Alice Formerly of Wonderland
Ensemble Theater Company ( Santa Barbara, CA)
Productions
The true story of the secret romance between the real-life Alice, (Alice Liddell) and Prince Leopold, son of Queen Victoria and great-grand-uncle of today’s Prince Harry.
Book by Mark Saltzman, based on Damon Runyon stories
Songs by Frank Loesser and his collaborators
“Saltzman uses all the richness of the time, place, and the rabbit hole itself to craft a sharp, funny, and reassuring story about the difference between what we want and what we can have.”
— Santa Barbara VOICE, Jesse Caverly
More Reviews
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“A real corker!...Switching scenes from Oxford University in 1872 to Buckingham Palace, and the dean’s (Alice’s father) garden, the Mark Saltzman-written musical, directed by Jim Fall and with a cappella music arranged by Jack Lipson, is an absolute joy from beginning to end.”
— Montecito Journal, Richard Mineards
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“In the thoroughly entertaining 'Alice, Formerly of Wonderland' a biographically-themed musical by playwright/songwriter Mark Saltzman receiving an impressively polished world premiere staging from Santa Barbara’s Ensemble Theatre Company, the real-life Alice Liddell once again provides the inspiration for a work of quirky creative imagination. Creator Saltzman clearly knows his way around a winning musical theatre template, but he takes an inventive risk here with an all a-cappella score composed of period-appropriate songs and verse (with vocal arrangements by Jack Lipson)...his witty, literate dialog receives admirably assured delivery from all.”
— Stage Raw, Los Angeles, Philip Brandes