The nutcracker then leads the soldiers into battle. Pearl in the world premier of the scarlet letter at the ellie caulkins opera house denver center,a whojungle creature in the professional cast of seussical at town hall arts center, jojo in seussical jr. Seussical character descriptions and casting requirements all performers will need to demonstrate basic competent movement ability. Horton must protect the whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, and he must also guard an abandoned egg thats been left in his care by the irresponsible. Seuss universe, and one of the lead roles in the musical stage play seussical jr.
Since its debut in 2004, audience members have delighted in inland pacific ballets the nutty nutcracker, which. The nutcracker appears to lead the soldiers, who are joined by tin soldiers, and by dolls who serve as doctors to carry away the wounded. Seuss bestloved characters collide and cavort in an unforgettable musical caper. May 21, 2015 issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. The nutcracker was first performed at the mariinsky theatre in st. Horton must protect the whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, and he. As the mouse king advances on the stillwounded nutcracker, clara throws her slipper at him, distracting him long enough for the nutcracker to stab him. Your favorite characters from the nutcracker ballet. Shaan memoncenter david santia morrisright nick powersleft richard casciogo pro. Hoffmann, in which young marie stahlbaums favourite christmas toy, the nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil mouse king in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. Greenbrier valley theatre, in association with greenbrier county schools, presents their high school showcase seussical jr. Character descriptions chrysalis youth theatre come alive.
Despite all odds, horton and gertrude band together to save the whos, free horton, and restore peace and unity to the jungle of nool. Regional credits include saturday night fever gus at westchester broadway theatre, ny and west side story big deal at asolo repertory theatre, fl. The dark, romantic roots of the nutcracker few people today remember e. Its been her task to take the different styles of music featured in seussical jr. Horton the elephant, the cat in the hat, and all of your favorite dr. Page 1 of 5 seussical songs and scenecharacter breakdown use this guide to see which songsscenes your character is in, so you know when to attend rehearsal. Seussical jr broadway skills program ipba inland pacific ballet.
While many productions have been done with a different gender balance or with more or less people, the script reflects the original cast breakdown. A musical perfect for the whole family, seussical jr performed by ages 4 to 18 takes us into the world of dr. Seuss characters, including horton the elephant, the cat in the hat, gertrude mcfuzz, lazy mayzie and a. These classic, colorful tales are brought together by jojo, a young thinker of strange and wonderful thinks. Clara calls drosselmeyer, who summons the toy soldiers, but the mouse king and his army are too strong for them.
The most skilled dancermovers are the cat, mayzie, the bird girls, the wickershams, vlad, and the jungle animals. He is transformed into a handsome prince and accompanies clara on her adventure. Into the woods the brothers grimm hit the stage with an epic fairytale about wishes, family and the choices we make. Seuss are vast, making this musical perfect for schools that would like to assign a special role to every participant. Costume mistress, seussical kids for tnt costume mistress, the aristocats kids camp, singin in the rain jr. The musical features a variety of characters from dr. With a sugar plum fairy and a magical nutcracker, comes a town of parker tradition. The nutcracker leads the toy soldiers into battle with the mice, and marie helps him by throwing her slipper at the fierce mouse king, who the nutcracker then slays. Things to do with kids in new jersey this weekend december 911. Get discount seussical, the musical tickets for zao theatre phoenix. Clara, determined to help her nutcracker, strikes the mouse king with her. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Upcoming performances and nutcracker 2019 the dallas. Dec 24, 2015 we can trace accounts of wooden nutcrackers springing to life back to the folk tales of bohemia, poland and muscovy.
Seuss, seussical the musical follows the adventures of horton, an elephant who one day hears voices coming from a speck of dust. The colourful characters transport us from the jungle of nool, to the circus mcgurkus, to the invisible world of the whos. He has performed in seven seasons of new jersey ballet companys the nutcracker in soloist roles including fritz and mouse king at paper mill playhouse. They were not disappointed by the carolina ballets 15th anniversary production of their delectable version of the christmas delight last week at the durham performing arts center. Horton the elephant, the cat in the hat and all of your favorite dr. Petersburg, russia, on 18 december 1892 to a modest success and rarely seen the next years. Ann schools drama club production of seussical, jr.
Fresh from his starring role in this years tony award winner for best musical, billy elliot, kiril kulish, who also won the tony for best male performer in a broadway musical, will appear on. The story of the nutcracker ballet scene descriptions. Seusss classic stories as they leap from his beloved storybooks. Students demonstrating exemplary skills are typically given lead roles. Jul 17, 2012 dawn morningstar works with seussical, jr.
