Alice by Heart

""The healing power of storytelling in the darkest of times.""

2019 1h 33m EN

MusicHistoryRomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Alice by Heart is a musical with music by Duncan Sheik, lyrics by Steven Sater inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, set in a WWII London bomb shelter where a teenage girl uses the story to cope with loss and trauma, leading her through a fantastical version of Wonderland to confront grief and find courage.

“"The healing power of storytelling in the darkest of times."”

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Cast

Molly Gordon
Alice Spencer/Alice
Colton Ryan
White Rabbit/Alfred Hallam/March Hare
Nkeki Obi-Melekwe
Cheshire Cat/Tabatha/Caterpillar 2
Grace McLean
Queen of Hearts/Red Cross Nurse/Magpie
Andrew Kober
King of Hearts/Dr Butridge/Jabberwock/Duck/Mock Turtle
Wesley Taylor
Mad Hatter/Harold Pudding/Mock Turtle/Pigeon/Knave of Spades
Heath Saunders
Caterpillar/Angus/Knave of Hearts
Noah Galvin
Dodgy/Duchess/Dodo/Mock Turtle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jessie Nelson
Writers: Jessie Nelson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Molly Gordon and Colton Ryan and Nkeki Obi-Melekwe carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: ""The healing power of storytelling in the darkest of times."".

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The take

Jessie Nelson directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 7 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Molly Gordon and Colton Ryan and Nkeki Obi-Melekwe carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: ""The healing power of storytelling in the darkest of times."".
5Classified under 8 themes, including "dance", "musical", "romance", "grief".