Alice at the Palace

Meryl goes down the rabbit hole in this obscure but entertaining Off-Broadway musical.

Alice at the Palace — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 16, 1982
• Runtime
• 72 min
• Genres
• Adventure, Fantasy, Family, TV Movie
• Director
• Emile Ardolino

Alice at the Palace — Cast

Meryl Streep Alice Betty Aberlin Alice's Sister Debbie Allen Red Queen

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Stuart Baker-Bergen Tea Table Richard Cox Caterpillar / Mad Hatter Sheila Dabney Duchess

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Rodney Hudson Cheshire Cat / Unicorn Michael Jeter Baby / Bill the Lizard / Dormouse