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Alice at the Palace

Alice at the Palace

Meryl goes down the rabbit hole in this obscure but entertaining Off-Broadway musical.

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Overview

Meryl Streep stars as Alice in this production of Elizabeth Swados' musical, which was adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. Based on the acclaimed New York Shakespeare Festival production by Joseph Papp, Alice at the Palace follows Alice's surreal adventures with The Mad Hatter, The March Hare, The Queen of Hearts, and The Cheshire Cat, among many others.

Directed by Emile Ardolino
Written by Lewis Carroll, Elizabeth Swados
Produced by Joseph Papp
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Top Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Alice

Betty Aberlin

Betty Aberlin

Alice's Sister

Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

Red Queen

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Stuart Baker-Bergen

Tea Table

Richard Cox

Richard Cox

Caterpillar / Mad Hatter

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Sheila Dabney

Duchess

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Rodney Hudson

Cheshire Cat / Unicorn

Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter

Baby / Bill the Lizard / Dormouse

Charles Lanyer

Charles Lanyer

Lion

Mark Linn-Baker

Mark Linn-Baker

White Knight / Mock Turtle / White Rabbit / March Hare

Themes & Keywords

musicalfilmed theater

About Alice at the Palace

Alice at the Palace is a adventure, fantasy, family, tv movie film released in 1982 exploring themes of musical, filmed theater. Directed by Emile Ardolino, it stars Meryl Streep, Betty Aberlin, Debbie Allen. Meryl Streep stars as Alice in this production of Elizabeth Swados' musical, which was adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. Based on the acclaimed New York Shakespeare Festival production by Joseph Papp, Alice at the Palace follows Alice's surreal adventures with The Mad Hatter, The March Hare, The Queen of Hearts, and The Cheshire Cat, among many others.

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