Show Clips: "Seussical" on Broadway (Original Cast)

[@KennyBye]

this is the same theatre as hamilton idk why that’s the funniest shit to me

[@brennyobrien4617]

Kenzie Bye no it’s not sideshow was happening in the Richard Rodgers theater while this was going on

[@walterclapp813]

Brendan O'Brien Side Show closed in 1998, then Footloose moved in and after that was Seusical

[@brennyobrien4617]

Walter Clapp No that’s not right because sideshow started in 1997 then footloose started in 1998 then susical started in 2000 so they can’t be in the same theater

[@MrCampop]

@@brennyobrien4617 go right to playbills website this was at the Richard rogers

[@seuss101]

@@brennyobrien4617 Side Show played the Rodgers til January of 1998. Footloose played from October of 1998 til July of 2000. Seussical opened in November of 2000 and played the Rodgers til it closed in May of 2001.

[@bamabells3451]

we NEED a revival with christian borle as the cat!!

[@abby-jy5oz]

LMAO THATS ACTUALLY PERFECT

[@samanthavictoria3308]

bama bells YOOOOOOOOOOOO THATS PERFECT

[@LexineCalderon]

THAT...IS GENIUS.

[@knockknock3369]

bama bells WAIT THATS THE BEST IDEA IVE EVER HEARD

[@georgesmith4307]

PERFECTION OMG

[@seopark7467]

How do high school productions have more creative costumes and sets than the broadway version

[@lilychancey4446]

Amy Park my middle school had better sets!!

[@natsukashisa6942]

I know!!! My school's costumes are literally eyesores and the set looks like a tie-dye playground!

[@cass1857]

I really wish they would do a really flashy impressive revival like they did with Pippin I genuinely think this show had so much untapped potential

[@therealameliabedelia7821]

I think the point of Seussical isn’t how much flash or razzle dazzle you give a production. It’s core and heart is the story. Everything else should be just enough to lead the audience to using their imaginations to make it bigger than it could ever possibly be.

[@sarahwhitney332]

My middle school production with a stage in the gym the quarter size of this stage with more props and set: 👁️👄👁️

[@eliasayala1444]

What an odd time to post this throwback, but I like to see any film of this broadway production because it's so hard to find

[@kennedywallace2130]

E.G.A Kwipet i’m pretty sure there’s a bootleg on youtube if you haven’t seen it!!

[@jnew6066]

*Everyone else:* "Sets! Costumes! Revival!" *Me:* "IS THAT BERTRUM?!?!?!"

[@gigiyoung1300]

Joel Newman IKR ME TOO!

[@XJIcequeen]

Yes

[@ellamcevoy3112]

Hahaha I’m dead 🤣🤣🤣

[@brennenfoy7740]

THAT WAS SO MEEEEEEEE

[@eavannickolas4571]

O my god it is

[@DeanTylerK]

The writing of this show is absolutely stunning and it has an interesting reputation now for a number of reasons, but this production on Broadway was so incredible. Wish they showed some more of the company numbers. Biggest Blame Fool in this production is killer, as is Chasing the Who's and Havin a Hunch. It's just such an underrated show but I promise, take one look at that score, and it is anything but simple. Some really tight and intricate harmonies and beautifully complex orchestrations. I could go on and on about how much I respect this show 😍

[@ashleyw3326]

Dean Tyler Klebonas it’s a better score than most people give it credit for (and a more difficult score than most high school drama teachers realize). But damn the staging/costumes/sets are rough. I’d like to see what someone with a good vision could bring to this show.

[@keithvarty2683]

Love how this is posted on closing night of my seussical. Post show depression :)

[@stephanieboekamp9174]

Keith Varty Awwww, I know that feeling. I’m sorry :(

[@abigailgass7639]

i remember when seussical closed for me! i was a bird girl, and it was the first musical i was ever in. the cast party had lots of tears, but it was a great memory and experience. good luck with the post show depression!

