Broadway's Marquis to house 'Wonderland'

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- "Wonderland: A New Alice. A New Musical Adventure" is to open next spring at Broadway's Marquis Theatre, the show's producers said.

Previews are to begin March 21 at the theater, while performances are set to start April 17.

The stage musical will be directed by Gregory Boyd, the artistic director of the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. It has a book by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, lyrics by Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn and choreography by Marguerite Derricks.

"Wonderland" is to play a pre-Broadway engagement at the Ferguson Hall at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, Fla. from Jan. 4-16.

The musical follows a woman who has lost her joy in life. Estranged from her husband, alienated from her daughter and in danger of losing her career, Alice finds herself in Wonderland where she encounters strange though familiar characters that help her rediscover the wonder in her life, the show's representatives said in a synopsis.