Alice at the Palace (Broadway Theatre Archive) (1982) Review

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(More customer reviews)Finally, the musical Alice at the Palace is available on both DVD and VHS! I have been looking for this musical for almost 20 years, and am so delighted to have found it at Amazon[.com]. The musical stars Meryl Streep and has a talented supporting cast that helps her bring Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass to life in one musical.
Alice at the Palace appeared on TV in 1982, and at that time my family had a Beta tape recorder, so Alice was immortalized on tape. At some point the last 10 minutes were recorded over and it was transferred from Beta to VHS. Ever since it aired, my family has been on a quest to obtain a copy of the full musical...and at times I was desperate enough to go searching for just the transcript to read and relive it.
Alice at the Palace is low on grand theatrical gimmicks and high on incredible talent, songs, acting, and humor. It's a delight for both adults and children. I give it two thumbs up and five stars out of five for sheer entertainment. You'll be singing the songs for years afterwards....my family did.
And for anyone who says, "Meryl Streep? In a musical? Singing??!" I say, "Just wait..."

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This "music hall" version of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass was adapted for television from Elizabeth Swados' Joseph Papp/New York Shakespeare Festival production entitled Alice in Concert for which Swados also composed the score, adapted the book and directed for the stage. Starring Meryl Streep and featuring Debbie Allen and Betty Aberlin, Alice at the Palace is an entertaining and shrewdly conceived retelling of the Carroll classics with all of the beloved characters--from the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat to the Queen of Hearts--given a unique twist by the witty and charming performances of an accomplished theatrical ensemble. Alice at the Palace was originally broadcast as part of NBC-TV's "Project Peacock" series in 1982.

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