Suessical
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Book by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
Co-conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, & Eric Idle
Based On the Works of Dr. Seuss
Performed
Aug 7-18, 2012
at
The Boal Barn Playhouse
| Director | Kim Silverman |
| Choreographer | Rebecca Kelley |
| Vocal Music Director | Dominick (DJ) Matsko |
| Orchestra Conductor | Michael Marini |
| Scenic Designer | Sasha Scherlinsky |
| Lighting Designer | Jake Van Bramer |
| Costume Designer | Amy Silverman |
| Sound Designer | Matt Eissler |
| Properties | Melissa Foster |
| Stage Manager | Amber Dawn Hohman |
| Producers | Rick Gilmore Bruce Fleischer |
| Assistant Producer | Marci Perini |
About the Show
The authors of this wonderful musical, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty write: This is a new musical, based on the works of Dr. Seuss. But it isn’t just a string of his stories set to music. And it isn’t just one of his stories. In fact, what we’ve done is to create a totally new, full-length book musical, with a story which weaves together his most famous tales and characters in unexpected ways. The Seuss lexicon includes hundreds upon hundreds of wondrous characters, creatures, places, and things. “Seussical” incorporates elements from at least 15 of his books, as well as many of his best-loved and most familiar characters. Many of these characters never met one another before. But they meet in our musical. And in the course of the evening, some will fall in love, some will have desperate adventures and some will save the world. And they’ll all travel everywhere from the Jungle of Nool to McEligott’s Pool to Palm Beach.
Dr. Seuss believes in helping a friend, in not giving up. in keeping a promise. He believes in the value and dignity of others, in working to preserve the fragile sweetness of the natural world, and he believes that peace is the ultimate ideal, among nations and in every heart.
He also believes in the pure power of the imagination.
Kim SilvermanThe Cast
| The Cat in the Hat The Grinch | Jared Paxson | |
| Horton, the Elephant | Rob Arnold | |
| JoJo | Justin Shondeck | |
| Gertrude McFuzz | Gail McCormick | |
| Mayzie La Bird | Amanda Leggett | |
| Sour Kangaroo | Deborah Saxe | |
| General Ghengus Kahn Schmitz | Kat Shondeck | |
| Mr. Mayor | Dan (Lando) Landers-Nolan | |
| Mrs. Mayor | Margaret Arnold Higgins | |
| Yertle, the Turtle | Samuel Reitman | |
| The Wickersham Brothers | ||
| Connor Henderson | ||
| Mason Millard | ||
| Jonathan Perini | ||
| The Bird Girls | ||
| Emily-Margaret Ceres | ||
| Kayley Gaines | ||
| Ellie Gilmore | ||
| Morgan Sichler | ||
| Emma Rohan | ||
| Jungle Citizens | ||
| Aidan Briggs | ||
| Keri Rose Carroll | ||
| Zac Dennis | ||
| Morgan Higgins | ||
| Samuel A. Stout | ||
| Savannah J. Wilson | ||
| The Whos | ||
| Katrina Bodenschatz | ||
| Matthew Cooper | ||
| Michael Tony Cooper | ||
| Starleisha Michelle Gingrich | ||
| Esther Kleit | ||
| Zinni Nebroski | ||
| Jordan Santillo | ||
| Amy Sclight |
