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I recently had the distinct pleasure of seeing the world premiere of the new musical Wonderland: Alice’s New Musical Adventure, the first of the Straz Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center) Broadway Genesis Project. It began previews in Tampa on November 24, 2009, opened on December 5, closing on January 3, and then opened to previews in Houston on January 15, with an official opening date of January 20, where it will play through February 14.

Synopsis of Wonderland

According to the official Wonderland website:

Wonderland is set in present-day Manhattan and a timeless Wonderland. The new musical tells the story of author Alice Cornwinkle (a descendent of Lewis Carroll’s muse Alice Liddell), who is struggling with her career and her daughter, Chloe.

Alice is a children’s book writer in Manhattan who is suffering through a creative block, estranged from her husband and alienated from her daughter. It takes a trip to a strange-yet-familiar Wonderland for her to regain her life’s balance and again find the love and everyday magic that reside in us all – if we know how to look. Wildhorn’s score taps into numerous pop styles, and Murphy’s lyrics provide both wit and wisdom.

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