Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical) recently closed Broadway version (instead of the West End one) and will feature only 4 child actors who will alternate the role of Charlie. The remainder of the "child" characters will be played adult actors. On 13 October the primary cast was announced and includes U.S. actor Paul Slade Smith (who played Grandpa George in the original cast of Charlie on Broadway) as Willy Wonka alongside Australian actors Tony Sheldon as Grandpa Joe and Lucy Maunder as Mrs Bucket. The role of Charlie will be shared between Tommy Blair, Ryan Yates, Xion Jarvis and Oliver Alkhair.. The play opens with
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory refrigerator for a few hours." Roald Dahl originally planned for a child called Marvin Prune to be included in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Dahl submitted the excised chapter regarding Marvin Prune to "The Horn Book Review" in the early 1970s. Rather than publish the chapter, "Horn Book" responded with a critical essay by novelist Eleanor Cameron, who criticised Dahl's worth as a human being. Although it was believed that "Horn Book" never returned the chapter, Marvin Prune's chapter is actually available, but it has not yet been published. "The Children's-Delight Room" was reworked into "Spotty Powder". It is present