"Seussical the Musical" by Horton's Mom

It was a very busy week and weekend, and we were happy to finish up the 2nd performance of Seussical the Musical yesterday.

 

JR really has a knack for playing the "poor, pitiful, mistreated hero", and his Horton the Elephant was no exception.  I thought he did a fantastic job.  Seussical is a hard script, as almost every line is sung, and he was onstage almost the whole time.

 

 

We weren't allowed to video, and I don't know the directors at this theater well enough to just ignore the rules, so all I have to show are pictures.

 

 

So if you haven't seen the show, the best way to describe it is that they took the books Horton Hatches the Egg and Horton Hears a Who and kind of smushed them together into a show. 

Then there are other Dr. Seuss characters who are worked into those stories with the Cat in the Hat as the narrator.

 

 

Here's my best at walking you through it:

 

 

Opening song: Oh the Thinks you can Think (also a title of a Dr. Seuss book)

Horton enjoying the cool of the pool in the Jungle of Nool with Mayzie La Bird in the background.

 

Hearing the "Help!" of the Whos.

Horton (with the Bird Girls as back-up singers) save the Whos and place them on a clover.

 

 

 

 

All the other animals laugh at Horton for "talking to a speck of dust".

Singing Alone in the Universe.

 

 

 

 

 

The Wickersham brothers make fun of him and steal the clover with the Whos.

 

 

Gertrude shows off her new, big tail like Mayzie's so Horton will notice her (he doesn't, he keeps looking for the clover). 

Mayzie about to convince Horton to sit on her nest

(she was down in Fort Worth where she met Tweat McFirth, he flew off to San Juan and left her with the egg).

 

 

 

Horton sitting on Mayzie's egg.

 

Gertrude got rid of her tail and found Horton's Whos for him. (He finally notices her.)

 

Horton goes on trial for "talking to a speck, disturbing the peace, and loitering on an egg". 

Here he awaits the verdict from Judge Yertle the Turtle

Gertrude and Horton trying to save the Whos from being boiled in a hot steaming kettle of beezlenut oil.

(Those are the Whos with The Grinch..he's a Who too! Who knew?)

Everyone finally hears the Whos and The Sour Kangaroo says she will help Horton take care of them. 

(Horton doesn't look like he believes her in this picture, but why would he...she's called him "the biggest blame fool in the Jungle of the Nool" the entire show).

 

Everyone is happy, and start the last song and dance number.

 

 Dancing and singing ensue.

And Horton finally gets to meet JoJo the Who, who he's been talking to (even sang a duet with), but never sees until now.

End Show.