EASTWOOD CITY PROUDLY PRESENTS ‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND

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CHILDREN’S MUSICAL’ AS EASTER SUNDAY TREAT ON APRIL 5

Easter Sunday is sure to become more magical and exciting for kids as Eastwood City brings ‘Alice in Wonderland: A Children’s Musical’ to Once Upon an Easter Wonderland.

            A world-class children’s musical production from Kids Acts Philippines,  ‘Alice in Wonderland: A Children’s Musical’  will be staged on April 5 --- 6:30 p.m. at the Eastwood Mall Open Park as one of the main attractions of Eastwood City’s Once Upon an Easter Wonderland. 

‘Alice in Wonderland: A Children’s Musical’ is based from two books of Lewis Carroll’s “The Adventure of Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass”. This version’s script and lyrics is by LUIGI NACARIO and music by EUGENE BELBIS.

Alice in Wonderland has captivated children all over the world for more than 150 years with its timeless and whimsical story that has been adapted into a number of different versions over the years.

            Alice created her world through beautiful things in her mind. She loves to discover stories in every living thing around her. Her story started under a huge tree in an English farmyard, young Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister reading a book without pictures and conversations. To her it was boring, so she was considering, in her mind whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies.

            Afterwards, she decided to rest under the tree and went to sleep. She dreamed of a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her. Burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and was just in time to see it popped down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge. In a moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.

            There begun her magical world of adventure in Wonderland. She met interesting creatures and characters like French Mouse, Duck, Dodo, Lory and Eaglet in the Pool of Tears; the Live Flowers, Caterpillar, The Grinning Cheshire Cat, the Cook, the Duchess, the Jolly Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum, the crazy Mad Hatter, March Hare and Dormouse. In the Hearts Kingdom, she had fun time hunting Easter eggs with the King and Queen of Hearts until she became the witness in the kingdom’s court of who stole the beautiful easter eggs, where she made the Queen so furious. And Alice finally thought how she could go back to her real world from all these wonders.

            Discover how Lewis Carroll’s literary work comes alive on stage featuring The CampArt Kid Actors (ages 7-15 tears old) of Kids Acts Philippines namely: Ella Gonzalez, Noel Comia Jr., Hyacinth Leonado, Allen Orolfo, Justin Orolfo, Angel Yu, Jewel Yu, Shanelle Comia, Woersha Calderon, Van Crisologo, Liam Crisologo, Nathan Flores, Ivan Jacosalem, Liza Marcos, Walline Calderon, Joshua Ang, Gab Hernandez, Princess Manaloto, Bella Engalla, and Raven Orolfo.

            Those looking to be part of Alice’s magical adventure to Wonderland through this enchanting musical for the kids by the kids can get an Easter Wonderland Passport (Storybook) to get seats at the venue.

            The passport also entitles bearers to different activities and storybook worlds of Once Upon an Easter Wonderland including Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and the Pirates, Cinderella’s Royal Ball, Pinocchio’s Toyland, Hansel and Gretel’s Candy Forest, Mulan’s Adventure and Jack and the Beanstalk. Kids can also enjoy other fantastic fairy tale attractions and activities such as Storybook Parade, Giant Easter Egg Exhibit, Candy Buffet, Royal Makeover, Easter Egg Painting and many more!

            ‘Alice in Wonderland: A Children’s Musical’ is the story of a child’s world of wonders that will certainly be a fantastic Easter treat that all families will enjoy.

            For more information on Alice in Wonderland: A Children’s Musical and Eastwood City’s Once Upon an Easter Wonderland, call the Megaworld Lifestyle Malls Concierge at 709-9888, 709-0888 or 0917-8380111 or visit www.megaworldlifestylemalls.com.

Repertory Phils.' Theatre For Young Audiences presents Alice In Wonderland.

A Sneak Peek to Wonderland

 

Lewis Caroll's classic tale Alice In Wonderland captured the imagination of many readers both young and old. What most doesn't know that the world called Wonderland is very complicated to children if they happen to read the book. I remember doing a review titled, The Psychology behind Alice In Wonderland.

 

Alice In Wonderland has been immortalized in many mediums such as cinemas, television and even the theater. Speaking of theater, Repertory Philippines' Theatre for Young Audiences is going to stage Alice for the third time starting August 17 at Onstage, Greenbelt 1.

 

 I already got the chance to watch one of their previous production like Aladdin when I accompanied my younger sister as her school's field trip that sponsored a play date. Rep made the theater an educational medium to reach out to the kids of all age

 

Not only that their productions are colorfully appealing, it's also a chance for the kids to participate interactively during one of the scenes in the play. Alice marks Theater For Young Audiences 21st Year in performing for the kids.

 

Speaking of educational, what you can learn from Alice is creativity and imagination which is not only kids can learn but the adults as well. I got to see an excerpt of Alice and I got to experience the Mad Hatter's tea party as well and it was fun. I am looking forward to its opening on August 17.

 

Cast includes Chaye Mogg and Daniella Gana takes turns as Alice. Reb Atadero, Jim Ferrer, and Nacho Tambunting as the White Rabbit. The Mad Hatter played by Joel Trinidad and Nic Campos. The dreaded Queen of Hearts played by Bituin Escalante and Natalie Everett.  Joy Virata directs. For ticket reservations, visit Ticketworld website or e-mail shows@repertoryphilippines.com

Movie Review:Alice In Wonderland

I first found about Alice in Wonderland as a Disney animated flick. When I first saw it, I never understand the point of the story. Despite how colorful Disney pulled it off, I can only see Alice who went to Wonderland and back. I later found out that Disney compressed the two books written by Lewis Carol. In college,I took up Psychology. Alice is an image or model for day dreaming and imaginary friendships that child psychologists dreaded. For the right reasons, child psychologists sees this as means for the child to escape the reality that affects a child and the factors that motivates them. A child may encounters problems in his/her immediate "world" and creates a new one. For the wrong reasons, psychologists tend also to see this deviantly and thus the child is deprived from all forms and potentials of creativity because the teachers, other children and even parents don't approved of it. Here's how I mirror this on the story. In the animated flick, Alice doesn't want to study so she "escapes" to Wonderland upon seeing the White Rabbit. In the sequel Tim Burton made, Alice tried to escape the pressures she was expected from everyone around her that she escapes back to Wonderland upon seeing the White Rabbit again. Burton,in my observation,tried to make it as close to what Lewis Carol originally sees his Wonderland. The Alice phenomenon has also a philosophical content. It also tells you how do you see the world around you. That is why in the first Matrix movie, Morpheus used the Alice model when he was discussing with Neo. The film's 3D is an added attraction which makes it interacts with the viewers that they are also going to "Underland" with Alice.

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The Queen of Hearts or the Red Queen is now seen as the villain rather than an obstacle like she portrayed in the animated flick. There is also the existence of a prophecy regarding Alice. I see the prophecy also a philosophical thought. Alice shouldn't be dictated by her surroundings but she should think what is she should do for herself. Tim Burton made the Alice sequel as a story progression. There were also inconsistency between the animated flick and the Burton flick. The Caterpillar was already turned to a butterfly in the animated flick. In the sequel, he's the Caterpillar again named Absalom. Absalom projects an image here as a wise sage unlike the animated flick. Alice here was a woman ahead of her time. She is too modern for any girl living in a Victorian England society. She is what we might see as a feminist here. Crispin Glover has the same type of role as a henchman doing an evil deed for his superior like what he portrayed in Charlie's Angels as the Thin Man. In my book, Tim Burton did a great job with Alice and there's no other director who can do it better. If you disagree,then I must be going bonkers. "But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are."