Seussical the Musical

Seussical lovingly brings to life Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and a little boy with a big imagination – JoJo. These colorful characters will transport audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos!

Lanny Spires (Trustus Theatre’s Rent, Hair) plays Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust that contains the Whos, including JoJo (Mary Grace Copeland), a Who child sent off to military school for thinking too many “thinks.” Horton faces a double challenge: not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird, portrayed by Hannah Mount (Madison Theatre’s [N.Y.] Alice in Wonderland). Although Horton faces all manner of challenges, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz (Heather Hinson of Town Theatre’s The Addams Family) never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant, with the show’s message that “a person’s a person, no matter how small” proclaimed by the 40-plus cast members of all ages.