Thursday, June 12 | 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 Gayeon Jung
Jack / The Knave of Hearts José Pablo Castro Cuevas
Lewis Carroll / The White Rabbit Zachary Manske
Alice's Sisters, Edita and Lorina Ao Wang, Lauren Quinn
Mother / The Queen of Hearts Anais Bueno
Father / The King of Hearts David Gombert 
Magician / The Mad Hatter Jonathan Dole
Rajah / The Caterpillar Paolo Randon
Vicar / The March Hare Jackson Miles
Verger / The Doremouse Nae Kojima
The Duchess Fernando Duarte
The Cook Basia Rhoden
Butler / Executioner Derek Drilon
The Footmen, Frog and Fish Hansol Jeong, Reed Henry

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
Olivia Duryea, Lindy Mesmer, Lauren Quinn, Julia Rust, Ao Wang, Edson Barbosa, Evan Boersma, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Maxwell Dawe, Xavier Núñez, 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
Maxwell Dawe, Davide Oldano, Scott Reed, Ryo Sasaki, Sage Wilson, Jory Luther*, Paul Rivard*, Derek Wippel*
Caterpillar Soloists
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Anabelle de la Nuez, Yumi Kanazawa, Natali Taht
Caterpillar Legs
María José Esquivel Losada, Audrey Nelson, Demi Trezona, Dayla Bowman*, Seehyun Kim*, Alexiane Fivaz**, Cassidy Leishman**, Sophia Longid**
Flower Soloists
Lucia Connolly, Olivia Duryea, Lauren Quinn, Ao Wang, Stefan Gonçalvez, Hyuma Kiyosawa, Valentino Moneglia Zamora, Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Flowers
Tenley Connors, Dara Holmes, Amanda Illuminati, Minjoo Kim, Lindy Mesmer, Julia Rust, Maxwell Dawe, Davide Oldano, Scott Reed, Ryo Sasaki, Sage Wilson, Derek Wippel*

Act III

Gardeners
Guillem Cabrerea Espinach, Blake Kessler, Xavier Núñez
Tart Suitors
Stefan Gonçalvez, Hyuma Kiyosawa, Valentino Moneglia Zamora, Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Flamingos
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Anabelle de la Nuez, Yumi Kanazawa, Natali Taht, Seehyun Kim*
Playing Card Soloists
Lucia Connolly, Olivia Duryea, Lauren Quinn, Ao Wang, Stefan Gonçalvez, Hyuma Kiyosawa, Valentino Moneglia Zamora, Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Playing Cards
Tenley Connors, Dara Holmes, Amanda Illuminati, Minjoo Kim, Lindy Mesmer, Julia Rust, Maxwell Dawe, Davide Oldano, Scott Reed, Ryo Sasaki, Sage Wilson, Derek Wippel*
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