Thursday, June 5 | 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
Lewis Carroll / The White Rabbit Stefan Gonçalvez
Jack / The Knave of Hearts Alberto Velazquez
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

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

Act II

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

Act III

Gardeners
Wictor Hugo Pedroso, Maxwell Dawe, Zachary Manske
Hedges
Wictor Hugo Pedroso, Maxwell Dawe, Zachary Manske
Hedgehogs
Wictor Hugo Pedroso, Maxwell Dawe, Zachary Manske
Tart Suitors
Evan Boersma, Derek Drilon, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Blake Kessler
Flamingos
Julia Rust, Basia Rhoden, Dara Holmes, Olivia Duryea, Tenley Connors
Playing Card Soloists
Jeraldine Mendoza, Evan Boersma, Anais Bueno, Derek Drilon, Gayeon Jung, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Yumi Kanazawa, Blake Kessler
Playing Cards
Ao Wang, Ryo Sasaki, Nae Kojima, Hansol Jeong, Natali Taht, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Lauren Quinn, Reed Henry, Anabelle de la Nuez, Davide Oldano, Coco Alvarez-Mena, Jackson Miles