Seussical
Shows · Seussical
The Cat in the Hat narrates as the stories of Dr. Seuss collide in a fantastical world. Horton the Elephant discovers a tiny planet called Whoville on a speck of dust and vows to protect it, while young JoJo, a Who child banished to military school, must learn to channel his wild imagination. Their parallel stories of loyalty, courage, and believing in the unseen intertwine in a colorful celebration of the power of i…
- Opened
- 2000
- Performances
- 198
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Modern
Productions1 on Broadway
| 2000 | Original Theatre unknown. November 30, 2000 · Frank Galati | 198 performances |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.
Recordings 2 albums held
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Music Theatre International Seussical matched on title alone: a lead, not a confirmed licensor |
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14 passages naming Seussical, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.
Seussical (11/30/2000; 198 performances) was meant to be the hit of its season. But what started as an excellent workshop deteriorated through the casting and rehearsal process. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p456
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s Seussical, based on the characters and stories of Dr. Seuss, should have been terrific. book:a-history-of-the-american-musical-theatre-no-business-like-nathaniel-hurwitz-tay#p280
THE BiccEsT Fiop: Seussical © There is life after Broadway. book:broadway-musicals-the-biggest-hit-and-the-biggest-flop-of-filichia-peter-new-yor#p11
At the end of the show, the applause is long and loud. Of course it often is in community theater, but who would have expected it from the show that was the biggest flop of the 2000-2001 season? book:broadway-musicals-the-biggest-hit-and-the-biggest-flop-of-filichia-peter-new-yor#p249
Not long ago she had no fewer than three shows running on Broadway at once Follies, Kiss Me , Kate, and Seussical. book:broadway-the-golden-years-jerome-robbins-and-the-great-long-robert-emmet-new-yor#p293
Another Livent-initiated musical, Seussical did not turn out well at all after it opened in November zooo at the Richard Rodgers Theater. book:ever-after-the-last-years-of-musical-theater-and-beyond-barry-singer#p182
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