Dec 01, 2017 thirteenyearold salome tregre, a walnut hills eighth grader, is the first black ballerina to play clara in the cincinnati ballets annual production of the nutcracker. Milton hershey schools visual and performing arts department presents seussical, a musical stage adaptation of the works of the childrens book author dr. Seuss characters, including gertrude mcfuzz, lazy mayzie, the whos of whoville and the. All performers will need to demonstrate basic competent movement ability.
The story of the nutcracker in pictures books the guardian. The cat in the hat guides us into the jungle of nool where we see horton, the kind hearted elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing whoville. Southern middle theatre departments 2020 musical will be seussical, jr seussical jr. The jpas arts adventure series provides low cost, full length performances to students k12 in a field trip format. The plays story is a rather complex amalgamation of many of seusss most famous books. Dec 04, 2012 what songs are on the choreography dvd for seussical jr. Over 60 million people worldwide have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make mamma mia. The carolina ballets 15th anniversary edition of the. The musical will run at the greenbrier valley theatre on washington street in lewisburg, march, 14 and 15, and march 19, 20, 21 and 22 at. Horton must protect the whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, and he must also guard an abandoned egg thats been left in his care by. Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza. Behind the scenes theatre arts practicum in sewing recent projects at the act. We had to make some very difficult decisions, due to the fact that we have so much talent between the current 5th, 6th and 7th graders. Cast list character cast a cast b cat in the hat liam myhill liam myhill horton the elephant graycen szalwinski graycen szalwinski jojo hannah presor natalie pfister mr.
Seussical is a sungthrough musical comedy by lynn ahrens and stephen flaherty, based on the many childrens stories of dr. The anchorage concert associations production of the nutcracker with. Seuss, with most of its plot being based on horton hears a who. Drosselmeyer transforms the wooden nutcracker doll into a lifelike soldier. They are not weird or munchkinlike, but real people, each with their own character. The cat in the hat guides us into the jungle of nool where we see horton, the kindhearted elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing whoville.
Following its broadway debut in 2000, the show was widely panned by critics, and closed in 2001 with heavy. Seussical songs and scenecharacter breakdown use this guide. Hailing from new jersey, maraviglia has been involved in professional theatre and childrens theatre for years. Presented by the axelrod contemporary ballet theater. In this fantastical, magical musical, some of your favorite dr. No we just did seussical in my school shes in the grinch scene she has 2 or 4 lines and the cat in the hat is the lead. The little mermaid 2018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
After an unsuccessful broadway run, the production spawned two us national tours and has become a favorite for community and regional theatres. Teen intensive, seussical kids camp costume mistress and camp administrator, the lion king jr. We offer all your favorite characters from the nutcracker ballet in a range of decorative styles. Once again drosselmeyer calls upon his magic and the nutcracker is transformed into a handsome boy. If you have a really strong voice, there is the sour kangaroo, which isnt the lead but it is. She is presented with a nutcracker doll for christmas and dreams that he comes to life. It is perhaps the most famous character in the entire dr. The cat in the hat guides us into the jungle of nool where we see horton, the kind hearted elephant who discovers a speck.
What are the main characters in the seussical the musical. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in seussical jr. I was trying to make an entertaining first sentence and ended up including two nutcracker characters that don. The dallas conservatory proudly presents seussical, jr come and experience the magic of dr. Seuss and weaves together his most famous tales and characters from at least fifteen of his books. Raised as only child with privilege in a british colony in africa, sara at first finds herself out of place with the people and customs of the boarding school she is is sent to in london. Over 60 million people worldwide have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that. See more ideas about nutcracker characters, nutcracker christmas and german nutcrackers. Seussical jr program proof 1 by ricky macdonald issuu. Marshall tackles mayzie role in fhs musical seussical. Seussical character descriptions and casting requirements. Young peoples theater production of seussical, november 2023, 2014.
Oh the thinks you can think, how lucky you are jojo male or female is the thinker. Who are the characters in the play seussical the musical. The cat in the hat guides us into the jungle of nool where we see horton, the kindhearted elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing. Cat in the hat male or female is the narrator master of ceremonies for the entire show. Seussical songs and scene character breakdown use this guide to see which songsscenes your character is in, so you know when to attend rehearsal.
Who are the lead characters in seussical the musical. Now that the mouse king is dead, an ancient spell has been broken, and the nutcracker is transformed into a handsome prince. Marshall plays mayzie labird in the schools production of seussical, which is set for 7 p. The nutcracker prince musters his toy infantry and the cavalry. The original production of godspell was performed by a cast of five men and five women. He soon discovers that within this tiny speck exists the smallest planet in the universe. Aug 21, 2009 the main characters would be the cat in the hat, horton the elephant, jojo, gertrude mcfuzz, mayzie labird, sour kangaroo, mayor of whoville, mrs. Jojobrady cassel the cat in the hatelsa thomas horton the elephantjosh trovinger mr.
