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'Seussical,' unique children's musical, starts Aug. 13

Repertory Philippines’ Children’s Theater will stage the musical “Seussical” starting Aug. 13 and run for the rest of the year.

“Seussical” combines characters from the books of Theodor Geisel, more popularly known as Dr. Seuss, which includes “The Cat in the Hat,” “Horton the Elephant” and “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.”

Not all Filipino families might have been exposed to, or are even aware of, the books, but they might be familiar with the three movies based on the books.

Comedian Mike Meyers played the titular role in the movie “Cat in the Hat.”

Taylor Momsen (who plays Jenny Humphrey on the TV show “Gossip Girl”) played Cindy Lou Who in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” with comedian Jim Carrey as the Grinch.

Carrey also voiced Horton the Elephant in the animated film “Horton Hears a Who.”

Atypical fairy tale

This is the first time Rep is staging a children’s musical that isn’t a “classic” fairy tale or a stage version of a Disney animated film.

Rep artistic director Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo says “Seussical” is the “most modern” children’s theater piece the company has attempted in its 19 years of producing musicals for kids.

Music and lyrics of “Seussical” is by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, both of whom received two Oscar award nominations and two Golden Globe nominations for the songs and score of the cartoon musical “Anastasia.” They are also co-creators of the Broadway musical “Once on This Island.”

Former comedy-troupe Monty Python member and Broadway musical-hit “Spamalot” creator Eric Idle co-conceived the show.

Crazy, colorful adventures

The Cat in the Hat acts as narrator in this musical where Horton the Elephant discovers JoJo, a new microscopic friend who lives in Whoville, a city that exists on a planet that fits in a speck of dust. Horton can hear the Whos because of his large ears, even if he can’t see them.

Horton promises to protect the Whos even as he gets involved in crazy adventures: He has to convince the colorful characters of the Jungle of Nool that Whoville exists; he has to take care of an abandoned egg; he has to deal with a bunch of mischievous monkeys; he gets kidnapped and sold to the Circus McGurkus; he has to face a trial; and he also almost loses the only girl who loves him.

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