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Lyrics by Jack Murphy
Wonderland tells the story of author Alice Cornwinkle (a descendant of Lewis Carroll's muse Alice Lidell) who is struggling with her career and her daughter, Chloe. With a chaotic Wonderland in danger of disappearing into nothingness, only Alice can restore balance and joy. Audiences will journey with her through the Looking-Glass from present-day Manhattan to a strange-yet-familiar place where she must reclaim her daughter, defeat the Queen of Hearts and learn to follow her heart. The cast for the world-premiere production included Julie Brooks (Fiddler on the Roof national tour) as Chloe, Janet Dacal (In the Heights, Good Vibrations) as Alice Cornwinkle, Jose Llana (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) as Hector/El Gato, Karen Mason (Sunset Boulevard, Mamma Mia!) as Mrs. Everheart/The Queen of Hearts, Darren Ritchie (Dracula: The Musical) as Jack/The White Knight, Nikki Snelson (Legally Blonde) as Madeline/The Mad Hatter, Ed Staudenmayer (Forbidden Broadway, The Scarlet Pimpernel) as Richard/The Rabbit and Tommar Wilson (Hair, Hairspray) as Theo/The Caterpillar. The ensemble included Tad Wilson, who also took on the featured role of the Jabberwock, along with Grady Bowman, Sae La Chin, Carrie Cimma, Colleen Craig, Dan Domenech, Krystal Ellsworth, Mallauri Esquibel, Lori Eure, Derek Ferguson, Ashley Galvan, Laura Karklina, Mary Mossberg, Stefan Raulston, Julius Anthony Rubio, Danny Stiles and Melinda Sullivan. The developmental staging premiered at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (previously called the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center). Performances at the Center's Ferguson Hall began with previews on 24 November 2009, officially opened on 5 December and ran through 3 January 2010. The show was the inaugural effort for the Center's Broadway Genesis Project, under the leadership of Judith Lisi. The show then played at Houston's Alley Theatre, where Frank has launched such projects as Jekyll & Hyde and The Civil War. The Houston staging took place on the Hubbard Stage from 15 January through 14 February 2010, with an opening night of 20 January.
The track list includes: Worst Day Of My Life (Alice); Advice From A Caterpillar (The Caterpillar); Keep
On Dancin' (El Gato); The Mad Hatter (The Mad Hatter); One Knight (The White Knight); Home (Chloe); Once
More I Can See (Alice); Through The Looking Glass (Alice & The White Knight); I Give You The Queen of Hearts
(The Rabbit); Off With Their Heads (The Queen of Hearts); Don't Wanna Fall In Love (Alice & The White
Knight); Love Begins (Alice & The White Knight); The Nick Of Time (The Mad Hatter); Misunderstood
(Jabberwock); Finding Wonderland (Alice); and as a bonus track - Go With The Flow (sung by Rob Evan, from
the original demo).
Copyright © 1999-2009 Wildhorn Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure had its world premiere in Tampa, Florida
on 5 December 2009, which was followed by a run at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. It
is hoped that these productions will be followed by touring plans or a Broadway engagement.
The show had direction by Gregory Boyd, choreography by Marguerite Derricks and music
direction by Ron Melrose. The creative team also included Susan Hilferty (costumes), Neil Patel (sets),
Paul Gallo (lights), Jon Weston (sound) and Sven Ortel (video/projection design).
Photos from the first day of rehearsals have been added to the 
A concept recording of the show has been released, featuring Janet Dacal as Alice, Julie Brooks as
Chloe, Eugene Fleming as The Caterpillar, Jose Llana as El Gato, Karen Mason as The Queen Of Hearts, Darren
Ritchie as The White Knight, Nikki Snelson as The Mad Hatter, Ed Staudenmayer as The Rabbit and Tad Wilson
as the Jabberwock. Sound clips are available on