The Joffrey Ballet closes its 69th season with two-time Tony Award®-winner Christopher Wheeldon’s family-friendly Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Immersed within Joby Talbot’s hallucinatory sound world of sweeping melodies and ticking clocks, with Tony Award®-winning designer Bob Crowley’s vibrant stagecraft and puppetry, Wheeldon makes Wonderland wonderfully real in this audience-favorite dance adventure. Marking the first extension of a Joffrey Ballet production ever, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland takes place over three weekends, in fourteen performances, at the historic Lyric Opera House, 20 North Upper Wacker Drive, from June 5 to 22, 2025 (originally scheduled to close June 15).
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Courtesy of the Australian Ballet, Credit: Jeff Busby
Based on Lewis Carroll’s classic story, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland takes audiences down the rabbit hole into a fantastical world filled with instantly recognizable characters, like the high-strung Queen of Hearts, the entrancing Caterpillar, and the tap-dancing Mad Hatter. As Alice traverses a mysterious realm, things become curiouser through a seamless fusion of humor, eccentricity, and fantasy.
A must-see highlight of the year, The Joffrey is the first American ballet company to bring Wheeldon’s whimsical Wonderland to life. Wheeldon, choreographer behind The Joffrey Ballet’s reimagined holiday classic The Nutcracker, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2025, is renowned for his immersive works that blend popular culture with artistic excellence. Learn more about Christopher Wheeldon here.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland features live music performed by the Lyric Opera Orchestra, conducted by Scott Speck, Music Director of The Joffrey Ballet.
Title: The Joffrey Ballet presents Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Dates: Thursday, June 5–Sunday, June 22, 2025
Thursday, June 5 at 7:30PM; Friday, June 6 at 7:30PM; Saturday, June 7 at 2:00PM and 7:30PM; Sunday, June 8 at 2:00PM; Thursday, June 12 at 7:30PM; Friday, June 13 at 7:30PM; Saturday, June 14 at 2:00PM and 7:30PM; Sunday, June 15 at 2:00PM; Thursday, June 19 at 7:30PM; Friday, June 20 at 7:30PM; Saturday, June 21 at 2:00PM and 7:30PM; Sunday, June 22 at 2:00PM.
Location: Lyric Opera House
20 North Upper Wacker Drive
Box Office: Single tickets start at $36 and are available for purchase at Lyric Opera Box Office located at 20 N. Upper Wacker Dr. and by telephone at 312.386.8905, or online at joffrey.org.
About The Joffrey Ballet
The Joffrey Ballet is one of the premier dance companies in the world today, with a reputation for boundary-breaking performances for 69 years. The Joffrey repertoire is an extensive collection of all-time classics, modern masterpieces, and original works.
Founded in 1956 by pioneers Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino, the Joffrey remains dedicated to artistic expression, innovation, and first-rate education and engagement programming. The Joffrey Ballet continues to thrive under The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater MBE and President and CEO Greg Cameron.
The Joffrey Ballet is grateful for the support of its 2024-2025 Season Sponsors: Abbott Fund, Alphawood Foundation Chicago, Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation, The Florian Fund, Gallagher, Anne L. Kaplan, and Live Music Sponsors: Sandy and Roger Deromedi, Sage Foundation, Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation, and The Marina and Arnold Tatar Fund for Live Music. The Joffrey also acknowledges Season Partners: Chicago Athletic Clubs, and Athletico Physical Therapy, official provider of physical therapy for The Joffrey Ballet.
Special thanks to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Producing Sponsor Margot and Josef Lakonishok; Presenting Sponsors Ethel Gofen and The Negaunee Foundation; Major Sponsors Mary Jo and Doug Basler, Dancing Skies Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald V. Waters III, Audrey Weaver, and the Women’s Board of The Joffrey Ballet; Production Sponsors Lynda Sue Lane, M.D., Holly Palmer Foundation, Jeanette Stevens, Richard and Diane Weinberg, and an anonymous Production Sponsor; and Costume Sponsor Jane Ellen Murray Foundation.
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