Saturday, June 7 | 7:30 PM

 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director ASHLEY WHEATER MBE
Conducted by SCOTT SPECK
Live Accompaniment by members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra
 
Choreography by © CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON
Music by JOBY TALBOT
Orchestrated by CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN and JOBY TALBOT
Scenario by NICHOLAS WRIGHT
Costume and Scenic Design by BOB CROWLEY
Lighting Design by NATASHA KATZ
Projection Design by JON DRISCOLL and GEMMA CARRINGTON
Puppet Concept and Design by TOBY OLIÉ
Staged by JASON FOWLER, MICHELE GIFFORD, and JILLIAN VANSTONE
Lighting Recreated by SIMON BENNISON
Projection Programming by TROY FUJIMURA
Tap Coaching by MARK YONALLY
 
World Premiere: February 28, 2011 at the Royal Opera House in London, England, performed by The Royal Ballet
Joffrey Premiere: June 5, 2025 at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago, IL
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland sets and costumes courtesy of Royal Danish Ballet and Royal Swedish Ballet.
Presented under license by G. Schirmer, Inc., o/b/o Chester Music Ltd., copyright owners.
 
Alice Amanda Assucena
Jack / The Knave of Hearts Alberto Velazquez
Lewis Carroll / The White Rabbit Stefan Gonçalvez
Alice's Sisters, Edita and Lorina Yumi Kanazawa, Natali Taht
Mother / The Queen of Hearts Victoria Jaiani
Father / The King of Hearts David Gombert 
Magician / The Mad Hatter Edson Barbosa
Rajah / The Caterpillar Jonathan Dole
Vicar / The March Hare Fernando Duarte
Verger / The Doremouse Lindy Mesmer
The Duchess Dylan Gutierrez
The Cook Lucia Connolly
Butler / Executioner Valentino Moneglia Zamora
The Footmen, Frog and Fish Hyuma Kiyosawa, Xavier Núñez

Act I

Maids
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Anabelle de la Nuez, Minjoo Kim
The Rajah's Entourage
Olivia Duryea, Basia Rhoden, William Hanford**
Falling Alice 
Jacob Anderson**, Gael Arturo Andrade Rodriguez**, Caleb Holt**, Andrew Sackett**
Guards
Jake Lapham*, Rowan Lindamood*, Jory Luther*, Paul Rivard*
Auditorium Waltz
María José Esquivel Losada, Audrey Nelson, Demi Trezona, Dayla Bowman*, Seehyun Kim*, Alexiane Fivaz**, Cassidy Leishman**, Sophia Longid**
Caucus Race
Dara Holmes, Yumi Kanazawa, Nae Kojima, Lauren Quinn, Natali Taht, Blake Kessler, Jackson Miles, Davide Oldano, Wictor Hugo Pedroso, Paolo Randon, Rowan Lindamood*, Ethan Maas*, Preston Walker*
Court Couples
María José Esquivel Losada, Minjoo Kim, Audrey Nelson, Demi Trezona, Jacob Anderson**, Gael Arturo Andrade Rodriguez**, Caleb Holt**, Andrew Sackett**

Act II

The Cheshire Cat
Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Reed Henry, Hansol Jeong, Jackson Miles, Davide Oldano, Ryo Sasaki, Jory Luther*, Paul Rivard*
Caterpillar Soloists
Olivia Duryea, Dara Holmes, Basia Rhoden, Julia Rust
Caterpillar Legs
María José Esquivel Losada, Audrey Nelson, Demi Trezona, Dayla Bowman*, Seehyun Kim*, Alexiane Fivaz**, Cassidy Leishman**, Sophia Longid**
Flower Soloists
Anais Bueno, Gayeon Jung, Yumi Kanazawa, Jeraldine Mendoza, Evan Boersma, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Derek Drilon, Blake Kessler
Flowers
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Anabelle de la Nuez, Nae Kojima, Lauren Quinn, Natali Taht, Ao Wang, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Reed Henry, Hansol Jeong, Jackson Miles, Davide Oldano, Ryo Sasaki

Act III

Gardeners
Maxwell Dawe, Zachary Manske, Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Tart Suitors
Evan Boersma, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Derek Drilon, Blake Kessler
Flamingos
Tenley Connors, Olivia Duryea, Dara Holmes, Basia Rhoden, Julia Rust
Playing Card Soloists
Anais Bueno, Gayeon Jung, Yumi Kanazawa, Jeraldine Mendoza, Evan Boersma, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Derek Drilon, Blake Kessler
Playing Cards
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Anabelle de la Nuez, Nae Kojima, Lauren Quinn, Natali Taht, Ao Wang, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Reed Henry, Hansol Jeong, Jackson Miles, Davide Oldano, Ryo Sasaki
Hedges
Alexa Akkurt, Sasha Chatz, Daniela Fieberg, Alisha Hopkins, Norah Sultana Ludwig, Noah Mitchell 
Hedgehogs
Poppy Baker, Mila Doland, Alan Ruesch, Noemi Vazquez

 

*Joffrey Studio Company | ** Joffrey Academy Trainee | *** Joffrey Conservatory Student | ****Joffrey Academy Pre-Professional