Everyone who makes carolina ballets annual presentation of the nutcracker a staple of their holiday festivities comes to the ballet with visions of cupcakes and candy canes dancing in their heads. He soon discovers that within this tiny speck exists the. Hoffmann, a german romantic author of fantasy and horror, composer, music critic, and caricaturist. Seuss characters are lovingly brought to life with the cat in the hat, horton the elephant, gertrude mcfuzz, lazy mayzie and all of the whos of whoville. You only need to come to rehearsal if your character or part you are understudying is in the songsscenes written on the schedule. Thank you to everyone who auditioned, and patiently waited for the cast list to go up. Center stage theater camp ephrata performing arts center. A beautiful fairy who resembles claras sister louise. Choose from pull puppet ornaments, nutcracker ornaments, and novelty nutcrackers. Character descriptions the cat in the hat is the essence of mischief, fun, and imagination. Her theater roles include a wide range of characters including. The nutcracker lead crossword clue answer crossword heaven.
Douglas countys premier dance school, the colorado school of dance, welcomes the entire family to their production of tchaikovskys holiday classic. Mayorsour kangaroogeneralgrinchloraxvlad vladikoffyertle the turtlebird girlswickershams act i after director gives obligatory announcements, cat walks onto stage very casually audience inevitably cheers. Godspell character descriptions chrysalis youth theatre. It was on this folklore that eta hoffman drew in his nutcracker and mouse king.
Seussical is a musical based on the debuted on broadway in 2000. Seussical the musical by axelrods rising stars youth performing arts. Seussical songs and scenecharacter breakdown use this. Seussical is last call at hampton performing arts center. The nutcracker simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The most skilled dancermovers are the cat, mayzie, the bird girls, the wickershams, vlad, and. When asked how they were most like their character clara, siobhan. In the tale, young marie stahlbaums favorite christmas toy, the nutcracker, comes alive and, after. In 1940, walt disney used some of the nutcracker music in his animated movie fantasia, which led to an interest in the ballet. Discover the many roles in tchaikovskys the nutcracker. Learn about the roles in the nutcracker ballet and discover the history behind. There is also a reduced version called seussical jr. Dec 11, 2012 the nutcracker and the mouse king german.
What songs are on the choreography dvd for seussical jr. He is imaginative and receptive to the world around him. Seussical the musical a musical by steven flaherty and lynn. Mayor emerson fite taylor marks gertrude sara norton kathryn capili. Greenbrier valley theatre offers local high school students a chance to shine. Transporting audiences from the jungle of nool to the circus mcgurkus, the cat in the hat narrates the story of horton the elephant. Seuss, where we revisit beloved characters including the cat in the hat, horton the elephant, gertrude mcfuzz, lazy mayzie, and jojo. Things to do with kids in new jersey this weekend december. Mayor very cute although i think they could benefit from a splash more color. Horton is the main character, and if you are kinda little, there is jojo who is the lead little boy. Nicole is 14 years old and is a freshman at midpacific institute. I like how they highlighted special talents of some of the kids like tap dancing and ballet. The cat stirs things up, causes trouble, but always sets things right again, helping jojo to discover the power of his own imagination as. All about the main female character in the nutcracker ballet.
The show follows the adventures of horton, an elephant who one day hears voices coming from a speck of dust. The eccentric characters will take you on a musical journey from the jungle of nool to the circus mcgurkus to the invisible world of the whos. Think of him as a bighearted bluecollar guy who is steadfast, responsible and always tries to do the right thing for his friends. Must have good comic timing, willing to improvise, and interact with the audience. Ashley wheater, artistic director of the joffrey ballet, proudly announces an impressive 201819 season featuring the world premiere of yuri possokhovs historic reimagining of leo tolstoys. The series is enhanced by a fully researched and illustrated study companion which integrates core subjects such as language arts, mathematics and science with the arts, preparing the teacher and student for a more enjoyable cultural experience. Just as the mouse king is about to overpower the nutcracker doll, clara distracts him, allowing the nutcracker to strike the winning blow. Whos they are a lot like us but so small that they are almost invisible to the eye. She has performed in various musicals, having recently portrayed penny in ohana arts production of hairspray. Transporting audiences from the jungle of nool to the circus mcgurkus, the cat in the hat narrates the story of horton the elephant, who discovers a speck of dust containing tiny. The musicals name is a portmanteau of seuss and musical. A musical perfect for the whole family, seussical takes us into the world of dr.
149 1012 474 505 713 230 74 507 1228 1326 397 1347 1028 1468 194 852 1509 853 567 1002 567 993 651 282 538 1027 525 81 399 1460 17