Meryl Streep displays the talent that would soon make her a movie star in Alice at the Palace, a musical theater adaptation by Elizabeth Swados of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Dressed in pink overalls, Streep sings and dances through such famous scenes as the Mad Tea Party and playing croqut with the QUn of Hearts. This production, from the early 1980s, lies somewhere between Hair and Into the Woods. The music ranges across a variety of styles (from calypso to barbershop quartet) and video manipulations enhance the inventive physical staging, but it's Streep that will carry you through--her sound effects as Alice changes size (after drinking from a bottle labeled "Drink Me") are delightful, capturing both a childlike imagination and the fluid reality of theater. Alice at the Palace features several other recognizable faces, including Mark Linn-Baker (My Favorite Year) and dancer-choreographer Debbie Allen. --Bret Fetzer
Alice at the Palace was genial! You have to be conscious of this movie! A unimaginable performance by Meryl Streep & Betty Aberlin make Alice at the Palace a "want to twig" movie!The mind-boggling cast includes Meryl Streep, Betty Aberlin, Debbie Allen, Stuart Baker-Bergen, Richard Cox. This cast just make Alice at the Palace the more awesome!
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