Actorsingers Youth Production of
Seussical jr.
Book By Lynn Ahrens Stephen Flaherty
Music By Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics By Lynn Ahrens
Co-conceived By Eric Idle
Based on the works of Dr. Seuss.
Seussical is a musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty based on the books of Dr. Seuss that debuted on Broadway in 2000. The play's story is a rather complex amalgamation of many of Seuss's most famous books. After a Broadway run, the production spawned two US national tours and a UK tour. It has become a favorite for school, community and regional theatres.
The overarching plot of the show mirrors that of Horton Hears a Who!, centering on Horton the Elephant's endeavors to protect the people of Who-ville, who live on a tiny speck of dust. It also features characters and scenarios from many other Seuss books, including the Butter Side Uppers/Downers from The Butter Battle Book, Gertrude McFuzz, and, in addition to a music number based on its original story, The Cat in the Hat also acts as "your host and MC" – sometimes being an outside observer, a narrator and devil's advocate throughout the show, briefly leaping into the action on several occasions to create conflict and keep the story moving. In all, the following Seuss books have some minor characters and/or settings incorporated into the show. Due to the elimination of songs such as The Military, Havin' A Hunch and Message from The Front and phrases and sections of other songs, Seussical, Jr. only uses the books:
Horton Hears a Who!
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
The Cat in the Hat
If I Ran the Circus
McElligot's Pool
Green Eggs and Ham
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
Horton Hatches the Egg
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
source: Wikipedia
source: MTI
Performances at Janice B. Streeter Theater
14 Court St, Nashua, NH
March 6-8, 2013
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SONGS
Seussical Overture
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
Horton Hears a Who
Biggest Blame Fool
Biggest Blame Playoff/Gertrude McFuzz
Here on Who
Meet JoJo the Who
How to Raise a Child
Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Reprise)
It's Possible (Part 1)
It's Possible (Part 2)
Alone in the Universe
The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz/Amayzing Mayzie
Amayzing Gertrude
Monkey Around/Chasing the Whos
Notice Me, Horton
The Search Continues
How Lucky You Are
Mayzie's Exit/Horton Sits on the Egg/Dilemma/Hunters
Egg, Nest and Tree
Sold/Mayzie in Palm Beach
Mayzie At The Circus
Amayzing Horton
Alone in the Universe (Reprise)
Solla Solew
All For You
The Whos Return/The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Part 1)
The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Part2)
Yopp!
Alone in the Universe (Reprise)
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (Finale)
Green Eggs and Ham (Finale Bow)
Seussical JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com
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