Why is wonderland on broadway closing

No official announcements have been made. Previews for Wonderland began March 21 toward an opening of April A cast album was released May 3. The musical's lead producer is David A. It returned for a second Tampa engagement in early and then had a summer workshop before Broadway. The show's book is by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy.

Choreography is by Marguerite Derricks. If you're going to go to a place called Wonderland, it's a phantasmagorical place, so you really can set your own rules, and in fact, if you establish that the rules are going to be a rule of eclecticism, and you're consistent with that, you can go anywhere from Latin to jazz, from literally classical to boy-band.

You can do all of those things because each of these characters has their own musical identity and musical vocabulary. Print Subscriptions. Deseret News homepage. Filed under: Entertainment Family Music. How BYU is resurrecting this Broadway flop. Reddit Pocket Email Linkedin. Grid View. The production runs through Feb. Provided by Frank Wildhorn.

White Rabbit Daniel Wallentine dances at the tea party. Aislynn Edwards, BYU. Rebekah Baker, BYU. Sign up for the newsletter Morning Edition Start your day with the top stories you missed while you were sleeping. Thanks for signing up! It received its world premiere at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida, in December , and then played the Alley Theatre in Houston where Boyd is the artistic director in January before plans were made for a Broadway transfer.

Wonderland failed to be nominated for any of the season's coveted theatrical awards. Broadway BUZZ.