The musical parody “Willy Wonka” releases the song by Riki Lindhome

Riki Lindhome in “Willy’s Candy Spectacular”

Willy’s Candy Spectacle

Earlier this year, several actors questioned their life choices after responding to an advert to work on a Willy Wonka experience in Scotland. Organisers advertised it as an “immersive experience” that would transport Willy Wonka fans to a “magical realm”. They used lush, AI-generated art to lure visitors to the event, but it turned out to be anything but magical. The experience took place in a dingy warehouse so depressing it was compared to a meth lab, and ultimately made international headlines for how bad it was.

Now songwriter Riki Lindhome questions the life choices of one of the actors working on a new song for Willy’s Candy Spectaclean upcoming Fyre Fest-style parody of that disastrous Willy Wonka event. In the song (below), Lindhome channels the experience of Kirsty Paterson, who played the sad Oompah Loompa in the real-life viral experience and is also involved in the musical.

“This song is for anyone who is, was, or tried to be an actor,” said Lindhome, known for her band Garfunkel and Oates and her acting work in Netflix’ Wednesday“When I saw the look on Kirsty Paterson’s face, I just thought, ‘I know that. We all know that.'”

New songs for the event were released weekly, leading up to the stage reading at the Edinburgh Fringe Fest in August. John Stamos previously released a track from the musical, which was The Little Mermaid Live Producer Richard Kraft and his Kraft-Engel Productions. Other songwriters involved include Tova Litvin, Doug Rockwell and Daniel Mertzlufft.