N2 Dance presents an original musical production: “Alice Finds Wonderland” at the Hilo Palace Theater, Wed, Nov 19, 6:30 PM and Thur, Nov 20, 6:30 PM. Pre-sale tickets are available at HiloPalace.com or at the Hilo Palace Theater box office ($20 General, $30 Preferred Seating, $15 keiki 12 and under). Tickets are $5 more on the day of show.
This magical musical is presented through acting, singing, and dancing (Hip-hop, Jazz, Hula, B-boy, and Contemporary). It tells the story of Alice (Kaluhea Kekaualua), a modern-day teenager, who has not yet found herself nor her purpose in life. This results in a strained relationship with her family. One evening Alice sneaks away and through a tragic accident gets sucked into a world called Wonderland. There she encounters many interesting characters such as the Cheshire Cat (Tatianna Vares-Kanaele), the Mad Hatter (Ezra Sugioka-Kai), Cat-a-Pillar (Reef Masaoka), White Queen (Abrea Hahn), Rabbit (Tehani Lawson), Dodo (Miya Yamada), Mouse (Nahla Close), Gecko (M.J. Hahn), and The Dawg (Chiefson Wong) who all play a role in helping her find both herself and her way back home. Along the way, she runs across other characters that distract her or even antagonize her such as the Queen of Hearts (Stella Sundt) and her army, Twiddle Dee (Ari Sugioka-Kai) and Twiddle Dum (Jonah Polloi), and the Flowers. However, her greatest battle is with the Jabberwocky Dragon. In order to defeat the dragon and get back home she must unite all of Wonderland. How will she do this? Come and see!