Alice at the Palace

Emile Ardolino
1982-01-16

Meryl goes down the rabbit hole in this obscure but entertaining Off-Broadway musical.
5.5
72 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Meryl Streep Alice Goutbreak
Betty Aberlin Alice's Sister Unowned
Debbie Allen Red Queen Unowned
Stuart Baker-Bergen Tea Table Unowned
Richard Cox Caterpillar / Mad Hatter Unowned
Sheila Dabney Duchess Unowned
Rodney Hudson Cheshire Cat / Unicorn Unowned
Michael Jeter Baby / Bill the Lizard / Dormouse Unowned
Charles Lanyer Lion Unowned
Mark Linn-Baker White Knight / Mock Turtle / White Rabbit / March Hare Unowned
Kathy Morath Pat Unowned
Deborah Rush Alice's Mother Unowned