Willy Wonka’s experience in Glasgow has been described as the biggest disaster since the Fyre Festival.
However, the producers seem to have snatched victory from the jaws of disaster as the team plans to turn the entire failed experiment into a musical.
The BBC reported that the show’s lead producer, Richard Craft, has assembled a team for the project, called “Willy Fest: A Musical Parody,” which he hopes to release later this year. He told the BBC that the writing team “was assembled in less time than it takes someone to sing the first verse of ‘Oompa Loompa Doompa-Dee-Do'”.
“I don’t want to fall for the same thing we’re making fun of, so we’re talking to investors now to make sure we have the right budget to execute this well,” he said.
Names associated with the project include Emmy Award nominee and comedian Riki Lindhome and Broadway songwriters Alan Zachary and Michael Winer.
Last month, the event gained notoriety after creators failed to deliver on their promises of chocolate fountains, Oompa Loompas performances and a “celebration of chocolate in all its delightful forms.” Angry families posted pictures of the faltering exhibition and demanded their money back.
Kraft had previously issued a full apology on Facebook for the event’s failure, and promised a full refund to unsatisfied customers.