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Dacal’s potential as a dancer was important, since Wonderland choreographer Marguerite Derricks is one of the show’s leading assets. Her credits range from flashy Gap ads to the Austin Powers movies to the recent remake of Fame.
“I was inspired by Cyd Charisse for Janet’s character,” Derricks says. “I had all these big ideas, but I didn’t know what she could do. Then she blew us all away with her dancing.”
Dacal went to Coral Park Senior High School in Miami and has a communications degree from Florida International University. Before heading to New York to work in the theater, she was a backup singer for Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada and Luis Enrique in Miami.
Wildhorn likes to shape his shows to the talent. His ex-wife, Linda Eder, played the prostitute Lucy in Jekyll & Hyde, and until they divorced about five years ago, he often called her his muse. He describes Dacal’s singing style as “something like Nora Jones meets Donny Hathaway.”
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