[@augflynn327]

i closed in may. i was horton so it was hard getting over that

[@ZoeyMHart]

Keith Varty I found you keith. I found you

[@anya._sunshine]

Aww, my show closed last March and I still suddenly look around whenever I hear one of the songs, or that iconic little tune at the very beginning when Jojo discovers the hat 😭

[@wormmaster54]

i will forever love this musical. nothing can stop me

[@retromadness3080]

This was my first musical ever to perform in my community theatre and we were really lucky and Kevin Chamberlain, the original Horton, actually came to our small town and did a work shop during tech week. It was so cool to have a person you grew up with on TV just chilling at your theatre you call home. I’ll never forget that; it was purty neat. Also, our Horton still stays in touch with Kevin Chamberlain too via social media

[@notdipperpines6626]

This needs a revival

[@cuautligardea1636]

I agree

[@dylanjones5408]

I agree as well. I bet Keala Settle would make one helluva sour kangaroo.

[@frogggert3555]

@@dylanjones5408 i was thinking alex newell!!

[@superdisney5535]

mel ody I was thinking Jennifer Hudson.

[@meganfrigerio2274]

I love that Andrew Keenan-Bolger was the Jojos alternate in this production

[@KennyBye]

Megan Frigerio REALLY

[@augflynn327]

WAIT NO WAY

[@meganfrigerio2274]

PearlHasAn ObsessionWithStarkid check the description

[@augflynn327]

Jeff. Lyn. lopez jesus christ how do we find each other everywhere??

[@Megan-zk2fm]

Seussical is an amazing musical!!!!!! I just played the Cat in the Hat in my production this summer

[@LayeLaye99]

This will always be my favorite play I’ve ever did

[@nolanmcbride5653]

This was one of my first musical obsessions. I’ve listened to the cast album a million times. After knowing the songs so well for so long, it’s kind of weird to see them staged

[@liv6954]

this show DESERVES a revival👏👏

[@brennyobrien4617]

That tea I agree it’s a good show but when you’re in it ( i was sour kangaroo and Gertrude and Maize’s understudy) it kind of gets old after a while because you know the same things happen at the same time there are really a lot of plot twist so yeah I think it does deserve a revival

[@reyofsunshine6486]

I was gertude in my production of seussical when I was in 6th grade. The year before I could not present in class but oop there was my director throwing me up into the (literal) spotlight. Honestly this show high-key changed my life so thanks for making me cry

[@jordanjones7432]

I honestly can’t believe this show existed, like it feels like a fever dream....but I’m here for it.

[@mangomaking]

seussical holds a special place in my heart, thank y'all for posting this! ;_;

[@Ben-nj8vt]

Hear me out: Steampunk esq revival (a la Greatest Showman), with orchestra spread out onstage in the set, with a set that spins as did the set for Act One, really intricate production- no projections. And a muted color palette except when Jojo or cat physically touches something.

[@JPLEYONKO4]

To everyone saying the sets looked cheap and everything, those clips are from a tryout or preview, it has just moved to Broadway. It wasn't open yet. There were still some constructions and set building happening.

[@theashleywongbi]

I did this musical last fall! It was amazing!😘😘

[@serenestbeanest]

I wish there was a full video recording of the whole original cast doing the show. It’s my all time favorite.

[@olivia1630]

I’m sorry but CASEY NICHOLAW was in this ensemble???

[@meredithchandler73]

Olivia Yup (though I didn’t spit him in any of these clips). And was understudy for Horton.

[@mcwyman7928]

They should do a revival of this with better sets and costumes! These costumes and sets are so boring! Something Dr. Seuss never was.

[@jonathanwallis3300]

MC Wyman Agreed 100%

[@avashareuh5758]

U just think they should do a revival period. This is SUCH an underrated musical and now broadway is only doing very popular musicals instead of trying to bring the old but good ones back

[@semosayba]

Do that, and focus the story more on Horton and Gertrude. More like seussical.jr

[@frogggert3555]

@@semosayba i say focus more on jojo and horton as parallels rather than focus on the romance. its better for the kids going to see this show to know that its okay to be different, creative, and an oddball in their community than to see another generic romance in my opinion!!!

[@yaycoffe123]

I agree this show would actually stand well on Broadway

[@untitleduntitled4740]

PLS GIVE THIS SHOW A REVIVAL IT DESERVES IT SO FRIGGIN BAD

[@dusty_bar_cat]

Literally a perfect time to post this haha I just finished a run a Gertrude last weekend😄💙

[@mattjm2112]

This needs to get a revival. And it needs to be the original broadway version, not the Off-Broadway version.

