Wonderland: Theater Review

7:00 PM PDT 4/17/2011 by David Rooney

Lewis Carroll's classic fairytale receives a grown-up retelling in Frank Wildhorn's overproduced Broadway musical.

NEW YORK -- His lumbering period pieces have notched up some of the most consistently scalding reviews of any seasoned Broadway composer, but Frank Wildhorn keeps coming back, like indigestion. It would be gratifying to report that his latest musical, Wonderland, deserves a warmer welcome, but this clumsy Lewis Carroll update shuffles bland ‘80s pop imitations and third-rate show tunes to minimal effect.