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WONDERLAND. A New Alice. A New Musical stars Janet Dacal (In The Heights) as Alice, Darren Ritchie (Little Shop of Horrors, Thoroughly Modern Millie) as Jack the White Knight, E. Clayton Cornelious (The Scottsboro Boys, A Chorus Line) as Caterpillar, Jose Llana (Spelling Bee, Flower Drum Song) as El Gato, Karen Mason (Hairspray, Mamma Mia!) as The Queen of Hearts, Kate Shindle (Legally Blonde, Cabaret, Jekyll and Hyde) as The Mad Hatter, Carly Rose Sonenclar (Les Miserables, Little House on the Prairie) as Chloe, Edward Staudenmayer (Spamalot, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me) as The White Rabbit and Danny Stiles (Regional productions of Guys and Dolls and Sister Act: The Musical) as Morris the March Hare. With a book by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn, choreography by Marguerite Derricks and direction by Gregory Boyd, WONDERLAND will open at Broadway's Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway between 45th & 46th Streets) on Sunday, April 17, 2011, and performances began Monday, March 21.

WONDERLAND. A New Alice. A New Musical stars Janet Dacal (In The Heights) as Alice, Darren Ritchie (Little Shop of Horrors, Thoroughly Modern Millie) as Jack the White Knight, E. Clayton Cornelious (The Scottsboro Boys, A Chorus Line) as Caterpillar, Jose Llana (Spelling Bee, Flower Drum Song) as El Gato, Karen Mason (Hairspray, Mamma Mia!) as The Queen of Hearts, Kate Shindle (Legally Blonde, Cabaret, Jekyll and Hyde) as The Mad Hatter, Carly Rose Sonenclar (Les Miserables, Little House on the Prairie) as Chloe, Edward Staudenmayer (Spamalot, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me) as The White Rabbit and Danny Stiles (Regional productions of Guys and Dolls and Sister Act: The Musical) as Morris the March Hare. With a book by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn, choreography by Marguerite Derricks and direction by Gregory Boyd, WONDERLAND will open at Broadway's Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway between 45th & 46th Streets) on Sunday, April 17, 2011. Click below for a complete sneak peek of the production onstage!

A New Alice. A New Musical stars Janet Dacal (In The Heights) as Alice, Darren Ritchie (Little Shop of Horrors, Thoroughly Modern Millie) as Jack the White Knight, E. Clayton Cornelious (The Scottsboro Boys, A Chorus Line) as Caterpillar, Jose Llana (Spelling Bee, Flower Drum Song) as El Gato, Karen Mason (Hairspray, Mamma Mia!) as The Queen of Hearts, Kate Shindle (Legally Blonde, Cabaret, Jekyll and Hyde) as The Mad Hatter, Carly Rose Sonenclar (Les Miserables, Little House on the Prairie) as Chloe, Edward Staudenmayer (Spamalot, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me) as The White Rabbit and Danny Stiles (Regional productions of Guys and Dolls and Sister Act: The Musical) as Morris the March Hare. With a book by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn, choreography by Marguerite Derricks and direction by Gregory Boyd, WONDERLAND will open at Broadway's Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway between 45th & 46th Streets) on Sunday, April 17, 2011, and performances began Monday, March 21.

On Monday, May 9th at 6pm New York Post columnist and theatre critic Michael Riedel will interview Tony Award-winning actress Linda Lavin in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (65th Street and Amsterdam Avenue).

Beginning today, April 12, Broadway's WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical announces a lottery ticket policy. A limited number of $30 tickets (includes a $2 facility fee) will be available at the box office only, on the day of the performance. Names are to be submitted beginning 2 hours before the performance and will be drawn 1.5 hours prior to the performance. Tickets subject to availability and a limit of 2 tickets can be purchased per person. WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical is now in previews and will open April 17 at the Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway (46th Street & Broadway).

