Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise) co-production with American Lyric Theater and Wexford Festival Opera. A musical based on the novel, titled "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" premiered at the West End's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in May 2013 and officially opened on 25 June. The show is directed by Sam Mendes, with new songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and stars Douglas Hodge as Willy Wonka. The production broke records for weekly ticket sales. Coincidentally, Hodge was also the voice of a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory audiobook, as part of a package of Roald Dahl CDs read by celebrities. There are two "Charlie
Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble is the eighth studio album by American rock group Primus. The album is a re-imagining of the soundtrack of the 1971 film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory". The album was released on October 21, 2014. It is the first full-length album with Tim "Herb" Alexander since 1995's "Tales from the Punchbowl". Lead singer and bassist Les Claypool told "Rolling Stone" of his fascination with "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory", the 1971 film adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel "Charlie and the