Sabrina Carpenter to Star in ALICE IN WONDERLAND-Inspired Musical at Universal

Actress and musician Sabrina Carpenter has been cast as the lead her first major studio feature with a new musical at Universal Pictures. The project is inspired by Lewis Carroll’s trippy novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, which is in the public domain. Lorene Scafaria (New Girl, Hustlers, Succession) is on board to write and direct.

Along with starring, Carpenter will produce the untitled project, along with Marc Platt through his Universal-based Marc Platt Productions. Leslie Morgenstein and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton are also producing through Alloy Entertainment.

The project comes just a week after Carpenter earned six Grammy nominations for her seventh studio album Man’s Best Friend, including album of the year, record of the year and song of the year. Carpenter is no stranger to screen-acting, with credits including supporting roles in Netflix’s Tall Girl movies and the drama The Hate U Give.

But she has largely focused on music in more recent years. This new musical will be Carpenter’s first feature credit since the massive commercial success and Grammy acclaim for her 2024 album Short n’ Sweet.

Variety reports that Carpenter first approached Universal with the project in 2024. Scafaria came on board as writer and director as the concept evolved.