alice vs. wonderland

Ventured out last weekend to watch the second-year ART Institute students (several of whom are concurrently in Cabaret) perform Alice vs. Wonderland, described as "Lewis Carroll meets Lady Gaga." It's a remix, of sorts, of the Alice story, with pop culture elements and music thrown in. Six different actors represent Alice at different phases of her journey, which I initially thought would be confusing, but ultimately wasn't at all. The soundtrack was an eclectic mix - Radiohead's "Creep" formed the backbone of the story, the Caucus Race was run to Donovan's "There Is a Mountain," Lady Gaga's "Pokerface" became a piano ballad, and The Beatles' "I Am the Walrus" made an appropriate appearance.

The cast was uniformly good, with the exception of Jordy Lievers, who was outstanding as the dominatrix Queen of Hearts. Whether she was stomping down a staircase in all of her glorious majesty, or primly perched on a human piano bench as she belted out "Pokerface," she was simply riveting. I look forward to seeing her in more, soon.