Caterpillar Change-Up in Wonderland: E. Clayton Cornelious Replaces Tituss Burgess in New Musical

After appearing in a recent workshop, Titus Burgess has been replaced by E. Clayton Cornelious as the Caterpillar in the upcoming Broadway musical Wonderland, a new spin on the classic story of Alice in Wonderland.

Cornelious joins a previously announced cast that includes Janet Dacal as Alice, Darren Ritchie as the White Night/Jack/Lewis Carroll, Jose Llana as El Gato, Karen Mason as the Queen of Hearts, Kate Shindle as the Mad Hatter and Edward Staudenmayer as the White Rabbit. Carly Rose Sonenclar will complete the cast as Chloe.

Cornelious' Broadway credits include The Scottsboro Boys, The Lion King, A Chorus Line, The Music Man and Kat and the Kings. Carly Rose Sonenclar has appeared in Les Miserables. Her film credits include The Nanny Diaries and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.

Wonderland features a contemporary pop score by Frank Wildhorn, a book by Boyd and Jack Murphy and lyrics by Murphy. Gregory Boyd will direct the musical, which will play a pre-Broadway tryout at the David A. Statz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida from January 4 through January 16, 2011. The Broadway production is set to start performances at the Marquis Theatre on March 21, 2011 with an opening set for April 17, 2011.

The ensemble includes April Berry, Sae La Chin, Dan Domenech, Mallauri Esquibel, Derek Ferguson, Wilkie Ferguson, Laura Hall, Natalie Hill, Lauren Lim Jackson, Morgan James, Ryan Link, Heather Parcells, Stefan Raulston, Julius Anthony Rubio, Danny Stiles and Tanairi Vasquez.