What's the Deal with Seussical??
What's the Deal with Seussical??
#1What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 4/16/08 at 12:49am
All I know is that there are at least 3 schools around here doing Seussical the Musical.
Anyone notice the same thing, or have Any kind of insight into why that might be?
Goshen doesn't do High-School-shows.
#2re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 4/16/08 at 2:16am
big cast
will get lots of audience
Fear no more the heat o' the sun,
Nor the furious winter's rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone and ta'en thy wages:
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.
~Cymbeline
#2re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 4/16/08 at 7:57pm
Just I guess,
just seems weird it being so common right now.
I figured there must have been something with the rights to the show involved.
Goshen doesn't do High-School-shows.
#3re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 4/16/08 at 7:59pm
I was in Seussical a couple years ago.
It sucks.
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#4re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 4/16/08 at 8:04pm
One of the high schools invited the cast of our show to see their dress rehearsal for free, i didnt get to go but i heard the same thing.
Blech.
Goshen doesn't do High-School-shows.
#5re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 4/16/08 at 8:30pmIts also really more of a middle school show
"I told you, NO Rodgers and Hammerstein!"- Bart Simpson
#6re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 4/17/08 at 1:28pmIt's a great family show that will sell a lot of tickets and has very flexible casting.
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sleepyguy1717
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#7re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 4/17/08 at 2:05pmI have to disagree. If done correctly, the show can be a really good one. Unfortunately, its mostly middle schools doing it, therefore it really doesn't get a very good reputation.
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#8re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 4/17/08 at 8:29pmI loathe Seussical... it destroys the dignity of two birds with one stone; musical theatre and Dr. Seuss. Bleeccch. If my school ever did it I honestly would transfer for a year.
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#9re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 5/11/08 at 6:04am
i'm with the sleepyguy up there, if done correctly this can be a fantastic show. the problem lies in the middle schools taking over because it is a very child-friendly show.
i just did it my senior year in high school, it went super (i was the 'conceptual artist' sounds fancy, eh?) if you're interested here's a link, there are more pictures than what's on the website...
...damn, nevermind, the photos were taken off the site... lame! if you want to poke around for ****s-and-giggles, be my guest.
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#10re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 5/15/08 at 12:25pm
be aware that there are actually three versions of Seussical:
1 - The original, two act, full-length version with a large cast.
2 - "Seussical Junior" - one act, around 75 minutes, large cast, designed to be done by middle schools.
3 - "Seussical TYA" (Theatre for Young Audiences) - one act, 75 minutes, designed for a SMALL CAST of adults - in other words, ideal for professional children's theatre companies that have to pay the actors.
#11re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 5/15/08 at 12:55pm
^
Wow, I had no idea. Well we did the full-version so it didn't suck...?
"We're all just children in a vast kindergarten trying to spell God's name with the wrong alphabet blocks."
- Tennessee Williams
#12re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 5/18/08 at 4:57pm
This show is a really great show, and audiences Love it!
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#13re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 5/18/08 at 5:48pm
seussical happens to be one of mys favorite musicals
#14re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 5/20/08 at 5:25pmI saw the show with Cathy Rigby in the 2002 tour. I loved it as a kid (9). Now, it gets annoying.
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#15re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 5/23/08 at 6:00pmYeah.. Seussical junior/TYA is annoying. However, I do think it's a good show, although. I did it at a profesisonal theatre a couple years back and the show ran for a couple hours. But it can get a bad impression, especially because middle schools do it alot, and even some high schools that do it are pretty nasty.
Rent comes off Broadway and High School Musical comes on. Something tells me there's a HUGE mistake....
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#16re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 5/23/08 at 9:38pm
The watered down productions really ruin it for me. But the original has some of the best harmonies I've heard in a long time.
The Notice Me Horton harmony still gives me chills.
I want to apologize for some offensive messages posted on this board under my name. The night 0f 12-15-08 I did not have internet access, and someone had used my name to post something offensive. My avatar was also changed. I dont' know what else was posted, or if anyone recieved bad PMs, but I want to apologize for that. I've changed my password, and even though I was not the one posting these messages it still needed to be corrected.
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#17re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 5/23/08 at 9:38pm
I want to apologize for some offensive messages posted on this board under my name. The night 0f 12-15-08 I did not have internet access, and someone had used my name to post something offensive. My avatar was also changed. I dont' know what else was posted, or if anyone recieved bad PMs, but I want to apologize for that. I've changed my password, and even though I was not the one posting these messages it still needed to be corrected.
Updated On: 5/23/08 at 09:38 PM
#18re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 5/23/08 at 9:57pmthe article in this week's TIME cites it as the second most performed high school musical, which is kind of weird...
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#19re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 11/21/08 at 9:12pm
Im going to start that musical in December.
Im really excited,I guess they do it cause it teaches kids about responsbility and other stuff.
Its a fun for kids to watch too.
#20re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 11/22/08 at 12:14amI enjoyed the OBC a lot, and I think the OBCR is lovely. I could never figure out the animosity some people had toward it all.
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#21re: What's the Deal with Seussical??
Posted: 11/23/08 at 8:24pm
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