Seussical to have off-broadway revival with TheatreworksUSA.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 7:01pm

From the site:

""Oh, the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss's best-loved stories collide and cavort in an unforgettable musical caper! Adapted from the Broadway version, this adaptation especially for young audiences features thirteen actors and enhanced production values. Seussical is TheatreworksUSA' biggest show ever!
The Cat in the Hat is the host and emcee (and all-around mischief-maker) in this romp through the Seuss classics. When the sweet, good-natured elephant Horton hears a small cry for help coming from a small speck of dust, he promises to rescue and guard it because "a person's a person, no matter how small."

On that small speck of dust lives JoJo, an imaginative young Who. JoJo has astounding "thinks," in which anything's possible, but his parents believe this creativity is inappropriate for the son of the Mayor of Who-Ville.

Meanwhile, the one-feathered bird, Miss Gertrude McFuzz, desperately wants Horton to notice her. Maybe, she thinks, she just needs a more impressive tail. At the same time, the amazingly lazy Maysie La Bird connives, cajoles and convinces Horton to sit on her egg while she goes off on a spree.

Will the planet of Who survive? Will Horton pay attention to Gertrude? Will Maysie ever return for her egg? Dr. Seuss's beloved classic characters find themselves intertwined in an incredible crazy-quilt adventure, in which the power of imagination and the most miraculous "think" ever save the day!"


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[Josephine2]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 7:24pm

"Seussical to have off-broadway revival with TheatreworksUSA"...

...way Off-Broadway. It sounds like this version is part of their touring repertory.

[Coffered Celing]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 7:47pm

Awesome! I'd love it see this!

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 7:58pm

this needs to come back to broadway! I would love to see it at a smaller theatre, like the Walter Kerr, Longarce, etc

[LuPonatic]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 8:37pm

Only in my wildest dreams...I LOVE SEUSSICAL!!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 8:41pm

Heaven forfend

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 9:18pm

ohh the things you can think, when you think about seuss!

[Jon]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 9:20pm

This will be the small-cast, shortened version designed for touring children's theatre. It runs about an hour and ten minutes and can be done with a cast of around 12 people.

[MimiLovesRoger]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 9:39pm

Hmmm.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 9:49pm

Saw a production of this show over the summer. Its such a weird show. Not worth bringing back.

[Mandi Moo]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 9:53pm

I love Seussical.

[sondhead]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 10:00pm

Where does this say it's coming to Off-Broadway? I'm pretty sure Theatreworks USA just tours it to schools, so ya...

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 10:16pm

This has to be one of the worst shows to ever hit Broadway. Please keep it away.

[D2]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 10:19pm

TheatreworksUSA has a season in New York at the Lortel Theatre on Christopher Street. They do terrific work.

[Joelbeans]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 10:29pm

I love Seussical......WOuld just love to play Horton once. I am getting to be way too old to play anything anymore.

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 1/29/07 at 10:33pm

I hope they do the new version MTI released. It is geared towards kids more. They cut out the General completely.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 1:20am

Capnhook? Ya going? :)

[Josephine2]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 8:08pm

Is this production coming to the Lucille Lortel in the future?