Anyone going to see Wonderland this week? — Page 13

Also naturally awkward - Kate Shindle got a bit of an applauded entrance today. Very bizarre for the musical's villian to get entrance applause.

I've been there before when that's happened (and no it wasn't just me :)) Cheering on villains is fun!

I absolutely adore the the scene where Alice dances with El Gato. That is just plain adorable!!!

Favorite! The dancing, plus also Janet's facial expressions in this scene are the best. I wish they would've done a promo photo of Janet in the lift from this scene, I love that part.

OMG I almost forgot to add...yes Allstate is still there!!! ;P

Hahaha. Is it wrong that I'm starting to like that line just because of how much everyone else hates it?


New interview w/ Darren Ritchie up on broadway.com:
What’s Up Darren Ritchie? Wonderland’s White Knight Talks Wearing Tights and the Wonders of Wildhorn

The awkward part last night wasn't the entrance applause for Kate Shindle, but Janet's superfans in the front row who lost their cool when she first came on stage. She got one foot through the door before they started hooting.

I know the book has changed since "Don't Wanna Fall In Love" was in the show, but how was that song actually used in the show? Was it more of a straightforward romance between Alice and The White Knight at that point?

I'm going too, I think Mezz H 115 or something like that. Looking forward to it.

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I know the book has changed since "Don't Wanna Fall In Love" was in the show, but how was that song actually used in the show? Was it more of a straightforward romance between Alice and The White Knight at that point?

You used to meet Jack during Worst Day of My Life too, as a real person, (Alice's husband, he'd just signed the divorce papers), before meeting him as the White Knight in Wonderland.

Don't Wanna Fall in Love came before Love Begins, back to back in the second act, as the Alice/Jack 'falling back in love' segment, for lack of a better way to describe it- that was Tampa 2009.

Then in Houston 2010 they removed Don't Wanna, and kept Love Begins, but moved Love Begins up to Act I, so the Alice/Jack 'falling back in love' happened sooner. (My personal favorite.)

Then in Tampa 2011 they took out Love Begins, and put back in Don't Wanna, also now in Act I, but instead of a 'falling back in love' type segment it kind of became a 'yeah, this is why love sucks' number (it had some of the same lyrics, but was just so much *angrier* now, and ended with Alice and the WHite Knight going separate ways at the end of it.)

Sorry, convoluted answer, but hope that helped.

See y'all at opening, I guess!

Wildhorn has a hit on his hands.
Wonderland is not it.
The quicker this folds the better although admittedly, I have seen worse musicals: Marlowe, Doctor Jazz, Musical Chairs, Nefertiti, Titanic, In the Heights.

I am not a Wildhorn hater. Just a Wonderland hater.

Bonnie and Clyde will be Wildhorn's secret revenge.
Look out Broadway for Bonnie and Clyde.

We saw it yesterday afternoon for the first time. I liked the music a lot, but I think the book is a mess. The overall story/concept is strong, but so much of the dialogue is cheesy, and parts of it just don't really make sense. For example, Off With His Head -- decent song, but it has NOTHING to do with anything - it's just kind of stuck in there. The whole thing with what I guess was Lewis Carroll was not clear at all.

I get that the whole thing is in Alice's head, but I think THAT concept could be made a lot clearer.

The dancing Alice's at the start make NO sense - they serve no purpose at all. Is Alice (as in our main character) the Alice from the book? On the concept she's related to Alice Liddell - not so any more.

It's very clear that this is in the tradition of The Wizard of Oz - hell, they even reference it - but if so, why not do it correctly and actually SHOW The White Knight as Jack early? The Queen of Hearts is supposed to be the villain because her mother in law is a pain in the ass, but the Queen hardly does anything in the show at all!

I also REALLY dislike the White Rabbit. The character is irritating. The clock thing is inconsistent -- it just seems to turn back whatever is convenient for the plot. The knights turned back, but nothing else? How did that work?

The March Hare suddenly "turns" good, and everyone trusts him? How does that make sense?

The Cat and Caterpillar, after their initial introductions, serve almost no purpose in the plot. Either make them relevant, or get rid of them.

I feel like the line between Alice and Hatter being opposites should have been made much more obvious to the audience right from the start and could have been done easily through costume choices or through some other means of behavior. As it is, it's like "oh, by the way, we're opposites."

Like I said, I did like a lot of the songs, and the performances, for what there is to work with, are pretty strong. I love the concept for the show, but the book needs another going over...

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Problem is, anyone with a brain knows The White Knight is her husband. It's not a surprise, so why not make the story more cohesive by just making the link earlier?

The thing that's been driving me crazy since we saw it is that it really doesn't seem like it would be that hard to tighten this up with some tweaks. Maybe the writers have been at it too long and are too close - they need someone else to come in and fix it?

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Just back from the opening-- had a blast !!

Linda Eder was standing right in front of us, waiting to go in (taller than I thought !)

Her "Finding Wonderland" is beyond amazing !!!

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That's brilliant.

That is hysterical !!!!

My daughter runs around the house all day saying "resume"-

(her fave line from the song)

BWW TV: You Asked...Kate Shindle Answers Fan Questions! (TV Content)

Her "Finding Wonderland" is beyond amazing !!!

It truly is glorious-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzyK-Bqaa64

And, I try not to be one of those "omg her Twitter said..." types, but:
http://twitter.com/morganajames/status/64360640617259008