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Seussical
Photos by Jeff and Heather Morris Return |
Left to right: Chris Aubell - drums, Tom Daniels - bass, Lynn Sullivan - Director & keyboard, Tina Schlabach - flute/piccolo (not in photo: Brandon Wolf - clarinet and Sarah Labovitz - percussion) |
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. . . meanwhile, in the jungle of Nool, "Horton Hears a Who" in a speck dust.
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JoJo (Courtney Hull) The Cat in the Hat (Charlie Smith) Horton the Elephant (Joe Balding) Gertrude McFuzz (Jane Adams) Mayzie La Bird (Emily Maluski) The Sour Kangaroo (Rickii Davies) A Bird Girl (Celeste Parsons) A Bird Girl (Ginny Puhl) A Bird Girl (Linda Watkins) Wickersham 1 (Jenn Fritchley) Wickersham 2 (Samantha Rice) Wickersham 3 (Jodi MacNeal) The Mayor of Whoville (Bruce Jones) Mrs. Mayor (Sarah Labovitz) Yertle the Turtle (Andrea Thompson) General Genghis Khan Schmitz (Neal Nesbitt) The Grinch (Lynn Hull) A Citizen of Whoville + (Jocelyn Davies) A Citizen of Whoville + (Sydney Lewis) A Citizen of Whoville + (Kyli MacNeal) A Citizen of Whoville (Jasper Davies) A Citizen of Whoville (Jonas Davies) A Citizen of Whoville (Irie Green) A Citizen of Whoville (Nathan Hashman) A Citizen of Whoville (Corinne Jones) A Citizen of Whoville (Kaylla Steadman) A Citizen of Whoville (Audrey Tompkins) |
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| The Sour Kangaroo denounces Horton to the other animals in the jungle as the "Biggest Blame Fool." | The citizens of Whoville worry about their fate while singing about the home they love: "Here on Who." |
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| The Cat encourages Jojo to keep thinking that anything might be true: "It's Possible." | But Jojo's parents, the Mayor of Whoville and his wife, are worried about Jojo's wild ideas and have a serious discussion about "How to Raise a Child." |
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| They decide to send Jojo to the military school run by General Gengis Khan Schmitz, here reviewing the troops and singing about "The Military." | Jojo is homesick, and Horton feels abandoned by the other animals and is concerned about the people on Who. They sing "Alone in the Universe." |
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| Horton's admirer, Gertrude, thinks she is too plain to attrack Horton and tells about "The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz." | Gertrude longs to have the beauty and confidence of the flamboyant Mayzie, who makes her entrance singing "Amayzing Mayzie." |
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Mayzie tells Gertrude her secret: the pill berry bush. The Cat cautions "only one!" But Gertrude takes the bush and gobbles as many pills as she can. |
As a result, Gertrude grows a spectacular tail, and she proudly sings, "Amayzing Gertrude." |
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| The Wickershams, always out for a little fun, tease Horton and snatch the clover in which he has put the speck of dust on which the Whos live. | To continue their fun, they give the clover to Vlad Vladikoff, a heartless, black-bottomed eagle. For Horton, "Chasing the Whos" is hopeless. |
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| The eagle eventually drops the clover where the Cat picks it up and sings, "How Lucky You Are," before he tosses it back into the giant field of clover. | Gertrude finds Horton searching for his lost clover and tries to get him to see her new splendor, singing "Notice Me, Horton." |
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| The Cat cavorts, excited by how the story is unfolding. | Horton discovers Mayzie sitting on an egg. She talks him into taking her place on the nest: "Egg, Nest, and Tree." |
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| While awaiting Mayzie's return, Horton is captured by hunters and hauled off to a circus. | The Cat bears witness to it all. |
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| Now an attraction in "Circus McGurkus," Horton keeps his promise and faithfully sits on Mayzie's egg. | Meanwhile, Mayzie is living it up in Palm Beach. |
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| Everyone joins in singing about "Solla Solew," a Dr. Seuss heaven where everyone is happy. | The Whos prepare to enjoy another Grinchy Christmas. |
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| The Grinch is pleased with "The Whos' Christmas Pageant," which is all about the Grinch. | Jojo returns to thoughts of being "Alone in the Universe." |
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| The Cat advises Jojo that "Havin' a Hunch" is sometimes a very good thing. | After returning to her old shape and conducting a very long search, Gertrude finds Horton and shows him that she has even found his lost clover. |
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| The animals' mistrust of Horton's belief in Whoville finally results in a trial with Yertle the Turtle presiding. The Sour Kangeroo makes the case for the prosecution. | Jojo saves the day with a single, very loud word. |
The whole cast joins in as the Cat in the Hat counsels
Jojo: "Oh, the Thinks You Can Think." 