[@kanesanders6669]

I've been in half a dozen amateur musical productions in my home town and Seussical (where I played the Mayor of Whoville) was especially memorable. What a fantastic story!

[@gabrielleporter553]

Revival NOW

[@chloeisakat6853]

Gabrielle Porter !!!

[@superdisney5535]

Gabrielle Porter Me too! I love Seussical. Here is some of my dream cast for Seussical Revival (my opinion) - Christian Borle: Cat In The Hat - Jennifer Holliday: Sour Kangaroo - Liz Gillies or Taylor Louderman: Mayzie Labird - Daniel Huttlestone: Jojo - Delaney Moro or Allie Trimm: Gertrude McFuzz - Jodie Benson: Mrs. Mayor

[@Amoeba_underthesea]

I did this show about 8 years ago ago as the Baby Kangaroo and again 6 years ago as Jojo. I so badly wanna do it a third time(either as jojo again or gertrude) because this show holds a very special place in my heart

[@Munpies]

okay but 14 years after this closed hamilton debuted in that same theatre! WOW

[@tearoses9940]

I still can’t get over the fact that Bertram from Jessie was Horton...

[@aderiusscott2220]

He was in The Adam's Family on Broadway too.. And Wicked...

[@adelehorton2497]

y’all are we gonna talk about how horton is played bertram from jesse!!

[@plugz1066]

Adele Horton OH CRAP

[@strykersrd]

ah, i remember my school drama club doing seussical the musical jr. i played vlad vladikoff 😂😂😂

[@strykersrd]

@@oliviah4660 then pass me that clover, and i will fly away with it. 😂

[@soniclovesamygirl]

as a horton, give me my clover back!!! smh

[@haydent6054]

As the general you will be placed under citizens house arrest

[@Hannah_5B]

As the cat in the hat do what you want, I'm just narrating

[@thespacedoutace]

This was posted on the anniversary of my first rehearsal for Seussical last year!

[@-leo-7578]

Omg I just auditioned for Seussical!

[@aliciasullivan3585]

Amazing

[@exchequer11]

Everything just looks so cheap, sterile, and boring. Where’s the whimsy?

[@untitleduntitled4740]

exchequer11 I dunno. Maybe they were going for a modern take on Seuss?

[@alexhernandez1609]

Why it closed so soon, it didn’t play well

[@mrmistera5504]

OK boomer

[@jennabobenna3705]

Well because the whole basis of the show is Jojos imagination, they leave alot up to the audience to imagine. With this show less is more. Thats what makes Seussical, Seussical

[@KeenanSophieLarafan]

@@jennabobenna3705 I agree. Most of the productions of the show online go way too far. It makes it tacky.

[@chlo3lizab3th]

This gives me extreme broadway vibes, as much as a love many of the newer musicals, I just feel like not much effort is put into the stage presence anymore...

[@visualoddesyproductions]

This is the first show I’m going to be in , I’m playing Jojo and I’m really excited :) But I’m so conflicted between school and this play and its causin my grades to go doWnnn

[@KenzieLee-pv4ij]

Lets just say how cute of a couple horton and gertrude is♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@Horse_AteneoDeManilaUniversity]

YEAH BRO! GERTRUDE AND HORTON ARE THE BEST!

[@jennabobenna3705]

I'm in a production of Seussical, and we open in 3 weeks. I was originally casted as a Bird Girl. But our Gertrude dropped out. So now I'm Gertrude. Gosh im so screwed

[@FunInTheSun8]

REVIVAL PLEASE ASAP 😭

[@audreyrobertson3583]

HOW does Mayzie’s headpiece and wig stay on jeez

[@isatheebrat]

I played jojo in a production of this show in 2013 😪

[@TheGadgetPanda]

Years ago I bought the CD for this show, because it looked interesting. I simply could not get into it. That video was the first time I saw anything of the actual production. Feeling slightly less guilty for not appreciating the music.

