Sunday, June 8 | 2:00 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 Anais Bueno
Jack / The Knave of Hearts Stefan Gonçalvez
Lewis Carroll / The White Rabbit Dylan Gutierrez
Alice's Sisters, Edita and Lorina Ao Wang, Lauren Quinn
Mother / The Queen of Hearts Olivia Duryea
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 Valentino Moneglia Zamora
The Cook Lucia Connolly
Butler / Executioner Derek Drilon
The Footmen, Frog and Fish Hyuma Kiyosawa, Xavier Núñez

Act I

Maids
Tenley Connors, Amanda Illuminati, Natali Taht
The Rajah's Entourage
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Dara Holmes, 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
Nae Kojima, Lauren Quinn, Basia Rhoden, Julia Rust, Ao Wang, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Maxwell Dawe, Jackson Miles, Paolo Randon, Wictor Hugo Pedroso, Rowan Lindamood*, Ethan Maas*, Preston Walker*
Court Couples
María José Esquivel Losada, Dayla Bowman*, Hannah Jane Case*, Cassidy Leishman**, Jacob Anderson**, Gael Arturo Andrade Rodriguez**, Caleb Holt**, Andrew Sackett**

Act II

The Cheshire Cat
Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Jackson Miles, Paolo Randon, Scott Reed, Ryo Sasaki, Sage Wilson, Jory Luther*, Paul Rivard*
Caterpillar Soloists
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Anabelle de la Nuez, Yumi Kanazawa, Audrey Nelson
Caterpillar Legs
Amanda Illuminati, María José Esquivel Losada, Dayla Bowman*, Seehyun Kim*, Alexiane Fivaz**, Cassidy Leishman**, Sophia Longid**, Sydney McAllister-Bowen**
Flower Soloists
Dara Holmes, Lauren Quinn, Basia Rhoden, Natali Taht, Evan Boersma, Blake Kessler, Davide Oldano, Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Flowers
Tenley Connors, Minjoo Kim, Nae Kojima, Julia Rust, Demi Trezona, Ao Wang, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Jackson Miles, Paolo Randon, Scott Reed, Ryo Sasaki, Sage Wilson  

Act III

Gardeners
Maxwell Dawe, Reed Henry, Zachary Manske
Tart Suitors
Evan Boersma, Blake Kessler, Davide Oldano, Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Flamingos
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Anabelle de la Nuez, Yumi Kanazawa, Audrey Nelson, Seehyun Kim*
Playing Card Soloists
Dara Holmes, Lauren Quinn, Basia Rhoden, Natali Taht, Evan Boersma, Blake Kessler, Davide Oldano, Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Playing Cards
Tenley Connors, Minjoo Kim, Nae Kojima, Julia Rust, Demi Trezona, Ao Wang, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Jackson Miles, Scott Reed, Paolo Randon, Ryo Sasaki, Sage Wilson 
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