Seussical the Musical

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seusscd.gifAbout three years ago, I came upon the soundtrack for Seussical the Musical at Amazon.com. Seussical is a Broadway production based on the works of the late Dr. Seuss. The story follows many favorite Seuss characters including The Cat in the Hat (the Narrator), Horton the Elephant, Mazie McBird, Gertrude McFuzz, a cast of Who’s and many more favorites, in a family-friendly joyful walk down memory lane. My family and I have worn out the CD (if you could do such a thing with a CD… ah, I miss records…) and knew the words to many of the songs.

At that time, the musical was only on Broadway and I knew we weren’t going to New York just to see the show, so we would wait until a touring group headed our way. Well, they finally made it to Oklahoma City and I took the family to see Seussical the Musical last night.

seuss1.jpgOnce I hear a soundtrack recording many times, I am hopeful that the live production will live up to the recording. In the past, I have been disappointed with the translation from studio recording to the stage. In this case, the live production exceeded my expectations. An extremely talented and gifted group of musicians, singers, actors and dancers provided a much-needed respite from the dailyness of life.

I’m not going to provide an in-depth review here, but I highly recommend seeing this show if it comes to your area. Zach and Jenna both enjoyed it thoroughly, and it gave me a few moments of feeling like a kid again.

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  1. I go to a performing arts middle school and we’re doing seussical also. it’s a lot of fun. i’m an alto 2 but im the sour kangaroo. and my voice is practically gone. so im letting in rest for awhile. but man. belting it like aretha is great fun. anyone who considers sour kanga if they audition make sure you can belt it and lots of dedication to turn your voice into leather!!!

  3. My highschool is doing Seussical in May, and tryouts are in mid-February. I REALLY want the part of JoJo but know the vocals are a little high. Does anyone know the range needed to be JoJo. Does anyone have any audition tips? Thanks a ton in advance!
    Emails work great!
    -Michael

  4. Or-any other parts I should consider going out for? I’m sure an upperclassmen will get Horton and the Cat. Would the General or a Wickersham be a fun part? How big are the Wickersham roles?
    -Mike

  7. I am from Grafton, West Virginia, and i am attending Fairmont State University, and we are putting on the musical,” The Suessical,” in about a week! I am so excited, it is such a fun play! I tried out and got the part of the a ” Bird Girl.” It is such an interesting part! I am also a fish, and a circus animal!!

  8. My school is doing Seussical this year as our spring musical, I’m playing the part of the Sour Kangaroo– its a blast! Good luck with your performances everyone!

  9. hey people,
    well my school is doing seussical next year and the auditions were held in november sometime back and (mhahaha) i got the sour kangaroo, like i knew i would. and arrogant scott got horton so suck on that Laurel Householter. anywho, i’m absoulutly loving her, she’s a joy to play but lately i’ve been belting along with the soundtrack and it’s kinda left my voice all retarded. so i can’t talk/sing for a few days. mum’s been making this witch brew which is absoulutly revolting, so i was just wondering if you would give me some advice on how to belt and not retard my voice. that would be greatly apreciated. and yeah seussical is the best thing since sliced bread, good on everyone who got parts and is enjoying it

  10. hey people,
    well my school is doing seussical next year and the auditions were held in november sometime back and (mhahaha) i got the sour kangaroo, like i knew i would. and arrogant scott got horton so suck on that Laurel Householter. anywho, i’m absoulutly loving her, she’s a joy to play but lately i’ve been belting along with the soundtrack and it’s kinda left my voice all retarded. so i can’t talk/sing for a few days. mum’s been making this witch brew which is absoulutly revolting, so i was just wondering if you would give me some advice on how to belt and not retard my voice. that would be greatly apreciated. and yeah seussical is the best thing since sliced bread, good on everyone who got parts and is enjoying it

  11. Hey. Seussical is a blast. My school is putting a production on in Feb, and I’m the alto bird girl. Its a tricky part, but its so much fun, I wouldnt have it another way. And the music is incredible. Solla sollew and Alone in the universe are songs enough to make your heart melt. Egg, nest, and tree, and biggest blame fool are hard not to dance to. Its. Just. Fantastic.