A New Alice. A New Musical stars Janet Dacal (In The Heights) as Alice, Darren Ritchie (Little Shop of Horrors, Thoroughly Modern Millie) as Jack the White Knight, E. Clayton Cornelious (The Scottsboro Boys, A Chorus Line) as Caterpillar, Jose Llana (Spelling Bee, Flower Drum Song) as El Gato, Karen Mason (Hairspray, Mamma Mia!) as The Queen of Hearts, Kate Shindle (Legally Blonde, Cabaret, Jekyll and Hyde) as The Mad Hatter, Carly Rose Sonenclar (Les Miserables, Little House on the Prairie) as Chloe, Edward Staudenmayer (Spamalot, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me) as The White Rabbit and Danny Stiles (Regional productions of Guys and Dolls and Sister Act: The Musical) as Morris the March Hare. With a book by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn, choreography by Marguerite Derricks and direction by Gregory Boyd, WONDERLAND will open at Broadway's Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway between 45th & 46th Streets) on Sunday, April 17, 2011, and performances began Monday, March 21.

Kate Shindle, who stars as The Mad Hatter in Broadway's WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical, will appear as a judge on the Food Network's 'Last Cake Standing' episode which airs Sunday, April 10 at 9 PM ET/PT and will repeat April 11 at 12 AM and April 13 at 9 PM.

Tune in to catch Kate Shindle, who stars as The Mad Hatter in Broadway's WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical, as a judge on the Food Network's "Last Cake Standing" episode which airs Sunday, April 10 at 9 PM ET/PT and will repeat April 11 at 12 AM and April 13 at 9 PM.

Tune in to catch Kate Shindle, who stars as The Mad Hatter in Broadway's WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical, as a judge on the Food Network's "Last Cake Standing" episode which airs Sunday, April 10 at 9 PM ET/PT and will repeat April 11 at 12 AM and April 13 at 9 PM.

The company of the first North American tour of WICKED welcomes Amanda Jane Cooper as Glinda on Tuesday, April 19 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Kate Shindle, who stars as The Mad Hatter in Broadway's WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical, will appear as a judge on the Food Network's 'Last Cake Standing' episode which airs Sunday, April 10 at 9 PM ET/PT and will repeat April 11 at 12 AM and April 13 at 9 PM.

The box office at the Peter Norton Space (555 West 42nd Street) opens tomorrow, Tuesday, April 5 for the Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) production of Tony Kushner's THE ILLUSION, directed by Michael Mayer.

The world famous FLYING KARAMAZOV BROTHERS will play their final performance in New York on Sunday April 3 prior to a London engagement at the Vaudeville Theatre beginning June 9. Tickets for London will be available beginning April 1: Call 01144 844 412 4663 or visit www.fkb.com.

The cast of the upcoming Broadway musical WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical, hosted a live streaming from backstage at the Marquis Theatre on BroadwayWorld this week, March 29. Fans from around the world submitted questions to the cast, who gave them an inside peek at the pre-show goings on. Miss it the first time around? Click below for the recording!

Tune in to NY-1's 'On Stage' to see a behind-the-scenes look at Broadway's new musical WONDERLAND. Janet Dacal, who stars as Alice; Darren Ritchie, who stars as Jack the White Knight; and Karen Mason, who stars as The Queen of Hearts, will talk about their roles and preparing the show to open on Broadway. 'On Stage' will air Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 at 9:30am and 7:30pm, and Monday, April 4 at 9:30pm and 12:30am.

Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One - born with emerald green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award-winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman ('My So Called Life,' 'Once And Again' and 'thirtysomething'), WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues) and features musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who's Tommy, How To Succeed...).

Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) is pleased to announce casting for Tony Kushner's THE ILLUSION. The production will be directed by Michael Mayer.

The cast of the upcoming Broadway musical WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical, will be live streaming from backstage at the Marquis Theatre tomorrow, Tuesday, March 29 6:30pm to 7:00pm. Click here to learn more now and to watch the live streaming: http://broadwayworld.com/wonderlandstream.cfm You can send in your questions for the cast now to askwonderland@broadwayworld.com!

Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One - born with emerald green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.