Alice In Wonderland - NBC

We stood in line this morning at the crack of dawn to get rush tickets (they are too pricey otherwise) and got them, two and a half hours later.
It was a great spectacle, great staging, costumes, sets and even the music was fun.
It is a busy show, lots going on, and the dancer who does Alice is greatly challenged - she is on the move constantly for the entire 2 1/2 hour production.
We got tired from clapping after a few minutes - imagine the output of energy she goes through each show.
My son just finished reading the book, perfect timing for this show to hit Toronto. Our favorite characters in the book are of course the Cheshire cat and the caterpillar. Oh, the wonderful sparkly pointe shoes of the caterpillar at the end of those legs - to die for!
We loved the dance sequence of the cards. We loved the gruesome Duchess house scene, bloody and crazy. We loved the little porcupines and the pink flamingos. We were not bored for a minute, which is a hard thing to say about most classical ballet. I love doing it, but usually not crazy about watching it, contemporary is more my preference. But - we had so much fun tonight!