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John Stamos Warns Of The Wonkapocalypse In Sneak Peak At Musical Inspired By Glasgow’s Bizarre Willy Fest
EXCLUSIVE: When John Stamos warns of a chocolaty apocalypse, pay attention. He does just than in a sneak listen of what could be a pretty delicious musical parody inspired by that hilariously misguided (and unlicensed) Willy Wonka experience event in Glasgow a few months back. The Stamos track is one of three demos released to […]
The parody’s lead producer Richard Kraft of Kraft-Engel Productions had previously directed Stamos in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl that also featured Finn Wolfhard as Charlie and “Weird Al” Yankovic as the Oompa Loompas. And we thought — what could be more epic than John Stamos singing about the end of humanity and linking our species’ demise to an underwhelming immersive experience in Scotland?” “Where Dreams Go To Fly” – An uplifting number written by Emmy-winners Doug Rockwell and Tova Litvin (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Julie & The Phantoms) captures “the unbridled optimism of the impresario behind Willy’s Candy Spectacular.” “There’s such a fine line between soaring optimism and crushing defeat,” they said. “In our song, we’ve tried to capture the range of emotions one goes through when creating art, even when that art is mind-numbingly awful.” “Dreamed to Dare” – Written by Daniel Mertzlufft, who launched the viral TikTok musical Ratatouille the Musical, features TikTok singers The Sharpe Family and the actual sad Oompa Loompa actress Kirsty Paterson from the viral Wonka Experience in Glasgow as “attendees preparing to enter the world of dreams (or nightmares).” Said Mertzlufft, “Not many shows have such high stakes and absurd characters that we deserve a bombastic anticipatory ensemble number – but with a plot like this I couldn’t resist!”
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