Alice Workshop

[milliemarch]

Posted: 7/19/07 at 10:43pm

Hey Everyone!
I'm at Broadway Theatre Project, and today we got to watch Frank Wildhorn's new musical Alice be workshopped. I unfortunately wasn't chosen to be a part of the workshop, but it was pretty awesome to watch fellow students participate as well as Brandi Burkhardt. The four numbers we got to watch were really awesome, very different. The musical is not at all what one would expect, with a hip hop number and salsa-ish number. Of course this was just a workshop, but it was amazing.

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 7/19/07 at 10:51pm

Can you go into greater detail about the numbers? Was Brandi playing Alice as an adult? More info!

Very interested in this project.

[dfwtheatreguy]

Posted: 7/19/07 at 11:16pm

why does wildhorn always write for the woman he is currently boinking?

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 7/19/07 at 11:40pm

because without writing, he wouldn't be boinking anyone.

[milliemarch]

Posted: 7/19/07 at 11:48pm

Come on guys, really?!?! Frank is an amazing writer and he is ENGAGED to Brandi and has the right to write songs for the woman he loves! If you were engaged to him you know damn well you would want him to write a part in his show for you!

Anyway, yes, Brandi was singing Alice, but it is like a 6th Generation Alice, older and with a daughter named Chloe. It's sorta of our secret, since the first read thru and workshop was here, but it's going to be awesome so definately look for it on Broadway within the next year or two.

<3

[TapTapTapioca]

Posted: 7/19/07 at 11:57pm

Frank is an amazing writer

Lol.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/20/07 at 12:07am

Are we talking an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice?

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 7/20/07 at 12:39am

Wow, sounds like the 78 Debbie Allen "Alice" all over again, only with hip-hop vs disco.

[milliemarch]

Posted: 7/20/07 at 12:06pm

This is an adaotation of "Alice in Wonderland" the title is not set in stone, but I think it's clever because in this story Alice ISN'T in Wonderland. Wonderland is in trouble and so this 6th-ish generation Alice has to save the day. There are way more plot complications that spice it up, but it's still in the works and it's our secret tehehe

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 7/20/07 at 12:15pm

So basically he's doing "American McGee's Alice" as a musical. Great Frank, yet another one I won't pay to see.

[best12bars]

Posted: 7/20/07 at 12:20pm

"Wonderland is in trouble..."


You coulda stopped right there.

[me2]

Posted: 7/20/07 at 1:11pm

I love Wildhorn and hope this one goes far. I wish he would pick strong collaborators because he has the potential to write another big hit.
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[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 7/20/07 at 2:22pm

"Wonderland is in trouble..."


Sure is - Wildhorn is writing a musical about it.

[galindagirl2]

Posted: 7/22/07 at 12:30am

I think you're underestimating this musical. I mean, you can't deny that the music to Jekyll and Hyde (book and/or lyrics set aside) is beautiful! He's taking risks and changing things up so that the Mad Hatter is a Jazzy Diva female who wants to take over Wonderland and the Cheshire Cat is from the hood but set to latino music and the catapillar number (which is my favorite!) has about 20 people being the legs of the catapillar (plus they're all high on opium yay!) It's really neat.

So stop being jealous that these opportunities were opened to us and that you don't have to ability to CREATE A FRICKEN melody. k? There's no need to bash the people who create the music that gives actors jobs. It's hard enough on us as it is! :P

I'm not saying the the show will be a smash on Broadway, but at least give it a chance.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 7/22/07 at 12:34am

"another big hit"???

I don't get it.

[blaxx]

Posted: 7/22/07 at 12:49am

Me neither...doesn´t "another" mean he already has one?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/22/07 at 12:50am

I was wondering the same thing.

Milliemarch and galindagirl2, how exactly how are you affiliated with this project?

[mustard]

Posted: 7/22/07 at 9:30am

Please, PLEASE, not Chloe. Isn't everyone OVER that name yet?

[Josephine2]

Posted: 7/22/07 at 10:12am

milliemarch, I don't mean to be disrespectful, but if this workshop is "sorta of our secret" as you put it, why open a thread about it on a public discussion board?

[milliemarch]

Posted: 7/23/07 at 4:04pm

We are both afffiliated because the first workshop was done here at Broadway Theatre Project with the apprentices participating in the cast. It's not a secret in the fact that no one can know about it, it's just our "secret" as in we're the only people who have seen it so far...

[Josephine2]

Posted: 7/23/07 at 5:03pm

Oh, I gotcha. I just misunderstood "secret." I hope I didn't come off as rude. Best wishes on the rest of your time in FL!

[milliemarch]

Posted: 7/23/07 at 5:53pm

haha no problem, it's always hard to tell how people mean things they say on here, most people on here are so negative and bitter. Thanks for the good luck!

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 7/23/07 at 5:55pm

wow, galinda, wow. That sounds like a train wreck. What the heck is he thinking? what about it says "good idea".

Alice in Wonderland does not need an urbanization/overthrown by major character type of musical. It doesn't fit.

And, while yes, his scores are beautiful, the score for "Carrie" and "In My Life" were as well, and we all saw how those turned out.