Alice by Heart
"The healing power of storytelling in the darkest of times."
2019 · 1h 33m Drama, History, Music, Romance
Overview
Alice by Heart is a musical with music by Duncan Sheik, lyrics by Steven Sater inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, set in a WWII London bomb shelter where a teenage girl uses the story to cope with loss and trauma, leading her through a fantastical version of Wonderland to confront grief and find courage.
Director and cast
- Molly Gordon as Alice Spencer/Alice
- Colton Ryan as White Rabbit/Alfred Hallam/March Hare
- Nkeki Obi-Melekwe as Cheshire Cat/Tabatha/Caterpillar 2
- Grace McLean as Queen of Hearts/Red Cross Nurse/Magpie
- Andrew Kober as King of Hearts/Dr Butridge/Jabberwock/Duck/Mock Turtle
- Wesley Taylor as Mad Hatter/Harold Pudding/Mock Turtle/Pigeon/Knave of Spades
- Heath Saunders as Caterpillar/Angus/Knave of Hearts
- Noah Galvin as Dodgy/Duchess/Dodo/Mock Turtle
- Zay Infante as Dormouse/Nigel/Eaglet/Knave of Clubs
- Catherine Ricafort as Clarissa/Canary/Queen of Diamonds/Mock Turtle
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