[@eavannickolas4571]

I would like to do this musical. There are a few problems 1. I have never been in a musical and only have listened to 3 full soundtracks 2. The cat in the hat is traditionally male I guess 3. I’m slightly too old to be Jojo 4. I don’t have the energy of Mayzie or the Sour Kangaroo 5. I’m not a soprano, so I probably couldn’t be Gertrude 6. I wouldn’t be cast as a lead because I’m not popular and I would be nervous and forget my lines and how do auditions work? That last one is a legit question how do auditions work?

[@redlight4739]

Depends on the setting are you in highschool or Broadway? When I audition for a highschool musical normally I sing a song of my choice, read lines and learn and extract of a choreography to present to the audition panel (lasts about ten minutes). For the recent audition for a professional theatre I did I sung a song of my choosing, danced and acted with other people and a script, this audition was two hours.

[@redlight4739]

Also if the audition panel wants to see you again they’ll give a call back.

[@princessalize7618]

Nice

[@katelynmcdonald4878]

i'm 14 and my dream role is still Jojo lmao

[@lunaanyaerso5859]

Could y'all just like, revive this for me and cast me as Gertrude, please? Thanks.

[@laurenjcoates]

This looks dry af... like a college production.. what happened here?

[@madelynschmidt7470]

Bertram you look different

[@MrINBM]

❤️

[@liamhenderberg2750]

this is scary. i just auditioned for this almost forgotten show at our school and i check my recommended and i see this and i’m ok with it i watch it and then i check the date and now i’m kinda scared. i see you broadway.com

[@eggyleggy]

lol why are they performing in the dark?

[@laurenmarble6254]

Next throwback should be Telly Leung’s Godspell vlogs

[@Margot_Lazarus]

if you go on broadway.com and put that in the search bar you can watch all of them

[@gio5602]

The set and costumes are like that because the audience is supposed to use their imagination and THINK of what the characters would look like because everyone invasions different things

[@Dragonrider1227]

Who else wants an animated movie for this?

[@professorsnailz2596]

I'm sad at the fact that most of the high school productions have very low energy. there were only a couple shows i thought had this amount of energy (they weren't even full hs shows they were just clips too) u-u

[@marissaalix7380]

why do I feel like if I paid 50$ for a ticket to this show in 2001 I would be disappointed... there's not much to the show besides the actors and the book.

[@unwritten_zephyr]

Great music and performances from all the actors and actresses, but it looks so... Depressing. The set looks so dreary, and the space seems so empty. For something based on the magic of Dr. Suess, only the aforementioned music and performances capture that. I would love to see this have a revival, I think it’d give it the love it deserves.

[@MichaelSar12IsBack]

I feel the biggest problem here is the production design. Dr. Seuss is known for his eccentric and fanciful illustrations. People expect to see those when they go into something with Dr. Seuss' name on it. Instead, we have these minimalistic costumes and sets. Putting a fat guy in a grey shirt doesn't automatically make him look like an elephant (I feel Horton probably should've been more along the lines of Pumbaa in the "Lion King" show), the jungle doesn't look like a jungle at all, the lighting is too dark, and... really, those are supposed to be monkeys and a kangaroo? And I'm sure somebody's gonna go "Oh, you're just not using your IMAGINATION!", but "you just have to use your imagination" isn't an excuse to be this minimalistic when you're working with DR. SEUSS. I can't help but wonder if maybe this is another indication that maybe Dr. Seuss' work just doesn't translate well to live action. Great cast, if nothing else - everyone's clearly enthusiastic about what they're doing and fit the characters well (with the exception of the Sour Kangaroo, I'm sure turning her into a stereotypical sassy black woman sounded like a good idea on paper but eh...).

[@grapes9771]

Mayzie’s voice tho...

[@mrmistera5504]

ok boomer

[@jillianhinz]

BERTRAM

[@Sodapop-gi4bu]

Funny how this show was such a flop on Broadway, but has become one of the most performed musicals locally...... LOL

[@Ayden_B]

It looks like all the High School productions that came afterwards. That’s not a good thing

[@georgesmith4307]

Honestly, I've seen high school productions that look better than this, my school did this show and some of the set/costumes were better than these :/

[@kaiumeda5990]

Weirdos

[@hugofalcon9260]

Yikes

[@XJIcequeen]

Great songs bad costumes

[@TheVloggerDude2018]

Imaginative show..... didn’t win a tony....