One fateful morning, out of restlessness and curiosity, a young girl named Alice followed the White Rabbit down a mysterious rabbit hole. What ensued was a transformative adventure filled with eccentric characters—a journey now reimagined as an immersive Hollywood event for Angelenos seeking a similar escape. Like Alice, audiences are invited to leave behind the ordinary and tumble into the extraordinary.

When Lewis Carroll published Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in the fall of 1865, he could hardly have imagined its future adaptations. In the fall of 2025, Alice’s journey has inspired Down the Rabbit Hole, a unique experience at the Cinegrill Theater in Los Angeles’s historic Hollywood Roosevelt hotel.

Down the Rabbit Hole, brought alive by Tableau Productions, premiered on September 6. At this hidden venue, audiences embarked on their first trip into director Tracy Phillips’ Wonderland—a space blending old Hollywood cabaret with glitzy spectacle. The result is a world where fantasy collides with glamour, daring audiences to suspend disbelief at every turn.

Performers, of which there are seven, danced in mesmerizingly choreographed dances, beguiling audiences into a dream-like trance. Performance and audience exist on the same plane here, allowing fiction and reality to blend into one. Scenes and stories transpired not only onstage, but in every nook and cranny of the Cinegrill Theater, inviting guests to explore the curiouser and curiouser layers of each performance.

While some Wonderland visitors sat back and enjoyed their signature cocktails, the eagle-eyed audience member reveled in spotting each “Easter egg” hidden around the topsy-turvy venue. These hints are spread throughout the entire hotel, surrounding audiences on all sides, just waiting to be found.

In a city like Los Angeles, a touch of madness is not just commonplace—it’s necessary for survival. Succumbing to life’s weird, unexpected moments might just be what Angelenos need to escape an ever-changing reality. In Wonderland, as in Los Angeles, surrendering to the surreal can feel like the truest form of freedom.