In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s budding teen life is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. 
As they travel through the tale, Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. This world premiere musical encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.

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Alice by Heart - Fall Musical

University of South Florida

A small German town in the 1950s. A group of teenagers experience different highs and lows of life on their journey to adulthood: first love, problems with family, close friendships and how they break down, and their minds and bodies spiral out of control. Not everything ends well.

Spring Awakening

Das Da Theater

Take a journey into the captivating world of "Alice By Heart," where the timeless story of "Alice in Wonderland" is set against the backdrop of World War II London. Join Alice and her friend Alfred as they seek shelter from the chaos of the Blitz in an underground tube station. As bombs fall and the city is gripped by uncertainty, Alice and Alfred find comfort in the enchanting realm of Wonderland, blurring the boundaries between reality and imagination. With captivating music, dynamic choreography, and compelling storytelling, "Alice by Heart" is an inspiring musical that celebrates imagination, resilience, and the transformative power of theater.

Alice by Heart

Seretean Center for the Performing Arts

The multi-award-winning Broadway hit musical, winner of eight Tony Awards, is coming to Bonn for the first time on the stage of the Junges Theater: a coming-of-age story of several teenagers who search for love and intimacy, dream of the future, philosophize, rebel, doubt themselves, despair, make mistakes, and must bear the consequences. The drama depicts the destructive consequences of ignorance, oppression, and a lack of communication between generations.

Junges Theater Bonn

“This multi-award winning musical about the chaos, confusion and agony of adolescence shines a piercing beam of light into the way that the adult world simultaneously ignores and suppresses young people.”

Loft Theatre

The musical takes place in 1941, in the debris after the London Blitz of World War II. The life of teen Alice Spencer is disrupted, as she and her best friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in a London underground tube station. However, Alfred, suffering from tuberculosis, is quarantined ("West of Words"). Alice urges him to escape with her into their cherished book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and travel down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. Nurse Cross, who is in charge of keeping everyone safe, rips Alice's book as a punishment for visiting Alfred, despite his quarantine. Alice becomes very defiant and declares she knows it "by heart" and will read to him anyway.

Alice By Heart

Lindsay Community Theatre

This performance is free and open to the general public.

Faculty Recital: Dr. Nicholas Miguel, baritone & Dr. Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano

Western Illinois University

A story of adolescent anarchy, of teenagers silenced and controlled by a censoring society, and the devastating consequences of the freedom students find outside of the classroom. 'Spring Awakening,' the groundbreaking Tony Award-winning musical, will have an intimate and powerful restaging at Rec Room. The much-loved rock score will be brought to life with live musicians in Houston's smallest theater.

Rec Room

Summer@SFCM Vocal Academy Student Ensembles Recital

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

The revolutionary Tony Award winning best musical that took the world by storm. In 1891 Germany, repressed, adolescent students stumble into adulthood as clumsily as they do into each other’s arms. With obstinate parents unwilling to guide them, young Melchior and Wendla explore their desires for each other, while Melchior’s dear friend Moritz fumbles dangerously through his own coming-of-age. This generation-defining musical is a rock anthem to all the “guilty ones,” poignantly exploring the dark, passionate, and twisting journey from adolescence to adulthood.

David Henry Hwang Theater

Spring Awakening is a powerful rock musical about growing up, generational conflict, and the turmoil of awakening sexuality. Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and a Grammy, it redefined Broadway’s themes. Based on Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play Frühlings Erwachen, it criticizes social morality while exploring sexuality and repression. Wendla, Melchior, and Moritz face strict parents and teachers as well as unanswered questions about love and desire, with devastating results.

Volksoper Wien

Emotional, poignant, and surprising, Spring Awakening is the rock musical that electrified Broadway and won eight Tony Awards. Based on Frank Wedekind’s once-banned 1891 play, this coming of age story follows a group of teens in a repressive 19th-century German town as they wrestle with first love, sexual awakening, and the consequences of a world that refuses to give them answers. Duncan Sheik’s alternative rock score transforms their secret thoughts and hidden longings into anthems by turns intimate, rebellious, and heart-wrenching. With its fusion of period setting and modern music, Spring Awakening speaks directly to today’s audiences, capturing the thrilling, terrifying intensity of growing up. For anyone who’s ever felt unheard, or dared to find their own voice, this is a show you can’t miss.

Duncan Sheik

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 19 - Apr 7, 2026

Spring Awakening · Volksoper Wien

24 - 26 Apr, 2026

ASU Music Theatre and Opera presents "Spring Awakening" · Arizona State University School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Past events

2 - 5 Oct, 2025

Alice by Heart - Fall Musical · University of South Florida School of Theatre & Dance

5 - 29 Jun, 2025

Spring Awakening · DAS DA Theater

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