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The Broadway repack introduced several significant changes designed to make the show funnier, lighter on its feet, and more suitable for a New York audience.

Here is what is typically included in an official script repack from Music Theatre International (MTI), the company that handles the worldwide licensing rights for the Broadway show: | Element | West End (2013) | Broadway

The release of the repackaged Broadway script in 2018 (for licensing) was a watershed moment for community theatre. Before the repack, the show was impossible to stage for amateurs due to the hydraulic elevator and live squirrels. lighter on its feet

| Element | West End (2013) | Broadway (2017) | |--------|----------------|------------------| | | David Greig | David Greig (rewritten) | | Songs | Includes “It Must Be Believed to Be Seen” | Replaced with “Strike That, Reverse It” | | Oompa-Loompas | Actors in green wigs | Puppets + actors | | Charlie’s dad | Unemployed at toothpaste factory | Deceased (changed to add emotional depth) | | Ending | Charlie takes factory, Wonka flies away | Wonka moves in with Buckets | | Element | West End (2013) | Broadway