Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the musical adaptation of the 1968 movie of the same name, centers on an eccentric inventor, Caractacus Potts, who invents a flying car. Though Potts is happy just using the special car for family trips, others have more sinister aims. Adapted for the stage from Ian Fleming's original text by Jeremy Sams, the musical Chitty features a score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, who wrote the film's songs. The show was directed by Adrian Noble and choreographed by Gillian Lynne.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang continues to run at Broadway's Hilton Theatre. It is also scheduled for a U.K. tour, which will begin on December 9 in Sunderland.