Chocolate Factory was well received by critics, receiving rave reviews from publications such as The New York Times and USA Today. It achieved success in international markets and produced three singles that attained chart success, including " Snake" and " Step in the Name of Love", and the international hit " Ignition (Remix)". The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling over 532,000 copies in its first week of sales. Originally titled Loveland, Chocolate Factory was conceived by Kelly amid controversy over his sex scandal at the time. Recording sessions took place mainly at Rockland Studios and Chicago Recording Company in Chicago, Illinois, and the album was primarily written, arranged, and produced by R. Kelly, released on February 18, 2003, by Jive Records. The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Charlie in the Chocolate Factory is available now in digital formats from Masterworks Broadway, and will be available in stores on CD on June 23.Chocolate Factory is the fifth solo album by American recording artist R. Featuring the lyrics, “the only things that Mike can spell are FYI and LOL,” this song is the one that really makes this musical seem like a completely separate entity from the movies upon which it is based. The electronic backtrack adds to the theme of technology that is the focus of the song. It’s very modern, and creates a social commentary on this generation’s obsession with technology.
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This one might be my favorite on the album, full stop. And if you’ve watched the films countless times as I have, you’re picturing the campy scenes as you listen, so that’s fun. The version on this album is basically the same version that has been featured in the beloved films but I think the sense of nostalgia that it evokes reserves it a well-deserved place on my list. It features some popular phrases that Wonka, in all of his madness, says backwards and then to “strike that, reverse it.” An example is “what’s here tomorrow’s gone today,” which of course is supposed to be “what’s here today’s gone tomorrow.”Ĭome on, this one’s a classic.
The song has the fast-moving intricate lyrics, my favorite. This one shows just how zany Wonka is, and Borle seems to play into it perfectly. The sound itself is similar to classic Broadway, and Borle’s voice is wonderfully smooth. This song has Willy Wonka talking about his factory and basically saying what the title says, that in order for the magic of the factory to appear one must believe in it. This is the first song on the album that actually feels like a new, original Broadway track. The contrast makes for a fun effect, and Mike’s verses especially are fun to jam out to and remind me of something like American Idiot or Spring Awakening. She’s more old-fashioned, and her verses in the song show that, whereas his verses have a distinct rock sound. This song is a fun one because it shows the contrast between Mike Teevee and his mother. The following are my Top Five favorite songs from the original cast recording.
He and four other golden ticket winners will embark on a mesmerizing, life-changing journey through Wonka’s wondrous world. That includes young Charlie Bucket, whose life definitely needs sweetening. His marvelous-and mysterious-factory is opening its gates…to a lucky few. Willy Wonka, world famous inventor of the Everlasting Gobstopper, has just made an astonishing announcement. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the new musical based on the films of the same name, as well as the book by Roald Dahl, puts audiences inside the “world of pure imagination.” Starring two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle and directed by three-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O’Brien, this new musical features the beloved songs from the original film, including “Pure Imagination” and “The Candy Man,” alongside a brand new score from the songwriters of Hairspray, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, a book from David Greig and choreography from Joshua Bergasse.
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