Young Adult Novel Adaptation of Alice by Heart Musical to Debut in 2020

Penguin Random House YA imprint Razorbill will publish a young adult novel adaptation of Alice By Heart, which premiered Off-Broadway earlier this year, in 2020. The book, written by Steven Sater, will be released February 4.

Sater penned the Lewis Carroll-inspired musical alongside his Spring Awakening co-writer Duncan Sheik and Jessie Nelson.

Both the book and the musical take place in 1940s London as a 15-year-old Alice Spencer and her best friend navigate their war-torn home, using the classic book as a refuge. Those encountered along their journey (nurses, soldiers, and more) begin to take on the form of familiar characters, including the Queen of Hearts and Mad Hatter.

TRACK-BY-TRACK: Steven Sater Breaks Down the Alice by Heart Score

Alice By Heart opened at Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater in February with a cast led by Molly Gordon, Colton Ryan, Noah Galvin, Grace McLean, and Wesley Taylor.

Two other stage-to-page takes on teen-driven titles have recently hit bookshelves: The Prom and Dear Evan Hansen.