What's so great about Seussical?

I personally don't like it very much. I've seen it twice and I just think that it didn't work all that well as a musical.

My highschool is doing it next spring. I'd like to know the same question. I keep asking myself, "It didn't even have a very good run on broadway, so who would want to come and see it at Mason High School?"

Well, its at least good to see that I am not alone in my feeling it isn't that phenomenal.

I will agree with that, mef. Listening to the recording she is a rather stand-out performer.

What's so great about Seussical?

The score. One of the most underrated in recent years. At least, IMHO. I love the show. I take that back... I love the TOUR version. Apparantly, the Broadway version had some major problems.

Why do schools do it though?

I totally requested YAGMCB and Into the Woods.

all i know is my school is doing les miserables second semester. uhhhh.....i cant get much better than that.

Anyway, Janine is fabulous. I love that woman.

Yes, Janine is quite fabulous.

i only like the charecters i like are Mayzie and the bird girls, they have the most fun and good material, but love Michelle Pawk (Mayzie) and Janine LaManna( Gertrude)

It's good for local schools and community theatres because your libraries always stress reading and when I was in middle and elementary school we learned about "RIF"(Reading Is Fundamental) and the Cat in The Hat was the mascot.....so maybe the schools are trying to stress reading and by doing so school and local theatres can put on this show.

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Thanks, Broadway86.

"Universal" is a great word for Seussical. Children, of course, focus on the characters that they know from stories, but in the same vein, almost every child knows how it feels to be lonely or to be misunderstood, and so they can relate to the characters on a whole different level now that they're right in front of them. Adults, especially parents, seemed to understand the theme of the family, the concern for children, and the idea of just how petty violence can be. There are definitely multiple levels to the show, and it's easy for someone tofind something that speaks to them.

One of the beautiful things about Seussical, though, is that it doesn't try to force-feed you its messages. It doesn't blatantly say "These wars really are stupid," "You've got to protect your freedom to think and to be heard," or "Not all families are built the same; don't judge," but between a tap-dancing Cat and a circus, you understand anyway.

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That's another thing I was going to point out. The show never hits you over the head with what it is trying to say. I walked out the performance I saw feeling enlightened, and the more I thought about it, the more I realized just how important it is for kids and adults to see it.