  12. My production group’s doing seussical this year, its such a fun musical, i was stressing about being Jojo, but now ive realized that its just a lot of laughs, and we should enoy it and have fun! still….really nervous! i can’t stop singing it with an american accent!

  13. Hello! I’m sending this all the way from the Philippines! Our grade school did Seussical this year and yesterday was our opening night….:) My role is the Grinch! It’s not that big of a role but it was so fun!!! I couldn’t stop singing songs from the musical..:)

  14. Hey, I’m Sean. My school is doing Seussical for spring, performing it in April. I got Horton, and I’m so excited about it. One of the problems I’m having though, is that the tree with Mayzie’s egg in it is about 8 feet high, and I’m terribly afraid of heights. How high was everyone else’s tree when they did Seussical? Does any1 have any tips? I would really thankful. 🙂
    Peace.

  15. Hi… I’m a freshman and my high school is presenting Seussical in March, and I am thrillled that I landed the role of JoJo. We have been rehearsing every day and I am so excited!!! I recieved the soundtrack for Christmas and I’m so glad I have it- the music is awesome! I love “Solla Sollew” the best!!!! It’s easy for me to practice the music right at home with the CD. I feel so blessed to be part of something like this.

  16. Our school is doing Seussical and they just posted the cast and i’m SOUR the kangaroo…i’m soo pumped because she’s so fun! anyways I hope this turns out to be a great show and from what everyone says it sounds like it will!!!
    xoxoxo
    cass

  17. HI!,
    I’m in middle school(grades 6-8) and I am in Seussical! it is so much fun! if you highschoolers think it is hard, try beeing in 6th grade! anyway, it is so much fun just to practice it! i can’t wait to see the whole thing put together!
    -brielle
    (ps-the songs do get stuck in your head!!!!!!!:-)

  19. hi this is scott nd yaz were doimg seussical in july at newcastle college im hoping to be the cat in the hat or a wickasham bro nd yaz wants to be gertrude well keep u posted with further detailes.

  21. My name is Oakley and I was in the play seussical and I played the Part of JOJO and I had alot of fun.We performed on Feb. 8-17(not on a suday) and we had alot of fun and the songs are so much fun.
    The Biggest Dr. Seuss Fan
    Oakley Paterson

  22. Seussical is great!!! I will be playing the part of Gertrude in a professional production in Malta(its in Europe, a little island near Italy) and im soooo excited! its my first lead role and i think the show will be great. Any tips for this role?

  23. omgoodness i just found out that my community stage is doing seussical… AHHHHHH!!!!
    I know, like nothing about the girl characters and auditions are in 2 weeks!
    What should i focus on for auditions and what female leads are there???
    thanks!!
    ALSO, are there any female lead with little or no singing parts
    AND, is there good dancing???

  24. Female Leads:
    Potential Cat
    Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie LaBird, Sour/Young Kangaroo, Mrs Mayor, Vlad Vladikoff, Marshall, Bird Girls, Cindy Lou Who, Who Child.
    The only real one without a singing part is Vlad Vladikoff. Well, we had Vlad as a girl because they flyed more gracefully and more like a bird. My show finished yesterday :'(

  26. My School’s doing it and I am horton and everyone keeps telling me I am not fat enough…..I love the musical but my music director sucks, so we are having a hard-time with her.

  28. I’m in 9th grade, and I live in New York. Our high school performed Seussical in March 2006. I was JoJo. Everyone (including myself) had an absolute BLAST doing the show! It was well received by the audiences we had, and people are still talking about it. I would recommend it to anyone!!!

  29. I’m in 9th grade, and I live in NY. Our high school performed Seussical in March 2006. I had landed the role of JoJo. Everyone (including myself) had an absolute BLAST doing the show! It was well received by the audiences we had, and people are still talking about it. I would recommend it to anyone!!!

  30. Hey im Horton the elephant in seusical 😀 we havnt started the rehearsals yet but it will be at youth thearter on mercer island in washington state 😀 im sure it will be a blast im so excited

  31. I aM From Ohio and we are planning to do Seussical next year at my community theater which is awesome!! Anyway, I am a freshman in high school and I was wondering what parts would be cool to do. Also, can JoJo be a girl and does it change tons of those lines?
    thanks

  32. I just learned that my middle school is doing Suessical this January. I think I am going to tryout, but I don’t know what character I would play.

