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Twitter Watch Tuesday jumps down the rabbit hole and checks out what Wonderland star Tad Wilson is up to down in Tampa as the show preps for its premiere!
RT @darrenritchie42 I'm not sure I'm gonna last in this tweeting game!!
about 9 hours ago from TwitBird iPhone in reply to darrenritchie42
Hey @nataliekhill how was the event and where are you now? Come see us in Tampa!
about 11 hours ago from TwitBird iPhone
Sara Bareilles has set the tone for today. I'm digging it! Time to tech more Wonderland
about 21 hours ago from TwitBird iPhone
I've been kicked out of better places. RT @darrenritchie42 Tweet tweet tech for wonderland as me and a bunch of the http://tl.gd/v4aq
about 21 hours ago from TwitBird iPhone in reply to darrenritchie42
Looking forward to rehearsal today. My Jabberwock wig is amazing! Tom Watson is fantastic.
about 24 hours ago from TwitBird iPhone
I am so happy to be onstage with these incredible people! @Wonderlandcast
12:29 PM Nov 15th from TwitBird iPhone
Wishing my friends Savanah Wise, Jonathan Hammond, and Marcia Milgrom Dodge a fantastic opening night! @RagtimeonBway09 Love you guys!
8:14 AM Nov 15th from TwitBird iPhone
@MauraNeill of course I'll follow you. Wish you were here! The show is looking good! Tell your tweets to follow me!
7:56 PM Nov 14th from TwitBird iPhone in reply to MauraNeill
It is definitely a great sushi night! Back to work tomorrow and this week we add wigs!
6:51 PM Nov 14th from TwitBird iPhone
Walking on the river last night by the theatre and heard my song from the Wonderland CD playing over the loud speakers. @Wonderlandcast
4:55 PM Nov 14th from TwitBird iPhone
Tad is excited to be a part of the world premiere of Wonderland and working with this talented team. Broadway: Rock of Ages. Off-Broadway: Rock of Ages. Regional credits include: Les Miserables, The Full Monty, For the Glory and The Civil War for Ford's Concert for the president. Thanks to Julie, Taylor, Mom and Dad. www.tadwilson.com
The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center presents the world premiere of the new musical Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure in Ferguson Hall as part of the 2009-2010 Bank of America Best of Broadway Tampa Bay series. Performances are scheduled Nov. 24, 2009 through Jan. 3, 2010.
Wonderland, the first initiative of the Broadway Genesis Project at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, features a score by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlett Pimpernel, The Civil War), lyrics by Jack Murphy (The Civil War) and a book by Murphy and Gregory Boyd. Boyd, the artistic director of the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas, will direct the production.
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, her husband Jack and her daughter Chloe. Audiences will journey with AlIce To Wonderland and the Looking-Glass World the, strange-yet-familiar places where she must reclaim her daughter, defeat the Queen and learn to follow her heart.
Marguerite Derricks will choreograph the production and Ron Melrose will serve as music supervisor and provide vocal and dance arrangements as well as incidental music. Susan Hilferty, Neil Patel and Paul Gallo will design the costumes, sets and lights respectively, whileJon Weston will design the sound and Sven Ortel will design video and projections. Judith Lisi, president and CEO of TBPAC is the producer. The press opening of Wonderland is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4. Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure will play TBPAC's Ferguson Hall Dec. 5, 2009 through Jan. 3, 2010, with preview performances scheduled Nov. 24 through Dec. 4. Single tickets are now on sale and many ticket packages that include Wonderland are now available.
Performances are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. with matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. There are no performances on Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving Day), Dec. 25 (Christmas Day) or on the evening of Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve). A special matinee performance has been added at 2 p.m. on Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve). Regularly priced tickets for Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure begin at $38.50 and may be purchased by calling 813.229.STAR (7827) or 800.955.1045 outside Tampa Bay, in person at the TBPAC Ticket Office or online at www.tbpac.org.
Following the Tampa run, Wonderland will play a limited engagement at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas, beginning Jan. 15, 2010. For more information, visit www.alleytheatre.org.
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