Disney Eyes Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" for Stage Musical

Broadway may go through the lookingglass. Playbill.com has learned that Disney Theatrical Productions is creating a new stage musical based on the hit 2010 Tim Burton film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland."



Disney Theatrical Productions executives have met with key members of the film, including director Tim Burton and screenwriter Linda Woolverton, to develop the property as a stage musical. Woolverton authored the screenplay for Disney's "The Lion King" and is also the Tony Award-nominated book writer of Beauty and the Beast, Aida and Lestat.

Burton will oversee the production, though he will not direct. Woolverton will adapt her screenplay for the musical. A composer, or songwriting team, is not yet in place and there is no current timeline for a Broadway arrival.

Disney had no comment on the project.

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I personally think this is not a good idea. We already got Wonderland and countless other adaptations of the show. And this was NOT the best movie. The only reason it had some charm, was the special effects used...they can't save the show with that on Broadway. Disney has SO many other things they could be working on for theatre, but they choose this? Just a bit confusing to me.


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The film's okay but I'm not sure if it can be adapted into a musical, the selling point of the film was the 3D, the visual effects and Johnny Depp as the Hatter.

Disney seem to busy with theatrical projects with Peter and the Starcatcher, Aladdin, Newsies and now Alice. They say Aladdin and Newsies aren't aiming for Broadway but I think Aladdin has a shot of going to Broadway should the Seattle production prove a success.

Finally! I was wondering when we'd get a musical based on Wonderland!

Alice: Anika Noni Rose
Cheshire Cat: Elaine Stritch
Mad Hatter: Patti LuPone
Tweedle Dum/ Tweedle Dee: Alice & Emily
Queen of Hearts: Harvey Fierstein

Alice-an unknown
The Mad Hatter-Gavin Creel
The Red Queen-Idina Menzel
The White Queen-Sierra Boggess
Tweedledee and Tweedledum-The Two Brothers from "The Drowsy Chaperone"
The Knave of Hearts-Levi Kreis

First off, Corpse Bride is WB.

What I dug about the movie was seeing the Hero's Journey done with a female lead. Rest of it, eh. But geez, I can almost picture the numbers and I feel like it's a generic overwrought score to sell Hot Topic tees. But I'm up for Alice and the White Queen singing love songs to eachother.

Really, I think it'd be more fun to see a show based on Tron or the Story of Menstruation (an actual Disney short).

I thought Disney's next musical project was Aladdin which is currently in workshops.

The worst part of the movie was the plot and dialogue.

Ugh I was hoping this project died...I know its not Disney but if you are going to make a musical of a Tim Burton movie make Beetlejuice!

"I thought Disney's next musical project was Aladdin which is currently in workshops."

It is possible for a large corporation like Disney to have several projects in various stages of development at the same time.