Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure - Cast / Creative Team Announced!

""We're going a little different route with Alice,' Wildhorn said, seeming to suggest that having a Latina in the role could call for a rewrite of the character. In the first Equity reading of the show in March, Alice was a British expatriate in New York played by Lauren Kennedy."

Janet Dacal, currently in the musical In the Heights on Broadway as Carla, who has been with the show since it opened, will play the title role of ALICE.

Featured Casting announced
The Queen - Karen Mason (SUNSET BLVD.)
The Caterpillar - Eugene Fleming (Fosse)
The Mad Hatter - Nikki Snelson (Legally Blonde: The Musical)

Ensemble/Unknown Part:
Tad Wilson (Rock of Ages)

Creative Team
Marguerite Derricks - Choreography (seems mostly films!)
Susan Hilferty - Costumes (Wicked, Spring Awakening)
Neil Patel - Scenic Design ([title of show], Roundabout)
Paul Gallo - Lighting (Pal Joey)
Jon Weston - Sound Design (Les Miserables revival, Throughly Modern Millie)
Sven Ortel - Projection/Video Design (The Little Mermaid, The Woman in White)

Seems like it will be a big projection thing / should more than likely, like most Wildhorn shows as of late, be visually stunning!


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Most of the rest of the casting should be announced by the end of the month.

I'm sure Dacal will do a great job, but I was just really looking forward to Kennedy doing this one! Shame...

Hopefully Wildhorn won't change the score to more Latin-infused either .. I just don't see him working that way.



Updated as more of the cast gets announced!

Links:
Wonderland's>https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Wildhorns_WONDERLAND_Announces_New_Members_Of_Creative_Team_For_Tampa_Premiere_20090727">Wonderland's Creative Team Announced



'Wonderland' Diary

Updated On: 7/27/09 at 12:58 PM

Well let's just say I'm even a little turned off by the project now ... everyone's expecting a little blonde girl and tey switched it to .. opposite? The critics will just LOVE this one now ...

Poor Lauren Kennedy. She just can't catch a break, can she?

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He must not have much rewriting to do for Bonnie & Clyde if he is going to rewrite Alice's part for December.

I love Nikki Snelson, but as the Mad Hatter?

Is it just me, or does this guy keep getting more bizzare every day?

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I like Janet Dacal, and I love the idea of a Latin Alice. I can only imagine what people would have written about THE WIZ if BWW had been around back in the days, "a black Dorothy? blasphemy!"
Now, the problem with this is not Dacal, but the fact that Wildhorn, one of the worst composers to get so many shows on Broadway, is coming back for more. Ugh.
And somethingwicked, I do feel bad for Lauren Kennedy.

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"Now, the problem with this is not Dacal, but the fact that Wildhorn, one of the worst composers to get so many shows on Broadway, is coming back for more. Ugh.
And somethingwicked, I do feel bad for Lauren Kennedy. "

I feel HORRIBLE for Kennedy! This show could have EASILY been written around her for all we know ...


This one ISN'T headed for Broadway YET. There's a far BETTER chance that this production will be Broadway-bound, well much better than Bonnie & Clyde. Rumor has it that after the Houston/Alley Theatre transfer they plan to tour or take it to Broadway - but a las, it's Wildhorn. Nothing may even come after it ...


"I love the idea of a Latin Alice. I can only imagine what people would have written about THE WIZ if BWW had been around back in the days, "a black Dorothy? blasphemy!" "

...it's just Alice is ..../has always been a white-blonde girl. I'm not saying that it's necessarily bad she's going to be Latina, but it looks almost like Wildhorn/Murphy/co. were like "Look at the success of In the Heights and West Side Story! Let's take some of their aspects and put them into our show!" Either that or ... Dacal has some pipes. I just really hope they don't plan on changing the SCORE to becoming Latina. I can only imagine the mess Wildhorn would get himself in to ...

Not to mention that everyone's going in expecting a Lauren Kennedy/Brandi Burkhardt look-alike-ish. It's just .. it's one thing to take the classic story and twist it .. too many twists & tweaks is a bad thing.

Oh, Jesus. This has DISASTER written all over it.

Is it just me, or does this guy keep getting more bizzare every day?
It's not just you.

I doubt anyone will take this seriously. It's Wildhorn.
He's a huge joke, but his crapola keeps getting produced.

No one is doubting Janet's talent. Wildhorn is just a huge joke in the community. He needs to go far away, and stop writing.

Philly, I hate 9 to 5, so not sure why you mentioned that to me. Wicked has been by far the biggest hit of the century, so that's why that was produced. Legally Blonde, as you said, was good for what it was. No crapola.

Wildhorn shows are campy, drecky, messes. There's a reason not a single one has returned its investment, including the one that ran 4.5 years.

Eris, I'm not suggesting my school's production was anything revolutionary. It's just that the Mad Hatter is my favorite role I've played. We had a female King of Hearts and Knave of Hearts and a male Queen of Hearts (who was like six foot four and brilliant!)

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I hope this does go to Broadway, if only to get Dacal and Snelson back on Broadway. They are great, though, I'm guessing the show is not going to be...

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