It's Possible: SEUSSICAL Comes to London this Christmas
17 October 2012
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s SEUSSICAL will receive a professional production in a special abbreviated “Theatre for Young Audiences” version this Christmas courtesy of Sell a Door Theatre Company. The show, based on the stories of Dr Seuss, will play a limited five week season of matinees at The Arts Theatre.
David Hunter, who reached the semi-finals of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ITV1 search for Jesus for his new arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, is to star as Horton the Elephant. The creative team includes: Phillip Rowntree (Director), Joe Morrow (Musical Director), Cressida Carre (Choreographer) and is produced by David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree for the multi-award winning Sell a Door Theatre Company.
With Music, Lyrics and Book by Tony Award winners Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime) and a sprinkling of the fantastical from Monty Python’s Eric Idle, Seussical sees the magical “thinks” of Dr. Seuss brought to life on stage. Seussical is a colourful Broadway musical set in the fantastical, bombastical and songtastical world of Dr. Seuss. It is being presented in a new Theatre for Young Audiences version at the Arts Theatre and has special family-friendly daytime performances.
Horton the Elephant discovers an entire small world floating by on a speck of dust. Floating out of control through the universe, this is the home of the Whos, including Jojo – a Who with “thinks” that defy all description. Horton and Jojo have to find a way to save Who from a world of naysayers and dangers. But Horton faces another challenge… he’s been left alone to guard an abandoned egg, abandoned than non other than Mayzie La Bird. Caught between a dust speck and his incubating egg, Horton feels truly alone in the universe, but while he faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and ends up on trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. So join The Cat in the Hat and other fabulous characters and let your toes tap, your fingers snap, and your imagination run wild in the world of Dr. Seuss.
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