Alice at the Palace (1982)
AdventureFantasyFamilyTV Movie
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.
Director: Emile Ardolino
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Meryl Streep as Alice |
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Betty Aberlin as Alice's Sister |
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Debbie Allen as Red Queen |
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Stuart Baker-Bergen as Tea Table |
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Richard Cox as Caterpillar / Mad Hatter |
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Sheila Dabney as Duchess |
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Rodney Hudson as Cheshire Cat / Unicorn |
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Michael Jeter as Baby / Bill the Lizard / Dormouse |
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Charles Lanyer as Lion |
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Mark Linn-Baker as White Knight / Mock Turtle / White Rabbit / March Hare |
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Kathy Morath as Pat |
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Deborah Rush as Alice's Mother |
| Directing | Emile Ardolino | Director |
| Writing | Lewis Carroll | Novel |
| Writing | Elizabeth Swados | Theatre Play |
| Production | Joseph Papp | Producer |
| Sound | Elizabeth Swados | Music |
| Editing | Girish Bhargava | Editor |
| Production | Stanley Soble | Casting |
| Production | Rosemarie Tichler | Casting |
| Art | Robert Yodice | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theoni V. Aldredge | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Elizabeth Swados | Songs |