  33. well moi skool is doin suessical in like a month and i got given da part of a wickersham brother becoz there werent enough boys that tryed out n moii besties one 2 n mi other bestie who has one heck of a voice is da sour kangeroo she does da part so good but she dnt put much attitude in2 🙁 but its still gunna b awesum :):):) ( get this were not sigin da song monkey around bcoz it needs a guys voice n were dancin insted soo i guess its all goood :):))

  34. Heyy, omgoodness i wrote a while ago about how i was clueless to seussical
    and how everyone could love a musical about dr seuss so much
    Well. I’ve been cast as a bird girl and ive listened to the soundtrack and gone overboard with finding pics and all on the internet
    omgosh, this show is sooo cool!!!! of coarse i get sooo into everyshow i do, even if it is terrible
    but haha, i love seussical and we havent even started rehearsing yet!!!!!
    suuuuuper excited
    HAPPY GRADUATION/END OF YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!

  35. ooo yeah jojo can be a girl.
    a girl played jojo in one of the broadway productions
    our cast list just came out and im a bird girl…
    but along w/ my callback for gertrude i had one for jojo
    there were mostly girls, but one good guy tryed out and he got it
    it will change alot of lines, but its pretty easy
    itll just change like boy to girl and fellow to lady.
    not too hard, and nothing you cant do!

  36. I am trying out for suessical this tuesday. I’ve been trying to find information on the show, but haven’t found much. I have a strong baritone voice so can anyone tell me what parts are in my range. Any help would be amazing! Thanks, Josh

  37. my school is doing suessical late next year. but i was a lucky one. im Going to be a junior next year, and i have the most dramatic experience of anyone at our school. I was asked to play the part of The cat in the Hat…
    is tht a good part?? im not sure.
    please someone tell me.

  38. hey, my school is doing seussical for a play this year, and i wanna be horton or gertrude.. what songs of both of theirs should i audtion to?
    And what character would be a better part?
    thank you

  39. I just had auditions yesterday, and today I found out that I got the part of Mayors wife in Seussical. It’s an okay part. It was double cast, and the other person is the best actress in the school. Everyone will be saying “Go see [her] night”.
    :/
    I’m scared. I’ve never been a strong singer or actress. The other Mayor’s Wife is so much better than I am.

  40. Hi,
    I am in 6th grade and am going to a big dance compeition in November and will doing a solo performance to Amayzing Mayzie. I have listened to the soundtrack over and over again but would love to see a DVD of a production. Could anyone help me out? I want to learn as much as I can about Mayzie LaBird

  41. hi, i have recently done seussical the musical with the rotherham teachers student acaedemy, it was the best show i have ever done, i was general genghis kahn schmitz!

  42. The local high school here is doing The Seussical next week. My son is in the 5th grade and was given the part of JOJO~! He is SO excited! It’s going to be great!!

  43. my stepbrother did it and it was amazing i am now singing it in the halls and none of my friends know what it is *sigh* im trying to talk our theatre director into doing it for a show…any advice on getting the rights would be very much appreciated…:D
    *solla solew*

  44. hey im in 7th grade. my school is doing seussical the musical this year. im so excited!!!
    this will be my 4th play ive done. by the way im a bird girl, im not sure if that’s a good part but im happy to be in the play. i was really shooting for the part of Mayzie but you can’t have every thing. both my friends are leads, there Horton and JoJo. im really happy for them. i cant wait for the play to be out on theatre, in feb. 8,9,10
    well see ya
    bye 🙂

  46. Hi. here’s some advice i hope will help. well next time be sure to sing louder and stronger. people want to here that you can sing right off the bat not later on when you already got your part. next year make sure you sing like you already have the part you wanted.
    hope that helped!!! 🙂
    bye

  48. hi, i am trying out for seussical in jan. i have been researching about this play for a long time now and i really want to land the part of mayzie. i was wondering if anybody had any tips about what to at the auditions to give the directors hints in a way =P tht I would be a good mayzie. if anybody has any info it would be greatly appreciated. also, i think we might have to sing happy birthday, how would mayzie sing it?

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