 Based
on the characters and stories of Dr. Seuss, Seussical
is the Broadway musical that follows the adventures
of Horton, an elephant who one day hears voices
coming from a speck of dust. He soon discovers
that within this tiny speck exists the smallest
planet in the universe, and upon this tiny planet,
live a tiny race of creatures known as Whos!
Despite being ridiculed bThe Cat in the Haty
the other animals in the Jungle of Nool for believing
in something he cannot see, Horton stubbornly
persists in his belief that the Whos exist.
Meanwhile, the citizens of Who
are having some adventures of their own, including
a war over which side of the bread gets buttered.
Jojo, the smallest child in the city of Who,
parallels Horton's journey as he is ostracized
for the unpopular act of thinking outrageous
thinks--an activity not encouraged by the parents
and teachers of Who-ville.
But in spite of these obstacles,
Jojo and Horton attempt to do what they think
is right, and together they sing the duet "Alone
in the Universe." However, their path will
not be easy. Horton is sold to the Circus McGurkus
and eventually goes on trial before Judge Yertle
the Turtle.
Will Gertrude ever get Horton to
pay attention to her? Will the dennizens of Nool
really boil all of Who-ville in a steaming pot
of beezlenut oil? Will Jojo really have to spend
the rest of his childhood in military school
under the questionable training of General Genghis
Kahn Schmitz? What's inside that egg that Horton's
been egg-sitting for 51 weeks? Will the other
animals of the jungle come to understand, as
Horton has always known, that "a person's
a person, no matter how small"?
It's a riotous show jam-packed
with toe-tapping tunes and knee-slapping Seussical
humor--and more than a few lessons for all of
us. |
