieandtheChocolateFactory.co.uk to find out more. Tickets go on sale next month (October 2012)
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