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The selection of Alice in Wonderland Costumes continues to grow at TotallyCostumes.com, which now has over a hundred different styles.

Empirical Rogue is a company comprised of alumni from the American Repertory Theatre / Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training, a two year MFA program based at Harvard University and in Russia at the Moscow Art Theatre - one of the most rigorous graduate training programs in the US.

Empirical Rogue is a company comprised of alumni from the American Repertory Theatre / Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training, a two year MFA program based at Harvard University and in Russia at the Moscow Art Theatre - one of the most rigorous graduate training programs in the US.

Today we are talking to the composer of the new Broadway musical WONDERLAND, who is the only American composer to have had three of his shows running concurrently on Broadway - JEKYLL & HYDE, THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL and THE CIVIL WAR - and has since solidified himself as one of the most successful international musical theatre composers of the 21st century, with his globe-spanning productions of everything from THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO in Switzerland to CYRANO in Tokyo to TEARS OF HEAVEN in Korea to the forthcoming Broadway production of BONNIE & CLYDE - the warm and gracious Frank Wildhorn. Over the span of our considerable discussion last week we touched on everything from his pop music roots writing hits for Whitney Houston and Kenny Rogers, to his tenure at Atlantic Records and his series of recordings, shows and concerts with muse Linda Eder, as well as a thorough discussion of his compositional process, what inspires him in a story, his own favorite musicals, what the future holds - EXCALIBUR with Jim Steinman, perhaps? The world premiere of the long-awaited HAVANA? JEKYLL & HYDE: THE MOVIE MUSICAL? - and much, much more!

"It's been a real treat to create El Gato during the workshop and production process of Wonderland… He's a Latin cat but I've also been able to infuse a little Filipino in him, I'm proud to say." - Jose Llana

'Alice new adventures in Wonderland' is the title of the new, must see play that will run for one week in March at the famous off West End venue The Courtyard Theatre in London.

Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 2010-2011 Season with MASTER HAROLD...AND THE BOYS, a powerful and compelling drama by Athol Fugard which begins previews February 9 at Rubicon's intimate 195-seat home in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District. Set in the 1950s, MASTER HAROLD is the story of an adolescent white South African torn between his relationship with the black waiters who have befriended and cared for him, and the principles instilled in him by his father, an injured war veteran who is alternately absent and abusive. Recipient of the New York Drama Desk Award and London's Evening Standard for Best Play, this gripping drama has much to say about how racism can be passed from one generation to the next. Directed by Rubicon Associate Producer BRIAN McDONALD, the production features DANIEL STEWART, ANTHONY (TONY) HANEY and CHRIS MADDOX.

Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 2010-2011 Season with MASTER HAROLD...AND THE BOYS, a powerful and compelling drama by Athol Fugard which begins previews February 9 at Rubicon's intimate 195-seat home in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District. Set in the 1950s, MASTER HAROLD is the story of an adolescent white South African torn between his relationship with the black waiters who have befriended and cared for him, and the principles instilled in him by his father, an injured war veteran who is alternately absent and abusive. Recipient of the New York Drama Desk Award and London's Evening Standard for Best Play, this gripping drama has much to say about how racism can be passed from one generation to the next. Directed by Rubicon Associate Producer BRIAN McDONALD, the production features DANIEL STEWART, ANTHONY (TONY) HANEY and CHRIS MADDOX.

Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 2010-2011 Season with MASTER HAROLD…AND THE BOYS, a powerful and compelling drama by Athol Fugard which begins previews February 9 at Rubicon's intimate 195-seat home in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District.

Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 2010-2011 Season with MASTER HAROLD...AND THE BOYS, a powerful and compelling drama by Athol Fugard which begins previews February 9 at Rubicon's intimate 195-seat home in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District. Set in the 1950s, MASTER HAROLD is the story of an adolescent white South African torn between his relationship with the black waiters who have befriended and cared for him, and the principles instilled in him by his father, an injured war veteran who is alternately absent and abusive. Recipient of the New York Drama Desk Award and London's Evening Standard for Best Play, this gripping drama has much to say about how racism can be passed from one generation to the next. Directed by Rubicon Associate Producer BRIAN McDONALD, the production features DANIEL STEWART, ANTHONY (TONY) HANEY and CHRIS MADDOX.

As we move into the second half of January (how time flies when you're havin' FUN!), I hope you are making plans to attend some of the upcoming performances that are happening in one of our California Central Coast live performance venues over the next several weeks!

A little girl named Alice follows a White Rabbit into a Wonderland where nothing is as expected. There she encounters a crusty Duchess, the Mad Hatter, the diabolical Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire-Cat, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and the other strange inhabitants of Wonderland. Join Alice as she embarks on a series of adventures sprung from the pen of Lewis Carroll, one of the few adults ever successfully to enter the children's world of make-believe: a Wonderland where the impossible becomes possible and the heights of adventure are limited only by the depth of our imaginations.

January-April 2011 at Little Angel Theatre- Adult Listings

'Alice new adventures in Wonderland' is the title of the new, must see play that will run for one week in March at the famous off West End venue The Courtyard Theatre in London.

On a lazy summer's afternoon Alice whiles away her time on the river bank. Little does she know that a great adventure is about to begin… Join her as she encounters the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts in an extraordinary fantasy world.

Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 2010-2011 Season with MASTER HAROLD...AND THE BOYS, a powerful and compelling drama by Athol Fugard which begins previews February 9 at Rubicon's intimate 195-seat home in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District. Set in the 1950s, MASTER HAROLD is the story of an adolescent white South African torn between his relationship with the black waiters who have befriended and cared for him, and the principles instilled in him by his father, an injured war veteran who is alternately absent and abusive. Recipient of the New York Drama Desk Award and London's Evening Standard for Best Play, this gripping drama has much to say about how racism can be passed from one generation to the next. Directed by Rubicon Associate Producer BRIAN McDONALD, the production features DANIEL STEWART, ANTHONY (TONY) HANEY and CHRIS MADDOX.

As we move into the second half of January (how time flies when you're havin' FUN!), I hope you are making plans to attend some of the upcoming performances that are happening in one of our California Central Coast live performance venues over the next several weeks!

A little girl named Alice follows a White Rabbit into a Wonderland where nothing is as expected. There she encounters a crusty Duchess, the Mad Hatter, the diabolical Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire-Cat, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and the other strange inhabitants of Wonderland. Join Alice as she embarks on a series of adventures sprung from the pen of Lewis Carroll, one of the few adults ever successfully to enter the children's world of make-believe: a Wonderland where the impossible becomes possible and the heights of adventure are limited only by the depth of our imaginations.

As we move into the second half of January (how time flies when you're havin' FUN!), I hope you are making plans to attend some of the upcoming performances that are happening in one of our California Central Coast live performance venues over the next several weeks!

Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 2010-2011 Season with MASTER HAROLD…AND THE BOYS, a powerful and compelling drama by Athol Fugard which begins previews February 9 at Rubicon's intimate 195-seat home in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District.