Tim Burton's 'Alice In Wonderland'

[Tom Morrow]

Tim Burton's 'Alice In Wonderland' stage musical

Rob Ashford will direct and choreograph stage version of Tim Burton's 'Alice' Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Variety's Gordon Cox reports that Rob Ashford has been tapped by Disney Theatrical to direct and choreograph the stage musical version of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Ashford's revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Nick Jonas is playing on the Rialto, while the Ricky Martin-toplined Evita, which Ashford choreographed, began Broadway previews this week. Ashford also has a string of directing credits in London, where his Donmar Warhouse production of Anna Christie, starring Jude Law, just snagged four Olivier noms. Ashford joins a group of alumni of the pic already attached to the project, including Burton, whose aesthetic will be incorporated into the design of the show. Also onboard are Linda Woolverton, penning the book based on her screenplay, and Richard D. Zanuck, one of the producers of the film and an exec producer of the legit tuner. A rep for Disney Theatrical had no comment on Ashford's attachment to the project. New stage version of "Alice" will follow the plot of the 2010 movie rather than the 19th century novels that inspired the storyline of Disney's 1951 animated feature. In the Burton-helmed pic, a 19-year-old Alice flees encroaching real-world pressures by returning to Wonderland, where she becomes embroiled in a war with the Red Queen. A timeline for the new Alice has not yet been firmed up, although a world preem in London is said to be a possibility. by Christopher Rawson & Sharon Eberson complete article

Submitted by Ezra

[lpetiti]

The Jabberwocky in the movie was pretty cool, as was the Bandersnatch. I don't know how they could incorporate those things into the musical and do the originals justice.

[Disneyland_DHI]

I personally think the Burton version would make for a much more interesting Broadway musical than the animated version. No offense to the animated one, but the Burton one just seems like an organic fit for a theatre show.