to put in a reprise of their dreamy "Pure Imagination" since borrowed inspiration only underlines what's not inspired this time. Timothee Chalamet, as Willy Wonka, in a scene from "Wonka." ...

inexplicable wondrousness—is not what one might call “pure imagination,” and yet here is Wonka, doing just that for Roald Dahl’s famed chocolatier, who became a pop culture icon courtesy ...

Timothée Chalamet sings several songs in WB's "Wonka" musical. Chalamet is really singing. Director Paul King was drawn to Chalamet because of his high-school performances which gained popularity ...

But they’re more interested in coloring in this world through less traditional means, be it quirky formats for scenes (i.e. exposition ... it borrows from 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ...

“Wonka,” the new musical origin story of ... though none quite reach the heights of “Pure Imagination,” the mysteriously magical song sung by Wilder in the 1971 film, which we wait and ...

The songs written by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, are mostly original to the stage version, with the exception of “Pure Imagination” and the Oompa Loompa theme. Wonka is eccentric and ...